THE CITY OF SARATOV

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• Publication Date: March 27, 1959
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WORT 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 (Saratov Oblast)
SUBJECT The City of Saratov
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 27 March 1959
NO. PAGES 17
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The attached report on the city of Saratov /ii 51-34 E 46-00 is being forwarded
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Attachments 1 and 2: A city plan and an unann.otated overlay of Saratov 50X1 -HUM
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Saratov Urban Area
General Description
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1. The city of Saratov (N 51-34$ h 4 zi the right bank of the Volga River
in Saratovalsaya ablest, ESR, was about 35 km long and five km wide at its
widest point. The terrain northwest of the city was hilly and forested. In
41100,.tho northeast it was level fertile land and to the southwest/rolling to level.
The city was predominantly industrial, having the following large plants;
a. Airframe Plant No. 292 (point 77, page 10).
b. The Third Antifriction Bearing Plant (point 59, page 9).
c. Volga Foundry (point 21, page 6 ).
a. Tractor Part.: Plant (point 43, page 8).
e. Petroleum refinery (point 2, page17 ).
f. Radar sets manufacturing plant (point 5, page 17).
News of other smaller plants are included in the body of the report. The
negly ..mnstructed plants located outside the city are listed under paragraph
City tores were located mostly on prospekt Kirova from the Krytyy Rynek
(point 135, page 14' to Radishoheirskazallaitsa, on ulitsa Gorkogo (point 146,
paw. 15) from the intersection with prespekt Kirova to the intersection with
u3.-..t.sa ',mina (point 164, page 10, and an ulitsa IRnina from the corner at
,Jitsa Gorkoge to the main post office (point 130, page 14.
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2. Ti climate of the Saratov area was dry with prevRiling winds from southeast to
northwest. The average sunmeE temperature was 30'' C and lathe *inter tempera-
sures ranged from 15? C to 20 C. The first snowfalls and river freezing began
around 1 to 15 November and the snow started to melt from 1 to 15 April.
Generally, the anew blanket was one-half meter. The snow from city streets
was transported outside the city limits.
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3. the population of Saratovnntbered
slightly over 500,000. After 1945 the population had increased considerably:
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Sollowed in number by Ukrainians, Tartars, Jews and a small percentage of Germans,
respectively. MOst of the population was employed in the local industrial plants,
i*.aluding factories, the petroleum refinery and river ports.
kablic Utilities
4 The city post, telephone,and telegraph office mas located in the city aaministra.
tion building (point 156, page 15)0 The main post office was located in the
building designated as point 130, page 14.
5. The -radiobroadcazting station was located in the building designated as pant
32, page 7 0 Through correspondence source learned that a television station
was built and put into operation in August 1957.
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measures were taken to prevent listening to foreign. _radidbroadeasts.
often listened to Russiarclanguage broadcasts of the BBC and. Voice of America
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6. Electric power plants were located at points 92 and 147,page U and.15. The trans-
former station for streetcar lines is designated as point 122$ page 13. The
new thermal power plant was located at -point 4, page 17 0
Transit System
7. 2be city transit system used primarily streetcars trollpv bases and, to a
2asser degree, autobuses,
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numbers and routes
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a. Streetcar line WO. 1. The route of this streetcar started at the
intersection of ulitsa Chernyshevakogo and Chelushkina (point 1651
page 16)$ than proceeded ie t on Chelushkina to Chapayevakaya
ulitsa (point 127$ page 13 ); here it turned south on Chapayevakaya
ulitsa to ulitsa 'Chernyshevakogo, on which it 'continued to the terminal
(point 87$ page 11 ) located near Airframe Plant No. 292 (point 77,
page 10 ). The streetcar line was double track on, ulitsa Cherarahev-
skogo from the intereection with Kamyshinakaya ulitsa to the terminal
(point 87$ page 11). The track was laid on the north side of the
street up to the intersection of ulitsy Astrakhanskego and Cherniehew
&sago, fromVhidh point to the terminal (point 87$ page 11) the track
was laid in the middle of ulitsa Chernishevakoge.
b. Streetcar line No. 2. This route started at the terminal of line
HO. 1 (point 87$ page ii)$ proceeded south toward the petroleum
refinery called "Kreking" (point 2$ Deep 17) and returned.
c. Streetcar line NO. 5. This VW a new, double-track line. Its route
started at Poselok Strelka (point 8, /max 6 ) and proceeded east on
Sadovaya ulitaa (point 1661 page 16).
