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Arsenal Factory

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Arsenal Special Device Production State Enterprise
TypeState-owned company
IndustryArms industry
Founded1764 (originally), reestablished in the post-World War II period
FounderRussian Empire, Soviet government
Headquarters,
Key people
Director & Chief Designer Mykola I. Lykholit
ProductsWeapons, armored vehicles, various optics, precision mechanic, cryogenics and electronic products
Revenue ₴ 337 million[1]
OwnerUkraine
Number of employees
1098[2]
ParentNational Space Agency of Ukraine
Websitearsenalcdb.com.ua
Headquarters of the Arsenal SDP SE.

Arsenal Special Device Production State Enterprise (Ukrainian: Казенне підприємство спеціального приладобудування «Арсенал», romanizedKazenne pidpryiemstvo spetsialnoho pryladobuduvannya Arsenal), also known as the Arsenal Factory, is one of the oldest factories in Kyiv.

History Edit

Pre-1918 Edit

The factory was established in 1764 as a repair and production facility of the Imperial Russian Army and the factory was initially based in a Kyiv Fortress compound in the Pechersk (Печерськ) district of the city. Workers at the factory included sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who worked as a grinder at the factory prior to 1941.

The Revolution and World War II events Edit

On January 29, 1918, the workers of the factory organized an armed pro-Bolshevik mutiny known as a Kiev Arsenal mutiny or a January Rebellion against Tsentral'na Rada, the Ukrainian assembly that declared the independence of Ukraine. To commemorate the event, the Soviet authorities preserved the historic defensive wall bearing the traces of shelling (situated on the city's Moskovs'ka Street near the Arsenal'na metro station).

 
The Kyiv Arsenal Factory, seen with bullet damage during the pro-Bolshevik mutiny when Ukrainian government troops suppressed them.

While the civil production lines were added to the factory starting from 1918, the factory produced mostly the military related products throughout its history. In the 1920s, 1930s and during World War II the factory mainly produced artillery, anti-tank, and anti-aircraft guns. In summer 1941, immediately after the outbreak of the war between the Soviet Union and the Axis powers, the factory was quickly evacuated to Perm in the Ural mountains, far from hostilities. The factory buildings in Kiev suffered heavy damages from German bombings. The relocated "Arsenal" continued to play a major role in arming the Red Army.

Post-war Edit

After the war, the Arsenal factory was reestablished anew at its Kyiv location and partly converted into a civil company named Zavod Arsenal (while the other, smaller, part remained an unremarkable military repairing facility under a different name). Since that time, the name Arsenal is mostly associated with the larger company rather than with the military one (occupying the oldest building of old arsenal). During the Cold War arms race, Arsenal developed dramatically, becoming an important manufacturer of the military-related products and employing tens of thousands of people. The factory mainly specialized in optical components for the Soviet military and space programs. The factory also produced the professional grade photographic cameras "Kiev" but civil production played only a minor role in factory output. Tens of thousands of people where employed at the "Arsenal".

Perestroika and independence Edit

After the beginning of perestroika, military orders dropped drastically and the Arsenal factory fell into a crisis which is still ongoing. The management attempted to convert the factory by concentrating more on consumer optics and other civil products, but these attempts did little to help the factory to emerge from the crisis. Comparatively insignificant figures of civil production sales could not support the employment of military-specialized workers in such numbers and maintain the gigantic premises.

Today, control systems, gyroscopes, accelerometers and other products are used to create 'Neptune', 'Vilkha', 'Hrim-2' missiles and missile systems, 'Korsar', 'Stugna' ATGM. Products of the company are used in Ukrainian space program.

Civil production includes consumer optics, medical and banking equipment, gauges for the natural gas and optical diode-based traffic lights. In addition, the company performs calculations and manufacturing of optical systems and other products to order.

In 2019, Intergal-Bud construction company bought 1.4 ha or Arsenal Factory and rebuilt one of buildings into an office space.[3]

Art museum project Edit

In 2004, a Ukrainian oligarch and art philanthropist Viktor Pinchuk suggested to establish a modern art gallery in the oldest 19th century building of the Arsenal. This large fortress-like brick structure, situated on the Tsytadel'na Street and recognized as architectural monument, now belongs to the Ukrainian military and is poorly maintained. Later, Viktor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine, expressed his support to the museum idea but suggested that the museum had to be state-run and dominated by more traditional art pieces in order to become a "Ukrainian Hermitage". The process of converting the building to a civil use succeeded and in 2007 the museum called Art Arsenal (Mystetskyi Arsenal) was officially opened. Nowadays, Art Arsenal (Mystetskyi Arsenal) which is based in some buildings of the Arsenal enterprise, is one of the biggest and most popular art location in Ukraine.

Product brands Edit

 
Kiev photo cameras
Photo cameras
  • Kiev
  • Salyut Cameras
Camera lenses
  • Arsat
General
  • Fotar

Notable people Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ http://arsenalcdb.com.ua/images/pdfs/Баланс%20(Звіт%20про%20фінансовий%20стан)010420.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ http://arsenalcdb.com.ua/images/pdfs/Баланс%20(Звіт%20про%20фінансовий%20стан)010420.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ Ірина, Автор: Стасюк (2022-02-15). "Корпус заводу Арсенал перебудували під бізнес-центр: фото до і після". Хмарочос (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-27.

