World War II was devastating all over the world, but no other region suffered as much as the Western parts of the USSR. Reconstruction of the area started almost immediately. In this episode of the Cold War we will discuss this reconstruction process.

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Sources:
Mark Harrison - The Soviet Union after 1945: Economic Recovery and Political Repression
Хлевнюк О. В. - Советская экономическая политика на рубеже 1940—1950-х годов и «дело Госплана»
Иголкин А. - Фундамент нефтяной сверхдержавы
Зубкова Е.Ю. - Послевоенное советское общество: политика и повседневность, 1945 - 1953. М., 2000.