DATA ON USSR LIGHT INDUSTRY, JULY-AUGUST 1953

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• Publication Date: January 21, 1954
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in^]:tde'. _, { h' is _ c:e^nt:~?a on F. ?ter ?,I,, p?
_ then war
Orl r~n;;r.r?:,-t~-.,t. ~ccrs`rnct.ir.,;, nnc] ;,,c-ha:r`.z-:;.'rn of 14th1
_.:, .tct ~:_u`. ~; t: ;,rl::__ >:htch .._ -._sn n~teil in +.::- -=:~~.:;-;;,
i~i?.u:;b~:.r~ .. - c7;Chec~., ref'>r *~- - - _.c.i~. :~-rcc., '
`l'Le V::J., .. -h- ;.nd fo::' tndust.r;' ~.,. r_o p?~r,_uCe 5,300,i~Ov,OJO meters
nF ^--.ton f:-.brir.s .n :fln~^.(1-)
`!ne b,;:'sY~-: `.c?t-':.~: te:;k~?..? r,;-,~,in?~ in the I,^1-.visr. SS' produced more
th:n ~?0'~,02^ met:-.rs oI' Pr.;na:-quality ^ott.art LFtvr n :.,- uu~?i~.l: er] ;' % m:rt.ric t.rn.: cf ? -rn r:ul 29~,OOU meters cf
..,h ., , rhove th?> ^lnn the . - .. - g months if l05?. ih_ combine wars to
.,_c~?+.tce 2C!J,000 r::;et.~-;; ~, ;,t, ? _ .; linen ~~-oo~r c.otf;on cloth used for hed
I 1.o lip^naM ?Ik ~ r rte t ~ =?. u. cnn:bine pled(;ecl t~
.-'ur !t5 metric ',.n ~~,,, ;:. .. ,~' f, ..rigs, an3 12 metric tone
of ;r::.dc;inS above tltr: 1',,5_', P1?.[. !^1
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n r- , f 1 r c. nnu?, l i p The r
^l;,rr _+ ) ? orrt,; ne r t. t^ ?,c n.
.,es....e gin`..-. ,;u:~e .n t]?-, :;iR, the main section occul;yinr; ~. Lec-
`ihe Lvov Cotton-Splnnina hill ir. thr IJ};rctini.e+n SSR pledged to tltl-
fi11 the 1953 nl..n ty ':' r.over.,ber , r..i to produce 31 metric ton:: of yarn ;:bone
nL?:n by the rn1 :~^ t.t;r yc;,r,(5)
ii;;ht. Industry ~ ; ^xpenc};-n;~, !r. the
?':n ;;;;ii. r;,~c 'Iransrr,rpathian area ~' th_ ITkrsin-
enr.ruc'.i.cr: elf th,~ Ctnnial ?r +ladding Mlil ha, beer: compl^ted. New
,nncr lit ,r_, c,n~i .1 ,r.r , t;vc i.
i ^ .itcF`, r, built and net,? rmch~res hr:ve h^,en in-
:_ r.: r.in- _... +c, .....;, e:,e pro notion almost 2 ~ ti
mes.(-')
': ??r .-.?t~ ~.. i ! , ,;. ?d.itan lighi? industry dirt not op^rat~, .. ; fa.--
~' 1~5~, ,. ct,~ee nearly 1+ raillicn meters of cotton r 'Ir1cs.(7)
i.1J'ht .:,lit-t.. ?rt ,,- ..h ~er1-.n. -~
'~. -. , r lxtt , i .n SEri uera ro exceed l~i'~ ?tton
1 -n t ,ro ,t - ~ 'x ile r.r : i S. Urd~honil:idze in the ~rheyd-
1 "1 , it ten r ?~?r ~r,d 1,281F,000 r:.eters of fabrics
:bore +:!:_ pl-a~? :',,, t,.- :':tst half' +' ' :;)
o _ 1'=.5
Th:> ,', rn?,.!1 i; xed-Yarn Cotnbi. n~ ir: i.ltayskiy Kray produced 3?~,000
c:eters: o_ fr:brig:. :ar.i :'__ metric tour, or ;. t-n cbove the Alen for the i".?at
month.; of :9~".(l0i
GP: t .. ,, i, :...t '.tee rr r';te ;^
t ~::. 'i ire ! ;::~rrrr?.;- y,
r c: r { ton.. r.9
'iro~lur,e~', i_ ent. more fabrics ?in 1)52 t};? n :in
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r t t~.,t ; r:
, r;? vas to produce 1, 723,C:)J,000
ih,r t t ~'-~-. ,n 1;'53, or 65 percent more than in
r ~ r , :rr: .. a.cv~l.ay?: Oblast produced 661+,000
'?^ i : 3 ~ : .OUO m t i~l;c?1 fabrr:?s above the plan For
r ~ ~" :h~ ro ~ ,',~i i. ro produce "SO,O~a~ niters of
