People
Revolution reaches the district
New authorities emerge at the Nikolayevsky works after the February Revolution. Soviet rule reaches the Bratsk district by year’s end, followed by changing regimes and war.
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Measuring potential power
Selected events and details from published sources. A curated selection, rather than an exhaustive chronicle.
Industry
Measuring the river’s power
Engineer Andrey Velner’s expedition surveys the Angara as a potential source of power.
People
A soviet and nationalisation
The Nikolayevsky works is nationalised and district soviet institutions take shape. Local revolution is far from settled as Siberia’s military and political situation changes that summer.
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The Bratsk road becomes a front
Partisan units fight Kolchak’s forces along the road and near the Nikolayevsky works. They take Bratsk in December; publications give conflicting dates for the day.
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