The victory was hammered in rear: the industry of Buryatia during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)

The article is devoted to the industry of Buryatia in the period of the Great Patriotic War. The author notes that during the war Buryatia was not a region of mass evacuation of industrial enterprises from the western territories of the USSR, although some productions were stationed in the republic. The growth of the republic industry was due to the construction of new industrial enterprises, which worked on the use of local raw material base. In the article on the example of the leading enterprises in the republic the issues of industry reorganization to military production are highlighted, the changes in its structure and in its location are analyzed, a labor heroism of the rear workers is shown, their struggle for fulfillment and exceeding production goals, the contribution of workers of Buryatia to the victory of the Soviet people over Nazi Germany is noted.