MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON BUCHACH, DROGOBYCH, AND NOVOGRUDOK

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• Publication Date: April 28, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Thle material oontalne laformatioa iReetisl~ tM I~lstional Dsfsnee of the IIaited Btates within the mesain~ of the 3bpioaage Laws, Title
le, U.B.O. eeos. 793 sad 794, the tranuniesion or revelatton of which la any meaner to sa unauthorised person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR (Ukrainian SSR and Belorussian SSR) REPORT
SUBJECT Miscellaneous information on Buchach, DATE DISTR. 28 April 1960
Drogobych, and Novdgrudok..
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1. A hydroelectric plant dating back to prewar days, which:~llas enlarged somewhat
after the war and its machinery replaced, supplied electricity for Buchach.l
2. Drogobych (N ~9-20, E 23-30), an Oblast capital, had a population of
60,000-70,000 in early 1957, as compared to a prewar figure of 30,000-
32,000. The city itself was not divided into rayon~-i but was governed
as a single administrative unit by a council.
3. The town's largest enterprises were the two oil refineries, designated
No. 1 and No. 2. The following are details on Oil Refinery No. 2, the
larger of the two refineries;
a. This enterprise, the former Galicia Refinery, was located at the
outskirts of town at about 96 Borislavsk Street, on the right-hand
side coming from the center of town. It had 700-800 employees working
in two shifts. It covered an area of 800 by 500 meters and was
enclosed by a high concrete wall. A 300-meter_long railroad spur
connected the refinery with the Drogobych-Borislav line.
b. The refinery consisted of the following installations:
(1) Ahigh-vacuum distillation plant (Atmosferno-Vakuumnaya
Trubchatka), with a capacity of 1,000 tons of crude oil
per day.
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(2) A cracking plant with a capacity of 900 tons of raw
material per day. This plant also operated for Oil
Refinery No. 1, which had no cracking plant of its
own; a pipe connected the two installations.
c. The refinery worked at full capacity, its main products being
72-74 octane gasoline for automobiles, gas oil, paraffin, and
tar. It was supplied with crude oil with a 21-22 percent
gasoline content by two oil fields; the old Borislav oil fields,
to which it was linked by a pipeline; and the new fields (dis-
covered in 1955-1956) in the vicinity of Dolina, from where the
oily transported by tank cars. (Oil Refineries Nos. 1 and 2
in Drogobych processed the entire output of both these oil
fields. )
~+. Oil Refinery No. 1, the old Polmin Refinery, was at its prewar location,
approximately one kilometer from the Drogobych railrothesrefiner wasasmaller
spur linked it to the Drogobych-Stryy line. In 1957 y
than it had been before the war. Its main installations were a high-
vacuum distillation plant and a paraffin section. Its products were
identical with those of Oil Refinery No. 2, but were turned out in smaller
quantities. The crude oil was supplied to this refinery from the same
sources and in the same manner as to Refinery No. ~.
5. The oil-drilling a uipment repair plant (Mashinostroitelnyy Zavod),
established in 194-19+8, was located in an open field near the Drogobych-
Stryy railroad line, one and a half to two kilometers from Oil Refinery
No. 1. It employed 170-180 workers. In addition to its repair work, the
plant also manufactured spare parts for oil-drilling equipment, mainly
for use in the Borislav area. The plant consisted of a mechanical section,
a forge, and a tool maker's shop. It had no heavy machinery, its entire
equipment consisting of 50-60 metal-working machines.
6. Most street names in Drogobych were changed after the war, with the
exception of Borislavsk, Mitskevich, Samborsk, and a few others. (Prewar
names unknown.)
7. In 1957 there were no troops in Drogobych other than a small
infantry unit. Its barracks, an old three-story structure, was located
at the outskirts of town on the road to Truskavets and to the right of
the Drogobych-Borislav railroad line, coming from Drogobych.
8. There was no airfield in the town or its environs. The mail plane, a
single-engined craft, made two trips a day between Drogobych and Lvov and
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Attachment No. 1: A three page report on Novogrudok describing military
facilities, continuous shortage of bread from World War II until 1957, and
miscellaneous information.
Attachment No. 2? A seven-page report on Drogobych describing construction
of a new clothing factory to be finished in 1957, location of industrial and
public facilities, and miscellaneous information.