Streetcar line No. 7. This line started from Poseick Streika and con
tinued east on Sadovaya ulitsa to Astrakhanalsaya ulitsa (point 290
page 7 ), on which it turned south to proapekt Kirova (point 341
page 7 ), on which it turned east to Mirnyy pereuldk (point 133$ page
14); it then turned south on MirnYY per j3k, continued areund thq
block enclosedb7SakkoiVantsetti and Chapayevakaya ulitay$ and prospeiat
Kirova$ ana returned on the same route.
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C . Streetcar line No. 9. This route started at Mirmy pereuldk and
went vest on Sovetakayaulitsa to Astrakhanakaya ulitsa0 on 'which it
continued south to B,6bochaya ulitsa and thea turned vest to
EalmidhPskiy Foss:316k (point 36$ page 7 ). From here it proceeded to
Proletarakiy Poseldk (point 55$ page 9 ) and turned around for the
return run at point 56$ 'cage 9
f. Streetcar line No. 10. Thin route started at Mirnyy pereuldk and
continued on the same streets as line No. 9 as far as la/niche:114y
Poseldk, frcm which it turned to Tbselek AgafonoVka (point 52$ page 8
and turned around for the return rau at point 541 page 9 .
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g. Streetcar 11 No. U. This line started in Astrakhanskawt ulitsa
at the terminal (point 111, peep 12) and proceeded to prospekt
Kirov& (point 34, page 7 )0 on street it traveled east to
)1rnyy pereulok and then returned on the same route.
h. Streetcar line No. 12. This line started near the shoe factory
(point 44, page 8 ) and proceeded north in Astreldwansimlaulitsa to
the Agricultural Research Institute (point 1, page 5 ) and then re-
turned on the same route. The dodbleArack streetcar line on Astra-
kbandkaya ulitsa was laid on the western side and separate from the
street.
i. Trolleyzas line NO. 1. This trolley bus traversed prospekt Kiroval
then turned south on Oktyabrakayaulitsa and then east on Nelereahnaya
ulitsa (point 175, page i6) to the Russian Orthodox Church (point 177,
pace 16 ). From here source believed the route continued west on
ulitsa Loans (point 1641 page 16) to the paseenger railroad station
(point 23, page 7
j. Autobus line No. 1. This route included Cluipswevskaya ulitsa (point
127, page 13 ) aramandlinskayaulitaa; however, source did not
know the ccoplete route. One autobus traveled from the Krytyy Byndk
(Point 135, Pace 14 ) all the vay to Airframe Pleat No. 292 (point TT,
me 10 ).
8. The electric transformer station for streetcar and trolley:busesi was located
between Pagachevskayaulitsa and Astrakbanakaya ulitsa. This station is iesig-
nate& as point 122, page 13 . The streetcar depot is designeted as point 123,
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9. The streetcar fare was 30 kopeks and for the autebus the price varied according
to the distance traveled. From KrytyY flynek (point 135, MP 14) to Airframe
Plant No. 292 (point 77, MO 10) the fare on autdbuses totaled 1.10 rubles,
and for a distance of two bus stops the fare was 15 kopeks.
