CITY OF KUIBYSHEV

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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 22, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1.. The city has a population of about one million, It is situated about 500
km southwest of Ufa, on the Trans-Siberian railroad and on the left bank
of the Volga River, at its confluence with the Samara River,, It is
bounded on the west by the Volga and on the south by the tributary Samara:
2. The Volga.at Kuibyshev has a width of about onskilometer The boat and
barge traffic is heavy; especially southward,, The Samara River, one kilometer
wide, is crossed by a steel railroad bridge which carries the Trans-Siberiai
Traffic density on the Trans-Siberian is reportedly high and consists mostly
of shipments of industrial and mineral products,. The line is double-tracked
and steam traction is used,
Kuibyshev was not damaged during the war. The streets in the center of town
are partly laid with cobblestones; the most important are paved with asphalt?
i motor highway extends northwestward toward Ufa,
4:, desiaes the factories of military imnottanee shorn in the attached sketchy
there :re a few sugar mills, and sma_l plants manufacturing tar, asphalt,
stucco and lumber.
1?, Railroau station. Situated in the southwest section of the city, near
the Samara River. It is a masonry structure, two stories high.
2.. Grain silos. In the west part of town, on the left bank of the Volga..
This reinforced concrete structure, is about 70 meters high, and is reported
to be one of the largest silos in the USSR.
3. Factory for manufacture of aircraft ball bearings, and tank and ;automotive
bail bearings. It is situateQ in the center of tov,n,, it is a huge plant,
formerly the, cavalry barracks, with numerous masonry structures, The skilled
workers number about 25,000 and are mostly women. There are three eight-
hour shifts. The entire plant is surrounded by a wooden fence., Armed
guarus are stL.tionea in the towers at the four corners of tine fence, The
plant is connected to the railroad by a spur.;
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4,. Freight station, Situated in the center of torn on the Trans-Siberian _
it is a low masonry structure ,aged as a warehouse,
5. Factory for manufacture of aircraft ball be ,,rings, tank + td automotive ball
bearings: it is situated in the center of town, south of the Trans-Siberian.
This -ilant layout is slightly smaller than No. 3, and extends over an .rea
of four to five square kilometers, It comprises six sheds, 60 by 30 r? with
.teel roofs in dome shape and a vast inside yard. About 10,000 employees
;work here in three eight-hour shifts, The enclosure is a wooden fence with
towers manned :;y armed guards. i spur connects with the railroad,
6, Stalin factory (Stalin GaTou) + ith airfield It is situated in the sou.th-
oast section of town.. Fight-r planes of ILAA, and jet type are assei~.blec;
and tested there? An airfield enclosed by a wooden fence with towers ri;.anned
by armed guards is attache, to the A.ant. It is connected to the railroad
by a spur. More than 10,000 workers are employed. There are three shifts
daily?
7 Small airfield, situated south of town on the right bank of the Samara River.,
it is used for gliders ana the paratrooper school.
Loonin factory (Lenin uavod), Loc Led in the southern part of the eit.y near
the Sam=.ra River, hrigines are produced for heavy and light tanks, Several
masonry sheds 255 b; ? 5,j ra with peaked roofs and a large court make up the
layout, about 20,000 workers are on three eight-hour shifts? It is enclosed
by a wooden fence with towers in the corners armed by guards,. It is connected
the railroad by a spur,
9:. Coal-fired thermal power station anu chemical department,: Located in the
southeast section of town, not far from the right bank of the Samara River.
It is u large ouiluing vith a court, and a smokestack 104m high, It is
connecteda to the railroad by a spur, and is guarded on the outside by armed
guards?
10. Steel railroad bridge over the Samara, more than a kilometer long, carrying
the Trans-Siberian in a south - north direction,;
11., hasuykinca (sic, Rasuikinka?) Section, L):el.. ings occupied by German .Jrtgineers
and technicians..
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