External links Edit

  • - Official website (in Ukrainian)(in English)(in Russian)
  • - Plans for the construction of an art museum (in Russian)

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priladobuduvannya Arsenal romanized Kazenne pidpryiemstvo spetsialnoho pryladobuduvannya Arsenal also known as the Arsenal Factory is one of the oldest factories in Kyiv Contents 1 History 1 1 Pre 1918 1 2 The Revolution and World War II events 1 3 Post war 1 4 Perestroika and independence 2 Art museum project 3 Product brands 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditPre 1918 Edit The factory was established in 1764 as a repair and production facility of the Imperial Russian Army and the factory was initially based in a Kyiv Fortress compound in the Pechersk Pechersk district of the city Workers at the factory included sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko who worked as a grinder at the factory prior to 1941 The Revolution and World War II events Edit Main article Kiev Arsenal January Uprising On January 29 1918 the workers of the factory organized an armed pro Bolshevik mutiny known as a Kiev Arsenal mutiny or a January Rebellion against Tsentral na Rada the Ukrainian assembly that declared the independence of Ukraine To commemorate the event the Soviet authorities preserved the historic defensive wall bearing the traces of shelling situated on the city s Moskovs ka Street near the Arsenal na metro station nbsp The Kyiv Arsenal Factory seen with bullet damage during the pro Bolshevik mutiny when Ukrainian government troops suppressed them While the civil production lines were added to the factory starting from 1918 the factory produced mostly the military related products throughout its history In the 1920s 1930s and during World War II the factory mainly produced artillery anti tank and anti aircraft guns In summer 1941 immediately after the outbreak of the war between the Soviet Union and the Axis powers the factory was quickly evacuated to Perm in the Ural mountains far from hostilities The factory buildings in Kiev suffered heavy damages from German bombings The relocated Arsenal continued to play a major role in arming the Red Army Post war Edit After the war the Arsenal factory was reestablished anew at its Kyiv location and partly converted into a civil company named Zavod Arsenal while the other smaller part remained an unremarkable military repairing facility under a different name Since that time the name Arsenal is mostly associated with the larger company rather than with the military one occupying the oldest building of old arsenal During the Cold War arms race Arsenal developed dramatically becoming an important manufacturer of the military related products and employing tens of thousands of people The factory mainly specialized in optical components for the Soviet military and space programs The factory also produced the professional grade photographic cameras Kiev but civil production played only a minor role in factory output Tens of thousands of people where employed at the Arsenal Perestroika and independence Edit After the beginning of perestroika military orders dropped drastically and the Arsenal factory fell into a crisis which is still ongoing The management attempted to convert the factory by concentrating more on consumer optics and other civil products but these attempts did little to help the factory to emerge from the crisis Comparatively insignificant figures of civil production sales could not support the employment of military specialized workers in such numbers and maintain the gigantic premises Today control systems gyroscopes accelerometers and other products are used to create Neptune Vilkha Hrim 2 missiles and missile systems Korsar Stugna ATGM Products of the company are used in Ukrainian space program Civil production includes consumer optics medical and banking equipment gauges for the natural gas and optical diode based traffic lights In addition the company performs calculations and manufacturing of optical systems and other products to order In 2019 Intergal Bud construction company bought 1 4 ha or Arsenal Factory and rebuilt one of buildings into an office space 3 Art museum project EditIn 2004 a Ukrainian oligarch and art philanthropist Viktor Pinchuk suggested to establish a modern art gallery in the oldest 19th century building of the Arsenal This large fortress like brick structure situated on the Tsytadel na Street and recognized as architectural monument now belongs to the Ukrainian military and is poorly maintained Later Viktor Yushchenko the President of Ukraine expressed his support to the museum idea but suggested that the museum had to be state run and dominated by more traditional art pieces in order to become a Ukrainian Hermitage The process of converting the building to a civil use succeeded and in 2007 the museum called Art Arsenal Mystetskyi Arsenal was officially opened Nowadays Art Arsenal Mystetskyi Arsenal which is based in some buildings of the Arsenal enterprise is one of the biggest and most popular art location in Ukraine Product brands Edit nbsp Kiev photo camerasPhoto camerasKiev Salyut CamerasCamera lensesArsatGeneralFotarNotable people EditBoryslav Brondukov Lyudmila Pavlichenko Usher Ayzenberg Boris AyzenbergReferences Edit http arsenalcdb com ua images pdfs Balans 20 Zvit 20pro 20finansovij 20stan 010420 pdf bare URL PDF http arsenalcdb com ua images pdfs Balans 20 Zvit 20pro 20finansovij 20stan 010420 pdf bare URL PDF Irina Avtor Stasyuk 2022 02 15 Korpus zavodu Arsenal perebuduvali pid biznes centr foto do i pislya Hmarochos in Ukrainian Retrieved 2022 04 27 External links Editarsenalcdb com ua Official website in Ukrainian in English in Russian Archunion com ua Plans for the construction of an art museum in Russian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arsenal Factory amp oldid 1176120462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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