Our Daily Bread: Socialist Distribution And The Art Of Survival In Stalin's Russia, 1927 1941

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Translators\' Note
Introduction
Part I. Destruction of the Market: 1927-1930
	Chapter 1. Rationing and Famine—Why?
		What Was the Basis of the Relative Prosperity Under NEP?
		In the Grip of Shortages
	Chapter 2. 1927-1928: First Blow to the Market, First Round of Rationing
		The Collapse of the Politburo\'s Economic Program
		The Beginning of Widespread Repression Against Private Entrepreneurs
	Chapter 3. 1928-1929: The Attack on the Market Continues
		Old Problems in the New Year
		The Politburo Introduces Nationwide Bread Rationing
	Chapter 4. 1929-1930: Dizzy with ... Hunger
		Collectivization and Other Causes of Worsening Conditions
		Food Shortages in the Cities
		The People Rebel, and the OGPU Seeks Culprits
Part II. The Inevitability of the Market: 1931-1935
	Chapter 5. The All-Soviet Rationing System: The Carrot and the Stick of the Industrialization Drive
		Whoever Does Not Work for the State Does Not Eat
		Special Supply: \"L\'état c\'est moi\"
		The Hierarchy of Stores, Cafeterias, and Prices
	Chapter 6. The Hierarchy of Poverty
		Famine in the Countryside
		The illusory Privileges of the Industrial Vanguard
		The Material Condition of the Elite
		\"It\'s Difficult to Adjust to Socialism\": Foreigners in the Hierarchy of Poverty
	Chapter 7. Survival Strategies and Spontaneity of the Market
		\"Flea Markets,\" \"Dead Souls,\" \"Freeloaders,\" \"Pilferers,\" and Others
		The \"Dnieper Dam\" of Cabbage Production
		Mimicking of Private Enterprise
		Behind the Mirrored Doors of Torgsin
Part III. The Alliance Between Distribution and the Market: 1936-1941
	Chapter 8. Approaching the Era of \"Free\" Trade
		\"Goodbye, Bread Rationing, and ... Hello!\"
		Free Trade? Distribution!
	Chapter 9. Supply Crises: Moments of Truth for Socialist Trade
		1936-1937: The Legend of the Sack of Grain
		1939-1941:\" Someone\'s Dirty Paws Ruined the Supplies Again\"
	Chapter 10. Business and Market in the Era of \"Free\" Trade
		The Secret Millionaires of Socialist Trade
		\"If You Know How to Make a Living Standing in Line, Then You Do Not Have to Work\"
Instead of a Conclusion: On Stalinism and the World Experience with State-Regulated Supply
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index