 However, no one denies the fact that the economies of all post-Soviet states still function at the expense of the industrial base that was created in the Soviet period.Already during the Civil War, the Soviet government began to develop a long-term plan for the electrification of the country.In December 1920, the GOELRO plan was approved by the 8th All-Russian Congress of Soviets, and a year later it was approved by the 9th All-Russian Congress of Soviets.