Khingansk village
Photo: State Archive of the Jewish Autonomous Region
February 20, 1935
The newspaper “Birobidzhan Star” (12+) wrote that a metallurgical plant would be built in the Jewish Autonomous Region:
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
“According to the latest information available in the Regional Planning Office, it has finally been clarified that the metallurgical plant, part of the Khingan-Bureya Combine, will be built on the territory of the Jewish Autonomous Region. The production base for the plant is iron ore deposits in the taiga, 7 kilometers from Kimkan station, near the Sutara River and the Talyo Spring.”
The same newspaper briefly covered the main news of the region: “20 thousand rubles have been allocated for the organization of greenhouses and a nursery – the basis for greening the city.
To deliver goods to fishing collective farms and transport fish, two motor boats will ply along Bira.
The turnover of the Regional Food Store for 1935 was approved at 10 million rubles. Regional food trade will receive goods directly from industrial bases in the West. Confectionery, wine, dried fruits, vegetable oil, pasta and other goods have already been shipped.
The newspaper informs that teachers and collective farmers of the collective farm named after. Voroshilov of the Stalin district (now Oktyabrsky) unanimously approved the initiative of the Korean and Chinese workers of Khabarovsk to raise funds for the construction of the Comintern aircraft:
“In one day, 612 rubles were collected, teachers of the Kirov secondary school took a particularly active part… A commission was created to further develop mass work among collective farmers and individual farmers to raise funds for the construction of the aircraft.”
February 20, 1941
The Bureau of the Regional Party Committee discussed the issue of the work of regional party organizations in leading the Komsomol. It was noted that party organizations, guided by the decision of the XVIII Congress of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, achieved the active participation of Komsomol organizations in solving economic and political problems. The vanguard role of Komsomol members in production has increased, and connections with non-union youth have improved. In 1940, 1,337 people were accepted into the ranks of the Komsomol, 15 new primary organizations were created, many Komsomol members were promoted to leading party, Soviet and economic work.
The district committee, city party committee, and primary party organizations were asked to improve the political education of Komsomol members and youth, to provide them with assistance in studying the economics of enterprises, collective farms, and MTS.
February 20, 1946
The Birobidzhan Star newspaper reported that the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR discussed measures to strengthen and further develop agriculture in the Jewish Autonomous Region.
February 20, 1949
A regional party meeting of communist migrants who arrived in the Jewish Autonomous Region in 1947-1949 was held. The requirements of the USSR Council of Ministers for measures for the further development of the national economy and culture of the Jewish Autonomous Region and the tasks of the settlers were discussed.
The meeting adopted a detailed resolution that obligated all communist settlers to take an active part in the implementation of government decree, in the struggle for the further development of the economy and culture of the Jewish Autonomous Region and the early completion of the national economic plans of 1949.
February 20, 1979
The newspaper “Birobidzhanskaya Zvezda” wrote that the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR and the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions decided to recognize the winners and award the Challenge Red Banners of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR and the All-Russian Central Council of Trade Unions for achieving the highest results in the All-Russian Socialist Competition for increasing production efficiency and quality of work, the successful implementation of the economic and social development plan for 1978, the Ungunsky state farm. Leninsky district of the Jewish Autonomous Region.
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
“The Council of Ministers of the RSFSR and the All-Russian Central Council of Trade Unions warmly congratulated the workers of the autonomous republics, territories, regions, cities, districts, collectives of associations, enterprises and organizations of industry, construction, transport, agriculture and other industries – the winners in the All-Russian Socialist Competition and expressed their firm confidence that workers, collective farmers, engineering and technical workers, all working people of the republic, fulfilling the historical decisions of the 25th Party Congress, the July and November (1978) Plenum of the CPSU Central Committee, will raise even higher the banner of nationwide socialist competition for increasing production efficiency and quality of work, the successful implementation of plans and obligations for 1979 and five-year plan targets.”
