URBAN AREA OF ASTRAKHAN

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• Publication Date: January 21, 1953
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FEB 1952
CLAS`; I F I CAT i ON ~'~`+'~-
SECURITY INFORMAfiION
~~F"OR~IA~M~H RE~'ORT REPORI~
CD N0.
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Urban Area of Astrakhan
DATE OF
LN F0.
PLACE
ACQUIRE
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NAT LONAL DEFENSE.
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE .MEANING OF TITLE 18~ SECTIONS 79j
AND 794. OF THE U.S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
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#1 RAILROAD BRIDGE. phis was a dingle track railroad bridge constructed of
reinfor?ced corcret? and steel trusses. It was approximately 1,2 km long
and 12 zu wi.de. An old bridge and rather weak structurally, it was
conternplated ~l,hat it be dismantled and that all rail traffic would be
routed to,, and over, the Volga River via the new Astrakhan bridge (#131).
All the railroad. sidings (#3) indicated on the map: (Encl. (A))
-were not there if they had been located there before or during World?
W~,r II, they have -long since been removed. 50X1-HUM
#~~ RAILROAD TRACKS. This was a single set of railroad tracks which led to 3
the bridge (~1) and stemmed from main trunk lines leading to points north
ar~d~ Ss.~uth.
#~ RAILROAD SI-INGS. These sidings did not e~eist; if they did exist during
or before World War TIC they have long since been removed.,
~:~ NiAR.SHALLING YARD AND FREIGHT STATIONo
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#5. RESIDENTIAL AREA. The resic~,ential areas cansi~ated mainly oaf 75~
of wooden homey ~ r~.nd 2y~6 of brick' homes . The wooden homes were of
both the arse acrd twozatory variety,, had wooden roofs, and only a
small.~rurnber had electricity. The-brisk homes were mostly two
stariea high, of ~hP , _ .,r.' n.rrd plain brick varie.tye acrd had tin
a:^a?fs and electricity . ' i~srly~ :~1~vut 3 of all the homes, both wonders
and bric3c, had sewage facilities.- the remainder of the homes had
outdoor facil~itie~. 'T'ire struts in. tY~ese areas -were generally cif
dirt and mast of them had no street lights. The areas near the
center a~ the city varied in eonditioxr, 4aa1~t some of the streets were
cabblestaned and had-sidewalks on bath sides.
#6. FISH INDUSTRIES, This sea consisted; of the hv~rtes of the fishermen,
as we 11 a~ the fishiang industries thernsely?s.
#?. FISH CU1~I~'E ~N~1~T ~lIKOYANA.
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~8. ASTRAKkiAN THERMAL POWER STATT4N - ASTR4TETS, The
annotated m?~aie lists thin oiart as the Astx~ e - d~~'dx?cr_elt?c~tri
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s -was a newest stativxr
o e wo n e c y, Casastructed in 199, this s.tativxr supplied
power for the various indua~tries in the city, whereas the Astr~agres
iz7 the evert that the Astrot-ets station ,becarnre nopera ve, h50X1-HUM
Astrogres Power Station would x~?t be able to supply enough paver far
#9 . FISH C4M8TNE IMENI FREE],JR=CH ENGtELS .
.
mtrsaic li~~~ ~M~!g aaoirrt tC5 ~~ 8 nertY~n nt' A~t~:r~'alrlnta~?, Kt'k~ir~trm~r+t4 irwr~r~1
~ was na a e pyar ut the,. i~redri.Qh .Engels
~#lG. ASTRACHAN SHx~YARr~ :~1~NI x~RavA.
X11. Dt~(~ ~NNELS. This area. eca~tairred .dog- kennels for approximately
2~4 Scha#'ferhurids which 'were used prirru~rily fcrr guard.:, duty a~t the
various oil bases. e,rrd ekripyards in Astrakha~r.
#~~ a UNIDEN~'IFIED +OZL BASE
>~13 . P'IRIN~# RANt~E ~ This was a small arms firing ,"sage approximately 75~ m
larrg and 3oq m wade .
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#15. S~FIY PERC?YSKAYA ULITSA..Thie was a dirt road ~pprbximately 1t7 m
wide, had dirt eidew,alks-sand no sewag? sys~er~ or street lights, This
_etreet was f~ratrer~.;y knawrr as ~Cras~aaya Uliti~a and the 1oea1 people
called it ~ ~ ;, .. Ulitsa, s9.nce all the funeral pro~ces~rions prq-
oeeded down. ~~,,~i~ s~rQet to the cemetery.
#16. BRTnC+E ~ This ways a wooden bridge approximately 1D m wide acrd 30 m
long which spanned the F~ututrt River, The new railroad line ~Poirrt ~`l,~f
will be routed over this bridge thereby rrecessitatiarrg the ecn-
structiox~ of a new reinforced ecncrete bridge
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#17. NEW RAiLR0AI3 LINE ~ This is~ sketch, of the :new praFnsed. railraad.
line, double traek~ which w ,., ~~_ .~ ~~ c, ..~. ,...;~~..,h~ :~~ ~.~.~.~~ ., ...,I ~Y
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w~ w~ ~evuquivw ~? VI O c..eN Y4~.V
new Astra1r~jx~h ;Sr~~,ci~re ,point #1~~. This lime was ,dust beginrrin~ tv be
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other materials. There were no cranes or railroad tracks in the
area. There were no railroad tracks at any of the piers in
Astrakhan'. Four ships were able to dock at this pier at one time.
The dock hands and other workers were issued workmen's passes and
any visitor had to obtain a pass at the personnel, office . This
pier was guarded by members of the 8th V 0 I R at all times.
DZERZHINSKAYA ULITSA. This street was 80% cobblestone, and the
remainder, the lower portion, was dirt. -It was approximately 15 m
wide and had a double streetcar tradk in-the center used by
streetcar No 1.. There were paved asphalt sidewalks on both sides
of the street. It also had sewage system but did not have any
street lights.
SELENSKIY PARK.
Pier NO 5. This was a wooden pier with a 400 m waterfront and was
used by the Volga Steamship Company. This area was enclosed by a
green wooden fence two in high along Dzerzhinskaya Ulitsa point #2?,
in the center of which was an entrance three to four m w0 e with
two wooden gates. Slightly to the right of this entrance was a two-
story wooden office building 15 in long, eight in wade.,and eight in
high with a slightly pitched tin roof. This was the pier office and
the Administration Office of the Volga Steamship Company, Next to
this building was another building, same size and type. Directly
beyond these buildings was another wooden fence, two in high, which
separated the actual pier area from the office .area. The entrance
to the pier area was four in wide and was guarded by an unarmed
watchman. To. obtain admittance to this area, it was necessary to
obtain a pass from the front office building. In the pier area
there were approximately 10 one-story, wooden warehouses, each
approximately 40 in long, 12 m wide,, and five in high, with a slightly
pitched tin roof. The length of these buildings extended from the
west. to the east and each building had an entrance on either end
approximately three m wide and three m high. Dry cargo was stored
in these warehouses. This pier was able to handle 10 to 12 ships
at one time A five or six broadside along the pier and the same
number alongside those ships.' There were no shore cranes at this
pier but they did have at their disposal approximately 10 floating
cranes mounted on barges? the capacity of which were from five to 10
tons. These cranes were of both the steam arid diesel variety
although most of them were diesel.
#30. POLYCLINIC. This was a' two-story, white, stuccoed, brick building
20 in long, 12 in wide, and eight in high, with a slightly pitched tin
roof. This clinic was exclusively for the personnel of MVD, MOB .and
their families. Every field of medicine was covered at this clinic.
#31. POLYCLINIC (POLIKLaINIKk VODZDRAVOTDELA NIZHNE-VOLZHSKOGO BASSEYNA).
This was a three--story, red brick,, U-shaped building 40 in long on
one side, 30 in long on the other side, 12 in wide and 15 in high,,with
a slightly pitched tin roof. In the rear of the building, there
was a cobblestone courtyard and a six:-oar garage, The garage-was a
white, stuccoed brick building 15 in long, eight n, wide, and four in
high, with a slightly pitched tin roof, Four GA.:. OA type white
ambulances were kept in this garage. This clinic serviced the
personnel of the river and sea fleets and their families. This was
the best clinic in the Astrakhan Oblast. The director of this
clinic was Yakov Leovovich Blum, a doctor of communicable diseases.
