Gosplan

Gosplan (????????) was the committee for economic planning in the Soviet Union. The word "Gosplan" is a shortcut for Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Planirovaniyu (??????????????? ??????? ?? ????????????, State Committee for Planning).

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The organizaion was created on February 22, 1921 by the decree of the Sovnarkom of the RSFSR under the name "RSFSR State Planning Commission". The prototype of its work was GOELRO plan. With the creation of the USSR, on August 21, 1923 the USSR State Planning Commision at the USSR Council of Labor and Defence (??? ????, ????? ????? ? ??????? ????) was established. The abbreviation "Gosplan" has been in use since 1921.

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Initially Gosplan had an advisory role. Its goal was coordination of the plans of Union republics and the creation of the common Union plan. Since 1925 Gosplan started creating common yearly all-economy plans, known under the name of "control numbers" (??????????? ?????).

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Its work was coordinated with the USSR Central Statistical Directorate (??????????? ?????????????? ?????????? ????), Narkomat of Finance and All-Union Council of State Economy (????), and later with Gosbank and Gossnab.

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With the introduction of five year plans in 1928 Gosplan became primarily responsible for their creation and supervision according to the outlines set by the Party.

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In 1930 the Statistical Directorate was merged into the Gosplan, and on February 3, 1931 Gosplan was resubordinated to Sovnarkom.

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In may 1955 Gosplan was split into two commissions: for perspective planning and for current planning: USSR Council of Ministers State Commission for Perspective Planning (??????????????? ???????? ?? ???? ?? ?????????????? ????????????) (USSR Gosplan) and USSR Council of Ministers Economical Commission for Current Planning of State Economy(?????????????a?? ????????????? ???????? ?? ???? ?? ???????? ???????????? ????????? ????????? (????????????????? ????). The work of the latter one was based on the five-year plans delivered by Gosplan, with Gosplan planning for 10-15 years ahead.

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February 22: February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 312 days remaining, 313 in leap years....

1921: 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar)....

Decree: Decree is an order by a head of state or government that has the force of law....