Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR
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The Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR or VPK (Russian: военно-промышленная комиссия) served as a central management body for the Soviet defence industry from 1957 to 1991. The VPK was a Commission of the Presidium of of the Council of Ministers, and a deputy chairman of the Council headed it. The Soviet VPK's primary function was to facilitate plan fulfillment by easing bottlenecks, enforcing inter-ministerial cooperation, and overseeing the availability of resources.[1]
History
The VPK was officially formed in December 1957.[2]
Chairmen of the VPK
- ^ Odom, The Collapse of the Soviet Military, p20.
- ^ Chertok, Rockets and People, Volume III: Hot Days of the Cold War, p2
- ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica, Ustinov
- ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica, Smirnov
References
- Rockets and People, Volume III: Hot Days of the Cold War, by Boris Evseevich Chertok, pub Government Printing Office, 2005, ISBN 0160817331.
- The Collapse of the Soviet Military, by General William E Odom, pub Yale University Press, 1998, ISBN 0300074697.
Categories:
- Military of the Soviet Union
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