MILITARY, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL INFORMATION ON LVOV

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Publication Date: September 29, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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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.
COUNTRY USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
24 ,Sepy'~rn b~.r
SUBJECT Military, Economic, and Political DATE DISTR.
Information on Lvov
NO. PAGES
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
A 164-page report on Lvov
The report includes the following
a. Military installation on the left side of ulitsa Lenina extended,
on the grounds of a hilly and wooded terrain called Chortivska
Skala (Devil's Rock). Air Force and communications units are
stationed there. There are underground and aboveground constructions,
and the area is strictly guarded.
b. New settlements along the road to Vinniki (N 49-1+9, E 21+-08).
c. House numbering system.
d. A list of old and new street names.
6. Transportation routes,
f. Anti-Soviet jokes.
Economic and political situation.
h. ;ationship between Ukrainians and Russians.
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Chortivska Skala (Devil's Rock)
Military Installation
theme is a large and a very well
guarded military installation on the grounds of a hilly
and wooded terrain which has the vane Chortivska dala.
This military installation is located on the left side of
the road leading from Lviv to Vyanyky. The road to Vyanyky
is Leaina street extended and the distance between the
city of Lviv to Vynayky is 7 kas. In 1939, the town of
Tyanyky was incorporated in greater Lviv. Along the road
to Vynnyky fray Lviv, on the left side of the road, there
is a railroad track but the railroad was destroyed during
WW II and has not been rebuilt. on this railroad, theme
were the following stations: Lviv-Lychakivf Lysyaychi;
Mariivka; and Tyanyky. Between the stations Mariivka and
Vynnyky to the left and near the village of Lysynychi is
the military installation (sew sketch).
There are underground and ewergromd constructions on
the installation, and paved roads lead to Vynayky and to
the road connecting Vynayky and Lviv. The military units
stationed there belong to the Aoviet Air Force,, Cosarra:rai-
cations, (Lotohiki, Aadisty Sviaaisty). They all live
within the installation, emeept the officers who live is
the surrounding area in private homes, and mix with other
inhabitants. The whole area is fenced (wired) and strictly
guarded. There is very little possibility for civilians
to nose near the installation.
The railroad being inactive since World War II, the
communication between Tymsyky and Lviv is only by bus.
There is one bus line which carries the signs "Lviv-Vynnyky".
The end of the line of this bus is Lviv is near Ploshoha
Dalyla Nalytskobo (formerly Striletska ploshmha). In
addition to this bus live, there are other buses which go
from Lviv to other points but pass through Vnwyky and can
be used for travel to Tyanyky. They are: Lviv-[nrovychi
Lviv-Mlyniany
Lviv-Zolochiv
Lviv-Termopi l
The last station in Lviv for the above bus lines, is on a
little square between the Borodetska Street and Ploshoha
Bohdana ihmelaytskoho (formerly Plosboha Tura.) This is the
last station of most of the long distance buses is Lviv.
There is a circus near this last station. The buses to
Vynayky run frequently (every 1/9 hour.)
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NOW attlewats---hay been eoastructod along the road
frog Lviv to ?yaayky, On the loft side of the road there
is a Profesoraka io1oaia (or horodok) and the Zryvshytslra
Zoloala. Between the Avtoraaeeatnyi Saved and the lwiadahovyi
Zavod on the right side of the Yyaayky-Lri? road-is a big
settlement which extends farther west to the extended
Selena Street. People of all strata of the population are
living is these sottisaonts. May of then have built their
ova houses. The a&jority of the pop 1stioa living in these
settlowimt$ cave fraat the local population.
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STATION
LYSYNYCHI VILLAGE
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The MW L?iv
new N eren ?et extent.- Most
beias construct a that area to a
the local
of the des there are bias oosutruOtod by
Population. and the people Who are livinsiii theselaiet1t-
rats are from all sstrata of the Populutt
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sin, Workers, also aray The nee Lrir starts after you pass the Park Zord**a ?
is a b city the park
streetcar NO. 4 cousests the
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and ras peop.
on strylom street
Who sort there live in that rice..
