Molotov (Perm)

Plant No. 33

Main types of products

Aviation carburetors for all aircraft of the Red Army

Area in front of the entrance to the Molotov Plant No. 33

Area in front of the entrance to the Molotov Plant No. 33. Molotov, Molotov region. 1942
Photo from the museum "ODK-STAR"

The tool shop building of the Molotov Plant No. 33

The tool shop building of the Molotov Plant No. 33. Molotov, Molotov region. 1941
Photo from the "ODK-STAR" museum

The first block of the Molotov Plant No. 33

The first block of the Molotov Plant No. 33. Molotov, Molotov region. 1943
Photo from the museum 'ODK-STAR'

Carburetor K-105 installed on engines of the Pe-2 and Yak-4 aircraft

Carburetor K-105 installed on engines of the Pe-2 and Yak-4 aircraft.
Photo from the 'ODK-STAR' museum

Carburetor К-105БП installed on engines of LaGG-3, MiГ-3, Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-7 and Yak-9 aircraft

Carburetor К-105БП installed on engines of LaGG-3, MiГ-3, Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-7 and Yak-9 aircraft.
Photo from the 'ODK-STAR' museum

Director of the Molotov Plant No. 33, G.T. Vigura, in his office

Director of the Molotov Plant No. 33, G.T. Vigura, in his office. Molotov, Molotov region. 1944
PermGASPI. F. 90. Op.2B. D.61. L.5

Head of the foundry of the Molotov plant No. 33, B.V. Konoplyov (second from the right), checks the quality of the castings by one of the female shopfloor workers

Head of the foundry of the Molotov plant No. 33, B.V. Konoplyov (second from the right), checks the quality of the castings by one of the female shopfloor workers. Molotov, Molotov region. 1944
PermGASPI. F. 1196. Op. 1. D.200. L.1

The workers of the foundry of the Molotov Plant No. 33 at work

The workers of the foundry of the Molotov Plant No. 33 at work. Molotov Molotov region. 1944
Photo from the 'ODK-STAR' museum

The foreman of the Molotov Plant No. 33, P.P. Zubarev (first on the left), teaches young plant workers about working on a machine

The foreman of the Molotov Plant No. 33, P.P. Zubarev (first on the left), teaches young plant workers about working on a machine. Molotov, Molotov region. 1943
Photo from the 'ODK-STAR' museum

Stakhanov-worker of the Molotov Plant No. 33, A.S. Grigorieva, at work

Stakhanov-worker of the Molotov Plant No. 33, A.S. Grigorieva, at work. Molotov, Molotov region. 1944
Photo from the 'ODK-STAR' museum

Molotov Plant No. 33

In the years 1938-1940 in the city of Molotov, the Plant No. 339 was built to produce aircraft carburetors. In the months August to October 1941, a larger carburetor plant, No. 33, was evacuated from Moscow to Molotov. On October 28, 1941, by the decision of the People's Commissar of the Aircraft Industry of the USSR, plants No. 33 and No. 339 were merged into a single enterprise and given the name “the Molotov Plant No. 33”. Thanks to an efficiently organized evacuation, the plant had already started production by October 1941. During the Great Patriotic War, the Molotov Plant No. 33 produced aircraft carburetors for Soviet aircraft. In the years 1941-1945 the enterprise produced 1,107,000 aircraft carburetors total. The Molotov Plant No. 33 was the only enterprise in the Soviet Union producing aircraft carburetors during the Great Patriotic War.

For successful work in the production of carburetors for aircraft of the USSR Air Force, in 1945 the Molotov Plant No. 33 in 1945 was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. Most of the plant's employees were also given state government awards for their activity during the Great Patriotic War.

During the Great Patriotic War, the directors of the Molotov Plant No. 33 were Aleksey Silkov, Anatoly Soldatov, Mikhail Malanin, Gavriil Brusnikin and Georgiy Vigura.

The chief engineer of the plant during the Great Patriotic War was Ivan Chistyakov.

Personal Stories

The Story of Boris Konoplyov - Foreman of the Foundry of the Molotov Plant No. 33

In the autumn of 1942, the First Deputy of the People's Commissar of the Aircraft Industry of the USSR Pyotr Dementyev visited the Molotov Plant No. 33. After discussions with the management of the enterprise, P.V.Dementyev walked through all the workshops, talking both with foremen and with ordinary workers. P.V. Dementyev inspected the foundry with particular attention. At that time the foundry was headed by Boris Konoplyov. Dementyev asked Boris a lot of questions and received knowledgeable and exhaustive answers to all of them. The inspection of the foundry made a good impression on P.V. Dementyev and before saying goodbye to B.V. Konoplyov, he asked if he had any requests or wants. Boris replied that, despite all the production difficulties, the staff of the foundry will try to manage by their own efforts, but it would be desirable to improve provision of food, at least somewhat, for the workers. After that P.V. Dementyev gave the order to supply Konoplyov’s shop with 500 kg of flour and 50 kg of egg powder.

Having received the flour, B.V. Konoplyov decided to organize the baking of buns for the workers of his shop, and he received the approval of the plant management for this. However, the shop canteen was too small for baking, so Boris decided to bake buns right there in the workshop. For this purpose, they installed and re-equipped directly in the foundry a thermal oven, on which 300-350 could be baked daily. The factory workers nicknamed these buns "chibriks". "Chibriks" were given to the best workers first of all and to workers with large families. Under conditions of a difficult food-supply situation, fresh buns were a real treat and the workers of the foundry were very grateful to Boris for organizing the baking of "chibriks".

Konoplev B.V. I do not change my beliefs. - Perm, 2003, pp. 37-38

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