He was approximately 50 years old, 5v7" tall, weighed 70 kg, bald
headed, had a round faaa*e, short pug nose, a heavy beard,, black eyes,
and wore glasses. He was a strict adherent to set procedures. =
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#326 GRAIN STORAGE BUILDING. This was a white, stuccoed brick building
120 in long, 80 in wide,, and 10 in high, witty a slightly pitched tin
roof which was used for storing flour and grain.
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#33. CHEKHOVSKA.YA" ULITSA, This was a cobblestone street' 12 to wide with
asphalt sidewalks and_sewage system but no street lights.
#3k. SHIP REPAIR YARD IKENI URITSKOGO RECHNOGO FLOTA. This shipyard
occupied an area approximately 150'm along the street and 150 m to
the Volga River. Along the street, there was a wooden fence two m
high as well as a one,,story wooden, barrack type buildin 40 in long,
six m wider and four m highs with a slightly pitched tin roof. This
was the personnel office. The main entrance to the yard was next to
this building and consi ted of two wooden gates three m wide. Over
the entrance there was an arch with the name of the shipyard.
This shipyard repaired both steel and wooden river crafts. such as
ferries and the like.
#35., ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OF THE AUTO-TRANSPORTATION .OFFICE NO 1.
(Astrakhanskogo Oblastnago Upravleniya Avto_Transportnaya Kontpra
No 1) This was a two':-story white stuccoed brick building 4+0 m long,
20.m wide, and eight m high with a slightly pitched tin roof. The
building was located at. No 6 1Dzerzhinskaya Ulitsa 5oLlFoint #2, and it
served as an office garage, repair shop?and gas station for the
Astrakhan taxis and buses.
#36. ASTRAKHAN WATER WORKS, This was located on Dzerzhinskaya Ulitsa
ZP-oint #2 and on the banks of the and Volga Rivers. It
occupied an area. 120 maong the K :tin .aver and 80 m along the
Volga River. Adjacent.to the street, there was one two-story
cream stuccoed brick building 140 on 12 m wide, and eight m high,
with a slightly pitched tin roof. this was the adminis-
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#37. RESPUBLIKANSKIY MOST. This bridge was constructed of a wooden
foundation but had a cobblestone roadway 15 in wide with two street-
.car tracks in the center., Streetcar No 1 crossed over on this
bridge. This bridge was 30 long and had wooden sidewalks, 1.5
wide on each side and metal.quard rails.
#38. BRIDGE. This was a wooden bridge, 35 m long and 10 m wide for
pedestrians only.
KIRO1A ULITSA. This was an as halt covered street from the
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River to the Canal ff-oint #68 7. From this point,.tae street was
surfaced with cobblestone and eventually ended up as a dirt road
at the other end of the city. The entire street was approximately
15 m wide. From the .. .;.::. River to the Canal the sidewalks were
paved with asphalt on both sides From the Canal on, the side
.walks changed from cobblestone to.dirt. This street also had
street lights and sewage systems from the river to the canal only.
This,: was the main street of Astrakhan and contained the major
business establishments,, The street was numbered from the
River, with the even.numbers on the west side and the odd on the
east. This street was entirely free of buses and streetcars.
Trucks were also-prohibited.
#140. BRIDGE - KO1 NISTICHESKIY MOST. This was a.vehicular and pedestriar
bridge constructed of reinforced concrete 30 m long, 15 m wide with
sidewalks and metal guard rails on both sides.
#41. RAYON PARTY HEADQUARTERS (VKPB LENINSKOGO RAYONA). This was. a.
two-story,, gray, stuccoed brick building 30 m long,. 30 at wide, and
10 m high with a slightl pitched tin roof located. at 31 Krasnaya
Naberezhnaya Ulitsa nt #1+7. This building was the head-
quarters of the VKPB L--pieninskogo Rayona of Astrakhan. Also located
in this building .ways the office of the Oi:l Sala: Administration
(Upravleniye Glav Nefti S director of this administration
was. N. M? Voront ,v.
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#42. , ASNAYA NABER'Z1#lq.AY.A U'TLITS,A. The streets on the north bank of the
River. and t, e owxth bark were both on cis Krassnaya
Nabere lnay'a U1itea. Bowh streets were approximately eight wide
with variable surface o- asphalt., cobblestone- and dirt,, The numbers
began at the Volga River and worked east iti%P the odd numbers on the
northe7~r bank and the even numbers on the southern bank., The side-
walk (the ear e condition treva_1.ling as with the road.) were on the
eldef~. next to the buildings.
#43. BRIDGE.
structure in P. very weak conditi
located on Sverdl.ova 1.f1_i_tma ,Point #63./? The president of this
#44,, OBLAST I COUNCIL OF TRAD UNIONS - (OBLASTNOY SOVET PROFESS ION'ALNYYI t
S0YUZOV) r, This was a three story white,, stuccoed brick building 40 m
long, 20 m wide,, aa~d. 12 vi high A with a slightly pitched tin metal roof
nu,i
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BRIDGE.
cobblestone road 15 m wide and. 3',,w m long with wooden sidewalks and
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it was a wooden
a, vehicular and
a pedestrian bridge. it consisted of a wooden foundation with a
#6. BRIDGE -,` K,ASNYY MOST, This was a vehicular and a pedestrian bridge
35 m. long, 15 m wide, construe ed of a wooden fouundat.ion~and had a
cobblestone road with two streetcar tracks and. asphalt sidewalks.,
Streetcars lice 2 and 77 crossed over on this bridge,
#l7. i k '.T (BAZAAR) . This was the 'iggest market In Astrakhan, located
on the banks of the River and S?verdlova Ulitsa oint #63,7.
It occupied any area approximately 250 m long and 120 m, wide.
#48. CHOLUBYA 'A ULITSA. This was an asphalt-covered street 12 m wide
and ha asphalt 'sidewalks, sewage ys fie tr,bt ,t did xaiot have any
street lights. I :oAt; of the homes on this street were two~.story",
stuccoed brick..
#49. DOS AV HEADQUARTERS(OBIS STNOY SOVET D01`3R AVOL' N0 O OBSHCH ESTVA
SOS FYSTVIYA AVIA.TSI?;) , This was a. two.. story'. Cream stuccoed brick
building 20 m long, 19 in wide, arid, eight m high with a slightl
pitched tin root` loc a.ited. at tTo :16 t?ho?1.w..byana T31itea /T'oint #487,
This building was a sed. by WSAV and the Aetrak_?han Air Club. 50X1-HUM
commanding officer, of DOSAV was Boris Gr,igorlevi.ch Batasshov.
Captain, Aix, Force Reserve-.
The comma lding officer of
e Air .?_u was Ma or f n 9 Ai ,r, "1 a Tsr+c.3 Y. cay,.
Obohinikov, AirForce Reserve
e epu y commanding Officer of the Air Club
Reserve,
"aA or nu n, r Force
ana was a.warctea the Hero of the Soviet Union in WW IT _ I
theory of f?l,i.g: ' , mechanics, navigation,: and. flight trai.ni.nsr. . At
the conclusion of this course, the students were given a
and generally ,:hey were called to active duty in the Soviet Air
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Club who were being instructed in a one--year course in the 50X1-HUM
There were approxi t teiy 30 members in the Air
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Force, an pilots. To become a member and a student in the club,
the applicant must have'completed at least seven years of formal
education. As students, they attended ground, school at this
building four evenings a week and participated in flight training.
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flying. All the instructor pilots were former air force pilots
and reserve officers. These organizations had one GA,-AA type truck,,
one Chevrolet truck, 10. UT-2 type aircraft, one YAK-5 and two U-2
tTpe aircraft w, all maintained at a small grass airfield southeast
of the city and northeast of the civilian airfield /Point #21
and used exclusively by them.
#50. ,/'street Name Unknow This was a cobblestone street, 10 in wide, with
sidewalks in poor condition, no sewage system and no street lights.
Most of the homes on this street were wooden.
