Советские тракторы - часть 1. "Сталинец" и святая Индустриализация

Finally, I've dug deep into the staples. Take a look too... Part One, full of real socialism. History of Soviet Tractor Manufacturing: Construction of the Stalingrad (STZ) and Kharkov (KhTZ) Tractor Plants. The Influence of American Experience and Technology (Albert Kahn, International Harvester). Tractor Models: STZ-1, SHTZ 15/30, Komintern, SHTZ-NATI (STZ-3), DT-54. The Connection between Tractor Manufacturing and Tank Manufacturing (use of tank suspensions and technologies). Transition to indigenous tractor models, albeit with borrowed technologies. Albert Kahn's Role in Soviet Industrialization: Mass Design of Plants for the USSR. Use of a Conveyor-Based Design Approach. Standardization of Construction Elements. Criticism of the Soviet Approach: Plagiarism of American Technologies. Use of funds obtained from repression and famine. Inefficiency of the Soviet design and production system. Tractor manufacturing's connection to military production: The factories were initially designed as tank factories. Development of artillery tractors based on tractors. Production of tanks (T-26, BT, T-24) at tractor factories. Institutes and design bureaus: NATI (Scientific Automobile and Tractor Institute). Design departments at STZ and HTZ.