Mikhail Viktorovich Shilovskiy,
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Structure of the Defense Potential of Novosibirsk during the Great Patriotic War of 1941−1945
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2025-2-8
The article analyzes the structure of the defense potential of Novosibirsk during the Great Patriotic War of 1941−1945. The author defines the definition of “defense potential” fundamental to the topic under study. Without going into a detailed consideration of the content of various definitions used in the scientific literature, he concludes that they are all synonyms for the concept of “defense potential of the USSR”. It is noted that the deployment of in-line production of defense products in Novosibirsk took place by including in the production process at the sites of plant No. 153 (aviation named after Chkalov) and plant No. 179 (Sibselmash) factories evacuated from the European part of the USSR, as well as by re-profiling local civilian enterprises and cooperation on the production of defense products. Together, these enterprises made up six blocks of the city’s defense potential: fighters, ammunition, radio-technical devices and optics, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, machine tools, material and clothing allowances and medicines. As a result of the work done during the Great Patriotic War, it was possible to establish in Novosibirsk the manufacture of complex and high-tech products that require high qualifications of workers.
Publishing: 28/04/2025
The article has been received by the editor on 17/01/2025
How to cite: Shilovskiy M.V. The Structure of the Defense Potential of Novosibirsk during the Great Patriotic War of 1941−1945 // Historical Courier, 2025, No. 2 (40), pp. 105–117. [Available online: http://istkurier.ru/data/2025/ISTKURIER-2025-2-08.pdf]
The article was carried out within the framework of the state assignment “Siberian Society as a Factor of Territorial Growth and Unity of Russia (Late 16th − Early 20th Centuries)” (FWZM-2024-0007).
Links: Issue 2 2025
Keywords: structure; defense potential; the Great Patriotic War of 1941−1945; evacuation; workers; engineering and technical personnel