Formation of Novgorod as a Center of Radio-Electronic Industry in 1950–1960s

Abstract

–The article examines the process of formation of radio-electronic industry in Novgorod in the post-war period which began with construction and development of capacities of several factories that produced defense products and consumer goods, especially telecommunication ones. In 1950-60s, conditions in the whole country caused the necessity of accelerated development of the newest fields of science, technology and production. The key point is the reform of individual enterprises into the research and production associations such as Volna, Kvant, Planeta, Kompleks, Elkon, Start, Transvit that have a wide range of products, their effective functioning has required the modernization of the training system for specialists in technical fields. The authors analyze certain aspects of formation of polytechnic education of secondary vocational and higher levels in the conditions of a shortage of engineering and technical personnel, starting with the opening of branches of large Leningrad technical higher educational institutions in the town which were subsequently transformed into independent Novgorod Polytechnic Institute and Novgorod Technical School of the Radio-Electronic Industry. The social consequences of transforming the region into the center of the radio-electronic industry such as providing the population with qualified and well paid jobs, constructing new micro-districts at the expense of enterprises, and solving the housing problem are also studied. The conclusion has been made that the Novgorod radio-electronic industry occupied a prominent place in the economy of the Soviet Union by the