INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NOVOSIBIRSK

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INFORMATION REPORT
USSR (Novosibirsk Obl
ast)
Information on the City of
Novosibirsk
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law.
DATE DISTR.
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20 March 1956
This is UNEVALUATED
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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1. The population of Novosibirsk was approximately one million in-mid-1954.1 25X14
Refugees and wounded, who swelled this amount to about 1.5 million during 25X1f
World War II, left the city after the war was over. No census was taken
while source was in the Soviet Union, and he believed that population records were
obtained from birth records at the ZAGS'office (Civil Status Records
Registry-Otdel zapisi aktov grazhdanskogo sostoyaniya). The city was made
up of 90 percent Russians, ten percent Cossacks (sic), large numbers of
Tatars, some Armenians, Kirghiz, and Dagestanis (sic).2 Chinese came.to
the city as students and tourists.
2. The weather of Novosibirsk became warmer during the period 1950 to 1954.
Winter temperatures prior to 1950 were between ,-35 =4' -50_degrees C, while
in 1954,, temperatures were between -15, ..r.d-35 degrees C. The highest
temperature in the summer was 30 degrees C, but this was only for a short
,period.
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Industry
The Chkalov Aircraft Plant, which employed over 1,000 workers, was located
some two to 2.5 kilometers from the city (Target Area No. 2, Attachment,)
It contained over ten one and two-story buildings.3 A local train, which
passed the area at normal speed, took up to ten minutes to cover the
distance from one.end of the plant to the other. The plant, which was never
referred to by numb 4r, made single and twin-engine jet aircraft, aircraft
parts, and engines. Source did not know the rate of production. The plant
had one gate, which was guarded by uniformed guards, a carpenter shop, and
a stone wall higher than a man (sic), along the west side. Employees were
investigated for two to three months before they were permitted to work at
the plant. Those who disclosed where they worked were sentenced to death
(sic).
Unassembled aircraft were taken by trucks to a section of town called Dusya
Kovalchuk (sic), where they were assembled and test flown from a nearby
airfield (Target Area No. 8, Attachment).5 A new aircraft plant was under
construction in this area, near the streetcar stop; it was almost completed
in 1954. Quarters for air force personnel were located north of the new
plant. A two-meter wooden fence was located along the street next to these
installations. A pass was required to enter the restricted area.
Another aircraft plant, which built engines and provided parts for other
types of military equipment, was located at Chkalov (sic), about three
or four kilometers from Novosibirsk, in the western outskirts of the city.7
The plant had a carpenter shop; no airfield was located there. Workers
were employed in three shifts, but the number of workers was not known to source.
6. An aircraft plant was believed to be located in Tolmachevo, west of the
city (Target Area No. 12, Attachment). Source did not know what the plant
manufactured. Source heard in 1950 that a new aircraft plant was built in
the Berskiy district, located some 60 kilometers west of Novosibirsk.9 No
information was available on the types of aircraft engines built at this
plant.
7. Source heard that a large chemical plant was located in Bolshoye
Krivoshchekovo, in southwest Novosibirsk (Target Area No. 5, Attachment).10
One shop in the plant was supposed to be harmful (vrednyy). Workers in this
shop were issued one-half liter of milk and 50 grams of butter as extra
rations in the plant's cafeteria. These workers were also authorized to
purchase various food items from State stores at State prices.
Light Industry
8. A bulb plant was located in the Dusya Kovalchuk area. Four or five tall
chimneys were seen in the Kirvasokova area (sic), and source thought that
four or five factories were located there. Several new military factories
were being built in Kirvasokova; he heard that one factory employed 6,000
workers. A tank munitions plant was also located in Novosibirsk. Source
heard that gold from the Urals was shipped to a gold refinery located in
the restricted area in the vicinity of Kamenskoye (Target Area No.'l,
Attachment).11
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Military
9. The Officers' Home (ofitserskiy.dom) was a three-story brick building,
located on Krasnyy prospekt.12 The headquarters of the Novosibirsk
Military District (voyennyy okrug) was afour-story brick building, located
one block from the Officer's Home, on Krasnyy prospekt.-3 The ground floor
of the building was painted blue, and the other floors were painted white.
10. Many military barracks, which housed the various services, were located on
the outskirts of the city. Barracks were located on Chulinitskaya Street.i4
11. Some of the military planes which flew from Novosibirsk were jets. Train-
ing flights in groups of three or four were frequently seen over the city.
With the exception of inclement weather, planes flew almost every day.