#51. has _,A ; MILITARY C0r ISARIAT (OBLASTNOY 'NNYY K0V'1i )SA ,IAT) . This
was a large area wt li ed I r by a stone Gv,-I1 two m iiith. The main
entrance was on Ulitsa oint #647. The area formerly
a omen's nunnery, ..c,r,tai ed a minimum of Your two'-story; white,
stuccoed brick boil dings (dimensions unknown). The gate, entrance
was unguarded but there was a duty officer in the main. building at
all times. The commanding officer of this Commissariat was General
Major (fnu) Yurovskiy, Infantry.
#52. ASTRAKHAi RADIO' C0 4ITTFE BUILDING. This was a two-story, yellow
brick building 30 is long, eight in widen and eight in high with a
slightly pitched tin roof. The entrance to this building was
located on Stepan Ihalturina Ulitsa 5oint #l6/. The duty of this
committee was-to decide and approve what -was to be broadcasted
over the Astrakhan Radio.
#53.
MILITARY c" nMMI$,SARIAT (RAYONNYY ' NNYY IOMISSARIAT,
RAYC This was a two= sto.-,r, wooden building with a
brick foundation iii long, 10 in wide, and six m high? with a
slightly itched' tin roof, located at No 4 Mikhaila Alladina Ulitsaa
/Point #59. There was no guard at the entrance but there was a
duty officer in the building at all times. The commanding. officer
of this Commissariat was Lt Col (f.nu) Pogrebnoy Artillery. His
assistant and deputy commander was Captain (fnuj AnatoltyZhbanov,
Administrative, and Major Boris O1hlobnin_ who was in charge of the
Induction Section.
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#54. ?IKHAILA A.LLADINA ULITSA. This was a dirt road, 10 m wide, with
wooden sidewalks and sewage system but no street lights.
#55. ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS (0BLASTNAYA PROKURATURA). This
was a two-story., wy 1 GF:: , stuccoed brick building 2Q m long, 20 m wide,
and eight in high with a slightly pitched tin roof. This building
was located . at No 13 Mikhaiia Alladina Ulitsa pint #5,9.
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#56. THEATER. This was the AS traakhan Dramatic Theater, boated at No 28
U'1?itsa ,f oint #6117. It was white, stuccoed brick
building 80 m long, 40 m wider and . 12 m bi ,with a alightly. pitched
tin roof. The maxima capacity of this theater was approximately
two 'thousand patrons. There were performances every night, except
Monday, beginning around 1930 hours and ending around 2300 hours
Admission prices varied according to the cast: if the cast was
local, the prices ranged from five to 12 - ; if the cast was a
professional traveling group, the prices xranged from 25 to 30 ,~
#57. K-9 CORPS TRAINING CENTER. (FLLrB SLUZHEANOGO SOBA AVOD&flT..+1 t" This
was a two-story, white stuccoed brick building 25 tr. long, 1.0 in wide,
and eight m high,. with a slightly pitched tin roof,, They' trained
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#58. CITY' ADMINISTRATION OF THE, ASTRAKHAN CIVIL AIRPORT. Thin was a
two=story, white brick building 20 m long, eight in wide, and eight
in highs with a sli htly pitched tin roof located at No 18 Sovetska a
Ulitsa Point #b ` The director of this -
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#59 .t' G 4 IN Fr Y'f`
a d 15 in high,, The two-at
building was 25 in long,: 15 in wide>, and nine in him All the
buildings had slightly pitched tin roofs. On the side adjacent
to the street q there was a wooden fence two in high.
16 .. NABODNO IUL"3T.ARNAYA TLIT A.. This was a dirt street simulating a
boulevard,, in the center of which was a double line of trees. The
aver,-all width of the street was 18 to 20 in wide-, with sidewalks
in poor condition on both sides. ere was a sewage system
but 'there were no street lightss A The numbers began at the wet
.end of the street by the Volga River, with the odd nuaaaibers on the
north nand the even numbers on the south side of the street.
4165. W BEEC9~p';; E This was a onie -story, white, stuccoed brick building
-" aa. lOng~ 12 an wider ,and four high, th a slightly pitched
t roof. This building was located on 'liteaa alinin& Point #i5
General cb,~asaer goods was stored in this warehouse v
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+ 1 MINISTRATIONBUILDING. 'his. w aif . the .. Ad inist tioaft Bnildi*t . of
and' the Ural"C
. It wee' as
thr ? etory, " pro staeedsd brief built .AS. - 30 aat ,1?t 30 A wider And
12 oat' . Ci "with a ` sligbtl -~' pitched ti p reef . This btadildi6tg was
xecalttedl at . `e l0/1k 'l .tsa Rea L s a bur . east #1697,
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his s a three.. story, sttiteseed. brisk.` bM'i .tinj 30 x lob as
wide, and` 12 a hi with a slightly pitched tin roof . , It was
legated at No 6/14 Vlitsa Rozy Ly se g Aeint #1627m - This was
a Qftieer s Trading School and the stud e a a were.,quartered in .aa.
bararsek buildi ag 5pint 8 b
a lb _UITSAASTE]FAN e YR A. . This was aan asphalt=- rtaoed' attest 12 a
ids with upbilt Bide ike on bogs asides . There was a. sewage
Y$ #0s ,as , well as.. street lights intermittently spaced ..The A ezme
l egah at . the west e of the street with the odd'M n 'bens" o&' the
so t a and the even hraaa 'hers on the north s .d et the street.
#169. ?P A '~1918'00 3 This was an. sphalt-s taled Street 715 a
t` Malt nedd,a se go s stead! sad et eat lI hts Tke sa a .e
bets at the west and of the treet, with the oldr hers all. the
north and' tote even nwahers an the south side of the street.
.th' ag halt eidewa l on beth sides of the street.. This
#170. T* CITY" 3 . This was a three=stery, brown, stueeesd brick'
ildimg' 30 leap 20, at wide,, and 12 as high, with a slightly pitched
tin reef . This building had a "basement and was lesated at No 3
' 1itc Rosy Ly :seasb* =Feint #1627.
#171. IT T I03'ITAL. This was a three story s grays et eeeed .'brisk
b tild :sag 46.:m long, 1$ as wide, and 15 all high with a slightly'-pitched
tin roof . This building was located on 31i sa Rosy ly kee' Ahtrga
feint #16, and aeeetede.ted military Personnel only.
01T216. , I T '-TR! OP X1'98?IC T! . BLAST . CO. T . This was -a two a stoat.
gray, staeeoed brick building 30 at long, 25 at wide and 10, at . hi ,
With* slightly pitched tin roof, The ad ess of this ainie.try
was So .0 T1itea,Ro ' LyaDkta aae'bar ' tnt 16
41M T d . This. was, a Motion picture theater named Luash It was
a. whit stabccoed brick building 30 a long, 10. a wide" and,, four a high)
with a' sll tly pitched tin roof,, It was located at No 3 . 1Tlitsa
I1 is ]aa oiaat This theate3 was more for children and it.
was m ash daily treat 1200 to 2200 hours , with a show every two
hours. The price of admission ranged from three to five #17k., HOTEL VOLOA This was a three- stoary, ay stuccoed brick
b*ilding..,kQ m long., 20, m wide,,_ and 15 m high, with a slightly
pitched tin roof. It was located on Ulitsa Il l icsha LPoint #179.
I an unable to offer any infoaation. regarding the number of
guests that it could. acco odate but this was the best hotel in
Astrakhan. There was also a restaurant on the street floor.
#175. ULITSA IL ! ICHA. This was an asphalt- surfaced. street approximately-
- 15-a wide, with asphalt sidewalks on both sides of the street. This
street contained a sewage system. but did not have any street
lights. The n errs began at the north end of.the streets with
the odd numbers on the east and the even.numbers on the west side
of the street.
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#176. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR DOSFLOT. This was a yellow, two-
story, stuccoed brick' building 25 m' long, 12 m wide, and eight m
high -with a slightly pitched tin roof. It was located at No 4
Ulitsa Il' icha point #1757. The Commanding Officer of this unit w?.
Captain.Tbird Rank (fnu)Tharanin. Located in this building as well
was the Radio Club, on the, second floor.
