Financing of Machine and Tractor Stations of West Siberian Region in 1930s

The main theme of the article is financing of machine and tractor stations of West Siberian region in the 1930s and impact of financing on its work. It is asserted that difficult financial condition of MTS due to the state financing system. Constant shortage of funds negatively affected the operation of the stations and caused economic offenses by their management, as well as their involvement in the shadow economy. Regular signals about problems of MTS operation, received from the localities in the Center, led to the search for the optimal form of financial system and, ultimately, to its reorganization.