The industry of Soviet Ukraine: war preparation in 1938–1941

This article reveals industry development analysis in Ukraine during third year plan (1938–1941) in war preparation conditions. The article reveals common condition of the industry in the Republic, also industrial importance in the Soviet Union. Third five year plan targets comparison (1938–1942), surreal economic results achieved before the war in main branches of the industry. The article stresses that accelerated process of militarization of the economics takes place during the research period, also military build-up, growing imbalance between the production of means of production (industry group 'A') and the production of consumer goods (industry group 'B'). Social aspects of such a policy have been specified, including the introduction of more stringent government conditions and punitive measures against violators of labor discipline. Documents of central state archives of the Russian Federation have been used in this article, some of which have not previously been published