Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”
Photo: Regional Library
April 12, 1947
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
The newspaper “Birobidzhan Star” (12+) wrote on April 12, 1947 that in 1947 it was 70 years since gold mining began in the Jewish Autonomous Region.
The gold-bearing region of the Lesser Khingan occupies the basins of the rivers: Sutara, Bidzhan, Dichun, Pompeevka and the upper reaches of the Bolshaya Bira. With few exceptions, this area is solid rock: the gold-bearing layer seems to lie on a thick rock cushion.
“…The first Russian gold miner came to Sutara in April 1877, and by 1926, on the map compiled by the administration of the Amur Mining District, 162 mines were listed in the Lesser Khingan gold-bearing region. In 1928, state gold mining began on Sutara. It was initially carried out using the muscular method. In 1934, the first hydraulics were installed. The Sutara Gold Team mines is one of the most advanced in our region.”
April 12, 1964
Clippings from the newspaper “Birobidzhan Star”. Photo: Photo: Regional Library
The newspaper “Birobidzhan Star” on April 12, 1964 told readers that after the construction of the Palace of Culture in Birobidzhan, the “Builder” club, which previously had a monopoly on all kinds of mass youth events, had much fewer different events. Previously, the “Builder” club hosted amateur art shows, themed evenings that were dedicated to promoting best practices, and oral journals – an interesting way to get acquainted with the latest literature from various fields of science and technology. The club hall hosted meetings, lectures, honoring production leaders, and meetings with labor veterans.
In the same newspaper, in the article “For Economic Accounting,” there is information that economic studies have been organized in the agricultural artel “Testaments of Ilyich.” Over 120 people study in primary economic schools. During the classes, practical proposals are made to help increase the profitability of the farm. “Now preparations are underway here for the introduction of economic accounting into all branches of production. The theoretical conference held recently in Waldheim was devoted to this issue.”
April 12, 1988
The reference and information publication “Streets of the City of Birobidzhan: According to Documents of the State Archive of the Jewish Autonomous Region” (0+) contains information that by decision of the Birobidzhan City Executive Committee dated April 12, 1988 No. 133, Torgovaya Street, which was formed in 1953, was renamed Miller (Meiler) Street.
Information: Boris (Buzy) Miller is a Jewish writer. After finishing the seven-year school, he worked at a factory in Kharkov. In 1932 he became a student in the literary department of the Kharkov Pedagogical Institute, and a year later he transferred to the Moscow Pedagogical Institute named after V. I. Lenin. After graduation, he was sent to the Far East. From that moment on, the writer’s life was tightly intertwined with the Jewish Autonomous Region. Having started his career as a school teacher, Busi Miller worked his way up to the editor of the regional newspaper “Birobidzhaner Stern” (12+). In 1940, Miller was admitted to the USSR Writers' Union. For his services, he was awarded the title “Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR” and awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor. For a long time he headed the regional literary association.