-'h.,u b ,s cncr- thF J5', p_..n.f t) l r. cto-re than 200 million
-.. ,?{1)
- .~'a. II t. ... ..- ... ...., ?i 1JS3 waG t0 i.LC reF:SC
_ _.(_ ~, ... _..,^o? 1; ', the Laysve Wool
to r:av^ ~r..t~.. rc:r,u:izc!1 crpacity.(2it)
t ' ~
, .: ~ ?:' >:: cho Lel:,ruo-ai.7 SSR pledged to
pr.,:lu:e .1
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~r .~ . _ _. ~ r .r? the 1y53
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;.;e~ prc.i,et:::i;;?(25)
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:~ I?~ilt he kr- ti?,_n BS:; pledged to pro-
,. , c, ^n _~., ~ i t~tr_ .uric tons of tmdding i.n
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'ao_ , ..or ,.!1' irr.~.._ .e lse ir. the Ukr:
v ~., a
_., -_
-.. ?; )y iu. J ne?c __, cot;~,^red with 1952.(?;)
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`r: 001 industr,/ onto :-prise> oC ?i;e Georgian ;:;? were to nroducc 1,400,000
ctere meters of wool fz.brics i.n 195 than in 1')40.(~F) The Tbilisi lJorsi;ect. and
:JOOl Fabric b1i11 in the Georgian Sig tris to produce 100,00p teeters of wool
fabrics above the 1953 pl_n.(?9)
47 h^
linterj~rises of the Ministry of Light F_nd i~oed Industry Armenian SSR
were to produce twice as many wool fa~hricc is 1953 as in 1950? In 1054 and
1955, production of wool fabrics is to be h.5 and 7.5 tirtes as great, respec-
tively, L-E ;n 1950? Such increases will be assured by the completion of the
Yereven 4ioroteci Cor.Culne. 4lccving and finishing operrti0ns r:ere to be under
dray at this corbine by the end of 1953? i,i: the s;:r,.e time equipment will be
increased ?0 :oercent.sritho,.tt ndditionr:l r;nstruction eOSts, since available
production ;vase will be utllic:cd.(30}
L.i~}?;; industry r,nt~-rnriscs in tLe ~zerhr_y.l:h::n S^is f;aled to produce
X5,000 r.:etcrs ..^ ~.:orl f::??~:; ,, oro -
1ii11 ir. tt:c i+ze_b d;.h^nr~f;'i _n l,~_,(7) Yho i,r:~suyy :izerbr:yl::hc.n Y;oo1 Fabric
" Y produced ;,000 meters 0f finished fabrics above
the plrn for tttc i'irst. ;:on"r.s of 15~ 3 (31)
Awing the ^irst 2~: years o^ t.}:e Fifth Fi?/c-Yr_?,;r clan, the Textile
Cotrbire imeni Tel'man in Le~ingrsdsknya Obl;_st produccl h50,000 meters of
?.rool fabrics ,~'tcve plen.(32)
Licht industr,/ enterprises of Aloscow and tdos:covs':aya O'.~last pledged
f;o produce 3,~OO,000 me'.ers of wool fabric, above the 153 nlan.(14)
'".~cordin_; t.o preliminary fi;gyres, the !Crasnol.ho]r.>y:;Combine in Moscow
produced ,6~~.000 met~?rs of ^?tt ,?.,1.?i_o ?~_.-_ .. _
- ~nr ui::n ~ or rite first half of
1953.0;;) As of 25 Au?ust 1953, the Grvohozhlcrr.;,y Tntd !?;001 TMbric h1i11 in
1:osc0w heal nro~luced more thar. 100,000 meters cf finished fabrics above plan
ir. 1953?(3)1) Th0 ldosc.n/ Fine-Wool Fabric Mill ir,.er.i Fete P.lelcseyev pledged
to produce 13,000 meters of fine-wool fabrics above the 1953 plan. Produc-
o? pure wool f~:orics eras to it;crew.^,e ty 140,000 meters in 1953. The mill is
to nrorLtce 2.!' time: '.s many meters c_ pure wool fabrics .in 195k es in 1953?
