UDC

623.9+664.1 94(470)

DOI

10.37482/2687-1505-V382

Authors

Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Assoc. Prof., Prof. at the Department of History and Philosophy, Mozhaisky Military Space Academy (address: ul. Zhdanovskaya 13, St. Petersburg, 197198, Russia).

e-mail: timofey1967@mail.ru*, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0809-2400

Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Prof., Prof. at the Department of Rocket Engineering, Baltic State Technical University “VOENMEH” named after D.F. Ustinov (address: ul. 1-ya Krasnoarmeyskaya 1, St. Petersburg, 190005, Russia).

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7085-6627

Abstract

The article reviews A.E. Shapovalova’s monograph Old Lessner – Torpedo – Engine: 170 Years of Production History and points out the importance and relevance of the work, which is practically the first strictly scientific study on the history of one of the oldest machine-building enterprises not just in St. Petersburg, but in Russia as a whole. The book demonstrates the continuity between different periods of the company’s history, which allowed it to remain a leading centre for the development and production of marine underwater weapons for a long time.

Keywords

G.A. Lessner, Dvigatel plant, Russian military-industrial complex, torpedo armament, Gidropribor

References

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