Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR

The Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR or VPK (Russian: военно-промышленная комиссия) commission under the Soviet Council of Ministers from 1957 to 1991.

The VPK was a Commission of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers, and a deputy chairman of the Council headed it.

The Soviet VPK's primary function was to facilitate plan fulfillment by easing bottlenecks, enforcing inter-ministerial cooperation, and overseeing the availability of resources.

[1] The VPK was officially formed in December 1957.

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