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House duabering yeten in
The even numbers are on the right side of the street
and the odd numbers on the left. The houses are numbered
consecutively. Wherever there is a lot on which no house
stands, the lot is given the next number, and the following
house the next number. (Hxaaple: first house, No. 9, nest
house No. 4, eapty lot No. d, nett house No. 8.) In this
way, the numbers start where the street begins, and goes
consecutively to the sad of the street. Now intersections
do not start in a new hundred series, but continue is the
nos utive way. The length of the various streets differ.
Therefore, the numbers would not run parallel to other
streets. For song unexplained reason, some houses may
have a letter A or B following the nuaber, and those houses
night be next to each other, slightly behind or forward
the other. The house numbers on all the houses in Lviv
are well lighted all night long.
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A List of Old and Now Isass of streets is Lyiv as of 195?
Former
Present
Piskova
Iadetska
Pelchyaska
BRopkivska
Zelma
Pekarska
Lychakivska
tokhamovskoho
turkova
Antonia
Tsatyaakn
Petra i Pavia
Mavsnera
C harnetskaho
Pidvala
Blakharska
Trybunaiska
Tiz asaska
3 Maya
Zaaarstynivaka
Na Baykack
Stryiska
Zyblikevycha
Blovatskobo
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Piskova
Gvardeyska
Dserskynskoho
Snopkivska
Bums
Pskarska
Lenin
Mayakovskoho
Lysenka
Zankovetskoyi
Teatyusks
Bschnikova
Cbekhova
Radians"
Pidvala
Blakharska
Trybunalska
91rapuka
Gorkoho
Kaliniss
Kyivaka
Btryiska
Ivan Pranks
Slovatskoho
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dvites (lake)
lesuitskyi Dorod
Rynok
Ruska
palytska
Krakivska
$ykstuska
Koperayka
Legioniv
kutovskoho
torsiaktiv
Skarbkiv$ka
Striletska ploshcba
Zhovkivska
Zaaarstyaivska
Yanivska
Borodetska
Sapihy
Aleya Pooha
Ploshaha Tura
*itskevicha
In Bloaie
Lvivskych Ditey
Lystopada
Pototskoho
Iuahaa
Bas.yn Yedykiv
Universytetskyi park kultury
i vidpochyakn
kynak
3Duska
8alytska
trakivska
Zhovta*Va (Cktiabbrslu-ya)
Ko"zmyk&
1 Travaia
Teatralaa
goraiakt iv
Less Uk rainky
Plosbaha Danyla Balytskoho
Bohdaoa Khmeiayt kobo
Kalinin
Tarasa $hevaheska
Horodetska
Staliaa
roksalaa
Ploshaha Bohdaaa ghaelaytskoho
mitskevicna
Zalissychna
Turieaeva
logelsa
Pushkin
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Mariyaka Pioshaha
dkadsaiohsa
0860148 Yoh
Pavlisiv
Lrupiar$ka
Malahsvskoho
Yicki.viaha
Ploshaha Mitsk viaha
Prosp.kt mbrvchsaka
$tttaayka
ckersihivska (probably)
Erupiar$ka
Yolkova
Taroslava $alaaa
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Streetcars in Lviv
No 2 Bud of Lenina-Cherniakhovskoho-Pushkina-Btalina-
Yopernyka-Zhovtaeva-Rynok-Lenisa (to the end)
So 4 Bad of Kalinin to the theater (Opera House) and back
Mo S Main Station-Yoksalaa-Morodetska-Bohdana Khaelnytskoho
No 6 The name route as No 5, but goes farther out on
Bohdana Khnelaytskoho
No 9 Main Station-Yoksalaa-$talina-Kyivska-Pushkina-
Osershynakoho-Zimorovycha-Radiaoska-Ruska-Rysok
No 10 Between Stryiska and ICaliniaa (Zaaarstyniv)
Yo 12 Renisa (Kopernyka h Osershynakoho)-Zhovtaeva-Rynok
Lysenka (Rurkova)-Teatynska-Yysokyi Zanok
Troll
No 1 From Ploshcha Mitskevicha-1 Travnia-Oorkoho-Ploshcha
Bohdana Lhaelnytakoho-Stalina-lain Station
So 2 Ploshcha Mitskevicha-1 Travaia-Gorkoho-Ploshcha
B. Khaelnytskoho-8orodetska-to the suburb Sobdanivka
No 3 Continues on Horodetska, through Bohdanivka to the
Lviv Airport Lvivskyi Aerodro. (Sksyliv)
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Anti-Soviet Jokes Circulating in the Ukraine.
