On Some Features of the Directive Method of Managing the Leningrad Energy System in the First Post-War Decade

Abstract

Based on archival sources and recent scientific publications, the article examines the main components of the Directive method of energy industry management in the first post-war decade in Leningrad, which determined its main features and specifics. At the same time, the publication shows the main stages of restoration and modernization of the Leningrad power system, and notes the contribution of Leningrad power engineers to the formation of the conceptual foundations of the country’s energy security, which are relevant in modern conditions.

Keywords

• the great patriotic war
• the siege of leningrad
• the recovery period
• energy policy
• energy security political repression