Everyday life
The village at the start of war
The chronicle records a club, library, hospital and outpatient clinic. War brings military service, supply work, farming and aid collections.
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The home front, then surveys
Selected events and details from published sources. A curated selection, rather than an exhaustive chronicle.
Everyday life
Mittens for the front
Women in the district knit 1,700 pairs of woollen mittens and socks for the front.
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Angarstroy before Bratskgesstroy
Post-war decisions prepare transport and construction infrastructure for the future industrial region. The city’s history cannot be reduced to the dam alone.
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Surveying the future dam
A Mosgidep expedition begins surveying the site of the future hydroelectric station.