From the History of the Soviet Electronics Industry (The Late 1950s–1960s)

The article analyzes the process of development of electronic industry in the USSR in the late 1950s and 1960-ies. It's based on documents of the CPSU Central Committee. The authors argue that in these years Soviet electronics were developing rapidly in military and research areas related to space exploration and nuclear energy. Gradual introduction of computers in civil engineering was stated at the same time. But USSR still conceded significantly United States in the growth of the computing machinery. However, in the 1960-ies ideas of universal computerization of the USSR and formation of communism on this basis appeared.