DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OF PRILUKI/LOCAL CONDITIONS

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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY . USSR
DATE DISTR. /1r4 Jun 1954
SUBJECT Description of the City of PrilUki/local Conditions NO. OF PAGES 2
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1. The city of PrilUki had a population of 100 thousand in 1941. It
had two main streets, one which ran east and west and the other north and
south, both going thro. ,Ja. the center of the city. The streets were wide
enough for two cars. There was 6 large park with trees, flowers and
benches in the center of Priluki.
2. There were no street cars in the city. There Were small Ford-type busses
which were made la Kharkov. Each bUO'carried about 24 passengers and,
benches were ut1. for seats. The people also used bicycles and horse
drawn wagons for transportation.
3. The principal crops grown in the area were hay, wheat, barley and oats.
But, unless thekolkhozfarthers fulfilled their norm quotas for the Soviet
government, they were not permitted to sell these crops on the markets or
stores. ,Most of the time the norms were not filled so the farmers had to
resort to black market activities. Most of the farmers and city people
had gardens, and raised various types of vegetables, such as potatoes,
corn, onion, and carrots to be sold on the open markets or for home use.
4. There Were no Catholic churches in the city. There were a few Orthodox
churches and Jewish synagogues.
5. The tallest building in the city0which was four stories highacontained
the offices of the city administration.
6. A telephone buildingiwhich was a 3-story brick building,was located on the
west side of the city at the intersection of the two main streets. The
post office was located in the center of the city.
In the center of the city there were many apartment buildings. Very few
homes were of brick construction and these were occupied by officials of
the Soviet government., Most of the homes were built of wood, were one
story high and had three rooms. The majority of the homes were heated by
wood and coal.
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8. The majority of the houses had their WCs outside. The city had a few
Wooden Wets scattered about for public use. Whenever the WC was filled
it would be covered and another one made. Some of the city buildings
had inside Ws Which were cleaned out by machines.
9. Garbage generally was given to animals. Many people didntt have much to
eat but Would purchase a small pig and whatever garbage was left was given
to the animal which was raised and slaughtered for meat.
10. Radios were forbidden but high ranking Soviet officials were allowed to
have radios in order to hear news from other Cities. The people in Priluki
were allowed only a loud speaker type apparatus which could be plugged into
their home and.w4ch broadcast Soviet propaganda, news and music.
11. The center of the city was electrified, including apartments, houses, and
street lamps.
12. There were two Ukrainian schools and one Soviet school in Priluki. The
Soviet ochool vas,set up exclusively for children of USSR nationals so that
they would not hake to attend the Ukrainian school.
13. A hospital consisting of one 3-story building was located north of the city
near the main road which ran to Ichnya.
14. There was a police station, three stories high, which had been built under
the Czar, located southwest of the -City near a railroad station. This rail-
road station was south of Priluki.
15. The VIND police wore grey jackets dark blue breeches and black boots. They
wore grey caps, with red trimming and a red star in the center. On each la-
pel of the jacket they had their rank insignia. A black Sam Browne belt was
worn by thL police who carried sidearms. Police used bicycles and horses for
transportation. They also had closed horse-drawn wagons which we called
"chorniy voron", for carrying prisoners.
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17. The city had one theatre which presented stage plays with Soviet actors.
There were two movie houses which showed Ukrainian and Soviet propaganda films.
18. Most of the people read Izvestia and Pravda, although the city had a local pa-
per, the "Priluki News"... It was small and carried only local news and featured
business advertising.
19. There was a main road which rah from PrilUki southeast to Ladin. This was sand
and gravel surfaced and was One and onelialf.cars wide. Another main road ran
south from Priluki to Makhnovka. This was brick surfaced and two cars wide.
Another road ran?north_frOm PrilUki to Ichnya and was also brick paved and two
cars wide. This brick paving was extremely rough.
20. There is a single trackrailroad line frOm Priluki to Ichnya which is a dis-
tance of 100 kilometers. The travel time by train is three hours. One train
from Ichnya comes into Priluki in the morning Sand returns at night. A total
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depot was south of the city
21. Northeast of Priluki there is a \teat area ot marshlands. Here, bushes and
undergrowth grow as high as 5-6 feet. Many city folks and villagers hunted
wild ducks in the marshlands. A person_CoUldhide and survive in these marsh-
lands. There is an Abundant amount of game sueh as fish, rabbits, fox, wild
deer and, plenty of water and mushroom
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