Commercial planes used the Chkalov Aircraft:Plant field. An airfield
was located due north of the city, and another one was located near Tolmachevo
(Target Area No. 12, Attachment). It was believed that an air force unit,
stationed at a military post (voyennyy gorodok) north of the city, might
have used an airfield believed to be in that area (Target Area No. 11, Attach-
ment).
12. The four-story MVD building in Novosibirsk, which was being enlarged, was
located near ulit a Kommunisticheskaya and could, be reached by taking
streetcar No..l. A clock was on top of the building, and a sign was over
the door. Two guards, who wore green caps and green pistol belts, stood
at the door. Caps, shoulder boards, and pistol belts of security officers were
red. The passport office was'located in a building opposite the MVD build-
ing.
Public Buildings and Landmarks
Government
13. The City Council (gorsovet) building was a six or sevgg-story brick build-
ing, with cement veneer, located on Krasnyy prospekt. The Rayon Executive
Committee (rayispolkom) building was brick, faced with dark brown cement
veneer, and located one block from the MVD building, on the corner of
Krasnyy prospekt. Government buildings were located in the center of the
city, around Red Square. Public gardens were located on Krasnyy prospekt.
Hospitals
14. Polyclinics and hospitals were located in all of the rayons in Novosibirsk.
Hospitals in the rayons were not as large or as fully equipped as those
in the city. Admission to the hospital was by an admission certificate,
signed by a rayon medical officer. There were over 50 hospitals in
Novosibirsk.17
Shops
15. A large bookshop was located on Krasnyy prospekt in Novosibirsk. A
smaller bookshop was located a short distance from the larger shop on
the same street.
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a. Ulitsa Baydukova: Started from the Opera House and ran in a southwest
direction.21
b. Ulitsa Frunze: Ran from Krasnyy prospekt in a southwest direction..
c. Ulitsa Yermaka: Started from the center of the city and ran in an
eastern direction.
d. Ulitsa Nekrasova: Started from the center of the city and ran in an
eastern direction.
e. Ulitsa Krylova: Started from the center of the city and ran in an
eastern direction.
f. Ulitsa LomonosDva: Started from the center of the city and ran in an
eastern direction.
g. Andratovskaya Street: Ran from the center of the city in an eastern
direction.22
h. Krasnyy prospekt: Ran in a northern direction.
i. Leningskaya Street: Ran from the center of the city in a western
direction.23 ?
j. Ulitsa Yeniseyskaya: Located in the eastern part of the city.
k. Ulitsa Burlinskaya: Located in the eastern part of the city.
1. Ulitsa Sovetskaya: Located in,.t#ie.eas?tern part of the city.
m. Ulitsa Vokzalnaya: Ran from the Novosibirsk railroad terminal to
Krasnyy prospekt.
n. Ulitsa Krasnoyarskaya: Located in the western part of the city, near
ulitsa Vokzalnaya.
o. Chulinitskaya Street: One of the main streets in Novosibirsk; it was
about two kilometers long and ran from the center of town in a north-
eastern direction.
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A large department store (univermag) was located
.opposite the railroad passenger station.18 Markets, which sold old and
new clothing and furniture on Sundays, were located on the outskirts of
the city. No food was sold there (sic). Drapery and novelty shops were
also open on Sunday, but closed on Monday. Generally, Sunday was a
holiday. There were no cafes in,Novosibirsk, but there were tearooms,
which were located inside the State stores.
16. A large five-story apartment building for workers was under construction
near the railroad passenger station. The ground floor of the building was
to house stores and shops. Busts of Stalin and Lenin were on both sides
of the entrance to Stalin Gardens and a large statue of Stalin stood in
Red Square. Statues of Lenin and Stan also stood on the square in front
of the Railroad Directorate Building. l Lenin's statue stood opposite
the main entrance, inside the Novosibirsk post office-20
17. Some streets in Novosibirsk were:*
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p. Ulitsa Gogolya: Ran from the center of town in a northeastern direction.
q. Golotskoy Street (sic): Ran from the center of town in a northeastern
direction.
r. Ulitsa Sennaya: Ran from the center of town in a northeastern direction.
s. Ulitsa Kamenskaya: Direction and location could not be determined.24
t. Some of the other streets'in Novosibirsk were: Vagzanni, ulitsa Omskaya,
Podromskiy, Golosgoy, and ulitsa Irkutskaya.25
Bridges
18. There was a wooden pontoon bridge over the Ob River, which was usually
dismantled in September when the river froze. The bridge, which could
hold trucks up to ten tons in weight, was.erected again in late April or the
middle of, May.2b The middle span was left open from about 0100 hours to about
0600 hours. Pedestrians and vehicles moved over the ice when the river
froze.
