A. M. Zalesskii on the Construction of the Volkhov Power Plant

This publication contains a fragment from the unpublished memoirs of a prominent Soviet electrical engineer Alexander Mikhailovich Zalesskii (1892–1976), a pupil of Mikhail Andreevich Shatelen. This fragment describes Zalesskii’s work at the technical department for electrical engineering at the construction of the Volkhov Hydroelectric Station, the first major power plant in the Soviet Union. The publication also contains a brief biography of Zalesskii, based on his memoirs.

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A. M. Zalesskii, Volkhov Hydroelectric Station, Volkhovstroy, electrical engineering

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03.05.2023

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28.06.2024

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GOST	Kozhberov A. A. M. Zalesskii on the Construction of the Volkhov Power Plant // Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki – 2024. – V. 45. – Issue 2 C. 360-371 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://vietmag.org/S020596060032461-9-1 (circulation date: 02.10.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0205960624020089
MLA	Kozhberov, Andrei "A. M. Zalesskii on the Construction of the Volkhov Power Plant." Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki 45.2 (2024):360-371. DOI: 10.31857/S0205960624020089
APA	Kozhberov A. (2024). A. M. Zalesskii on the Construction of the Volkhov Power Plant. Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki 45(2), pp.360-371 DOI: 10.31857/S0205960624020089

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