The Soviet Union during the Cold War increased most production. Most of the industries increased. During this time the economy increased.
After World War II Stalin went back to the method previously used for production in industries. This was to create a new industrial base. The workers were expected to produce goods to be exported with little to nothing in return for their work. The profit was then used to buy machinery and technology from the Western world.
Industry in the Soviet Union increased during the Cold war. The production increased and passed the prewar previous levels. Power plants, canals and factories were built and the heavy industry levels increased. The production of consumer goods did not increase as drastically as the heavy industry.
Industry in the Soviet Union began to grow.
The Eastern satellite states of the Soviet Union (East Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, and Hungary) set up Soviet-type five-year plans that put emphasis on the heavy industry rather than consumer goods. These satellite states began to organize agriculture on the base of ownership of the people or the state, they abolished private ownership (collectivized agriculture).
Stalin created a five-year plan for the Soviet Union. The Soviet satellite states began to use this plan as well.
During the war, the Soviet Union faced many challenges economically. When Khrushchev came to power, he tried to place more emphasis on producing consumer goods. He attempted to increase agricultural output but this was unsuccessful. Food shortages were a problem during this time.
After Khrushchev was taken out of office and Brezhnev came to power, he made new economic policies. He faced two problems however. One of these problems was that the governments planning. The second was that farmers had no incentive to work hard and produce food. Many of the farmers preferred to work on private plots and collect work brigades.