Censored industry of Sverdlovsk in 1929–1941: main trends of development and transformation

The article reveals the main trends in the economic development of Sverdlovsk during the pre-war five-year plans and shows the main directions of the formation of the industrial «portrait» of the city. The work analyzes long-term trends in the complication of the production and economic structure of the city, reveals trends in Sverdlovsk's departure from the multi-structure and the predominance of large factory and plant associations of the industrial type. During this period, the qualified (large) industry becomes the main source of income for the city's population and occupies a leading position in terms of gross output of commercial products. By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the population of Sverdlovsk had almost doubled compared to 1929, and the city, while retaining its status as the political center of the «Greater Urals», managed to become one of the largest industrial, logistical and scientific centers of the Soviet Union.