#177. FISH INDUSTRY - (GLAV KASP RYB PROM -GLANOYE UPRAVLENIYE
RYBNOYE PROMYSHLENNOSTI). This was a three-story, white, stuccoed
brick building eight m long, eight m wide, and 20 m highwith a
slightly pitched tin roof. This area where the industry was
located was commonly called Strelka because it was situated at the
junction of the Volg wU
#178. MILITARY WAREHOUSE. This was a two-story, yellow, stuccoed brick
htl
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building 25 m long, 12 m wide, and eight m high wit
This building was guarded by a guard (military) armelff with a su
machine gun at all times
#179. ISLAND.
#180. PIER. This was the Trusova Cargo and Passenger Pier. This pier
consisted of two wooden barges permanently secured at this point.
One barge was used exclusively for cargo and it was approximately
80 m long and 10 m wide. On this barge was a small cargo office.
The other barge was used for passengers only and that one was
40 m long and 10 m wide. On the passenger pier (barge) there
.was a passenger waiting room as well as a ticket booth. This was
the terminal point for the Astrakhan - Trusova ferry.
#181. SAWMILL.
#182. BARRACK AREA. In this area there were approximately 10 barracks
the majority of which were one-story, wooden structures 20 m long,
five m wide, and four m high with slightly pitched tin roofs. The
remainder were two-story, stuccoed brick buildings 40 m long,
10 m wide, and eight m high with a slightly pitched tin roof. These
buildings were utilized by the employees of the Ship Repair Yard
imeni Lenina floint #187'.
#183. SHIP REPAIR YARD IMMI LENINA. This was the Sudo Remontnyy zwi.v
imeni Lenina, which belonged to the Volga Tanker Steamship Company.
#1844. OIL BASE NO 5.
!ditor's Note: From this point on, the following points make specific
reference to Encl. (B)7
#185. ROAD. This was mostly a dirt road,fiye m wide,whioh led from
Trusova to Ikranoye-, a small village south along the Volga
River. It was surfaced with cobblestone only at Trusova.
#186. SHIP REPAIR YARD II ENI ARTYEMA SERGEYEVA. This repair yard repaired
.wver passenger ships only.
#187. PIER. This pier consisted of a wooden barge 20 m long, four mat wide,
and three m above the water level. This was called the Artyema
Sergeyeva Pier.
#188. PIER. This was a wooden pier which belonged to the Artyema
Sergeyeva Ship Repair Yard point #18_g. It was approximately 60 m
long, 15 in wide,and three m above the water level.
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#189. mSAW' MILL ill contained' two brick buildings and several woo n ou1za~=his
One brick building was 50 m long., 20 m wide, and five m high with
a-slightly pitched tin roof. The other brick building was 30'm
long, 10 m wide., and five m high with a slightly pitched tin roof.
Atop the larger building was a brick smokestack approximately 30 m
high. L The dimensions of the wooden buildings were unknown
#190. ASTRAL BREWERY. This brewery consisted of two red brick 5OX1-HUM
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roof
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named beers
this brewery proaucea ;rye rollowzns
h~ gu ovskoye, Pihskoye,and Qkrainskoye. 50X1-HUM
#191. STREETCAR TRACK. This was a single streetcar track on which
traveled streetcar No 6.
#192. PIER. This pier consisted of a wooden barge 30 m long, five m
wide,and three m above the water level.. This pier belonged to the
Shipyard imeni Stalina /Fpint #2142. During the winter months when
the river was not navigable, this barge (pier) was towed into the
Zaton.
#193. SHIP REPAIR YARD IMENI 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION.
(ludo Remontn Zavod imeni 10th Godovshchiny Oktyabr?skoy _ ..
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#194. BRIDGE. This was a wooden bridge 50 m long and eight a wide. It
was. a vehicular and a pedestrian bridge.
#195. OLD OIL PITS. These oil pits were previously used for storing oil;
however, they were completely destroyed and unusable. These pits
were made of brick and the good brick was used to build.a
portion of the Stroitellstva Slipa floint #19]7.
#196. VILLAGE. This village was known as Krasno Armeyskiy and was
formerly known as Obelovskiy. All the homes in this village were
wooden.
#197. STROITEL'STVA SLIPA. This installation was still being constructed
but the purpose of this plant was to prepare bulls for the Ship
Repair Yard imeni 10th Anniversary of the October Revolution.
#198. FIRE HOUSE. This was the 8th VOKHR fire station. It was a two-
story., stuccoed brick building 40 m long, 15 m wide,and eight m
high with a slightly pitched tin roof. This building had three
wooden doors three m wide and three m high. This company had
three ZIS-5 type fire engines. The second floor of this building
was used as living.. quarters of the firemen.
#199. DOG KENNEL. This dog kennel maintained approximately 50 Schaefer-
ea was surrounded
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hunds which belonged to the
by a wire fence 1 m high.
0 LIVING QUARTERS OF THE 8TH VOKHR. ~Ti< enizirovannaya Okhrana
Morskoy Otryad). This was it two-sto-ystuccoed brick building
30 m long15 ffi_wide,and eight m high,with a slightly pitched
tin roof. This building accomaaodated approximately 200 men
Zgee paragraph #90
#201. REYDTANKSR LUMBERYARD.
#202, PIER. This pier consisted of a steel barge 100 m long and 12 m
wide permanently secured. This pier was used by ReydTanker to
unload lumber th transport,tt to the lumberyard point #20g.
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#203. LANDING PLATFORM N0 6. This landing platform consisted of a
wooden barge 100 m long, 10 m wide. a nd three m above the water
level. Built on this barge was a three-,story wooden building
90 m long, eight m wide, egad 10 m high' with a slightly pitched
wooden roof. Located in this building were the offices of the
following agencies:
(a) Astrakhan Port Agency
(b) Astrakhan Maritime Oil Agenoy
(a) ReydTanker Steamship Company
(d) ReydTanker Ship Engine Repair Service
(e) Re7dTanker Operation Service
(f) ReydTanker Con ioation Service
(g) ReydTanker Maritime Inspection Agency
(h) ReydTanker Political Section Office
(i) Dispatch Office of the Olavneftesbyt - Administration of
Oil Distribution
#204. PIER. This was a wooden passenger pier 30 a long, five as wide. ,and
three as above the water level.
#205. RED SAILOR CLUB (KLTJB I tASNY.7 ORYAK). This was a one-story wooden
building 20 a long, 20 a wide,, and seven a highs with a slightly
pitched tin roof. This was not a private club but it was most
frequently patronized by sailors.
#206. HOSPITAL,, This hospital wars for ReydTanker personnel. It con-
sisted of two white, two= story, stuccoed brick buildings, each
approximately 30 a a ai long, 30,m wide, and eight a high with
slightly pitched tin roofs.
#207. BRIDGE. This was a pontoon bridges, vehicular and pedestrian, 50 a
long and six a wide. It consisted of eight metal pontoons and the
a*paoity of the bridge was eight Mans.
#20$. BARGE. This was a steel, barge 100 a long, 12 a widen aand three m
above the water level. This barge was secured at this point
permanently and was used as a dispatching point for all all the Reyd-
Tanker tugs. All the tugs would assemble here and receive dis-
patehing orders.
#209% LODINO P TF' NO 194. This platform consisted of a steel barge
100 a long, 10 a wide, and three as above the water level.
>#210 RO . T hie was a threace:.story, stuccoed brick building 40 a long,
.12 a wide.,and. 12 a high with a slightly pitched tin roof. The
first floor of this building was occupied by the Water Prosecutor
of the right bank region of the Lower Volga Basin as well as the
Water Seaton Rep sentative of the 8 with Reyd.T , The
second and and third floors of this building were living quarters.
#211. PXYDTAMR a REPAIR WORKS - S c R OM T s ,: m. These
shops were located on three wooden b gees . permanently ..a,. ..red at the
indicated points. was approximately 100 a long, 12 a
WHO and three vi above the water level. The repal" accomplished
at t eae shops were or the stmor variety and they did sot do any
"Vital re ir. There were appr tely 200 employees
at these pas of which 40 were highly skilled pezvowel. They
worked el t ho a ' , to 1700 bwares six days a week.
There was no shift work. These a bops did about tbree millleion
iuh11 worth or re a The director of these shops was
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of the Merchant Marine Fleet Mikhail
#212. REFUELING BASE NO 129. This was a steel barge, five thousand tonne
capacity, permanently secured at this pointfl :;. was utilized as
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#213.. AREA OF THE CASPIAN FLEET SHIPYARD. This shipyard was moved to
this area from the old area Point #130 to make room for the
New Astrakhan Bridge point #1131 . This shipyard employed app:roxi-
mately 250 employeeseof which 4-6 were highly skilled personnel.