19. There was a steel railroad bridge, which was supported by reinforced concrete
piers, in Novosibirsk. The number of arches or tracks of the bridge was not
known.
20. A new reinforced concrete and stone bridge in Novosibirsk had been under
construction since 1944 and was to have been completed in 1948. The bridge
was to accommodate pedestrian, streetcar, and motor vehicle traffic. Source
thought that the bridge was to cross ostrov Koroviy, and go toward Bolshoye.
Krivoshchekovo or Maloye Krivoshchekovo.
Transportation
21. A.railroad freight station and railroad passenger station were located in
Novosibirsk. The Altaysk freight station was located west of the city,
approximately one to two kilometers east of the passenger. station.27 The
passenger station, a large two-story building, perhaps ~arger than the
Moscow railroad station, was located-on ulitsa Lenina.2 It was about 70
to 80 meters long and 40 to 50 meters wide. The names of the larger cities,
such as Moscow, Leningrad, Tashkent, Kharkov, and Vladivostok, were printed
above the ticket windows, which were located on the right and left side
of the great hail in the station. The passenger station had four platforms,
all joined by underground tunnels. The station had a station master who had
an office with an office plate on his door. Railroad workers at the. station
wore uniforms with white shoulder boards. -The station area was not
fenced off. Train tickets could also be purchased in the city ticket office,
located in a building near the Opera House.
22. Source had heard the term bronnyy bilet once used and believed that a rail-
road official used the term. This was believed to be a yearly permit used
by railroad workers, good for a two-week or one-month period.29 Source
never saw these tickets being sold at the ticket windows, and he did not
believe that they could be purchased.
23. Most of the rail line between Novosibirsk and Moscow was double-tracked.
On his trip to Moscow, source's train had to stop at a station to allow a
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printed on his ticket. Train numbers could also be found on printed
schedules which hung on station walls. Two trains left for Moscow daily,
and two trains arrived from Moscow daily.
Streetcars
21i. The numbers of the electrically-driven streetcars in Novosibirsk were
placed in the front and rear of the car. Streetcar No. 1, made up of
two cars, ran from the railroad station at the center of town, up
Chulinitskaya Street, toward Opera Square, and then to Lizhniniy to the
end of the line, near the new bridge.30 Streetcar No. 2, made up of
three cars, started from the center of town at ulitsa Gogolya and went
to the Chkalov Aircraft Plant. Streetcar No. 3, usually made up of two
cars, also ran to the Chkalov Aircraft Plant, by way of Chulinitskaya
Street, with stops at the railroad station, Burlinskaya Dom, Zelenyy
Bazar, Kholoskoy (sic) Street, ulitsa Sennaya, Golutskiy (sic), Gogolya,
Kansi (sic), and Molokov (sic) Streets, and then to the plant. Streetcar
No. 7 started at Opera Square and went along Krasnyy prospekt: The line left
Krasnyy prospekt and followed an underpass of the Novosibirsk-Vladivostok
railroad line. A double streetcar track was being laid in the vicinity
of the underpass. Dusya Kovalchuk, which was the heavy industrial district,
was the third stop past the underpass. The car went as far as the meat
combine before it returned to the city.31 A branch line ran from the left
of Molokov Street to the streetcar,barn.near Budennyy Park., Source
heard that streetcars also operated in Levoberezhnyy Novosibirsk, though
he-was never in that area. Streetcar fare in Novosibirsk was 30 kopeks.
25. The bus depot in Novosibirsk was located near Zelenyy.Bazar. Bus No. 1
went from ulitsa Kamenskaya to the railroad station.' Bus No. 2 went from
Krasnyy prospekt to the District Hospital, to the meat combine, and then
back to the city. Bus No. 3 went from Opera Square to the Chkalov Air-
craft Plant. The fare on the gas and diesel-driven buses, depending.on
where one wanted to go, was 40 to 80 kopeks.
26. A great number of taxis, painted various colors, operated around the rail-
road station in Novosibirsk. Taxi fare was 20 rubles and drivers were not
tipped.
Airplane
27. There was airplane service between Novosibirsk and Vladivostok.
River
28. Small diesel boats, about 15 to 18 meters long,with a capacity of 100 to
150 people, operated on the Ob River. Source had gone as far as the
Tatarskiy district and Tsvitochniy (sic), a resort town. The river was
not navigable until April, because of the freezing river. On rare occasions,
the river was unnavigable until late summer or early fall, because of a
lack of water .
