THE KRASNOZNAMENSK AREA NEAR KALININGRAD: POPULATION, TRANSPORT, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A026800810001-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 20, 2014
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 16, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning 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.
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COUNTRY
USSR (Kaliningrad Oblast)
REPORT
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The Krasnoztlamensk Area Near
DATE DISTR.
16 June 1958
Kaliningrad: Population, Transport,
and Public Institutions
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1. Krasnoznamenak 54-56,,E 22-3g, a rayon center .n the Kaliningrad Oblast,
had 6,000 inhabitants, most of whom were Russians from Orlov and Voronezh
Oblasts. Five percent of the population was Lithuanian. All Germans had
been removed from 'the Kaliningrad Oblast after World War II. A feeling of
utter inktability prevailed among the inhabitants, most of whom hoped to
return to their former homes. Property was neglected; forests werecout
down, and all but the principal roads were in a state of disrepair.
2. Most of the population in the area was engaged in forestry and collectivized
agriculture.
3. The town was divided by the Sheshupe River. A permanent wooden bridge,
about 100 meters long and seven or eight meters wide, was completed across
the Sheshupe River in 1955. A hydroelectric power station, which supplied
current to the area, was near the bridge. Its supply was irregular.
4. There was scheduled bus service to Kaliningrad, Nesterov, and Dobrovolsk.
However, the nearest railroad station was 35 kilometers away in Nesterov.
5. The town had sustained no war damage, and ,the Soviets had added no new
buildings. Since there were no institutions of higher education, cultural
life was centered upon a House of Culture and the local cinema. The raykom.
rayispolkom, and rayupravmilitsii were all located on Kaliningradskaya 50X1-HUM
ulitsa, the main street. The first secretary of the raykom was a
Russian, Aleksandr MikhOlov, and the rayispolkom was headed by a
Russian, Sokolov (fnu).
6. Krasnoznamensk had a 75-bed hospital with gynecologic, surgical, internal
medicine, and children's departments. Seven physicians were on the staff of
the hospital. Nikolay YetelyanovrehTLugavskpyl 50X1-HUM
became the director of the Krasnoznamensk horital in 19560 o epidemics had been
reported in the area, and the incidence of disease was lower than that in other
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7. An artillery range was located within the rayon, and gunfire was frequently heard.
A large military airfield, where -a largeTAir Force unit was stationed, was near
Dobrovolsk.
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