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COLD WAR ENERGY by Douglas B. Reynolds Douglas H. Reynolds Professor Oil and Energy Economics School of Management University of Alaska Fairbanks 303Tanana Dr., Km 201, PO box 756080 Fairbanks, Alaska 90775 6080 Ab S' '.\lc/htn% is the muse. All ibis ts only th<ioi'ui elemental War and Leo All rights reserved ISBN-10: 0-692-63061-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-692-63061 7 Alaska Chena l.L C , 158 Berkeley Ct. Fairbanks. Alaska 99709 <027 V)Douglas B. Reynolds 2016 All rights reserved lids work may not l>c translated or copied in whole or in nan without rhe written permission of the publisher (.Alaska Chena LI .C, 158 Berkeley Ct. Fairbanks, Alaska 99/(19-3027), except lor brief excerpts in connection with review or scholarly analysis. Use in or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter d e v e lo p IS forbidden. Ihc use in this publication o f trade names, trademark, services marks and similar terms even it they are not identified as such, is not to he taken as an expression of opinions as to whether or not they are subject to property rij^hts. Every great empire, from the Romar Empire, has had, at its economic heart, an ability to produce, transport, and use gt** move, run, or work in any economy, partial! in the 20* century the Western powers leai have been equally true that the Soviet Eas its Cold War threats credible. Indeed, enti economics in general and understanding t in particular, from the challenging era oft era of Sputnik and to the expansionist era and integral to understanding Soviet econc economic growth. However, if what goe production went up and then down, then considered as a factor in the incredible ri* Empire. This is a peak oil case study. In t economy relied on energy' every bit as mt todav and how the Union of Soviet boa, a cohesive -and synergetic economic/cner oriented. Western centric economic/cnerj. The book begins by providing i.n ov the fall of the Soviet Union, including an < quo hypothesis promoted bv many ccow the Soviet Union happened--that it was at the Soviet Empire's economic historyj growth and decline occur tn general an. Asia specifically 1hen we will explort orthodoxy, often called neo-classical grot In contrast to neo-classical economics, based engineering and biophysical svstet analysis, which includes the concepts c in order to model how economies grow planned economies. Ihc book also goes i Iand physical reasons tor why peak oil oc A fundamental problem for the economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union was the decline in Russian oil production. Russia was the main oil producer for the communist countries, and its production decline starting in 1988 pushed the economies of the Soviet Empire over the brink of disaster, and into collapse. What is more, the oil production decline did not stop with the break up but continued until 1996, exacerbating the economic problems of Russia and the former states. Certainly much of Soviet economic stagnation in the 1970's and 1980's was caused by a lack of innovation. Possibly military defense spending played a role in furthering the economic collapse, and Gorbechev and his policy of glasnost were a big factor in changing Soviet society since this allowed people to feel free to react politically and express their desire to change communist rule. However, the straw that broke the camel's back and that ultimately caused the decline and fall of the Soviet Union was an oil shortage. "Not only has the bourgeoisie forged the weapons that bring death to itself; it has also called into existence the men who are to pr wield those weapons oletarians. In proport i o-- n the as modern workin the bourgeoisie, g class i.e., ca p--ita the l, is developed, in the same proportion is the proletariat, the modern w lo ork ng ing as thcleayssf,inddevweolorkp,edan--d a class of laborers, who find work only who live so long only so as their labor increases capital. " M anifesto of the Com m unist Party By Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Published by Alaska Chena Douglas B. Reynolds March 2016 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA All Rights Reserved ISBN: 978-0-692-63061-7 V?U4 e Va ] Ids ' School of Management P.O. Box 756080 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6080 f u n i v e r s i t y of 1 ALASKA ' FAIRBANKS l 11l1l 1l1ulIl FI1CF20I27I3ll5ll0 f'c o Y f ^ U, O1' r,C r*y T, / V H^ ~t ' : Ac ~f' . n f l / S e <Av~,l / ? (A^ i e j (A A i A/,,;rfa f >2^0^ uy f y / ' p S & n , # ytf- 1/ f \Z U /t l \C, z 0 ^0 J