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Services
29.' Ordinary letters in the Soviet Union could be sent for 45 kopeks, 40
kopeks of which were for stamps. and five kopeks for the envelope. If
a letter was sent without a stamp, the addressee had to pay the postman
one ruble for the letter. Stamps and- envelopes could be purchased at the
post office. A registered letter, which could be sent for one ruble, had
to be seat from the post office where clerks, at separate windows, gave
the sender a receipt. Air mail letters cost 1.5 rubles and could be
dropped in mail boxes. Air mail registered letters cost two rubles, but
had to be sent from the post office to permit the sender to receive his
receipt.
Public Utilities
30. City dwellers had electricity in the homes, but some villagers did not have
electric power. Electricity was very expensive, and frequently, the power
failed.32 The voltage was usually higher at night, though' infrequent
plant repairs lowered the voltage.
31. Few houses in Novosibirsk had running water.
32. A call.on the automatic telephone exchange.in Novosibirsk. cost 15 kopeks.
There were no public phones at the squares or other open areas. Tele-
phones were inside. the stores. and in other establishments.
Living Conditions
33. The people of Novosibirsk had difficulty in providing for their needs be-
cause of.a lack of goods and tight Government controls on the entire economic
life of the community. Wages in Novosibirsk varied from 200 to 500 rubles
mont7, depending on the occupation. Engineers and specialists and a
worker employed in the drapery section of a State store (sic) earned about
1,000 rubles. Domestic workers earned about 100 rubles a month.
31.. The State adjusted prices every. March by reducing the prices on the poor-
selling goods and increasing the prices on the better-selling goods. Thee
reduction or increase did not usually exceed ten to 15 kopeks. The prices
of some articles in Novosibirsk were,
Item
Unit
Price (in rubles)
a.
Suit (best quality)
1
2,000
- 2,500
b.
Suit (fair quality)
1
1,500
c.
Suit (poor quality)
1
600
d.
Shoes (best quality)
1 pair
400"
e.
Shoes (fair quality)
1 pair
200
f.
Shoes (poor quality)
1 pair
70
g.
Shirt (best quality)
1
350
h.
Shirt (fair quality)
1
80
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i. Ladies' silk hose
J. Men's hose (good quality)
k. Cotton socks
1 pair
1. pair
1 pair
1. Cap (good quality) 1
m. Cap (fair quality) 1 50
n. Overcoat (good quality) 1 1,500
o. Overcoat (fair quality) 1 800
p. 120-watt bulb 1 3
q. Bulbs Other up to 5
r. Coal 1 ton 1,000
35. Soviet-made goods were considered worthless; as a. result, the people
preferred foreign-made items. Clothing made from silk imported from China
was very popular.
36. Coal was shipped in from Kolchov and Kamenev (sic).
37. The State had, begun to support the peasants by reducing his taxes and
by allowing each peasant to keep two cows, five sheep, and poultry.
Formerly, he was allowed to keep but one cow. The State,,however, still
favored the urban worker.
Socio-Foliti.cal
Birth Registration and Documentation
38. All new-born babies in the Soviet Union were delivered in nursing homes.
The director of the nursing home informed the ZAGS,office of the birth,
and this was recorded in the father's file. A document showing the name
and sex of the child, date and place of birth, and parents' names was
issued by ZAGS to the parents. This document was used by the child until
the age of 16, when it was submitted to the local police authorities for
the passport.
39. -A worker had to have a document from his previous employer in order to
secure a new job. A document marked bad conduct forfeited the worker's
right to employment.
Radio
3+0. Those who had radios in Novosibirsk could listen to both local and foreign
broadcasts. However, there was a reluctance to listen to foreign broad-
casts, because those who were apprehended were questioned by police
authorities. Although the populace generally believed what they heard
over the radio, there were instances when situations were so exaggerated
that none believed them. They laughed at a broadcast carrying the item
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that five-year old children in the. United States and Turkey were forced
to work. The people were tired of always listening to propaganda.
Educated people were more skeptical of the news than illiterates
and the youth.
41. Many people in Novosibirsk owned receiving sets which could bring in foreign
broadcasts. Loudspeakers located in the squares, outside of large buildings,
and in public gardens, carried news and music programs. The authorities
collected all radio receivers. during the war, but sets.began to reappear
in recent years.
