The early history of Magnitogorsk

The very beginning

1925

In the course of the survey of the Urals by a commission under the leadership of D. Mendeleev in July 1899, its representatives visited Mount Magnitnaya. Their conclusion was unequivocal: "Without a doubt, the operation of the Magnetic should and will have other dimensions that can exceed the current negligible output tenfold."Geological studies were carried out in 1911–1912 and determined ore reserves of 5 billion pounds, and the other studies proven ore reserves to 10 billion.

The voises of a new sity

1928

September 1928 - Professors V.I. Bauman and I.M. Bakhurin carried out a magnetometric survey of the deposit, which made it possible to revise the reserves of Magnitnaya Mountain ore in the direction of increasing to 6-7 or even 10 billion pounds.

Point of no return

Jan 17, 1929

January 17 1929 - Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and SRT at a joint meeting adopted
decision to start construction of the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Plant.

Early preparing

Jan 31, 1929

By the order of the Supreme Council of National Economy of the USSR No. 375 created Magnitostroy, the head whose appointed S. M. Zelentsov

First exploration

Feb 4, 1929

To Magnetic Mountain in the direction of the Ural regional organizations Andrei Ivanovich Sulimov arrives. He was supposed to arrange for the first builders food, rent housing, etc.

The first boss

Mar 2, 1929

Order No. 1 for the management of Magnitostroy, signed by S.M. Zelentsov. V.A. Gasselblat was appointed First Deputy Head and Chief Engineer of Magnitostroy, assistant chief and second deputy - A. G. Khmelevsky.

Start of the works

Mar 10, 1929

The first builders arrived to the Magnetic Mount: a team of carpenters, headed by Dmitry Brusov. In total, 35 people arrived in March. By May 1, 256 people worked at Magnitostroy, on June 1 - 317, on July 1 - 412, on 1 August - 1251, on September 1 - 2612, on October 1 - 2999, on December 1 – 3263 people. In addition, another 3,500 people worked in the Magnetic Mountain system. Transstroy, Vodokanalstroy, Uralgortechcontrol, Joint-Stock Company "Transport" and on drilling operations

Every work should be well organised

Mar 30, 1929

In the village of Magnitnaya, Magnitostroy’s representative office began to operate led by E.I. Martynov.

Early infrastructure

Apr 8, 1929

The construction of the first warehouses and barracks began. In total in 1929, 52 barracks were built: 37 winter and 15 summer ones. For technical staff built 10 chopped houses. Two temporary baths were built, two club, dining-kitchen, garage, fire station, workshops, storage facilities
and three horse yards for 1,800 horses.

Planning the enterprise

May 21, 1929

In the direction of the Ural Regional Committee of the CPSU (b) the head of construction
Grigori Dmitrievich Bessonov was appointed as a metallurgical plant in Magnitnaya.

FIrst train

Jun 30, 1929

The first train arrived at Magnitostroy.

The first political organization

Jul 1, 1929

A party organization was formed at Magnitostroi.
49 party members and candidates for party members. At the end of 1929 in Magnit. The district already had 405 party members.

The youth alliance

Jul 9, 1929

The first Komsomol cell was formed at Magnitostroy.

Technical modernisation

Jul 10, 1929

The first locomotive “OD-1801” arrived to work on construction. Steam train led engineer Semenov

Boss castling

Jul 29, 1929

By the head of Magnitostroy instead of the sick S.M. Zelentsov appointed Vadim Aleksandrovich Smolyaninov.

Let there be light!

Sep 5, 1929

Builders began to mount a temporary power station.
№1. The former sailor, communist A. Makarychev was appointed head of the wind farm number 1.

Competitiveness

Nov 22, 1929

The first Socialist Treaty was signed in Magnitogorsk
competition teams of workers of Magnitostroy and Kuznetskstroya. From Magnitostroya
The agreement was signed by V.A. Gasselblat and G. D. Bessonov.

Novostal's appearance

Nov 29, 1929

By a decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Economic Council, a special
Association "Novostal" for the construction of new metallurgical
factories, including Magnitogorsk.

First newspaper

Jan 1, 1930

The first issue of the Magnitogorsk Worker newspaper was published. To this day it has a huge popularity and digital version.

To go further and further and further!

Feb 15, 1930

The Central Committee of the VKP (b) decides to establish the capacity of the Magnitogorsk plant at 2.5 million tons of steel, with a subsequent increase in productivity to 4 million tons per year.

Great innovations

Jun 1, 1930

There was a tab of the 1st blast furnace. In the presence of 14,000 workers, a ceremonial laying of the first blast furnace of the future giant of the steel industry was made.

Let there be stiil more light!

Jul 20, 1930

Excavation work began on the construction site of the Central Electric Networks. At this time, the construction and the first production facilities provided two temporary diesel power plants. Within 15 months, the plant produced a large number of thermal power plants, which should have had four steam boilers and four turbines for generation electricity.

Energy to city!

Oct 23, 1930

The first turbine of the Central Power Plant produced the first industrial current for the first industrial facilities of Magnitogorsk.

First in the

Oct 1, 1936

The Magnitostroy Trust founded in for large-scale construction of state importance. The Magnitostroy Trust has erected the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, the largest in the country, a hardware-metallurgical and calibration plant, built the city of Magnitogorsk, with a population of 450 thousand people, with a housing stock of more than 8 million square meters, with the entire social infrastructure, including railway and tramways, highways