Berezniki – a chemical giant
Berezniki – a chemical giant
Berezniki is considered to be the youngest cities of the region, but this area started
to grow even in the IX century. Archeologists had founded within the precincts of the
city a site of the Stone Age – the site of ancient settlement. And in XVII century the
salt was founded here. Such a treasury in those times was supposed to be a great
blessing. And in Upper Kama area people started to build the salt – producing
factories – traces of which can be found now in the villages Dedukhino, Zyryanka,
Veretin. The masters of the factories were earls Stroganovs, who were living
according to the principle “Treasuries to the Motherland, name to oneself”. In
Berezniki people remember the founder of the Lenvensk mines Grigorii Nikitin and
his heirs. We remember the name of engineer-chemist A.A.Samosatskii, the student of
D.I.Mendeleev, who projected the soda factory. We also do not forget here the
merchant Ivan Ivanovich Lubimov, the owner of this factory.
In the XX century these lands were made famous by the heroes of the first fiveyear plans who laid the chemical factory and other industrial giants here. In summer
1929 the organizers started to lay the foundation. People dug foundation pits, trenches,
and destroyed the old salt-works. In such a way the building of Berezniki’s chemical
factory started. It was a special necessity in this. The Soviet government vividly
understood that the country needed synthetic ammonia. But it was not only for the
defense industry but also for agriculture. In 1930 the building started at full speed. By
the way, among the built objects there was the first in the Soviet Union station of high
voltage – Berezniki heat – electric generating plant. On November, 7, 1931 the first
current was produced here. The organized working settlements were arranged in a
city. On March, 20, 1932 by a special order was decided to unite and to give it the
name Berezniki. This date is considered to be the date of its foundation. What are
these places famous for? Many people know that Berezniki is the small motherland of
the first Russian president B.Eltsyn. Moreover, Berezniki is supposed to be the native
motherland of the famous architect Andrey Voronikhin. According to his projects
Kazan Cathedral on the Neva prospect in Saint-Petersburg, ensembles of Petergof and
Pavlovsk were built. But there are such kinds of people who do not agree with this.
The famous architect was born in Usolye. But according to the fact that sometimes
Berezniki’s neighbor does not differ from the capital of Northern Prikamye, such kind
of misunderstanding appears. We can say with confidence: Voronikhin is our
compatriot. Exactly in this area made the landing the cosmonautic ship “Voshod – 2”,
piloting by P.I.Belyaev and A.A.Leonov. By the way, in honor of these events a
monument is placed. And immediately on the place of the landing at the territory of
Schekinsk administration on the 40-year’s anniversary a memorial was placed. The
landing of the space ship was in March 1965.
Berezniki is considered to be the youngest cities of the region, but this area started
to grow even in the IX century. Archeologists had founded within the precincts of the
city a site of the Stone Age – the site of ancient settlement. And in XVII century the
salt was founded here. Such a treasury in those times was supposed to be a great
blessing. And in Upper Kama area people started to build the salt – producing
factories – traces of which can be found now in the villages Dedukhino, Zyryanka,
Veretin. The masters of the factories were earls Stroganovs, who were living
according to the principle “Treasuries to the Motherland, name to oneself”. In
Berezniki people remember the founder of the Lenvensk mines Grigorii Nikitin and
his heirs. We remember the name of engineer-chemist A.A.Samosatskii, the student of
D.I.Mendeleev, who projected the soda factory. We also do not forget here the
merchant Ivan Ivanovich Lubimov, the owner of this factory.
In the XX century these lands were made famous by the heroes of the first fiveyear plans who laid the chemical factory and other industrial giants here. In summer
1929 the organizers started to lay the foundation. People dug foundation pits, trenches,
and destroyed the old salt-works. In such a way the building of Berezniki’s chemical
factory started. It was a special necessity in this. The Soviet government vividly
understood that the country needed synthetic ammonia. But it was not only for the
defense industry but also for agriculture. In 1930 the building started at full speed. By
the way, among the built objects there was the first in the Soviet Union station of high
voltage – Berezniki heat – electric generating plant. On November, 7, 1931 the first
current was produced here. The organized working settlements were arranged in a
city. On March, 20, 1932 by a special order was decided to unite and to give it the
name Berezniki. This date is considered to be the date of its foundation. What are
these places famous for? Many people know that Berezniki is the small motherland of
the first Russian president B.Eltsyn. Moreover, Berezniki is supposed to be the native
motherland of the famous architect Andrey Voronikhin. According to his projects
Kazan Cathedral on the Neva prospect in Saint-Petersburg, ensembles of Petergof and
Pavlovsk were built. But there are such kinds of people who do not agree with this.
The famous architect was born in Usolye. But according to the fact that sometimes
Berezniki’s neighbor does not differ from the capital of Northern Prikamye, such kind
of misunderstanding appears. We can say with confidence: Voronikhin is our
compatriot. Exactly in this area made the landing the cosmonautic ship “Voshod – 2”,
piloting by P.I.Belyaev and A.A.Leonov. By the way, in honor of these events a
monument is placed. And immediately on the place of the landing at the territory of
Schekinsk administration on the 40-year’s anniversary a memorial was placed. The
landing of the space ship was in March 1965.
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