The article examines the ideological influence (party leadership) in the building industry in the post-war period using the material of Siberia. The review reveals a characterization of the role of the Communist Party in the USSR. Further, the applied methodology is disclosed and the historiographic situation is characterized. Playing a leading role through the system of state and public organizations, the Communist Party in the USSR united and directed their efforts towards a common goal, acting by methods of organizational and ideological educational work. Party monopoly in the interpretation of economic processes as a rule was more important than production realities. A detailed study of the Soviet experience is necessary to preserve historical memory and learn lessons from the pages of our history. The relationship between political events and economic indicators is traced.