The Ministry of Construction of Heavy Industry of the USSR (Mintyazhstroy; russian: Министерство строительства предприятий тяжелой промышленности СССР) was a
central government institution
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charged with leading the
heavy industry of the
Soviet Union. It was established in 1946 to replace the several successor Commissariats to the
People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry of the USSR, dissolved in 1939. After liquidation in 1953, it was reactivated from 1967 to 1986.
The ministry headquarters was one of the
Seven Sisters built during the last 10 years of Stalin's life, also known as the
Red Gate building
The Red Gate Building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers, designed by Alexey Dushkin. Its name comes from the Red Gate square.
Features
The 138-metre building consists of a central 24-storey building and two side buildings with a variable ...
owing to its proximity to the
Red Gate
The Red Gate (Russian: Красные ворота, ''Krasnye vorota'') was a set of triumphal arches built in an exuberantly baroque design in Moscow. Gates and arches of this type were common in 18th century Moscow. However, the Red Gate was the ...
Square.
List of ministers
''Source'':
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Pavel Yudin (16.1.1946 - 29.5.1950)
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Davyd Raizer
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(29.5.1950 - 15.3.1953)
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Nikolai Goldin (21.2.1967 - 30.1.1986)
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Sergei Bashilov (30.1.1986 - 2.9.1986)
References
Construction of Heavy Industry
Heavy industry
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