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USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
Miscellaneous Information on Drogobych
1. Drogobych ~ l~9-20, E 23-3 an Oblast capital, had a popu-
lation of 60,000-70,000 in early 1957, as compared to a prewar figure
of 30,000-32,000. The Drogobych.~blast consisted of about 15 rayons,
among them Stryy, Borislav, Turka, and Khodorov. The city itself was
not divided into rayons, but was governed as a single administrative
unit by a council.
2. Drogobych had no heavy industry. Its industrial establish-
ments included two oil refineries, a small oil-drilling equipanent
repair plant, about three brick factories, a clothing factory (which
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was still under construction in 1957), and an old salt mine.
3. The town's largest enterprises were the two oil refineries,
designated No. 1 and No. 2. The following are details on Oil
Refinery No. 2, the larger of the two refineries:
a. This enterprise, the former Galicia refinery, was
located at the outskirts of town at about 96 Borislavska Street,
on the right-hand side coming from the center of town. It had
700-800 employees working in two shifts. It covered an area
of 800 x 500 meters and was enclosed by a high concrete wall.
A 300 meter long railroad spur connected the refinery with the
Drogobych-Borislav line.
b. The refinery consisted of the following installations:
(1) A high vacuum distillation plant (Atanosferno-
Vakumnarya Trubchatka), with a capacity of 1,000 tons of
crude oil per day.
(2) A cracking plant with a capacity of 900 tons of
raw material per day. This plant also operated for Oil
Refinery No. 1, which had no cracking plant of its own;
a pipe connected the two installations.
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c. The refinery worked at full capacity, its main products
being ?2-?1~ octane gasoline for automobiles, gas oil, paraffin,
and tar. It was supplied with crude oil with a 21-22 percent
gasoline content by two oil fields: the old Borislav oil fields,
to which it was linked by a pipeline; and the new fields (dis-
covered in 195-1956) i.n the vicinity of Doline, from where the
oil is transported by tank cars. (Oil Refineries Nos. 1 and 2
in Drogobych processed the entire output of both these oil
fields. )
1~. Oil Refinery No. 1, the old Polmin refinery, was at its
prewar location, approximately one lfln from the Drogobych railroad
station. A railroad spur linked it to the Drogobych-Stryy line.
In 1957 the refinery was smaller than it had been before the war.
Its main installations were a high vacuum distillation plant and a
paraffin section. Its products are identical with those of Oil
Refinery No. 2, but are turned out in smaller quantities. The crude
oil is supplied to this refinery from the same sources and in the
same manner as to Refinery No. 2.
5. The oil-drilling equipment repair plant (Mashinostroitelniy
Zavod), established in 19.6-1948, was located in an open field near
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the Drogobych-Stryy railroad line, 1.5-2 km from Oil Refinery No. 1.
It employed 170-180 workers. In addition to its repair work, the
plant also manufactured spare parts for oil-drilling equipment,
mainly for use in the Borislav area. The plant consisted of a
mechanical section, a forge, and a tool makers shop. It had no
heavy machinery, its entire equipment consisting of 50-60 metal-
working machines.
6. The clothing factory (Shveynaya Fabrika) was being con-
structed on the former Doha-KolejoWa Street, about one km from the
railroad station, in the direction of the center of town. (Dolna-
Kolejowa Street ran parallel to Striyska Street, which extended
from the railroad station to the town center and was the longest
street in Drogobych.) By March 1957, the frame of a large three-
story building had already been completed.
7. The brick factories, all of which date back to prewar days,
were located on the outskirts of Drogobych. Tiro of them were along
the road to Truskavets and the other on the road to Borislav. (No
further details available.)
8. Most street names in Drogobych were changed after the war,
with the exception of Borislavska, Mitskevicha, Samborska, and a
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few others. (Prewar names unknown.) The following are locations of
public institutions in Drogobych:
a. The ~.ast Party CoYmnittee (obkompartii), in a three-
story building, with a tower, in the center of Lenin Square
(formerly Rynek), which forms the center of town.
b. The ablispolkom, in a two-story building on Gogol
Street (formerlyy Zielona), which before the war had served
as the mayors private residence.
c. The Gorkaanpartii, on rlitskevich Street.
d. The ablest MVD, in a three-story building on the right-
hand side of Striyska Street coming from the railroad station.
