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Seven-Year Plan - 1957-1965

During the seven-year plan, industrial progress was substantial, and production of consumer durables also grew. The national income increased 58 percent, according to official statistics. Gross industrial production rose by 84 percent, with producer goods up 96 percent and consumer goods up 60 percent. Growth rates slowed noticeably during the final years of the plan, however. Party leaders blamed Khrushchev's bungling efforts to reform the centralized planning system and his tendency to overemphasize programs in one economic sector (such as his favorite, the chemical industry) at the expense of other sectors. Agriculture's performance proved disappointing in the 1960s; adverse weather in 1963 and 1965, as well as Khrushchev's interference and policy reversals, which confused and discouraged the peasants' work on their private plots, were contributing factors. Khrushchev's economic policies were a significant, although not sole, reason for his dismissal in October 1964.

The need to solve a number of important national economic problems that go beyond the five-year plan, to find additional funds for social and cultural construction, as well as the discovery of effective deposits of minerals demanded changes in the tasks for the last 2 years of the 6th five-year plan and the development of a seven-year plan (1959-65 ). Twenty-first Congress of the CPSU(1959) formulated the main task of this plan - the all-round development of the productive forces, all sectors of the economy, a significant increase in the country's economic potential, and ensuring a continuous rise in the people's standard of living. Particular attention was paid to the development of modern highly efficient industries and industries. High rates of growth in agricultural production were planned, as well as the reconstruction of transport. Capital investments were distributed among industries in such a way as to create preconditions for a significant change in the structure of production in subsequent years. A broad program of technical progress and a further increase in the level of concentration, specialization and cooperation of production were outlined; streamlining of wages, significant expansion of residential construction.

According to the most important indicators, the plan was fulfilled. In 1965, the national income increased by 53% compared with 1958, the production fixed assets - by 91%, including in industry - 2 times, industrial products - by 84%, agriculture - by 15%. Labor productivity increased in the national economy by 40%, in industry - by 42%, in agriculture - by 30%, in construction - by 53%. Capital investments in the national economy amounted to 281 billion rubles. - by 22.2 billion rubles. more than was invested in the national economy in 1918-58.

Over 5470 large state industrial enterprises were built, including regional thermal power plants: Vedovskaya and Nazarovskaya in Siberia, Troitskaya and Yaivinskaya in the Urals, Konakovskaya in Kalininskaya oblast. and others. Novovoronezh and Beloyarsk nuclear power plants were commissioned. At that time, the world's largest Bratsk hydroelectric power station was built, as well as Botkinskaya, Dneprodzerzhinskaya, Bukhtarminskaya, Kremenchugskaya, Kievskaya hydroelectric power plants; West Siberian and Karaganda Metallurgical Plants, Kachkanar Mining and Processing Plant in the Urals, Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant, Barnaul Tire Plant, Shchekino Chemical Plant, Soligorsk Potash Plants, Sumgait, Chardzhou and Gomelolskiy Zavodskiy superphosphate lines and other superphosphate pipelines. Ural. The Kiev metro was commissioned.

Significant advances have been made in the distribution of productive forces, primarily through the intensive involvement of the country's rich natural resources in the economic circulation, especially in the eastern regions. Measures were taken to increase the minimum wages of workers and employees. Wage taxes for a significant part of workers and employees have been canceled or reduced. Pensions have been established for collective farmers. The minimum pension has been increased, the working day and working week have been shortened, and medical, cultural and public services have been improved. Real incomes per worker increased by 33%, including the real incomes of collective farmers by 49%. The volume of retail turnover increased 1.6 times. Residential buildings with a total area of ??558 mln.

The working day and working week were shortened, and medical, cultural and social services were improved. Real incomes per worker increased by 33%, including the real incomes of collective farmers by 49%. The volume of retail turnover increased 1.6 times. Residential buildings with a total area of ??558 mln. the working day and working week have been shortened, and medical, cultural and social services have been improved. Real incomes per worker increased by 33%, including the real incomes of collective farmers by 49%. The volume of retail turnover increased 1.6 times. Residential buildings with a total area of ??558 mln.m 2 , as well as 3510 thousand houses on collective farms. In 1959, universal compulsory 8-year education was introduced. The number of skilled workers, specialists of higher and secondary qualifications, and also scientific workers has increased significantly.