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...economy is in a state of great upsurge," proclaimed Chief Soviet Planner Aleksei Kosygin last week, and Radio Moscow, going further, called Russia the "greatest power in the world." The occasion was one of the rare gatherings...
...year's spending levels, but the outlay on "science," which presumably includes the space effort and missilery, is to increase by an impressive 15.4%. Furthermore, 30% more will be invested in the key chemical and machine-tool industries next year. While Khrushchev talks grandly of more consumer goods, Kosygin affirmed only a 3% rise in spending on light industry in 1960. Consumers could take comfort in Kosygin's promise of "2,400,000 new, well-appointed apartments" to house 10,000,000 Soviet citizens. The government is making a real effort to catch up on the nation...
...dark shadow clouded Kosygin's glowing canvas: the poor 1959 grain harvest. Because of "unfavorable weather conditions" in the Ukraine, Kosygin said, the yield would merely "exceed the average annual harvest for the last five years." This was a tricky way of saying that the 1959 crop would be 20% below last year...
...Scores of cities and towns named Molotov or Kaganovich petitioned with punctual unanimity to have their names changed. Ukrainian Premier Nikifor Kalchenko charged that during Stalin's reign Kaganovich had made "grave and unfounded accusations" against Ukrainian leaders, many of whom were purged. In Moscow, Presidium Alternate Alexei Kosygin said of Molotov and Kaganovich: "The basic fault that led to their anti-party activities was vanity. They considered they did not have enough power. They were more interested in discrediting party attainments than working for successes." He went on: "Kaganovich was so awkward, and misunderstood the party so badly...
...Alexei Kosygin, Soviet Minister of Light Industry...