Kharkiv State Aviation Production Enterprise Enters Freefall
Kharkiv State Aviation Production Enterprise Enters Freefall Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 117 KhAZ production line of An-74 jets (Source: Fokus) The sudden collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), in December 1991, and fracturing into 15 independent states effectively destroyed its unified, centrally planned, autarkic economy. The massive former Soviet defense sector was particularly hard-hit; during the 1990s, it scrambled to cope with hyperinflation, raw material shortages and cancelations of orders, all while attempting to reorient itself toward t...
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