A collection of stamps with Khrushchev's photograph
has been issued in the Soviet Union and Khrushchev himself
was interested to find out if people buy them. Be inquired
personally at the post office. The post office employee
replied that the stamps aren't selling because people com-
plained that they don't stick. Khrushchev decided to in-
vestigate. S. spat on the back of one of the stamps carrying
his picture and it stuck well. Khrushchev said, "You see,
they do stick." Tb this the post office employee said, "Oh,
now I understand, the people don't spit on the right side of
the stamp." (cony nena to storonu pluyut")
Khrushchev came to Kalinovka and not his childhood
friend. Khrushchev asked him, "Tanya, how are you?" "Not
too bad," replied Tanya, "but look what worn trousers I
have." To this Khrushchev replied, "Its not so bad, there
are countries where people even go without trousers." Tanya:
"Oh, the Soviet system must have been in effect for a hundred
years in those areas."
The American astronauts landed on Mars. They were busy
with measuring and planning constructions when a Martian
approached and asked "what is going to happen here?" The
Americans explained what they planned to build there, and
the Martian said, "fait a minute. There was a small, fat,
bald fellow (likita Kukurusnik) two who said that there
is going to be corn here everywhere."
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tieneral Situation
the situation in the ikc et t*ii.cn in 8$WO%l
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is working. most of the physical workers have qualifications
acquired in schools.
in Lviv about of the labor force is ends up of the local.
Ukrainian population. The rest are Russians and other matiasalities.
In Eastern Ukraine about 70% of the VOWUa class (labor) are local
Ukrainians.
Cultural life in the U mine is fairly well der+elopeed. There
are about 125 profeessionaa theaters of which about 100 are Ukrraiaia.
The atteadame in theaters is very high.
The economic situation has improved in recant years, and it
is much better in the city than in the country. The wages are 1ov
but everyone, particularly the workers, helps himself by stealing
from their places of maploymsnt and later sell the stolen items.
The privileged class are the Vo rksrs of the party, M M# Militia.
The lox ranking militia mane receives 11200 rubles a math. This
newspa~permeen are well paid (2 rubles per newspa a r tiaee) . Writers
get 7 rubles per l the j radio people 110 rubles for hs3f on hour of
broadcasting. Next case university prort+essaars, artists, etc. There
is a new village aristocracy in the villages (`motorists, briga-
diers, etc .) and the class differences strikingly resemble the pm-
revolutionary period.
The villagers also help themselves by stealing. The vil-
lagers around the city of Lviv live better than those in mare distant
areas . Most of the young people in these v313ag's go to school.
fbr example, the village of Pidbsristsi, in 1,939 had only 105 stints
in high schools and colleges, but at the present time evetrycew- at-
tends high school or college. IS 1958 the kholkoses in Ptdbsristsi
and other suburban villages had been liquidated and mplauA by
sovkhoees.
The population in the villages and in the cities is *eery mush
interested in politics. ennexynaee is mated
in politics. Before the war, the farmer was too mesh perenacupied with
the land and could talk about politics only an 8wadays. Now that he
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