Plans for Work in Russia

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A. Concise statement of project

[1] It is proposed to inquire into the question How far was Russia's development since 1917 influenced by the same political and economic factors which were responsible for the transformation of the institutional system of Western civilization during that period?

B. Background of the project

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G. Literature and source

[10] [11] Brutzkus' “Economic Planning in Soviet Russia” (engl. 1935) seems to cover the same field, as it centers on the problem of economic interventionism. […] The New York Public Library, Slavonic Departement, contains the bulk of the material. […]

[12] the European scene would not be without interest to publishers.

H. Ultimate aims

I have finished the greater part of the study prepared under the Rockefeller grant. Wherever my career is a University Lecturer may take me in the future, I intend to follow up the results of that study further research in the field of economic and social history. As a first step, I feel, it is incumbent on me to complete that basic study by applying its leading ideas to the more recent history of Russia. My ultimate aim as a scholar is to contribute to that integration of the social sciences, which is needed to-day in order to resolve the problem of our generation.

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Date: 1951•1953
KPA: 42/17 (12 typed p., draft)