Cold War Era Reconstruction (1945-1980)

Following the events of WW2, the Soviet Union was in a state of reconstruction once again. Roughly a quarter of the country's capital resources had been destroyed in the war, and industrial and agricultural output fell far short of prewar levels. To help rebuild the country, the Soviet government obtained limited credits from Britain and Sweden but refused assistance proposed by the United States. The Soviet people bore much of the cost of rebuilding because the reconstruction program emphasized heavy industry while neglecting agriculture and consumer goods. By the time of Stalin's death in 1953, the Soviet Union had undergone great development and was now once again a powerful industrial country. However, the impacts of WW1 and WW2 were still present in the society. The Soviet Unions population was still low and actually receding due to post war diseases (Typhus, scurvy, respiratory illness) from two world wars.


 

 

The Soviet Union industry was once again booming with
advance machinery.
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Date: Somewhere between 1950-1960