Industrial Development in Cities of Kuban and Black Sea Region in Initial Period of Industrialization (1929—1932)

The article examines the specifics of industrial development in the cities of Kuban and the Black Sea Region during the initial period of industrialization (1929–1932). The sources include archival documents of city and district authorities, and memoranda on industrial planning. The author introduces into scholarly circulation data from city committees of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and city soviets regarding the social consequences of industrialization. It is noted that interregional and intraregional migrations played a significant role in providing the cities with labor. It is emphasized that the reconstruction of municipal economy and infrastructure was hindered by a shortage of financial and organizational resources and skilled labor; the need to simultaneously increase the volume of industrial output and modernize urban infrastructure. It is proven that in Krasnodar and Armavir the food industry traditionally developed, while in Novorossiysk — the transport sector and building materials production. It is established that the social and environmental consequences of the region's industrialization were contradictory. The conclusion is made that the lack of systematic urban planning, extensive economic growth, and the constant increase in growth rates led to negative consequences: overpopulation, a shortage of green spaces and recreational zones, and increased environmental pollution.