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Efim P. Slavsky
Efim Pavlovich Slavsky (, ; romanized: ''Yefim Pavlovich Slavskiy'', ''Yukhym Pavlovych Slavskyi''; 7 November 1898 – 28 November 1991) was a Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet-Ukrainian politician and engineer best known for his role in Chernobyl liquidators, liquidating the Kyshtym disaster, Kyshtym and Chernobyl disaster, Chernobyl nuclear accidents in the Soviet Union. Before his political appointment, Slavsky worked as an engineer in the Soviet atomic bomb project, Soviet nuclear weapons program, where he became one of the senior program managers. Slavsky was later tasked with leading the Ministry of Medium Machine-Building, overseeing the Soviet nuclear program from 1956 until his forced retirement in 1986. Early life Slavsky was born in Makiivka, Dmytriivsk to a peasant family in Russian Empire, the Russian Empire. His father, Faivel Slavsky, perished, after which Efim became a shepherd at age 8. When he was 15, Slavsky went to work in the Donbas region coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Medium Machine-Building
The Ministry of Medium Machine-Building (, also known as Sredmash) was a Ministries of the Soviet Union, government ministry of the Soviet Union which supervised the Soviet nuclear industry, including production of nuclear warheads. History The ministry was established on the basis of the First Chief Directorate (nuclear industry) and the Third Chief Directorate (development in the area controlled missiles, aircraft, rockets and long range missiles) of the Council of Ministers of the USSR as well as the Central Board of Industrial Building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR (''Главпромстрой МВД'') charged with construction of nuclear installations, all of which were in operation since September 1942. The Ministry of Medium Machine Building was established by a Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on 26 June 1953. The Central Intelligence Agency initially believed that the ministry oversaw the war industry. On September 11, 1989, after merging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