They constructed wooden launches and wooden schooners at this
yard, approximately 100 tons? capacity. This shipyard had a mechanics:
shop, hull shop, blacksmith shop, boiler shop, rope shop, steam
power Lqhnn- instrument h and a labor section'
howeve
#214.
#215.
This yard operated six ays , -
day, from 0 00 hours to 1700 hours, and there was no shift work
at this yard. This area was guarded by the members of the 8th
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#216. PIER. This was a passenger, wooden, barge type pier 30 m long,
five m wide and three m above the water level.
#217. PIER. This was a passenger pier for the 3rd International Shipyard.
It consisted of a wooden wharf 30 m long, five m wide, and three m
above the water level.
#218. VILLAGE. This village was occupied by the employees of the 3rd
International Shipyard point #22w. The homes in this village
were mostly one-story wooden structures with slighlty pitched
wooden roofs.
.#219. OIL BASE IMENI 3rd INTERNATIONAL. This area was enclosed partly
by a wooden fence two m high and the remainder by a barbed wire
fence 11 m high. This area contained 25 steel tanks and two
brick pits. The steel tanks were 25 m in diameter and 20 m;high
with a 10-thousand-ton capacity each. The pits varied both in
size and in capacity. One was 100 m long, 100 m wide, and three m
deep, with a 27-thousand ton capacity. The other pit was 100 m
long, 50 m wide,and three m deep,with a 12-thousand ton capacity.
Diesel fuel, oil,and kerosene were stored in these tanks and pits.
There was no fire station at this base but there was one American
100-gallon foamite fire extinguisher near each tank. Any other
fire fighting equipment bad to come.from Astrakhan in the event
of an emergency. At this oil base there was one large wooden pier
500 m long, three m wide,and three m above the water level with
four pipelines leading from the pier to the tanks and pits. They
also had two steam-driven pumps which pumped from 600 to 900 tons
of oil per hour. An attendant worked at this base every other
day and the base was guarded in a I.azk ,this?ca1i manner by members
of the GlavNefteebyt VOKHR in eight -hour shifts. Many times, when
it came time to unload oil and oil products at any of the oil
bases, both the attendant and the guard were not to be found at
the area.
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#220. PIERS. These wooden piers. were both 20 m long, two a wide, and
two above the water level. They were passenger piers formerly
used for unloading' coal.
#221. AREA OF THE 3rd INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD. This shipyard belonged
to the Volga Tanker Steamship Company.
#222. UNUSED EXTENSION OF THE 3rd INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD. This was a
stockpile area for the shipyard.
#223. OIL PITS. These oil pits were constructed of brick; one was 120 m
long, 80 m wide, and three m deep.,with a 26-thousand-ton. capacity.
The other pit was 80 m long., 50 m wide and three m deep,with an
11-thousandton capacity.
#224. OIL PITS. There were three oil pits., two of which were 80 in long,
80 m wide and three m deep,and each had a capacity of 17,500 tons.
The third pit was 120 in long, 80 m wide, and three m deep, with
a 26-thousand-ton capacity. (All the pits were made of brick and
and each wall was 30 centimeters wide.)
#225. VOLGA-CASPIAN LUMBERYARD.
#226. ROAD. This road led from Astrakhan to Gur'yev and it was the only
road connecting the two cities. It was entirely a dirt road, sips
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#227. CONCENTRATION CAMP. This camp was enclosed by a. wooden fence three z
high topped with barbed wire. Approximately 11 m in front of the
wooden fence, there was a rolled barbed wire fence l a high. This
but it was guarded by guards armed with .sub-machine
guns ana doss. .50X1-HUM
#228. PIER. This was a wooden barge type pier (wharf) 40 m long, six is
wide,and three m above the water level. This was a passenger pier
for the people who-lived.,at the village of Bashmakovka.
#229. BASHMAKOVSKIY GLASS FACTORY. This factory consisted of one red
brick, one-story building 50 m long, 15 a wide,and five in high,with
a slightly pitched tin roof. Atop this building was a brick.
smokestack 25 to 30 in high. There was no fence around.the building.
#230. OIL PIT. This was a circular oil pit 120 m in diameter and three m
deep with a capacity of 32 thousand tons. Mazut was stored in
this pit (the oil was pumped from the tankers to the pits or vice,
versa by pumps on the tankers at each of the mentioned oil storage
points even though some installations had their own pumps').
#231. OIL PIT. his pit had the same specifications as the pit
mentioned In Point #230,.
.#232. PIER. This was a wooden wharf 60 a long, two a wide, and three in
above the water level. This wharf was used by small, local river
boats.
#233. OIL PIER. This was a wooden pier-220 a long, three m wide,and
three a above the water level. Located at this pier were two steamdriven 40
ups used for pumping oil from the tankers to the oil base
No 4 Point #23V. Each of these pumps 'as able to pump
approximately 7160 tons of oil per hour.
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#234. OIL BASE o 4. This oil base consisted of six circular steel
tanks. Two of these tanks were 30 m in diameter and 15 m high,
each with a capacity of 10 thousand tons of.oil. The other'four
tanks were 25 m in diameter and 15 m high, each with a capacity of
seven thousand tons of"oil. All of these tanks were used for
storing gasoline. The entire area was enclosed-by a barbed wire
fence 11 a high and was attended by an attendant who worked every
other day. The security and fire preventive measures were
identical to those mentioned above Lpoint #2127. In respect to
each and all the oil bases mentioned, the oil or oil products were
delivered to these oil bases byBeydTanker barges. At each base,
the product was checked for quantity, quallty,and accepted by an
agent from the G1avNeftesbyt, the Oil Distribution Administration,
against that which was requested and as shown on the manifest. From
these bases, the oil products-were distributed by GlavNeftesbyt as
required and transferred to barges of the Volga Tanker Steamship
Company, which in turn transported the products further up the
Volga River to various unknown places. Upon arrival at these
points, once again the oil products were chocked and received by
GlavNeftesbyt, who finally sold and distributed the products to
various consumers.
#235. OIL PIER. This wag a wooden pier 40 m long, two.m wide, .nd three m.
above the water level, used for delivering and shipping oil pro-
ducts to and from Oil Base No 4 5oint #2347, No pumps were
available at this pier. The oil was pumpeto and from the
barges by pumps on the tankers.
#236. OIL PIER. This was the main pier of the Ilinka.Oil Base No 6
point #2327. This was a wooden pier 550 m long, three m wide, and
'three m above the water level -xJ% three pipelines. At this pier,
e
00 tons
there were three steam driven pu 's, each of which pumped
of oil per hour.
#237. OIL PIER. This was a wooden pier 120 m long, three m wide, and
three m above the water level,with one pipeline to the Ilinka Oil
Base No 6 point #2397. There were no pumps at this pier. The
oil was pumped by pumps on the tankers at the rate of 900 tons per
hour.
#238. PIER. This pier consisted of a steel barge 100 m long and 10 a
wide,,secured permanently at this point. This pier had one pipe-
line and neither the pier ao,I'the pipeline was being used.
#239. ILIA OIL BASE NO 6. This area was enclosed by a wooden fence
two m high in one section, and the remainder by a barbed wire
fence 1i as high. The entire area contained 41 steel oil tanks,
four of which were 40 to` 50 a in diameter and 25 a high, each with
a capacity of 45 thousand tons,of oil. The other 37 tanks were
25 a in diameter and 20 a high, each with a capacity of 10
thousand tons of oil. This base stored unknown quantities of
ma t, gasoline, kerosene, oily, ligroin,and diesel fuel. The
security and fire measures were identical to those
mentioned above int #212x.
#240. ROAD, This was the Trusova-O1'yra road. It was entirely a dirt
road four a wide and was a continuation of the Trusova-.Ikrafoye
road. Oint #189.
#241. VILLAGE. This village was called Ilinka and it consisted mostly
of one-story wooden homes.
