Dalstroy

Dalstroy (, ), also known as Far North Construction Trust, was an organization set up in 1931 in order to manage road construction and the mining of gold in the Russian Far East, including the Magadan Region, Chukotka, parts of Yakutia and parts of present-day Kamchatka Krai.

Key facts

Government agency.agency_name: Dalstroy
Government agency.nativename: Дальстро́й
Government agency.seal: Emblem of Dalstroy.svg
Government agency.seal_caption: Emblem of Dalstroy
Government agency.logo_width: 240
Government agency.logo_caption: Dalstroy territorial jurisdiction
Government agency.agency_type: Special type (комбинат особого типа)
Government agency.headquarters: Dalstroy General DirectorateMagadan, U.S.S.R.
Government agency.chief1_name: Eduard Berzin (1931–1937)
Government agency.chief1_position: Director
Government agency.chief2_name: Karp Pavlov (1937–1939)
Government agency.chief2_position: Head director
Government agency.chief3_name: Ivan Nikishov (1939–1948)
Government agency.chief3_position: Chief
Government agency.chief4_name: Ivan Petrenko (1948–1950)
Government agency.chief4_position: Chief
Government agency.chief5_name: Ivan Mitrakov (1950–1956)
Government agency.chief5_position: Chief

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inception: 1931-11-13
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1957-00-00
Commons category: Dalstroj

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History
Background and scope of activities
Evolution over time
Transport
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Aviation
Leadership
Disbanding
See also
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References

Initially it was established as General Directorate of Construction in the Far North (Главное Управление строительства Дальнего Севера) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union. In 1938 it was placed under the NKVD and in 1945 it was reorganized and renamed. After the 1952 reorganization it was known as Main Directorate of Camps and Construction of the Far North.