The little-studied phenomenon of the combination of centralization and decentralization in the management of the Soviet economy during the Great Patriotic War is analyzed. Decentralization of management is considered as a mechanism to adjust contradictions between centralized planning and the expansion of producers’ independence. The problem is investigated using the example of the operational activities of the Soviet people’s commissariats and their interaction with each other and with the top leadership of the Soviet Union. The focus is on two interrelated processes. The first is the stabilization of the corps of economic managers and their authorization with additional formal powers. The second is the informal and unauthorized practices of decentralization used by the leaders of the people’s commissariats to achieve the goals posed before them. This article is based on the study of a complex of archival documents, primarily resolutions of the USSR State Defense Committee.

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卫国战争期间苏联人民委员部和经济管理的分权

分析了卫国战争期间苏联经济管理中集权与分权相结合的鲜为人知的现象。分权管理被认为是一种调节集中计划与扩大生产者独立性之间矛盾的机制。以苏联人民委员部的业务活动及其彼此之间以及与苏联最高领导层的互动为例，对这个问题进行了调查。重点是两个相互关联的过程。首先是稳定经济管理人员队伍，并赋予他们额外的正式权力。第二种是人民委员部领导人为实现摆在他们面前的目标而采用的非正式和未经授权的权力下放做法。