This building served as a law court during the Polish period
and was used by the Gestspo during the German occupation.
e. The ablest Militia, in a large three-story building on
the right-hand side of Striyska Street, coming from the railroad
station. The groundfloor contained shops and the rest of the
building housed the militia and other institutions. The building
had been used as an apartment house before the war.
f. The central post and telegraph office and the telephone
exchange, in a prewar two-story building located on a lane off
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Mitskevich Street. The building was opposite the former
Raman Catholic Church, which was being used as a warehouse
by the local theatre.
g. The Oblast Gosbank, in a two-story building on
Mitskevich Street. (Mitskevich Street, which originated at
Lenin Square, contained most of the tern's institutions, such
as the Obkomkomsomol and the Oblvoenkomat.
9. Drogobych had its own water and sewage system. Public
transportation was provided by buses. In the fawn itself there was
only one bus line, running from Refinery No. 1 to Refinery No. 2,
via Striyska Street, Lenin Square and Borislavska Street. In addi-
tion, there were bus lines connecting the town with the rayon towns
- Striy, Borislav, Truskavets, and others. These lines had a main
terminal at the town center.
10. Until 1950-1951 large military forces had been stationed
in 1?rogobych, mostly troops of the Ministry of Internal 9ffairs.
These forces left after the annihilation of the "Banderovtsy" #.h~t:
had been active in the area. In 1957 there were no troops in
Drogobych other than a small infantry unit. Its barracks, an old
three-story structure, was located at the outskirts of town on the
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road to Truskavets and to the right of the Drogobych-Borislav
railroad line, coming from Drogobych.
11. There was no airfield in the town or its emiirons. The
mail plane, a single-engined craft, made two trips a day between
Drogobych and Lvov and it used as a landing field an open field
located about one lan from Oil Refinery No. 1.
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USSR (Belorussian SSR)
Miscellaneous Information on Novogrudok
1. Novogrudok LN 53-36, E 25-5~, a rayon center in the Grodno
Oblast, had 12,000-15,000 inhabitants, most of whom were Belorussians.
There were a considerable number of Russians, however, who had been
sent from the RSFSR to assume various appointments in the town.
Novogrudok is situated about 21 km from the Novoyena station probably
Novoyel~r~ya; N 5} 28, E 25-3~] on the main railroad line, and is
connected with the latter by means of a narrow-gauge track.
2. Novogrudok had only light industrial plants. These included
a prewar tricot goods factory, a new clothing factory, a brewery, and
an artisans cooperative (Fromkombinat) which maintained a number of
workshops.
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3. A military cantonment housing a motor rifle (i~Sotorizov-
annaya Pekhota) regiment was situated approximately three km from
Novogrudok, on the right-hand side of the road to Novoyena. The
cantonment was established by the Soviets, who converted into barracks
a number of stone structure which the Poles had begun setting up
before World War II as stables for military pack horses. In the
summer, the regiment stationed at Novogrudok would proceed to a
summer camp (Letniy Lager) in the vicinity of Berozovka probably
Berezovka, N 53-~.3, E 25-3], situated near the road to Lida ~ 53-53,
E 25-1~.
1~. Novogrudok was se~nerely damaged during World War II, its
central part being completely destroyed; this section was not recon-
structed, but instead was converted into a public park. In 1957
a rayon hospital was opened in Novogrudok, after about three years
in construction. Small-scale construction went on the suburbs.
Those interested in building their own house were allotted plots of
1-1.5 square kilometers and granted loans. Buildings were constructed
of wood.
5. Throughout the period after World War II and until the end
of 1957, there was a continuous shortage of bread in Novogrudok.
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Flour supplies to the bakeries were insufficient and what little
bread there was had to be shared by the townspeople with peasants
from neighboring villages. The latter regularly came to Novogrudok
with their familieis, buying up large quantities of bread for their
own consumption and for feeding their pigs. As a result, people
had to queue up for several hours. Furthermore, the bread was of
inferior quality, for the bakers, in order to fulfill their produc-
tion quotas, diluted the flour with large amounts of water, despite
the fact that the flour was of low quality to begin with. This was
technically feasible since the baking was carried out in forms, but
the bread became wet a.nd gluey as a result.
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