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#2a2. NOZHOVIYE OIL BASE. This base was-so called after the name
of the A :r> iy The area was enclosed by a barbed Wiree
fence ' 1i m PS ki61 &nd contained 15 open oil pits constructed of
brick. Eight of these pits were 120 m square and three m deep,
each with a capacity of 40 thousand tons of oil. Five pits were
200 a long, 50 m wide.,and three m deep, each with a capacity of
27 thousand tons of oil. For the other two pits,
thousand' tons of oil. This base stored mazut'and had several
movable steam-.driven pumps which pumped oil at the rate of
900 tons of oil per hour. The... security and fire. preventive
measures were identical to those mentioned above LFoint #2127.
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eeeurity measures in Astrakhan The .8th VOEHR. 1sVoormmtzirovannaya
Okbrana. Morsakoy Otryad) , bowever, was a oiviliai_, para-military unit
oo Oaaed mostly of WWII veterans. Although this unit.was not'a
civilian defense unit, they could,, and would, act in that a apacitr
in the event of hostilities. In June 1951, the duties of this
organ ization Were twofold: ('1) a. guard unit and (2) a, fire fighting
unit. T e guar d unit comprised.approximately 150 men and they were
esai ,teal ts'' guard pertain plants, shipyards, and oil bases in
Astrakhan. The Lire fighting unit comprised 50 men assigned to various
fire. stations,, generally within' the plant, shipyard, or oil base area.
During WW II, this unit consisted of men unfit for military duty and
women. ginoe the termination of the war, veterans have been replacing
the older son, and only physically fit veterans under 40 years of age
who had eer~ved honorably were being accepted. The officers of this
unit lived in their own private dwellint s, . whereas the men were
quartered in,. a barrack building dint 200, Encl (B located on
Zayaohiy Ostr?v. The money for 'tbe upkeep of this unit, and the
salaries of the men, was supplied by the Ministry of the Navy and
the plants which the unit guarded. The salary for a man in, this unit
was 270 roubles a months plus 125 roubles for quarters and suub-
sistence. The men wore a replica of the navy uniform without the
epaulets. While on duty, the men were armed with either a TT pistol
or a 7,62 cans rifle. This organization also maintained approximately
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(a) Ulitea Dzerzhinskogo feint 27 3 a`aol (A1]'
(5) 1 - ya Stepnaya Ulitsa faint #1, Enol. (A)7
(6) Vokzal and return
streets :listeu below between the Central , ng oint 1017 and the
R Station foist 217 The entire route was 'double-tracked and
the fare was 30 kopee.
(1) Eoifteca
(2) Zhelyaabova Ulitea foist. Encl (A 7
(3) Eespublikanskiy Bridge Point #37, Encal (A
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(b) No 2 Sol'tso RRybwrn imeni Mikoyana Loibt #V. This route
was double-traekecU, . the fare was. 30 - kopeks, an there were;,
(:3) Boyevaya Ulitsa point #11
.except for.Menzhinskogo. Ulitsa and_ the fare was 3?.kopeks
(1) Sol'tso
(2). Tilitsa Trusova ffoint #16 7
generally, two oars hooked together.
(1) Koi' tse
(2) Ulitsa Sv.erdlova 5oint 6
(3) Srasnyy Bridge. L!oint #4
(4) Vokzal o.int #2.7
(5) Ryb'Som and return.
No 3 Kol'tso - Tsarev. This entire route was double-tracked
(4) Menzhinsko o Ulitsa point #12
(5) ? Sol'tso in Tsarev ffoint #122 and return..
No 4 Sol'tso -Hospital imeni Bekhtereva feint #12 . This route
was double-tracked except for Kontrol'naya Ulitsa'mod Pe.s.cbanaya
Soso and. the fare was 30 kopeks.
(,1) Sol'tso
(2) Ulitsa. Trusova
(3) Shaulmyana Bridge fI oint `14
(4) Pomozhennyy Bridge point #l4
(5) 2-ya Sontrol'naya Ulit.sa Loint #l 7
(6) Peecbanaya losa Point #49 and return.
Na 5 Sbibyard imeni girmva - Rol'skive Isadv
11 the `'fare was
30 kopeks. ol'shiye Isady was that section of the aiyy
located in that area included between Paints' #43, 46,.and #70
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tracked line having one car, and that the fare: was 30 kopeks,
. No 7 Kol'tso. - RybKom iAeni Mikoytna. This route woos the . same
for streetcar No 2, Z F64 paragraph 3(b) abov,.
No "a" . this streetcar followed a circular route which was
entirely double.-tracked; the fare was 30 kopeks, and there
were two cars hooked together,
(1) ' Sol,'tso
(2) shaulmyana Bridge
(3) Boyevaya Ulitsa
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(5) vlitsa Sverdlova
(6) Zhelyabova Tlttea
(7) Kol'tso
In every case, the fare was paid' on entry az d the color of the
oars ' -was either red or blue. No met schedule was adhered to by
any of the streetcars.,
Buses
a. The following are tae bus routes of the lines in Astrakhan:
(a) From the movie theater Rodima to Rybuota imeni Mikoyanai -'there were
two' new red buses and one old dark green bus on this ruin, a&Ch
with a seating capacity of 50 persons,. The fare was pa&,d according
to the distance traveled, and upon entry. The fare Prom' the
theater Rodinna to the RybKom was two _ .: the following was
the route. taken:
Movie theater Rodina
Shaulmyana Bridge
Rol'tso
Sovetskaya Tilitsa 5oint #67
Rommunistiches q . Bridge L'Foint #4
97
RR Station
RybEom Mikoyana
(b) Volga Hotel to the Astrakhan Civil Airport - there were two.GAZ-AA
type buses on this run, each with a seating capacity of 16
persons . The fare was paid. upon entry three to five . rab9.ei;
from the hotel to the airport..
(1) Volga Hotel
(2) . Wlitsa Rozy Lyuksemburga '"oint #1627
(3) Kol'tso
(a) "Movie theater Rodina
(5) Boyevaya UTlitea
(6) Zhivoy Bridge ff of at #12w
(7) Ship repair yard Stalina
(8) Airport
Sol'tso to the, Beer Factory - there were two o':ld dark. green 'buses
.oh this run and the fare from the above-meftioned points was tWo
Raid on entry.
(1) Rol'tso
Ulitsa Sverdlova
Movie theater Rodina
Boyevaya Ulitsa
Passed by the Concentration Camp to the Beer Factory.
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(d) Bo1'shiye Isady to the Village of Nachalova - one old, dark
green bus which made two round trips daily from Bol'Shiye Isady
and passed by the Frederich Engels Village and of to the Village
of Naachalova, located north of Astrakhan. The capacity of the
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ol'tso to the Village of Kaazyak - one old, dark green-bus-which
made one round trip daily from the Kol'tso to Kamyzyak, a village
south of Astrakhan /ihe fare and the seating capacity were unlaowxnn
(f) Trusova to the 3rd International Shipyard two old buses which
made two round trips daily.
(g) Trusova to Ikranoye one old, dark green bus.which made one round.
trip daily from Trusova to the village of Ikranoye, south of
Trusovaa and Astrakhan.
.(h) Trusova to Stepnoy 620N-Ml7 7 two old buses Which-made one
oneway trip every other day.
Taxicabs .
5. There were approximately 10 to 12 taxicabs in Astrakhan. These cabs
were all four-door sedans, type Pobeda, ?assembled at the " Gorkiyr
Automobile Plant, and were either gray or beige in color. Etch cab
had the "Takes"' painted on the rear in black letters. The fare
was two per km and 25 per hour for waiting for a
passenger. Listed below are,. the taxi stations in Astrakhan-:
(a.) No 6 Bzerzhinskogo Ulitsa
(b) Volga Hotel
(c) Novoye Moskovskoye Hotel fPoint #8
(d) Pier No 17 J-aint #157
(e) RH Station
(f) Bol'shiye Isady on Nogina Ulitsa Zoint #31
There were approximately 10 cargo taxicabs or delivery trucks. These
trucks were of the li-ton GAZ-AA varietyt The fare was one 1T: J?
and 80 kopeks per km and 30 r,t, , 1 ~ per hour while standing and
waiting.
Railroad
6. The following are train-routes beginning and ending at the main
Astrakhan RR Station LPoint #2g:
(a) Astrakhan to Moscow. This route was train No X49,, which departed
from Astrakhan at 1750 hours on the odd numbered days of the
month.
