respective planning document are defined on a basis of reverse counting. For example, If 1986 Is the Initial year of the direction period (1986-2000) then the work on the five-year plan should start In the middle of 1984 and on the Principal Guidelines -In the beginning of 1983. Naturally, these dates are conditioned by many factors among which the most Important are the scope of national economy, professional Ism and experience of planners, complexity of problems facing the country, etc. Characteclst!cs pt the dpcuments By Its nature the Conception of Economic Development of the USSR Is a programme document. It and Social comprises only large-scale problems of scientific and technological progress having a through character for all branches and spheres of the national economy, or ma!n complex problems (fuel and power, machine-building, agro-lndustrlal, etc.). The targets of the development of scientific and technological progress and the dates of their Implementation specified In these documents are not addressed to the USSR ministries and department's and represent Initial stipulations for their detailed elaboration In other planning documents. It contains single scientific and technological strategy which receives a detal Jed' and concrete elaboration In alI other planning documents. It forms the basis for the elaboration of the Principal Guldel lnes of Economic and Social Development of the USSR which, In turn, Is for the elaboration of the state five-year economic and social development plan. It Is necessary to Indicate that the Conception document does not consider scientific and technological progress as such from the point of vt~w of technological and scientific problems but rather as a means tor solving large-scale tasks of the developed social Ism Including raise of labour productivity to the highest world level, elimination of manual, physically hard, low qual If led and monotonous labour alongside simultaneous creation 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a long-term plan for economic development in the USSR, focusing on the conception of economic development, the role of scientific and technological progress, and the planning process. It mentions various sectors and industries, such as fuel and power, machine-building, and agro-industrial, but does not provide specific details on natural resources, environment, agriculture, forestry, fishing, or humanitarian aid. The text seems to be more focused on the overall strategy and planning process rather than specific sectors or industries.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology