Dynamics of the Main Livestock Products of the Perm Region in 1954–1964: from Stalin to Brezhnev

Abstract

Introduction. The problem of the development of one of the two most important branches of agriculture – animal husbandry – within the boundaries of the Perm region in the years when N. S. Khrushchev. The topic of the article is relevant, since the problem of the development of animal husbandry in the 1950s and early 1960s and in our days is the enduring interest of representatives of the social sciences. Materials and Methods. The work is based on the use of a set of methods: general scientific and special scientific (historical-genetic, historical-comparative, historical-systemic). At the same time, the interdisciplinarity of the topic is taken into account. The main methodological principles of this study are historicism, scientific objectivity, consistency, principles of dialectics. Results and Discussion. The analysis of the production of the main types of livestock products by both public and individual sectors is carried out. It is emphasized that the scientific novelty of the research is ensured by the fact that as a result of the conducted research, a significant array of new archival materials is introduced into scientific circulation. The dynamics of the production of the main types of livestock products in the studied period in physical and monetary terms is studied, the contribution of all categories of farms to the development of the industry is shown. Conclusion. Animal husbandry is one of the two most important branches of agriculture, designed to provide the population with a number of useful products. In the period under study, animal husbandry in the Perm region made an obvious and tangible step forward. At the same time, the most important component of the livestock sector of agriculture in the Perm region and in the study period remained the households of citizens who produced most of the gross product of animal husbandry.