10. The cost of a railroad ticket from Saratov to Mbacow totaled 114 rubles first
class plus tan rubles for abed or 95 rubies for the seat only. From Saratov
to Leningrad the first class ticket was 105 rUbles.7%.r
Sanitary and Medical Ccadi.tiona
U. Generally speaking, the sanitary conditicas in Saratov were apoi. All new
apartmonts had inside plumbing. Each apartment had e pickup: point fraa
Saebege was picked up daily. The garbaae Vas burned in ?open air dumps outside
the city limits. Tho city did not have a garbage disposal plant.
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12. Each rayon of the city had a cliaic. hospitals:
The children'a hospital (point 94), e First Soviet state Hospital (point 119,
the Second Soviet State hospital (point 145), the Third Soviet State Respite'
(point 37) and the Fourth Soviet State Hospital (point 107). AU medicine and.
sidical care were free of charge. For bedridden patients free =Wiese? service
via provided or the doctor made calls attilet_wl.ftta_harda_ Medical care at
the hospitals was considered, very good.
there were no epidemics or prevalent diseases,
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Industrial Development
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13. since 1950 the city of Saratov had been expanding toward the50X1-HUM
northwest, in that area along the road to Penza (N 53.12, E 45-01) am
Ulyanovsk (N 54-20, 1.1 48-24). approximately 20 kilometers frau the city limits.
Be added that in this area new plants had been constructed and it was rumored
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eventually be relocated in this general area0
same of the new pleats by their functional names:
a. Tank repair and assembly plant,
b. Electronic equipment plaa, Scur, na:i heard that there were
two such plan.s.
C0 Visaile or rocket plant (zavol reaktivnykh anaryadov iii raket).
L Machine building plant A CC.ttlAtEtrl
May 1957.
e. Diesel engine plant, nad heard that this plant
also produced diesel engines for submarines.
f. Motorcycle motor plant.
g. Armament plant.
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14. all the above.mentioned plants and any new ones to be construc.
ted or relocated at a future date, would receive electric power from a hydro.
electric power plant in Balakovo (ff 52-03, E 47-45), still under construction at
the time of his repatriation. High voltage transmission towers and lines leading
from this new power plant to the city and various industrial installations were
already constructed.
Legend for faratcir
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15. points of interest in Saratov. (Refer to att. 1,
a Caetdh of the Saratov City Plan, based on a German General Staff City RUA of
Saratov) No. 370, dated 30 Jane 439 1:100,0000)
Agricultural research station.
Tank training school.
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Double-track streetcar line No. 12. It traversed Astrakkawitaya
ulitsa.
Agimicultural research institute.
City airfield. This was a hard-surface field without concrete run.
ways or taxi strips. This airfield had a small brick passenger
terminals a ia11 weather station operated by civilian technicians,
a maintenance shop, a small brick hangar for DCGAAF facilities, and
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a POL dump for Aeroflot aircraft. New. the hangar were perked
DOSA&F aircraft for training purposes, such as one YAK-15, one U2
2T0-24oneUT-2, and two YAK-11. During Mrs an unknown fighter
regiment was stationed on this field. The airfield was about
three kilometers long and two kilometer? wide. 2:Saratov Airfielgf
Military armored school. The course was of three years' duration.
All the students mere on active duty and upon graduation they were
commissioned lieutenants in the armored branch of the Soviet Army.
The educational entrance requirement limfted students to those who
had completed a technical school or a rainiraum of two years of
seenndary schooling (nine years total).
Cemetery.
Ponelok Strelka. (Strelka Settlement). The buildings of this
settlement consisted mostly of single-story wooden and brick houses
constructed before World War IL There were also three apartment
buildings, four stories high) which were constructed after 1945.
Streetcar tracks. This was a double track laid on thr right side
of the street for streetcar lines No. 3 and No. 7.
Point 10. Steel bridge. This narrow bridge was built over the railroad
tracks expressly for the streetcar line. Oa the bridge there was
only a single track for streetcar lines No. 5 and NO. 7.
Point U. Housing areas. These consisted of brick apartment buildings three
to five stories high; their conntruction, began in 1950.
Point 12. Ka=eneva furniture fsctory.
