Reviews
"To be welcomed as the first scholarly treatment of Soviet industrialization to focus on a single enterprise....A pathbreaking book."--American Historical Review, "The author describes well labor and living conditions, management, and the party's increased role in the project, and she provides a balanced verdict on the result."--Choice, "A fascinating account...What is distinctive about this book is the way inwhich it uses a case study to further our comprehension of the social forces,including those related to technology, associated with Stalinistindustrialization."--Technology and Culture, "A refreshing corrective to older, traditional studies of the period and awelcome addition to other recent studies of Soviet industrialization."--Journalof Social History, "Rassweiler's welcome book is the first full-length study in English of any of the major construction projects of the Stalin years."--Russian Review, "Rassweiler's welcome book is the first full-length study in English ofany of the major construction projects of the Stalin years."--RussianReview, "A refreshing corrective to older, traditional studies of the period and a welcome addition to other recent studies of Soviet industrialization."--Journal of Social History "An important case study, which one will enjoy reading."--Soviet Studies "Rassweiler's welcome book is the first full-length study in English of any of the major construction projects of the Stalin years."--Russian Review "A solid piece of research."--Journal of Modern History "A fascinating account...What is distinctive about this book is the way in which it uses a case study to further our comprehension of the social forces, including those related to technology, associated with Stalinist industrialization."--Technology and Culture "To be welcomed as the first scholarly treatment of Soviet industrialization to focus on a single enterprise....A pathbreaking book."--American Historical Review "A fascinating analytical history."--Slavonic Review "The author describes well labor and living conditions, management, and the party's increased role in the project, and she provides a balanced verdict on the result."--CHOICE "Bold and well-conceived."--Harvard Ukrainian Studies, "A refreshing corrective to older, traditional studies of the period and a welcome addition to other recent studies of Soviet industrialization."--Journal of Social History"An important case study, which one will enjoy reading."--Soviet Studies"Rassweiler's welcome book is the first full-length study in English of any of the major construction projects of the Stalin years."--Russian Review"A solid piece of research."--Journal of Modern History"A fascinating account...What is distinctive about this book is the way in which it uses a case study to further our comprehension of the social forces, including those related to technology, associated with Stalinist industrialization."--Technology and Culture"To be welcomed as the first scholarly treatment of Soviet industrialization to focus on a single enterprise....A pathbreaking book."--American Historical Review"A fascinating analytical history."--Slavonic Review"The author describes well labor and living conditions, management, and the party's increased role in the project, and she provides a balanced verdict on the result."--CHOICE"Bold and well-conceived."--Harvard Ukrainian Studies, "A refreshing corrective to older, traditional studies of the period and a welcome addition to other recent studies of Soviet industrialization."--Journal of Social History, "A fascinating account...What is distinctive about this book is the way in which it uses a case study to further our comprehension of the social forces, including those related to technology, associated with Stalinist industrialization."--Technology and Culture, "The author describes well labor and living conditions, management, andthe party's increased role in the project, and she provides a balanced verdicton the result."--Choice, "To be welcomed as the first scholarly treatment of Sovietindustrialization to focus on a single enterprise....A pathbreakingbook."--American Historical Review