History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back The lecturers’ contribution in the social and economic progress of the Lower Volga during 1955–1965 Yu.Yu. Baturina The article is devoted to lecturers’ research work of higher education institutes on the Lower Volga during 1955–1965. The author, using new archival sources, analyses the fundamental scientific schools of technical institutes of region and the most important lecturers’ results, stimulated the technological progress on the industrial works of Astrakhan, Volgograd (Stalingrad) and Saratov regions. Key words: science, higher education, scientific and pedagogical intelligentsia, industry, Astrakhan, Volgograd (Stalingrad), Saratov, the Lower Volga.