"THE KARPOV INSTITUTE, MOSCOW, USSR"

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
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• Publication Date: April 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

SECURITY INFORMATION
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IAIF RNATION REPOR
COUNTRY : USSR
SUBJECT The Karpov Institute, Moscow, USSR
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in such a manner as to permit outside employment. The scientists re-
ceii extra pay for these outside jobs.
1. The Karpov Institute is located at Obusha Street No 10, on the, south
side of the street, in the Iolotovskij district of Moscow. It is de-
signed for chemical research exclusively, and is directly subordinate
to the Ministry of Chemical Production. The Institute is staffed by
scientists and their aides. Most of the scientists hold the title of
"Professor". They are classified as "scientists with a laboratory"
and "scientists without a laboratory", and their salaries are dependent
upon their status. Those in the first category draw Rubles six thou-
sand per month, while those in the second category draw only Rubles four
thousand. Many of the scientists employed at the Institute hold other
positions, either as teachers at the University or as planners and
supervisors of industrial chemical production. Their daily schedule,
which is posted on the main bulletin board of the Institute, is arranged
The Institute consists of two main.buildings which are utilized for
chemical research, the "Upper Korpus" and the "Lower Korpus". The
"Upper Korpus" is a building about 40 m long and 10 m wide. It has
three stories and a basement, which is also used for laboratories and
scientists' offices. On the third floor of the building are the offices
of the First Department, including the security files and archives.
The "Lowc,r Korpus" is .a two-story building about 58 m long and 12 m
wide. It is a more modern structure than the "Upper Korpus"; I would
estimate that it was erected in the 1920's. It also has a basement
containing laboratories and offices. On_the first floor is the library
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of the Ministry of Chemical Production. In the stairwell of the-"extreme 25X1A
east wing the Bitterfeld Column for the production of heavy water was
erected. It was partitioned off from the rest of the wing:' Only the
top of the.column could be seen, projecting about five a above the roof
of the building.
4. Several other buildings are located in the southern part of -the compound.
The one-story buildings in the southeast part of the compound are the
carpenter shop, the forges, and the repair shops. The brick one-story
building in the southwest part of the compound is the building in which
the 700 atmosphere installation for the production of heavy water was
located. West of this building was a gas tank in which the hydrogen for
the heavy water installation was stored.
To the south, the Karpov Institute borders on the compound of the GIAP
(Institute for Nitrogen Production); a stone wall separates the two
compounds. The gate in this stone wall is usually looked.
Enslosuress 4A2 Site Layout of the Karpov Institute
Basement of "Upper Korpus"
First Floor of "Upper Korpus"
Third Floor of !'Upper Korpus"
Basement of "Lower Korpus"
First;,Floor of "Lower Korpus"
Second..Floor of:"Lower.Korpus"
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Part 1 Site Layout of 'the Karpov . 'Institute
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Entrance,gate
Upper "Korpus" (the old building of the Institute)
Checking point and guard
'Wooden sheds, serving as storage for chemicals
Sidewalk
6. Driveway for automobiles
7. Storage tank for liquid air (possibly oxygen)
8. Footpath
Lower "$orpus" (the new building of.the Institute)
10. Stone. building, in which the, 700 atmosphere heavy water.plant is'housed
'11. 'Gasometer for the 700 atmosphere heavy water column
12. Small stone building,' purpose unknown
13. Work shops (carpentry, plumbing, welding, eti)
14. Living-quarters for employees of the Karpov Institute
15. Enclosing wall; complete boundaries unknown..
16. Wood storage
17. These areas are used for refuse and dumping
18. The Bitterfeld Column in the Lower "aorpur"
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Part 2. Legend
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1.;- Winter entrance with storm screen
2. Storage room for chemicals.
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25X1A 4. Laboratory occupied in by Geib
5. Narrow corridors
Staircase to the first floor..
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3. Office of t Director of the Institute (until? Zhavoroni *)A
.4. Anteroom of this Director of the Institute; Lus r on was in charge here
5. Office of Shutikov,.Deputy Director.- Treasury and Economy Department
6. Cashier's window
79 Hall and stairwell
8. Staircase to the upper floors
9. Office of the Housekeeper
9a. Staircase from the basement and leading to the second floor
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1. Enf nos ;bal?l with steps leading up from the me a; entrance
2:. Mai!~h entrance
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NOTE: The question mark'indioates rooms whose purpose is unknown to source.
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11. Reading room of the library
12. Library
13. Lecture room
14. Iron picket fence
15. Guard room and checking station
16. Driveway into the compound
17. Entrance for pedestrians
18. Entrance to the basement
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. Office, of the First; Department
Outer office of the First Department '(only entrance to-the inner-offloo)
Approzimate.location of the living.quarters of.Prof Zhuchovitski.
Be Approximate location of the workrooms and laboratories of Prof.
Zhuohovitski
Staircase leading to third floor and.attic
II Staircase on north aide
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A. Ellipsoid Room enclosed with chicken wire used for.storage
25X1A 2. Basement room.. r Andreas kept his bench scale equipment
in this room.
Workrooms of Prof Borieskov
4. Toilet
5.. Office of Beepalov, t}'9 head mechakiio
6. Stairs to first floor
7. Electricianst shop
8. Center stairs to first floor .
9. Workroom of Prof Borieskov
10. Living quarters. of maintenance crew
11. Master switch and fuses for the entire building
12. The Bitterfeld heavy water column
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,,,rpus". Basement:
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 1. Workroom and study of Prof Zhdanov
3. Side entrance
4. Stairs. from entramoi'to hall
5. Stairs to.the second floor
.Laboratory of Prof. rieskov.
Kosterhon in
.Office of Prof Zhdanov
This laboratory used by Schmidt and'
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8. Laboratory of Prof Zhdanov, which was used'by Geib and.Elm in
The:ahaded area was the darkroom..
90 Laboratory of Dr Andreas in"
10. 'Main entrance (double wing door)
11. Telephone switchboard
12. Workroom of Kagan,.Jevdokimov,.Prudovskaya.,. Bode, and Andreas in
16.. Professional Library (Sevastianov was chief of this library)
17. Glass blowing shop
18. Canteen
19. Bitterfeld heavy water column
'24. Partition which closed off the Bitterfeld column from the rest of
the- building
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13. Hall with enclosure about 1.6 m high
14. Stairs to the second., floor
"15.... Workroom of Romanov
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Second Floor
1. Workroom of Prof Borieskov
2. Laboratories of Prof Borieskov
Stretch of corridor (entrance and exit looked).
4. Offices of Prof Petrianov
this was the workroom of Drs Asinger., Soheuer, and,. since
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Laboratory of Drs Asinger, Soheuer, and Elm. The shaded square was
a darkroom.
Stairwell
a. Banister
Lecture room built in amphitheater fort... The podium was at the.
south side.
-10. Workroom of Prof Ormond
11. Toilet
12. Staircase
13. 'Corridor.
14. Bitterfeld heavy water column
15. Partition closing off:the Bitterfeld column
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