Point 13. Alcohol plant. It distilled vodka and other liquora and bottled
various mines.
Point 14. Double-track railroad line. This was the main line from Saratov to
Moscow.
Point 15. highway. This highway was a continuation of Sadovaya ulitsa and.
was the min highway from Saratov to Ebneow. It was constructed
during 1955 . 1956 and bild a concrete surface 16 meters wide.
Point 16. Soccer stadium Trudovykh Beaervav. The construction of tan stadium
was completed in 1955.
Point 17. Tar processing plant.
Point 18. Oxygen plant. This plant processed oxygen for industrial melding.
Point 19. Varnish and paint factory.
Point 20. Mill-for processing sunflower seed oil.
Point 21. Volga Foundry Plant (Volskiy liteynyy zavod).
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Point 22. Railroad building. This was a two-Story brick buildimg occupied
by the employees of the passenger railroad station.
Point 23. The main passenger railroad station. This station was referred to
as Saratov No. 1.
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Point 24. Hand baggage roam for the passenger railroad. station.
Point 25. Turn-around point for trolley buses and autobuses servicing
ulitsa Lanina.
Pant 26. StatuevDzerzhinakogo: It was surrolnded by a circle of grass and
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Pant 27. Military barracks. These were two.story brick buildings in which__
the engineer troops (EmpiiTnyye)fwere billeted.
Point 26. Saratov university campus.
Point 29. Astrakhandkaya ulitsa. This was anlasphalt surfaced street approxi...
mately 16 meters wide with double streetcar trades on the western
side.
Point 30. Area of the Industrial Technical School (Industrialnyy Tekbnikum).
Source did not know the length of the course but stated that the
graduates were certified industrial technicians.
Point 31. Zavod Universal. This plant produced metal products such as beds and
manhole covers.
Point 32. Saratov radiobroadcasting station.
Point 33. Race track.
Point 34. Prospekt Kirova. This was an asphalt covered street aboUt 16 meters
vide. It had asphalt sidewalks on both sides four and a half meters
vide and was lined with trees. The street was well lighted and had
sewers and underground electric power lines. The power lines for
trolley buses, were suspended from steel supports located on both
sides of the street. It was considered one of the naia streets of
the city and was serviced by trolley bus No, 1
Point 33. Zavdkzalnyy Poseldk. This settlement was constructed prior to World
War II. Most of the buildings were single-story and constructed of
wood. These buildings were occupied by railroad workers.
Point 36. Elinicheakiy Poseldk. Abst of the houses in this settlement were
single-story wooden structures.
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Point 370 Tretyaya Sovetokaya Bolnitca (The Third Soviet Hospital). The
hospital buildings were one and two stories high)conotructed of
brick.
Point 39. Steel bridge. This bridge over the railroad was constructed for
streetcar lines No. 9 and No. 10.
Point 39. Saratov Tobacco Factory. This was a two-otory brick 1;lui1ding which
had a gable-type roof covered with sheet metal. The factory was
surrounded by a wooden fence about two meters high. The following
brands of cigarettes and tobacco were produced for local consumption:
Priboy, Luch and Zvezda cigarettes, Makhorka for rolling cigarettes,
and Zolotoye Rune rape tobacco.
Point 40. Residential areas. The majority of baildings were two stories high
and constructed of brick.
Point 40,a. Mesidential area. This area consisted of privately owned wooden
homeo with smn11 gardens.
Point 41. Autcmobile battery plant (akkullulyatornyy zavod). This was a single
story ,brick building, the measurements of which were unknown to
source.
Point 42. City dramatic theatcr. Dehind the theater was a stall park.
Point 43.
Tractor cart:3 From Astrakhanskaya ulitsa
source ol.:er,,c,-; ? 1. c.rl-le-story,brick building with
a gable-type roof covered with sheet metal.. This plant
was eutAged in production of (*are parts for various types
of tractors.
Point 44. Shoo factory.
