Food supply of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War

The article examines the state of food supply for the population at the front and in the rear. It has been established that during the Great Patriotic War, the food supply system in the Soviet Union underwent significant changes under the influence of various factors: mobilization of resources for the needs of the front, destruction of agricultural infrastructure, worsening weather conditions, and other circumstances. The decrees of the USSR Government adopted in the fi rst days of the war, which made it possible to ensure state regulation of the supply of food to the population, are indicated. The actual state of food supply for different categories of the population during the war years is shown.