Talk:Ryazan miracle

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Did you know... that the Ryazan miracle in 1959 was an apparent tripling of agricultural production in the Soviet Union?

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Are there any English references for this? Alinnisawest (talk) 19:17, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

By Googling I came across one reference in English: M.Mondich, A Kolkhoz farmer in revolt. It's a general article on agriculture mentioning the affair and its aftermath. The two Russian sources quoted are much more complete. The first one is a textbook, the second one is the analysis of Khrushchev's log of talks. Serge925 (talk) 19:23, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, that sounds good. It's just that it's hard to verify the reliability of a page if no references are in English (because most editors here don't read Russian!) so that's really great. Thanks! Alinnisawest (talk) 19:25, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]