ALTAI MEAT INDUSTRY TRUST DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR (1941-1945): PROBLEMS OF PRODUCTION AND CONTRIBUTION TO VICTORY

The paper identifies and analyzes the main areas of activity of the Altai Meat Production Trust during the Great Patriotic War. Using the archival documents and published materials, the author discusses the distinctive characteristics of the trust’s performance under war conditions. The conclusion is that the region’s meat industry made a significant contribution to the food supply of both the war and home fronts by adapting the production to the wartime conditions. Apart from meat products, the war years saw the Altai Trust launching the production of medicinal products, consumer goods, and clothing items.