05) In 195='., the i!JSLCkinSkt:ya Norsted :.nd Finishing Mill in hi0skovskaye
urlc._t ?.r~s tv exceel its 195e production by one million meters.06)
7n t'.53, fight inrustry enierprises of the Kar.:_!_h ;;gi; t;cre t~ ;.t_
cr::c;:? ?:rocl f _s rro?'_urt_on X8.3 p~rcer,t, r:s comLarc?1 ?.;ah 1750?(37)
:;y 18 July =?? the ;ihra-~aa Wool Fac~ric Mill ?tad ~?r?oduccd 1:',000 r..eters
?>f ;.:.?,i fci,ric:: ~~:bovc ni at Jn 1?~?.(3?) The AL:; -';t-. ;';brit titll pledged
- -'J ?r' S0, ^;. : .ors o ii,i~-bed toot t lric ovc the. 7:~5' plan.
TLS t 17. t oct.ce 1c;,OrYJ r..eters oi' rin -f'_eccca wool e0rics in 1953?(39)
Lti~rut; -the t.itird and fourth c;t.carters of i?5?, ?,,ool industry enter-
rtrise; of the Y,irgiz 3SR pledged to produce 5,000 meters of wool fabric above
pl; r. ;71~ Frtn:::~ inr=-:1001 Fabric 1d~.L' in rile liirgiz ..",SR produced ?9,000 meters
'. .-_r.,-s :aot?o ,~;~ plan for the first ~~ t:'r.nths
1.~, .. r:r of 1953.(40) Plans are being
_ , _ co:~:rtruct0n of e. worsted. cos::'' .- in Frunze in 19511.(15)
";11:
The LrSSR liritL .and foo3 ird~:,;ia-1? w. s to produce more than 400 million
n.r_~t.^is of r;ilr ; b,.?r ; . ~ 1052.(1)
`:.ilJc fr'.b:'r?;; pr0?]ur.tion in the Lithucni.';n SS.^?^?, was to increase 160 per-
cc^': n 1953; :a comp; ctrl ?:ri?': 1940.(2_:) Dy the er.;l of 1953, Production capacity
of !'.lri: :;?:Lmo F.udinycy Cill:-i?;evin~ hill '_n tine Lithucni~?n SCI', was to have
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`I'hc ri_.^_v Sill; Ccmbinc in the L'):r.~inien SSR nledreii to ititlfill the 1953
1i l:zrl by 1 December :md to produce by the end of the year 70,000 meters of fabrics
~ In 1853, silk industry enter,~riscs of the Georgian SSR were to produce
L,3~,000 meters of silk fabrics mom then were produced in 191;0 (28), and
,500,000 r^eters more thsn In 1952. Enterprises of the industry have mastered
Production of raw fabrics out of a mixture of natur,.l silk and rayon. As of
18 Aucust, ,^?tre ths.n 70 high-speed looms were being installed in enterprises
of the silk industry of Tbilisi, Kutaisi, hlakharadze, and Tsulukidze in the
Georgian ~SR.(42)
Production of silt. ft??^.r= in the :;tzaeninn SSR it 1953 was to be
83.E pe+-ccnt r..ore than in 1950; ;? 13'+. the 1)50 nrcductionis to be doubled.(30)
In 1'-~53, light ir.dustrl ertez?prises of the Azerb?y;ichan SSR were to
exceed .1950 sil}: f:~brics production bti? one rtillion neters.(E)
~?. parr sill: oombine unur~r construction in Krasnoyarsk, Kr?snoyarskiy
Kra.y, will it ve twisting .nd spun, ing, w?win , dyeing, and finishing mills.
Yearly production of the combine is to be 1+0,500,000 meters c.' silk fabrics.