Point 45. Railroad depot and freight warehouses. There were a number of long, ?
singlemstory warehouses used by various area plants that did not
have railroad siding's.
Point 46. Railroad marshaling yard, Saratov NO. 2 (tovarnaya stantoiya . freight
station)C
Point 47. Streetcar line NO. 9.
Point 48. Streetcar line No. 10.
Point 49. Silica brick factory.
Point 50. Saratov Highway Construction Institute.
Point 51. Streetcar line bridge. The steel bridge was constructed over the
railroad for streetcar line NO. 10.
Point 52. Poselok Agafonovka. The single.story wooden houses were privately
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Point 53. Military radar station. This was a permanent radar installation with
a bedspring type antenna.
this station was operated by the Army communication troops.
Antiaircraft artillery units were also stationed in the northwest
hills; however, source did not observe the gltaceme
they were Obscured by trees and undefbrush.
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Point 54. The turn..around point for streetcar No. 10.
:Feint $5. Proletarskiy Poseldk. The single.storyiwooden houses were privately
owned. Each house contained about 20 square meters of floor space.
Point 56. Turn-around point for streetcar NO. 9.
Point 57. Planing machines build4ng plant (zavod stroaalnYkh stankov
plant bulifinrts were constructed in 1955.
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buildings wore one or two stories high.
Point 58. Food market for Stalingkiy rayon. The inhabitants of this
rayon sold surplus gard r?oducts in this market.
Point 59. Third State Bearing Plant (Tretiy GPZ - Gosudarstvennyy podahipnikovyy
zavod). This plant produced various ball bearings for aircraft,
railroad cars,and agricultural machines. The roller bearings were
made for aircraft and coMbine harvester wheels. Plant 292 was suppliai
by this plant with ball bearings and roller bearings. The bell
bearings were used for the empennage and the roller bearings for the
landing gear Wheels and for combine harvester wheels.
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the Third State Bearing Plant.
Point 61. Streetcar line No. 2. The double-track line continued in a southerly
direction to the petroleum refinery referred to as the cracking plant
(refer to page yr, point 2).
Point 62. Double-track railroad line Saratovcaoscom.
Point 63. Settlement of fibrolite houses. The settlement was
administered by Plant No. 29') since all tenants were
employees of this plant. The buildings were two stories,
constructed of brick.
Point 64. Plant No. 292 airfield. The airfield did not have a specific nane
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and was referred to as the plant airfield (zavodskoy aerodrom).
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Point 65. Military barracks. The barracks were two stories high and constructed
of brick0 this compound was cenotructed in 50X1 HUM
1951. An. unknown rerament of motorized infantry troops was stationed
there. The troops of this regiment conducted regular infantry
training and also aerved as security guards for the Plant NO. 292
airfield. Most of the soldiers were from the Asiatic republics of the
GSM.
Point 66. Barbed wire fence around the military barracks.
Point 67. Stone wall. This wall was conatructed on three sides of the military
compound.
Point 68. Concrete road. This road was approximately two km long Ana 16 meters
wide and. was used for towing aircraft from Plant No. 292 to the plant
airfield.
Point 69. Garage and motor pool. The vehicles of the motorized infantry regi-
ment (point 65 above) were narked in this area. The regiment had an
unknown number of trucks, jeeps, and. passenger cars which were repaired
and maintained in this garage.
Point 70. Sare.tov-iistrekhan double-track railroad line.
Point 71. New wharves under construction. Since 1955 this area was being
filled with dirt from the adjacent ravine. Along the Volga bank
steel pilings were driven in to prevent _landslides. -The port
facilities were scheduled to be completed during the current Five-Year
Plan. Passenger, commercial, and industrial port facilities were to
be relocated at this port. this port mould be used
by ships of semi-seafaring displacement after the Stalingrad dam wan
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Point 72. Deep water port. This part of the ravine was excavated and the earth
was deposited at point 71 via pressurised pipes. Upon completion,
this area was to be flooded and servo as a deep meter port.
