Stanisław Swianiewicz (1899-1997) Studies on the Soviet Economy

Abstract

Paper deals with an approach to the Soviet economy of Stanisław Swianiewicz, an outstanding Polish scholar (1899-1997). Born in Dyneburg, completed the tsar gymnasium in Orel and began studies at the Lomonosov University, Moscow to complete them in Vilnius – his personal life experience prepare him to focus on the Soviet studies. His key works: "Lenin as an economist" (in Polish) and "Forced labour and economic development. An enquiry into experiences of the Soviet industrialisation" are examined in this Paper, as well as a number of other scientific articles. Un unpublished work of June 1967 (from a private archive of his family): "Economic impact of the Russian revolution in historical perspective" is also considered