(b) Moscow to Astrakhan. This route was travelled by train No 50,
which arrived at Astrakhan at 1950 hours on the even numbered
days of the month. Both of these trains /fee 6. (a) aabov
were composed. of 10 to 12' four-ailed, daa'rk green coaches.
These coaches included a dining ear, oar No (for women and
children), caar - No 6 (a pulim.n), car No 7 (for officers), car
No 8 (for soldiers); the remainder were coaches. The
locomotive was a steam engine utilizing mazut. The pullmaatn was
either painted blue or yellow. The fare for a coach was 105
for a pullman the price was- 140 :,, raojv~ plus five
for a bed per night. For first class, the fare was 260
plus five for a bed per night The entire
trip from Astrakhan to Moscow took approximately three day's,
going via Saratov A134N-46o2V, l ichurinsk 525 N-1Q30V Ryazan,
0-3940 and esscow.
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Astrakhan to Mineral 'n e Vody 51412N-4308J. This route was
travelled by 'train which departed Astrakhan at 21 OR he, Tee
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(d) ratpnyye "body to Astrakhan. This route was taken by train=
which arrived at Astrakhan at 1630 hours on the odd numbered
days of the month. Both of these trains f"ee 6 (c)7 were emmn aixa l
of 10 to 12 four-aax1ed, dark green coaches. This train was50X1-HUM
made in the same fashion as the one mentioned above See 6 (o)
above with the exception that this train had no dining ear, but
did ave a buffet oar, and the locomotive was diesel-engined.
The fare by coach was 80 by pullman 120 s? 1 and
five for a bed per night; first class, it was 220 at,),_aA,
plus five for a bed per night. . This trip was about a day
and a half run, via Trusova, Xizlyar ,4330N-k6k5P7, Groznyy
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Astrakhan to post Parornaya LTocated approximately ?10 km north...
which departed As ra1han at 2300 hours on the odd numbers
days of the month.
(f } st sp,romnaya to Astrakhan This route was followed by train.
__which arrived at Astrakhan at 1344 hours on the, odd
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prised 10 to 12 four-axled, dark green coaches and' were made u
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in 'the same manner as the above---mentioned trains 5 (aa -
Reservations and tickets for ally trains could only
day journey
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be made seven days in advance of the departing date, and not
sooner. These tickets could be purchased either at the RR..
station (open 24 hours a day) or at the 0orodskaya Kassa,
located at No 12 Zhelyabova Ulitsa /faint # 9 -
the only from
the hours of 0900 to 1600 daily. These schedules were s%vu,-^
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Water Tr_.ansporta
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/k55.1 T-4757'E?,and other such cities not too distant. - - _` -_
the water transportation department was administered by the
Astrakhanskoye Rayonnoye Dpravleniye' Volz,hskogo slruzoaPaseazhirskogo
Rechnogo Parokhodstvo, Which can be broken down into three
separate-groups: (1), long distance, ' (2) regional, and (3) 'local water
transportation. The long distance section operated from Pier'No 17
with 'both
Astrakhan boh Dies e11 and, steam-driven ships. These, ships departed from
sigh points as Moscow., Gorkiy f620N-440 . Molotov
, 88O0N-5615E] , 'ascnd` Yaroslavl' 7 5N-3950c as well an o her cities
thong 't'he ' Vlga and Kane Rivers price and schedule unknown)
eitpacity one 'thousand passengers. The regional section operated from
Pier No 13 in Astrakhan with both Diesel and steam engines. These
ehipe 'traveled to such points as Olya 9548R_4731j7, . Poldnevnoye
villages, plants, shipyards, ,and oil bases. These ferries., accommodated
approximately 250.passengers; the fares varied, Ferries were supposed
to depart every hour - on' the hour between 0600 hours to 2300 hours?
daily to such. points as Baku LW025N-k950V and Makhachkala L258N-
k727P. Diesel driven ships departed from Pier No '17 ( schedule and
price unknown) ; two steel ships of three thousand' tons, the and
the A, and one five thousand-ton steel ship... the , were
used on this run a
The local seotidn.,opera ed from Pier No 13 with both Diesel and steam-
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Telephone Communication
~.Y~YYIYIYrq I - ! Rill 11 I ! .. .. .. .. ...
8. Telephone communication was available from ?Astrakhan to most places
in'the`USSR when-the lines were clear, but--the connection in "most
insstanees was poor. For a distance up' to 600 km the cost -was one
ruble and 50 kopeks` per minute; from 600 km to 1200 ]sue, two rubles
and 50 kopeks per minute;' and from 1200 to 2000 'krt, two bl and
80 kopeks per minute.
Economic
9. Astrakhan was an industrial city with a population of approximately
175 thousand to-200 thousand people. Of that total figure,
approximately 75 were Ruisxian', 15% Tartars, 5% Armenian and Georgian,
Kazakh .. 3%, and 2 Jewish and other various. nationalities . The
industries in Astrakhan consisted principally of the fish industry,
ship.building.and::repair yards, and oil bases Also located in the
city.Were_sawmills,.wooden barrel factories, a few coat (.jKarakul?)
factories, a vodka distillery, fruit conservation factories, and
many workmen's associations,ie, barbershops, tailorshops, shoemakers,
watchmakers, etc. The largest portion of the population was employed
in the fish industry; the second largest in the ship building and re-
pair yards. .Generally., the 'people worked six days a, week, eight
hours 'a day - from 0800 to 1700 hours - and were paid anI average
wage of 600 a month, less 25% defteted for various taxes.
Approximately 25 thousand people were employed in the ship building
and ship repair yards. Everyone worked six days a week andeight
hours ,& day, with Sundays off, except for personnel who were employed.
on river and sea-going craft. and who were continually sailing..,
10. Ship building and repair industry workers earned the following wages:
(a) Shore workers:
(1) Laborers
- an average laborer received approximately 600
bles a month, less 25%' deducted for various taxes . Union
dues and insurance rates were small and the man paid . for
these from his take-home pay,,which was approximately .450
(2) Office employees . - they received an average of 450. rubles
a month,. less 25% deducted for taxes.
(3) Engineers -their salary was between 700 to one thousand
bl6j a month, less 25% deducted for taxes ,
(a) Technical personnel - they received between 500 to 700
lc a month, less 25% deducted for taxes.
(5) Directors,and higher administrative personnel - these
people were paid between one to seven thousand rlc B a
month, less 25% deducted for taxes
(b). Sailing personnel:
(1) crew -- crew members received between 300 to 400.e
month, less 25% deducted for taxes..
(2) Commanders - these people received between 500 to 13 hundred
Z b1 s a month, less 25% deducted for taxes'.
The salaries of the sailing personnel of the Sea Fleet were
Identical to those of the River Fleet,-with the exception. that
the personnel of the Sea Fleet received approxcimately_300-extra
r 'La a month for subsistence while sailing. Personnel,
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hrowever', never received this money, since it was .taken from
their saal aaz for an unknown purpose.
11. The living conditions were poor in Astrakhan as they were throughout
the USSR.' if 'not as -little worse . People lied in their own hom s,
goveraaabnent quarters, rented rooms from private people, and, :in -some
instances, lived in homes provided by the plant or shipyard where.,
they were employed. The majority of the people, bowever either
rented from private owners or lived in government quarters:.' The rent
for a rooms in a private home ranged from 50 to 200 ~ : t~ i? a month
Just to rent a bed in the corner of a room cost 50 : a month.
For the goverment quarters, the official price was one . k,, I_~ and 32
kopeks "far one 'square meter of floor spade P eg, one room and a
kitchen, ianfuxxaished, cost 25 to 30 a month. The electricity
bill wag approximately 25 a month,, at ko kopeks per kw hour.
Water cost approximately 10per month and heat ora the' average
of 60 a month. All the cooking was done by kerosene' stove or
a wood/coal stove, The prise of kerosene was one per liter.
sor
Wood bold at
and 100 l - per cubic'meter, axaeecoal prices included the delivery). y) , The 1. c- 90 _e also
were assessed a, charge of 10 .u r, q er~sr a month for garbage disposal and
the cleaning Of outdoor toilet facilities at varying prices.,,Generally,
the people would buy second-hand furniture at at the bazaar at a con-
siderable saving, rather than buy new furniture at they. stores , Every-
thing was bought for cash; no' credit or installment pl aah was available.
