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Losses incurred by the Soviet Military in Latvia

Losses incurred by the Soviet Military in Latvia. A. Mežmalis Brussels , 6 December 2017. Total military expenditure in Latvia (1946-1960). Facts that attest to the integration of LSSR economy and society into Soviet economic and military structures.

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Losses incurred by the Soviet Military in Latvia

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  1. Losses incurred by the Soviet Military in Latvia A. Mežmalis Brussels, 6 December 2017

  2. Total military expenditure in Latvia (1946-1960)

  3. Facts that attest to the integration of LSSR economy and society into Soviet economic and military structures “Latvia as the Soviet/Russian army departs (1992-1994): • Soviet forces located in 25 of 26 regions; • 17 army equipment repair shops under direct control of USSR Ministry of Defense; • Almost all factories and research institutes filled out Military-Industrial Complex orders; • 5 Latvian Institutes of Science had 30 000 employees.“ I. Upmalis. “PSRS Militāri rūpnieciskā kompleksa darbība Latvijas PSR rūpniecībā - viens no iemesliem Latvijas rūpniecības sabrukumam pēc neatkarības atgūšanas”. Nepubl. pētījums, 7. lpp. Rīga, 2015

  4. Pollution • All sites related to the MIC are included in polluted and potentially polluted list • Funds needed to recoup losses caused by pollution calculated at almost 2 billion EUR or ~ ¼ annual budget

  5. Liepāja Military Port

  6. USSR MIC included • All industrial output, • All other areas of the economy, • Scientific research, • Education system, • Practically all societal structures that directly or indirectly served the Soviet MIC As a result – the nation’s economic potential was eroded, as was the potential to improve the living standard of the people.

  7. USSR and NATO “Soviet tank production exceeded tank production of all NATO countries combined. USSR MIC placed all A group industrial branches under their direction: • 80% of vehicle production was geared directly or indirectly for the military; • tajā pašā laikā ražošanas pamatfondi militārajā un civilajā mašīnbūvē pārstāja atjaunoties.“ Н.С. Симонов. «ВПК СССР: темпи экономического роста структура организация производства управление» 2 изд. стр. 485. Университет Д. Пожарского. Москва, 2015

  8. Aleksandras Jakovļevs – USSR CC secretary, Politburo member, perestroika initiator, Mihail Gorbachov advisor writes: “USSR official military budget never revealed true amounts. Military programs were reviewed and accepted by a narrow Soviet elite.”… “To this day, it is not clear what portion of the total production was made up by military industry. It is believed to be 70% and more. This was too large a burden to bear and the non-sensical results will be felt a long time.“ A. Jakovļevs.“Krēsla”, 177. lpp., Rīga, Jumava, 2007

  9. Conclusions The USSR has been quite successful in hiding the actual financial situation regarding military expenditures. This is indicated by documents published by US and other countries’ secret services – precise information about what was going on in the USSR financial system did not exit.“ G. Krūmiņš. „Militāro izdevumu īpatsvars Latvijas PSR un PSRS budžetu izdevumu struktūrā Latvijas teritorijā 1946. – 1960.gados”, nepublicēts pētījums, 1. lpp., Rīga, 2015.

  10. Summary: These and many other facts attest to the total militarization of the USSR and Soviet society, which also led to the collapse of the Soviet Union

  11. Thank you!

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