February 28, 1938
The Bureau of the Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) considered the issue of amateur performances. It was noted that the number of amateur artistic clubs in the Jewish Autonomous Region is growing, that more than 800 children took part in the regional Olympiad (0+) for children’s creativity, and that a permanent regional artistic and dramatic brigade has been created. It was decided to create a city amateur choir of 50 people.
February 28, 1977
The Bureau of the Leninsky District Committee of the CPSU and the Executive Committee of the District Council of People's Deputies summed up the results of the review for high production efficiency and quality of work.
The winner of the review among agricultural enterprises was the collective of the Dezhnevsky state farm, which fulfilled the plan of selling milk to the state by 109%, meat by 103%, grain by 150% and received more than 197 thousand rubles in profit. Among industrial enterprises, the team of the Lenin grain collection point was recognized as the winner of the review, having fulfilled the plan for the volume of industrial production and sales of products by 110%. Labor productivity was 110.4%, the enterprise's profit for 1976 was over 118 thousand rubles.
February 28, 1939
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
The newspaper “Birobidzhanskaya Zvezda” (12+) published a selection of articles about how working-class regions are preparing for the XVIII Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).
At the plywood factory, by the opening day of the congress, a new consumer goods workshop will go into operation, which will produce office bills, paperweights, student pens, washboards, etc.
Rafting timber on the Malaya Bira River near a plywood factory. 1937. Photo: Photo: State Archive of the Jewish Autonomous Region
A new assembly shop has come into operation at the Detal factory, in which furniture, window frames, doors, and so on will be manufactured.
“An evening general education school for collective farmers has opened in the village of Valdgeim, Birobidzhan district.”
From a note by the chairman of the “Furniture Maker” artel, Kh. Chernobrod:
“The resolution of the Party Central Committee on the convening of the 18th Party Congress inspired our entire team and mobilized it to fight for the early fulfillment of production tasks, for high standards of labor productivity. Pre-congress competition unfolded in the workshops. The artel team committed itself to fulfilling the quarterly program ahead of the opening day of the congress.”
Director of the Tunguska timber mill E. Kats notes:
“Workers of the Tunguska timber plant in the Smidovichi district, preparing for the 18th Party Congress, are showing examples of Stakhanov’s work. A team of workers in the furniture workshop under the leadership of Stakhanovite master comrade Kulikov is preparing greenhouse frames. According to the plan, 3 thousand frames need to be produced by March 1. To commemorate the congress, the team has pledged to provide 4.2 thousand frames. The carpenters fulfill their obligations with honor. The work teams complete the daily task at 180-200 percent. Instead of eight frames per day, according to the norm, carpenters Kulikov, Chernev, Maltsev produce 14-15 frames.
The third brigade of the small production workshop, having discussed the theses of the report of Comrade. Molotov on the third five-year plan for the development of the national economy of the USSR, pledged to give 110% of the plan and challenged other brigades to socialist competition. The third brigade exceeds its obligations and delivers 118% of the norm every day, and 159% of the plan for riveting fish containers. Our workers are practically carrying out the instructions of Comrade Stalin that it is necessary to keep all our people in a state of mobilization readiness. 24 people passed the standards for the PVHO badge. In recent days, six people have become Voroshilov shooters. 27 members of the plant’s fire brigade passed the GSO standards.”
Factory Detail. Photo: Photo: State Archive of the Jewish Autonomous Region
From the note “Workers of the Detal factory are preparing gifts for the congress”:
“The workers of the Detal factory honorably fulfill the obligations they assumed as a gift to the 18th Party Congress. Their main obligation was to achieve a production output of 160 thousand rubles by the opening day of the congress instead of the 120 thousand envisaged by the quarterly plan. By February 22, the workers of the carpentry shop of parts fulfilled their obligation by 80%.
Having concluded social agreements for competition among themselves, teams of carpenters show examples of Stakhanov’s work. Brigade Comrade Rimsky completes the task at 160%, Tkach at 120%.
Individual workers also compete with each other. As a result of this competition, carpenter t.t. Yesimovich and Wiseman complete the task at 160%, Grinshpun at 180%, and milling operator Koryakov at 170%.
The factory team is also preparing defense gifts as a gift for the congress. The shop foreman, Comrade Shulman, is training 15 Voroshilov riflemen, and Comrade Shargorodsky is training a self-defense group of 26 people.”
February 28, 1987
By resolution of the regional founding conference of war and labor veterans, the Regional Council of War and Labor Veterans was created. The veteran organization makes a great contribution to the socio-economic development, social and cultural life of the Jewish Autonomous Region, works with the younger generation, and yet, the main task of the Regional Council of War and Labor Veterans is the social protection of veterans.
The Regional Council of War and Labor Veterans today is an authoritative and massive public organization in the Jewish Autonomous Region. It brings together distinguished people whose work and military career inspires respect and admiration.
February 28, 1996
The Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Region adopted the Law of the Jewish Autonomous Region “On the organization of local self-government in the Jewish Autonomous Region,” which gave the population the right to form municipalities.
February 28, 1997
Church of St. Nicholas. Photo: Photo: EAOMedia news agency archive
A blessing was received for the construction of the Church of St. Nicholas in Birobidzhan. The construction of the temple was carried out by Birobidzhanstroy OJSC. The temple was built over two years using funds from parishioners and private donations. With the support of the capital’s government, Moscow “Zil” did a kind of unique work; from them the temple received 5 domes and 8 bells as a gift.
The opening of the temple was timed to coincide with the day of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, wonderworker.
The first wooden church with a bell tower, built in the region according to Orthodox canons, was consecrated by Bishop Mark of Khabarovsk and Amur in December 1999, on the day of the patronal feast.
Until 2005, the temple was the cathedral of the Birobidzhan diocese. (In September 2005, the Annunciation Cathedral was built.)
Shrines of the Cossack Temple of St. Nicholas – Icon of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna with a particle of his relics; an ark with particles of the holy relics of the venerable fathers and elders of Optina Leo, Macarius, Anthony, Hilarion, Ambrose, Anatoly I, Isaac I, Barsanuphius, Anatoly II, Nektarios. A large temple image of the saint and wonderworker Nicholas, 17th century (a gift from Bishop Joseph of Birobidzhan and Kuldur for the 10th anniversary of the consecration of the temple in 2009), an exact Athonite copy of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear” (a gift from Bishop Joseph in 2009).
