Newly translated materials from the years of mass collectivisation and the launching of the Soviet industrialisation drive.

Foreword Richard Stone; Preface by the editors; Editors' introduction S. G. Wheatcroft and R. W. Davies; 1. The structure and content of the 'materialy'; 2. The 'materialy' as a source of information on Soviet economic development; 3. A brief history of the balance of the national economy; Materialy translated by B. Pearce, S. G. Wheatcroft and R. W. Davies; 4. Introduction S. Minaev; 5. Articles; 6. Tables and notes; Glossary; Index.