12. A family of four (man, wife, and two children) 'could eat two meals a day
nth this
at' home for approximately 1050 to 11 hundred j., a M-0
included only the essential items of food. At the plants where there
was a.: cafeteria, the meals were five per person per meal. At
.a medium priced restaurant in town, a meal was eight to 10 vyt ?' per
person, without alcoholic beverage,, Most ' of the people ' bought their
food and other items at the market areas.,, rather than a aat the stores,
because more was available .there.. The prices, however, were 'slightly
higher at 'the markets. -There .wags no rationing system in effect.: Aside
from a shortage of cash,. the most serious food problem was of fQad
items; there was always a shortage of one item or .another. "The
following is an official list of food prices at the time of
departure:
(aa milk - three to four ! per liter
(b) bread (black) one 50 kopeks per kg
(a) bread (white) - three to f ours per kg
(d) butter - 32 per kg
(e) meat (bull beef) -.18 to 22 per kg
(f) pork 30 per kg
(g) lamb 25 to 30 per kg
(h) eggs - 12 per 10
(i) potatoes - one a, 50 kopeks per kg (official, store)
(3) potatoes three per kg (market)
(k) flour - eight to 20 _f ? per two kg package. This was sold
only four ' times a year tone package per person as loot as the-
supply lasted) on the evening before the new year, let of May,
7th of Novembers, aand 5th of December (Constitution Day).
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(1) sugar - 12 rubles per kg
(m) tea - 7 rubles,50 kopeks per 50 grams
(n) meal (Krupa),
(1) poorest quality - 4 rubles per kg
(2) best quality - 8 rubles per kg
(o) macaroni 4 rubles per kg
p) various vegetables - two rubles per kg
q) cigarettes
(1) poorest quality ?- 70 kopeks per package of 25
(officially known as Raketa9 ,omnonly called Proshchay Molodost').
('2) poor quality - 1 ruble, 70 kopeks per package of 25
(3) better quality - 2 rubles, 30 kopeks per box of 25
(officially known as Belamor Kanal),
(r) matches - 20 kopeks per box
(s) soap, toilette - 3 to 5 rubles per bar
(t) soap, laundry - 3 rubles per bar
(u) vodka - 50 rubles per liter
(v) vodka 5 rubles, 50 kopeks per drank (100 grams)
(w) beer - 5 rubles, 80 kopeks per liter
(x) beer - 2 rubles, 90 kopeks per mug (Krushka)
(y) beer - 3 rubles,, 25 kopeks per half liter bottle
(z) eau de cologne (size of lcqua Velva - called Froinoy) - 11 rubles per flask
(aa) straight razor- 25 to 60 rubles per razor
(bb) safety razor (holder) - 12 rubles per razor
(cc) razor blades (Neva and Standart) - 3 rubles per package of 10
(dd) haircut with hair tonic - 3 rubles
(ee) shave with eau de cologne - 2 rubles
(ff) bath house, general room - 1 ruble, 50 kopeks
(gg) bath house, private room - 5 rubles
(hh) men's suit, 50% wool and 50% cotton - 600 rubles (1 pair trousers, no vest)
(ii) men's suit, gabaradine - 1500 to 2000 rubles (1 pair trousers, no vest)
(jj) shirt, cotton - 80 rubles
(kk) shirt, silk - 250 to 300 rubles
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(11) tie - 30
(mm) Becks 12 per pair
(nn) shoes - 200 to 304 per pair
(oo) underwear - 30 per pair
(pp) overcoat, poorest quality - 900 to 1200
NO overcoat, good quality - two thousand to 2200: b ea
(rr) ladies silk dres is - 404 n. " ',ea
(ss) silk stockings - 6d per pair
(tt) undergarments approximately 150 per item
(uu) purse. 100 to 300
(vv) shoes - 200 to 400 per pair
(row) coat, medium quality - 900 to one, tkivusand o. ..
13. Most of the smaller food stores were open between 0800 to 1800 sours;.
the larger food stores were open between 1100 to 2300 hours., clothing.
stores between 1000 to 2000 hours, taverns and cabarets between 09.00
to 2400 hours, and restaurants (alcoholic drinks available) between
1200 to 0200 hours.. Markets were open every day ' from sun up too sun
down and all Tear round. Entertainment in the city was limited;
most of the movie theaters.sh.owed either propaganda films or films
depicting life as a kolkhoznik. 0ccasic na11 a,. a film with a good
story was shown, but such films were rare. Almost everybody drank
alcoholic beverages, conseguentlyto help pass the time away, either
at a tavern or in their homes king a home-made brew).
approximately 50% of the peop e
attended the two churches in Astrakhan (the Ioann Zlatoust Russian
arthod x Church Loint #113, Enel (A and the Russian Orthodox
Church in the vicinity of the RR Sat ion point 21,. Encl,(A17
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Political
14. The ?inhabitants of Astrakhan were wholly dissatisfied with the. in
adequacies of the n'eg 4 @% , is,, the unavailability of necessary food items,
insufficient money). ,door living conditions, the lack of freedoms-forced
attendance &t political lectures, speeches,, meetings, and the .
fair elections. The elections were a farce, as well as the.politioal
lectures, meetings., and propaganda. For fear, however, of losing what
little they did have', the people remained silent and struggled to
maintain their families In 19k7, the employees of the 10th
Anniversary of the October Revolution Ship Repair Yard. went out on
strike for three days because' of the lack of food. AB..a consequence,
the . director of the plant and &few of his cohorts (administrative
department heads) were replaced, .conditions improved 'tor two or''three
months., after which the, previous conditions returned.. '4f the entire _ .
population of Astrakhan; only 14 thousand were Communist: Party members;
of these, five to 10% were really active. in the Party arad,as a .result,
'lived fairly decently; the remainder were members because of their
deet.re. to .better their conditions,
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(a) Momonov (f nu), who has been the ChiefSearetary, of the Obkom Party,
VKPB,since the early part of 1951. At 'that time he replaced
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Peodor Nikolayeviah guratov, who was relieved of his position
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Georgiy . Xikha& lov , who has been the Transportation Secretary of
the-Obkom. P*rtyA VKPBs since 1948.
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Link, (Thu), who was the chief secretary of the Gorkom Party,
VKPB,since 1947,
Raykom Party, VM.
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(fhu), who wa
f) Filipp Feodorovich Lolbnin,, former personnel secretary.of the
Obkom Party and then the assistant personnel director of the
Section _ of the Obkom. Party, and since 1948 Chief Enaineer of
Feoder (fnu) Dal' kin was the former director of the industrial
the Astrakhan Sea Port.
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Steamship "Company
position" of Director of the Political Section of the ReyuTanker
Get .n-Alekseyevich Zhivulin.who was the former, transportsti n ,
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Gleb D ' Ly ub ixa- a , . Who was the Senior' Comptroller for River
Transportation and was directly responsible to the Senior Comp-
troller of the Ministry of' state . - Control of the USSR in
Moscow. His office was located . in the Volga Tanker Building' at
Pier No. 17.
( j) German L'vovioh Morekhodov - Senior Comptroller of the Sea, Fleet
whose duties and responsibilities coincided with those of 50X1-HUM
L bi : /See 5 (1) above/ His office was located at.the
ReydTanker-Building, No 2 - 2-ya Kontrol'naya uis.ts?a.
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(k) Vladimir Antonovich Polovkov - Director of the Secret Section of
the ReydTanker Steamship Company.(similar to a secret police
organization).
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Ivan Dimitriyevich Zhil'tsov, who was the assistant Director of
the Political Section of the Astrakhan Port.
of the Obkom Party to 19k9,and presently was the Director of
the ReydTanker Steamship Company to 1945, the personnel secretary
(The apartment houses located at No 20 Ulitsa Kirova,.No 6 Ulitsa
Burova,and No 2 Ulitsa Sovetskaya were the main residences of the
chiefs of the various departments in the Communist Party in
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Enc1osure As 0 ?er ay of Astrak} ~a: ,
RZAC1osur B .Over.'Lay of Aat:rak a,r,
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