Newspapers.;
42. The daily newspaper in Novosibirsk was the Krasnvy Sibirsk.33 The Moskovskiy
(sic) came from Moscow. Both were printed'in the Russian language. The
people were tired of reading all of the propaganda in the newspapers.
43. The Russians and the Jews hated one another. Jews holding important factory
jobs tried to avoid hiring Russians. The Jews were generally. considered
politically unreliable.
Religion
44. The two churches in Novosibirsk were crowded every Sunday, and those who
could not get inside joined in the mass outside. One church was large,
and another was small; both were supported by contributions from the people.
A new building bought by the Turks in Novosibirsk was converted into a mosque.
The money for the new building was obtained from money provided by the . ~
Soviets when the original building of the Novosibirsk Turks was expropriated,
and from additional contributions made by the Turks. The building, located
on ulitsa Gogolya, had no.minaret. There was no hostility, among the various
religious groups in the city.
Bribery
45. Bribery, though a common occurrence in Novosibirsk, was only possible on
a small scale and for such things as theft; bribing a financial inspector
who would levy a smaller tax on an owner of a small establishment who had
to report daily earnings; and, in some cases, bribing MVD personnel who
would receive a considerable amount of money and whose safety and posi-
tion were guaranteed.
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46. Blackmarketing was punished with severe sentences of five to ten years'
imprisonment. A gold refinery employee, involved in stealing a case of
gold dust, received a ten-year sentence at hard labor. Gold and foreign
exchanges were two commodities most frequently blackma:rketed. There was
no blackmarketing of foodstuffs. Source's landlord offered him 100
dollars for 3,000 rubles, but he refused because the price was too high.
Local authorities were constantly faced with the blackmarketing problem.
Thievery
47. Thieves and drunks, armed with knives, were very common in Novosibirsk.
Banditry had.been on the increase since the amnesty to petty criminals
in 1953. Prisons and corrective labor camps once emptied were filled again.
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However, the problem of vagrancy was under control. Cursing was common,
especially in the market places. This was equally common among women. One
womai1 was known to have received a five-year sentence for stealing a bar
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48. Family disturbances and numerous divorces resulted from women being forced
to work outside the home to help support the family. Thirty-year marriages
were known to have been broken. A husband and wife were forbidden to
work at the same place. Though workers observed an eight-hour day and a
six-day work week, they felt that their condition was worse now then it, had
been before World War IT, and that the Government had deceived them with
the many promises that had been made.
Health Conditions
49. Some sections of Novosibirsk were plagued with mosquito problems as a
result of the swampy areas. However, though nothing was done to correct
the situation, no case of malaria or other mosquito-carrying disease had
been heard of. An illness called rak (cancer), which caused swelling of
the lips, eyes, breast, and stomach, was found among the people. Patients
were operated on, but in most cases, they died within six to eight weeks.
Recovery from the illness was very slow, but research was being carried
on to find a cure for the illness. Rumors were that the illness was
introduced into the area by American food, sent to the USSR during World
War IT (sic).
Housing
50. Most of the homes in Novosibirsk were made of logs; cracks were filled
and then plastered to give a smooth surface. Floors of the one-story,
stove-heated dwellings were made of wood, roofs were made from sheet
irpn or wood, and no tiles were used in home construction. Toilet facilities
were outside. Dwellings were numbered, and had three to five rooms; one-
room homes were also found. Many of these smaller homes in the center of
the city were demolished to make room for brick apartments, which were no
higher than six stories. Because of the constant lack of fuel in
Novosibirsk, small windows were constructed in apartment buildings to
conserve heat. Even cold summer evenings required heat. Source used
about 1.5 tons of coal a year to heat his four-meter-square room. Few of
the poorly-eonstruGted brick buildings had central heating; nobody cared
how things were built, and buildings looked old even before they were com-
pleted. Local brick was very poor.
51. A housing project was under construction in northeast Novosibirsk (Target
Area No. 1, Attachment).
52. Most laboring and average wage-earning families lived in State apartment
buildings. Two or three laborers would have to share one room. Doctors,
engineers, Government officials, and other professionals, depending on their
positions, were allotted two or three-room apartments. Those who owned their
own homes could rent one room. Rent in Novosibirsk was high.
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1. An estimate for 1956 placed the population of Novosibirsk at 800,000.
2. According to available information, the population of Novosibirsk.is
made up of seven percent Ukrainians.
3. According to available information, this is the Novosibirsk Airframe
Plant i/n Chkalov, No. 153. Source erroneously stated on another
occasion that this plant contained four or five buildings.