Point 73. Four grain
Point 74. Vtoroy Z11.1.1-ucho...stak. This was a housing settlement for workers of
Plant 292. The brick buildings were one stogy and two stories high
and for two or three families.
Point 75. Vtoroy Zhil-uchastok. This part of the settlement for the workers of
Plant No. 292 contained approximately ten brick buildings, four to
five stories high, which were constructed in 1955.
Point 76. Perimeter fence of Airframe Plant No. 292.
Point 77. Territory of Airframe Plant No. 292.
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Point 84.
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Exit Gate. Through this Gate the assembled aircraft were towed to the
plant airfield (point 64 above).
Entrance of Plant 292.
Gear-cutting machine plant (zavol zUborewaykh stankov). The plant
building was two stories high and of brick construction.
Two-houses.
Administratbn building of Plant No. 292.
Plant No. 292 vehicular entrance.
Plant Wo. 292 workers' entrance.
The area consisting of points 85, 86 and 87 was referred to as ploshchad Ordzho-
nikidze of Stalinekiytayeno
Point 85. Restaurant for Stalinskiy ayon. This was a two-story,brick building
containing two dining halls, each of 1,000 seat capacity.
Point 86. Movie theater Temp. This theater was constructed in 1931.
Point 87. Streetcar turn.around point. At this circle streetcar No. 1 turnei
around and started the return run on Chernjshorskaya ulitsa. For
streetcar NO. 2 this was the starting point on its run toward the
petroleum refinery. (Refer to picture inclosure NO. 3 p point 3 .)
Point 88.
Club house for the voliters 01 giant Boo
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Point 89. Sports stadium Krylya Sovetov. The construction of this stadium was
completed in 1955. The bleachers were erected on the western side
with only 5,000 seating capacity. This stadium was used by workers
of Plant No. 292.
Point 90. Pervyy Zhilcuchastek. This first housing area was under the adminis. .
tration of Plant 292 since all the tenants were workers of the plant.
All buildings were four to five stories high nnd constructed of brick.
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Point 91.
Point 92.
Point 93.
Automobile battery manufacturing plant. In addition to production of
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Electric power plant.
it was a thermal power plant using
coal for fuel.
SmOkestadk for electric Dower plant.
Point 94. Children's hospital.
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Point 96.
Point 97.
Point 98.
Point 99.
Point 100.
Point 101.
Point 102.
Point 103.
Point 104.
Point 105.
Point 106.
Point 107.
Point 1C8.
Point 109.
Point 110.
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Public bathhouse for Stalinskiy rayon.
Poseldk Yuris. The houses of this settlement were single-story,
wooden constructions and privately owned.
Yeast factory.
Alternate turnaround point for streetcars.
Lumber mill.
Gasoline station. It was constructed in 1954.
Shoe leather processing factory. This was a two.story brick building.
Vaal products plant. In 1939 this
small plant was producing nails, but since that time the plant facic,
litias had been expanded to include production of metal beds and
other products.
Small settlement. The wooden houses were a single story high.
Nail plant din. Leant. The plant building was two stories hi ah and
of brick construction.
Petroleum storage. It contained numerous steel tanks erected above
ground level and dispersed among the trees. The- storage area was
fenced. off by a stone wall three meters high.
Petroleum port. Petroleum delivered, by river barges to this port was
pumped to the storage tanks 'via pumps laid on the ground level.
The Fourth Soviet State Hospital (Chetvertaya Sovetskaya Gosudaratve-
nnaya Eolnitsa).
Concrete plant. This plant made concrete columnss.slas,and other
items for construction purposes. The plant building:was a single-
story,brick construction. The front part of the building:vas made
into two stories; however, it was of the same heiaht as the remaining
work area.
Slaughterhouse.
Railroad warehouses. There were a number of single-story wooden
warehouses which were used for transit storage of various products.
