TRAINING COURSE FOR TECHNICAL PERSONNEL OF THE CHIEF HIGHWAY DIRECTORATE AT THE GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL IN KIEV

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• Publication Date: December 16, 1953
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COUNTRY USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
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DATE DISTR. 16 7`61$93
SUB3ECT Training Course for Technical Personnel' NO. OF PAGES -4
of.the OYiief Highway Directorate at the
Geological Exploration School in, Kiev REFERENCES:
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1. In 1949 when the Trust of Industrial Enterprises C-143,97, Chief
Highway Directorate LR'c-143J,'was-organized and- took over a large
number of stone quarries from the Highways Administration, Ukrainian
S-SR the latter retained its qualified technical personnel, 25X1
and the C e ighway Directorate had the dif '.icult.task of trying
to operate the newly acquired quarries. without skilled technicians
and engineers. Since there was, on the one 1?rand, a constant shortage
of technicians and engineers.inthe USSR,,and because, on the other
hand, it appeared inadvisable from the point of view of Ukrainian SSR
policy,to import engineers and technicians from the USSR, the Chief
Highway Directorate of the Ukrainian SSR decided to organize a short
technical course and to train its own technicians from the native
population.
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create the impression of. a broad-based. self -ac mination of
individual republics within the USSR,'.the All-Union policy had been
showing recently a rather strong tendency to encourage the employment
of indigenous people in leading administrative, organizational,
industrial, and economic positions within individual republics, as
long as there-was'a. sufficient number of politically reliable native
individuals qualified to occupy such positions. The well-justified
reason behind this. policy was to keep.the masses of population'from
:grumbling and to avoid as much=as.possible any measures which would
arouse public opinion or incite opposition to the Ftussification of
non-Russian republics, krays, and autonomous oblasts within the USSR.
Probably more than in any other republic this resentment against
Russification after World War'II was noticeable in the Ukrainian SSR,
where an intense Russificaiion campaign was undertaken in 1944 and
1945 because of the alleged collaboration of a large number of
Ukrainians with the Germans. Dissatisfaction with and even passive
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resistance to this policy, however, became apparent rather soon; and
.in 1948 and 1949 quite a sudden change occurred. From that time on
the official policy for, the Ukrainian SSR was to employ native'
intelligentsia rather than Russians. The'only exceptions to this
policy were in the MGB and MVD, where even recently most of the
officials have been Russians.
In order to organize the short technical course the Chief Highway
Directorate negotiated with the prinoipal'of the Geological
Exploration Teohnioal School (Geologo Razvedochnyy Tekhnikum) of the
Ministry of Geology, located at Saksoganekaya Street in Kiev, and
reached an agreement according to which this school would suppI
ru es to the'Geological Exploration School for the organiza-
tion of this five-month course.
aining aide, technical literature, and premises.
the Chief Highway Directorate made a lump payment of
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being connected with stone production and-the operation of quarries.
The subjects taught in the course were as-follows:
Enterprises and the Chief Highway Directorate, these latter positions
of the Trust of Industrial Enterprises. Of this number, approximately
seven were road construction engineers;-.six were accountants; 10 were
self-educated technicians and the rest were without any 25X1
specific profession. The entrance educationalrequirement for students
was either college'or 10' years of intermediate school plus any
technical school. In my case.the diploma of the commercial school
issued in Bratislava was recognized as equivalent to a technical school.
No entrance examination was required.
The purpose of the course was. to provide-sufficient technical training
of students in the field of stone quarries operation to enable them
to become technical'administrators and directors of quarries and to'
occupy responsible.. technical positions with the Trust of Industrial
.The course started on 5 January-1949 and was attended by 35 students,
all of whom were either present or prospective technical employees
a. Prospecting and 111ploration-'(Poiski i Razvedki). The lecturer
on this subject *as the director of the Geological Exploration
? School, Mining Engineer Director First Class LARIN. Various
methods of geological'expiQration for minerals were described.
and presented to the students. Practical training in this
subject consisted of small scale surveying with such instruments
as the theodolite and leveling instrument.
b.' Geology. The lecturer was LARIN. Various minerals and their
characteristics, especially various types of stones and rocks,
were described to the students.- The.sehool had a very-large
.geological laboratory.and an excellent collection , of. mineral
samples.