4. Source on another occasion said that the Chkalov Plant manufactured all
parts except engines. According to available information, the plant
may be receiving engines from Ufa Aircraft Engine Plants, Nos. A26
and B26.
5. This is Novosibirsk Airfield, Northeast, identified as the test and
flyaway field for the Chkalov Plant. Cf., page 3, paragraph No. 11, ulitsa
Dusy Kovalchuk is a street which runs roughly from the Ob River on the
west to north central Novosibirsk, to the City Hospital. There is no
available information as to whether the street runs beyond the hospital
to the general area of the Chkalov Plant.
6. The Novosibirsk Motor Vehicle Plant, located slightly north of the
Chkalov Plant, is of postwar construction.
7. According to one source, the Krasnyy Oktyabr Aircraft Engine Accessories
Plant was located in the area of the Novosibirsk Heavy Machine-Tool and
Hydraulic Press Plant i/n Yefremov, south of the Krivoshchekovo Railroad
Station.
8. According to available information, the Novosibirsk Airfield, West, is
located at Tolmachevo.
9. Berdsk (N54-48, E83-00), Novosibirsk Oblast, is located approximately 30
kilometers south of Novosibirsk. Aircraft Accessories Plant No. 296 and an
Aircraft repair plant. which was also reported as an assembly plant, are
located at Berdsk.
10. Source could be referring to the Novosibirsk Chemical and Ammunition
Plant UTES, No. 556,, ,believed to be located in this area, or the
Novosibirsk Tin Plant,:=located southeast of this area, near Maloye
Krivoshchekovo.
11. According to available information, the Siberian Sibzoloto Gold Process-
ing Plant is located in eastern Novosibirsk, 1.3 kilometers northeast
ofjthe main railroad bridge over the Ob River. The West Siberian Gold
Trust Zapsibzoloto is located on Krasnyy prospekt.
12. According to available information, the Officers' Home in Novosibirsk is a
five-story, gray stone building, located on Krasnyy prospekt.
13. According to available information, the Novosibirsk Oblast Military
Commissariat is located on ulitsa Yeniseyskaya, and the headquarters of the
West Siberian Military District is located in a five-story, gray stone
building, on Krasnyy prospekt.
14. Ulitsa Chelyuskintsev is near the railroad terminal. and runs between
ulitsa Vokzalnaya and ulitsa Sovetskaya.
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15. According to one source, the MVD headquarters building was a five-
story, yellow-colored building, located on'ulitsa Oktyabrskaya.
16. According to available information, the City Sovet building is a
five-story stone building, located on Krasnyy prospekt.
17. According to a 1950 source, there were only 14 hospitals in Novosibirsk:.
18. According to available information, the Univermag is located on
Krasnyy prospekt.
19. According to available information, The Directorate of the Tomsk Railroad System
of the Ministry of Transportation is located on ulitsa Uritskogo.
20. According to available information, the main post office in Novosibirsk
is located on ulitsa Sovetskaya.
21. According to available information, the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet
Theater is located on Krasnyy prospekt at Stalin Square.
22. Source probably refers to ulitsa Yadrintsovskaya for Andratovskaya
Street.
23. Source probably means ulitsa Leaskaya or Leningradskaya ulitsa for
Leningskaya Street.
24. Ulitsa Kamenskaya runs parallel to and between ulitsa Serebrennikovskaya
and ulitsa Logovskaya.
25. Source probably means ulitsa Sakko i Vantsetti for Vagzanni Street and
ulitsa Ippodromskaya for Podromskiy Street.
26. One source reported that the pontoon bridge had a weight capacity of
60 to 100 tons and that it could accommodate tanks. '
27. The Novosibirsk Altaysk Railroad Station and Yards are located east of
the passenger station, in south.central Novosibirsk.
28. According to one previous source, the main-passenger station in Novosibirsk
is a seven or eight-story building, painted green and white.
29. The term bronnyy bilet is believed to be a local term, meaning a special
privilege pass or permit, used by railroad personnel.
30. Source is probably, referring to Lineynaya ulitsa, which runs along the
rail line in north Novosibirsk. Source previously said that the new
bridge crosses ostrov Koroviy, which is located in the Ob River, in south
Novosibirsk.
31. According to available information,'the Novosibirsk Meat Combine is
located on ulitsa Dusy Kovalchuk.
32. 'Source on another occasion said that electric power in Novosibirsk was free.
33. Source is probably referring to the newspaper Sovetskaya Sibir.
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