Industry
The Nikolayevsky works begins
Construction begins on the ironworks and foundry on the Dolonovka. Long before aluminium, local production relies on ore, wood fuel and water.
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The first iron
Selected events and details from published sources. A curated selection, rather than an exhaustive chronicle.
Industry
Iron before aluminium
The Nikolayevsky ironworks makes its first smelts, long before the Soviet construction era.
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