Kuzbass Autonomous Industrial Colony
Encyclopedia
The Kuzbass Autonomous Industrial Colony was a Soviet
experiment in workers' control during the New Economic Policy
, based in Kuzbass
, Siberia
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
experiment in workers' control during the New Economic Policy
New Economic Policy
The New Economic Policy was an economic policy proposed by Vladimir Lenin, who called it state capitalism. Allowing some private ventures, the NEP allowed small animal businesses or smoke shops, for instance, to reopen for private profit while the state continued to control banks, foreign trade,...
, based in Kuzbass
Kuznetsk Basin
The Kuznetsk Basin in southwestern Siberia, Russia, is one of the largest coal mining areas in the world, covering an area of around . It lies in the Kuznetsk Depression between Tomsk and Novokuznetsk in the basin of the Tom River...
, Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
.
Further reading
- Anna Louise Strong, From Stalingrad to Kuzbas: Sketches of the Socialist Construction in the USSR. International Pamphlets. New York: International Publishers, 1932.
- Margaret Graham, Swing Shift, New York: Citadel, 1951. Contains a fictional account.
- J.P. Morray, Project Kuzbas: American Workers in Siberia (1921–1926). New York: International Publishers, 1983.