Geodesy. (Large-scale surveying.) The lecturer was Mining
Engineer Director Second Class GRUSHETSKIY. Map making,
instruction in instruments, and large-scale surveying were
covered in?these classes. Practical training and work with
surveying instruments was included.
the types of ammonite described by GRUSHETSKIY were:
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d. Explosives and their Utilization in Mining. The lecturer was
GRUSHETSKIY. The properties and use of ammonite, dynamite,
nitroglycerin, toluene (toluol), nitrotoluene (nitrotoluol),
trinitrotoluen or TNT (trinitrotoluol), trotyl (trotil), and
lack gunpowder were studied ih these lectures.
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2T, M,,,3M, and ammonium nitrate, each of which had a different
chemical composition. The type 2T was mainly used in stone
quarries. Described also were various types of detonators,
primers, Bickford fuses, detonating fuses (mercury fulminate),
electric detonating machines of types BM1 and BM2, and other
similar equipment. In addition to this, theoretical and prac-
tical instruction on drilling various types of rocks and actual
shooting as well were covered as a part of this subject.
p.. Mining (Gornoye Delo). The lecturer was Mining Engineer First
Class PASECHNIK. Opening of mines and various methods of mine
and pit exploitation, with emphasis on methods used in the
exploitation of surface mines and stone quarries, were covered
in these lectures. Several visits to stone quarries in opera
lion were made as a part of the instruction on this subject.
f. Projecting '(Proektirovaniye). The lecturer was PASECHNIK.
Instruction was given on projecting and planning new stone
''quarries. Students had to prepare all technical drawings using
small-scale maps, and they had to prepare all detail drawings
of q,uarr:ies',,oolnpoe .ter. p tsr.:finl; clans,. and, profi) ep.
g.' Algebra.
h'. Geometry. The lecturer in algebra and geometry was Mining
Engineer Second Class GOL'MAN. The students were given refresher
,,courses-in these subjects in accordance with the special
requirements of this technical school.
i. Physics. The lecturer was a woman
refresher course similar to those in mathematics was given in
this subject.
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Goegraphy. The lecturer was LARIN. This was a refresher course
in world geography with emphasis on natural mining resources
throughout the-world.
k. Political Education. The lecturer on this subject was a high
Party functionary in Kiev
In percentage terms the lecture program was divided as follows:
a. Prospecting and Exploration, 15%
b. Geology, IO%
c. Geodesy, 20%
d. Explosives, 20%
e. Mining, 15%
f. Projecting, 10%
g. Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Geography, Political Education, 10%
8. While attending the course the students continued to receive the
wages of the positions they held before attending the school.
Students also received free apartments and free food (three meals a
day) furnished by the Chief Highway Directorate. The students lived
in the rest home of the road construction workers' trade union, which
was located in Kiev's suburb Boyarka, approximately 22 km. from the
.center of the city.
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During our stay at the school we were supposed to receive 320 rubles
monthly for subsistence, but the arrangement was made to. use this
money as compensation for the services rendered by the rest home
where we lived and had our meals.
After completion of the course, students had to pass a final examina-
tion in the first six of the subjects listed above. ear. 7, a to f7
All 35 students passed the examination, but the diplomas varied
according to the results of the examination. Five received the
diploma of mining engineer third class; approximately 15 received
the diploma of mining engineer - technician; 10 received the diploma
of mining technic in charge; and five received the diploma of
mining technician
Immediately after the final examination-and award of diplomas 13 of
the best students were appointed technical
administrators of stone quarrieu rdinate to the Trust of
Industrial Enterprises, Chief Highway Directorate; four got posi-
tions with the Geological Exploration Division of the Chief Highway-
Directorate, two with the Mining Section of the Trust of Industrial
Enterprises, and the rest were appointed to lower positions with
various regional road administrations.
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