These warehouses were enclosed by a wooden fence two and a half meters
high.
Point 111. Turn-around point for streetcar No. 11.
tint 112.
Single-track railroad.
Point 113. Stadium Lckcaotiva. This stadium had seating capacity for 15,000
people.
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Point 114.
Point 115.
Point 116.
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Flashlight battery factory. This was a small two-story brick
building. The factory produeed dry cell batterieo for flashlights.
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Trade school. This was a redbrick building four stories high. The
courses were of two to three years duration and after completion
of the course the trainees wore assigned to various plants as nechi-
nists. The classes were conducted daily six days a week from 0300
to 1700 or 1800 hours. The trainees boarded in the school dormitories.
Ulitsa Chern'2hevakogo. This was an asphalt surfaced street approxi-
mately ten meters wide and not well lighted. For the most pert it
did not have sidewalks, excepting that section in the main pert of
the city, and it had no sewers.
Point 117. Vtoraya Sadovaya ulitsa0 This was a cobblestone street without
lights, sidewalks /or sewers. She street ended at the cross section
of ulitsa Chernevakogo. The north extension was naned.Kanyshin-
skaya ulitsa.
Point 118. Flour mill. This was a eingleostory red brick building.
Point 119. The lirst Soviet Hospital (Pervaya Sovetskaya Bolnitsa). There were
many brick buildings two or three stories high. The number of persons
on the hospital staff and the bed capacity were not known to source.
Point 120. Macaroni factory.
Point 121. Bolshaya Xozachaya ulitsa. This was an asphalt surfaced street,
eight meters wide with three-meter sidewalks on beth sides of the
street. The buildings on both sides were from two to three stories
high and constructed of bricks.
Point 122. Electric transit' rmer station for streetcar lines,'
Pant 123.
Feint 124.
Point 125.
Pant 126.
Streetcar depot. This depot was for the streetcars of lines Nos. 7,
11, 12 and possibly others.
City MVD headquarters. This was a five-story building constructed
of brick. The MVD jail was also located in the building.
Textile factory.
The Central HOIkhos Market (Tsentralnyy Hbikhoenyy Ryndk). At this
market farmers sold ftults and vegetables either from their own
gardens or from the ,eIkhoz,Blaek market activities were carried on,
especinlly with clothing articles, shoes and boots. The most valuable
articles in the black market were cotton and wool cloth for women's
clothes, cloth for men's suits, and geoid (panty shoes for both men
and women.
Point 127. Chnpaye:; kaya Witsa. This was an asphylt surfaced street, 17 meters
wide, with sidewalks two meters wide on both sides. The street was
well lighted, had sewers, and. was lined with trees on both sides. It
was considered one of the main streets and basically residential.
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Streetcar No. 1 and autobuo NO. 1 traversed this street.
Point 1,13,Pub1ishing house for the oblast newspaper Kommunist.
Point 229. Juridical Institute (Yuridicheskiy Institut). This bulldisz was four
stories high and of brick construction.
Point 130. The main post office buildin& It was three atories high and of
brick construction.
Point 131. Petroleum Technical. School (Metyanoy Tekhnikum). The school building
was five stories high and constructed of white brick0
The graduates
were awarced certificates as technicians in the
industry.
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Point 132. Circus hall. It was constructed of white brick. This circus hall
was larger then the circus in Moscow.
Point 133. Mirnyy pereulek. The block enclosed by Mirnyypereuloks prospekt
=roves Chapayevskaya aitsa and Sea? 2. Vartsetti ulitsa, was the
assably point for streetcars Vbs. 7, 9, 10, aid 11.
Point 134. Mbvie theateT.Pobeda. This theat07-was constructed in 1955. and con..
tamed, three separate movie halls.
Point 135. Closed.in. market (Krytyy Rynok). This market was constructed in 1914
an& was not damaged during World War II. She market area was in the
center of the block which was covered with a glass roof. On all faiW
sides of the market were twoc,story buildings which contained state
owned departmxt stores.(univermag). In this market farmers sold
fruits and vegetables.