Light i.ndustr~ erter,,rices of Idoocow and ldoskovskaya Oblast pledged
t.o produce 3?00,000 r,.e`ers oi' sill: fabrics shove the 1Y53 p1an.(14)
:~rom 1 to 27 ?ugust 1953, the Krte
rl fabrics above the pl. ,r; ;or the first r.:onths of 1953-(}+u)
The Z:.rsrskaya Textile Mill in Itoscoc; aroduccd 309,000 meters of fabrics
hove the pl;:n t'or the first 6 months of ly5}?(51)
Clc,thirtE; Iadu~t-y
The Ysc,tr:n.[twe~,r Factory in the Estonirr. SSR produced more than (30,000
.pitted ~arr,,~rt; .,hove the plan for the firsC '; ::omits of 1953?(52)
I)urin,ry the third nu.:rter 1953, thr Plel;tr?, 'r'u+? >?:,.r,,..,. :n }l;,,c, Latvian SSR,
-~~ to prcducc 1;0,000 Hen's, women's,nnd childr._n's fur collars above plan.(53)
ii'~c ~~`-=';/ ;reduction in the Lithuanian 5:1;; i.n 1)53 w.~,s to be four times ns
arc, t in 1+%',0 and
.;re~.t.(f3} ' production o; ]mitred outer .^nd under wear,
5-7 times es
Ti-+c ifins?; ..^,cuin; 1'hctor,~ iraeni Kru;,:;:_~,/?;,n the 3elorussian SSP, was to open
rev fi:i?din[; :-it.l: ':n over-ell rarer, of Ii,OJO squ:,re .^..cters during the fourth
9u~rtcr 1;53? Ttie new Unit will ~tliow nn :ddi.i
end 11,~n.G wool dresses. t on?1 produr_tioa of 13,000 suits
The buildin;- w;.;; !o ~~,~. c r_th five mechanical
cocvwe,?s ci ~ "~uinpl+l ..;
, ethos pI?rg3in(,' r,.nchines, ^nd ,~
ct:i.ncs.(`.l:) - - -~ '_r i h,gh-speed sewing ma-
'i'lu: I;~_2s':nvr: !'Nrz~,dn Sewir.E Facter/ .it.:a rv, U;:r,,:ini~n SSR, pledged i:o pro-
duuali.ty coats shove the 1?~"; pi,,n.(~:
wt:.' F:.a: ;ery, uiau in i:he t ) The ~oPropetrovsl: Knit-
Jkrainicn SSR, wes -,, produce L0, 000 knitted garments
r:hov^ zhc 1g5? pl:.n.(27) The Kiev Sewin;- Fcr,tor,; imr-ni ?m;.rnov-Lastochkin pledged
~.~~ proBu~- ?.1,1u0 eetm '-rticles n e the 1? -
bov ~5= p_ar., includin
men end schoolboy, 2 000 g ,? ' g 2,500 coats for
r
d.., ,^'(S'7) , i_1 s 5'tits, .',CK), +,~ooi dresses (56 and
), 3,000 silk
l'!'r ::!.::ntom;;v F:.utvear Fuctor;/ in the 'L;rnini:.-,r. c^SR hoc been enlarged con-
sidc,r_L_~.. ,; ~: .h._ 7:~:porozh'ye Sewing F:,t'.arY '.meni Volodarskiy in the Ukrainian
wiat4rrdr d ]be?weenlsr_ason500-~ Jwnl arti.clci, ::bo?,e the 1953 plan, including 2,000
,500 men's and women's suits, and 1000
chii?lren`s suits.(5~) ,
Li'}:. industry enterprises of the Idold:~~rian SSii were to produce 6 times
es 'L:ny_f:tr:: rticles ir. 1953 as were produced in 1950,
ceirm articles. .^nd as such 1.5 tunes as many
times ]mittei urt+ier?.;o;-r r.nd tiwice rs much ]mitred
Dote -:.;,,,. .In iurs-ust, i- wes planned L1r:L, '_.. tr:e pea.
Fur-; r iltture, the Kishinev
Factories cnicr=;.d .na th_ c Ser.and, Third and fourth Seining
(r..7) ~ `' , c Ki,~~},ine?.- i;nit::e:~r }'actory completed and put in opera-
tion.
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Ihr.?inr; the third :quarter 1953, the Rryans}: Sewing Fnetory im ni Stalin
ur IIrynskaya Oblast 1tt:c to produce more than 18,600 coats and ,jackets for the
fainter secrson:(29)
Leningrad Seeing Factories imeni Volcdarslciy, Dol'shevichka, and Pervo-
rr.^.ys}-.eya pledged to produce nearly 500,000 sewn articles above the 1953 plan.(60)
Light industry enterprises of Moscow a~td 1?!osY.ova]?,aya Oblast pledged to pro-
duce 600,000 pieces of l:nirted underwear yard 50,000 pieces of knitted outer-
wear cbove the 195; plrn.(14)
Production cnnaritiec of G1^?rshvey~~reur (ld,.in Arlminisiretion of Sewing In-
dustry U.,SR) emerprtses w?ere_ +.o be :;re?.:;:i;; exn~nded in 195,. By the end of
th^ year, 3,000 button-holing, batten rc~.+_n;:, _'~: earn;;, :.nd whipping machines
were to be installed in se.~u:~ fr,.aorie;.
The Sol'shevichY.a 5'...,~'~n; Factory _n iroc:ci: ?.,.,~ to :;roduce more than 80,000
men's suits durin the scrond nraf of i.y;;;:~' Dur:rl; the thirfl quarter 1953,
thr. factory was to procbrcr. morn, than 4,CG_ ch.tldter.'s suits above elan. The
hioseo:r tJomen's Dress Fnctoxy ic;:mi 1:::~~: novieh :~. to ;;roduee more than 68,000
wool dresses during the second l::tif of 1?53? Dy,the end of 1953, the Krasnnya
Oboror.~r Sewing Factory in b:osr,w ~.?as t~ h:cv