VESTNIK of Samara University. Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringVESTNIK of Samara University. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering2542-04532541-7533Samara National Research University45810.18287/2541-7533-2006-0-3(11)-72-78UnknownEstablishing and develompent of research and design organizations in Kuibyshev Region (late 1950s – early 1960s)11sadohina@ssau.ru11sadohina@ssau.ruSamara State Aerospace University1809200653727826052014Copyright © 2015, VESTNIK of the Samara State Aerospace University2015<p>The paper analyses the process of establishing and developing research and design organizations in Kuibyshev Region in the late 1950s early 1960s. Some distinctive features of intellectuals working in the area of science and technology in Kuibyshev Region are revealed on the basis of the analysis of staff composition at some institutes.</p>