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Point 136. Military barrack. this was a five-story,brick buildingsurroundeu
by q, three-meter stone wall. An infant unit size unknowns vas'stap
tioned in this building0 this was part of the
city garrison comprising draftees from Saratov and surrounding regions.
Point 13T.
Point 136.
Point 140.
Point 141.
Point 142.
Ten.year school. The school building was five stories high and con-
structed of white brick.
Eloshchad tL1rniFrunzo. (Frunze Square).
Union Plant of USSR Sol/slew (Soyuznyy Zavol SoviEhozov'SSSR). This
plant produced various 11,---ts for agricultural machines used by the
State collective farms (sovkhozy). At the corner of this plant was
the streetcar stop called Pechalnyy Pereyezd.
Bread factory. The factory building was longs three stories high and
constructed of red brick? This building was enclosed by a stone fence.
Sawmill NO. 1 (Lesoplika NO0 1):
Sawmill Vb. 2 (Lesopilka No. 2).
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Point 155. Ma._ 1 Manufacturing Plant ilek 311.
Point 156. City administration buildinz (gorodskoye upravleniye). In this build.
in was also loeated the post, telephene,and telegraph office.
Point 157. Plosbchad Revolutaii (Revolution Square). This square was used for
military parades during national holidays.
Point 158. RevievIliq starra.
Point 159. Planovyy Ekonomicheakiy Institut (Institute of Planned Economy). The
tostitute building was four stories high and constructed of brink.
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Point 160. Opera House 14/1% Cherny3hevaki'7.
Point 161. Nbvio house Udarnik.
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:L-4-rvoir of concrete construction.
411. Boat repair yard (audoremontnyy zavod). The workers of this yard
repaired river steamboats and barges. It Was subordinate to the Mi-
nistry of the River Fleet.
Point 172.
Point 173.
Point 174.
Pant 175.
Point 176.
Point 177.
Glebichev Ovrag (ravine). Source had heard that all the ravines
lomWted near or within Saratov city limits were to be flooded and the
level of the Volga Myer to be raised upon completion of the Stalin-
rad
the same reason, djaes were under construction on the left
arad dam. The projected date for the completion was 19 or 19
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the Volga along the city limits of Engels.
rry port. The ferloznoats tranaported freight and passengers to
lo from this
Passe (e! port had fizai%v'r passenger boats for local
trazu3portation.
Naberezhns,va ulitsa. Thisievt_. am asphalt surfaced street about -
16 it wide.
Building of the main, adminiStration of the Vol za Oil Tankers for
Saratov Rayon.
Russian Orthodox Church.
Polit 178. The main administration building of the R.U.',Zh.D (Ryazano?Ukileke Zhe.
leznkya Domes. - Ryazan-Ural Railroad.). This buildiagwas five stories
hiGh and constructed of brick.
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referred to as Kreking (Cracking)
engineers. This refinery was
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,:south of the airfield of Airframe Plant No. 292.
2). This plant was approximately two kilometers
plant. In Nay 1957, more than half of the plant
?.4.1,..lons were completed. In 1957 the plant was producing alcohol,
plastic materials and synthetic rubber. These items were made from
waste products delivered from thr petroleum refinery. Prior to con-
struction of this plant the waste material was burned at the refinery.
New thermal power plant. The first part of this plant was put into
operation in the _Autumn of 1956, at which time its capacity was
150,000 kw-h. The second ? plant was still under construc-
tion in May 1957. upon completion the over-
car,.ctt, o s power plant -would be es 00G kw-h.
Oil shale used as fuel at
the plant was vere on a single-track railroad spur leading into
the power plant.
Pout 5. Radar
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in 1953 and was . -leted in 1956.
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or1c1 construcP1(:n. The plant area, estimated to be one square
d by a stone wall three and a half meters high.
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