First Steamboat in Russia
First Russian Steamboat or the history of steamships in Russia The first steamboat in Russia was built at the Charles Byrd factory in 1815. It operated between St. Petersburg and Kronstadt (or rather Cronstadt). Now, a little history. A few predecessors. The first steamboat in the world was built in France. It was the Pyroscaphe. […]
Brick Manufacturing in the 18 century Russia
Brick manufacturing and Brick Making in the 18th century Russia. Procurement of building materials is the most important task facing the organizer of stone construction work. The list of basic materials included: brick, lime, white stone, quarry, tiles, sand, clay, garter and circle wood, oak ties, beds, and “iron supplies.” We would probably now refer […]
Cast and Pig Iron
A history of cast and pig iron production in the Russian context. Export of pig iron and cast iron. If you need actual pig iron or cast iron from Russia, then go to the Dealing Monster and post your requirements there. Someone called pig iron “bread of the industry”. Obviously, pre-steel manufacturing of pretty-much anything depended […]
History of Exchanges and Bourses in Russia (part 3)
continued History of Exchanges and Bourses in Russia. Compared to other exchanges – either in Western Europe, in Paris and London, or in New York across the Atlantic, or in St. Petersburg, the small exchanges had no strict regulations for their listings. Additionally, due to the fact that the Russian merchants were a fragmented group, […]
Bourses and Exchanges in Russia (part 2)
continued from Bourses and Exchanges: Russia’s third bourse, in Warsaw, was chartered in 1816. A small mercantile exchange was incorporated in the town of Kremenchug in a central part of Little Russia (Malorossia) in 1834 while Moscow’s exchange was a relative latecomer (still ahead of Zurich though). It appeared in 1837. Until the 1880s new […]
Exchanges and Bourses in Russia (Part I)
Exchanges and Bourses, a History. Exchanges and bourses in Russia have a long history. St. Petersburg exchange is no longer extant as the Bolsheviks had abolished the old exchange and so its continuity can be questioned. But that equally applies to most of Europe’s exchanges. Don’t believe Wikipedia lies (the worthless and externally manipulated source […]
