Ivan Nikitich Zimin (; 1818-1887) was a

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

industrialist who developed Drezna as a

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. His sons, Sergei and Grigory Zimin inherited his business, but his wife, Evdokia Savvateevna, remained an active participant in the management of company business. He was buried in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zimin, Ivan 1818 births 1887 deaths Industrialists from the Russian Empire