И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

ПРИМЕЧЕНИЯ
1. power sets.—мотор-вагонные секции ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ

2. a driving trailer — прицепной вагон с кабиной управления

24. Прочтите текст С без словаря (6 мин.) и переска­жите его по-английски.

TEXT С. A GREAT BEGINNING
(1) December 26, 1920 became a great day in the his­tory of Soviet Russia. It was on that day that the GOELRO Plan was adopted at the 8th Congress of Soviets. The plan to be realized was so important for the economic and techni­cal advance of our country that V. I. Lenin called it the second programme of our Party.

(2) The chief aim of the plan was to reconstruct the whole power industry of the country. To stimulate the de­velopment of the country's national economy some of the major railway routes were to be converted to electric haul­age.

(3) In spite of great economic and financial difficulties the GOELRO Plan was realized in less than 15 years. The foundation for modern economic development was laid.

(4) More than half a century has passed since that time. Now the Soviet Union belongs to the most highly-devel­oped countries of the world. Many new plans for further advance of our industry, transport and agriculture have been put forward and successfully realized. But Lenin's principles laid in the GOELRO Plan have not lost their significance to this day.