Notes on Yugostal (October 1921)

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Yugestal—a mining metallurgical trust founded in September 1921. It played an important part in rehabilitating the country’s iron and steel industry.

These notes were written by Lenin in the margin of the newspaper Yuzhnt Metallurg (the town of Yenakievo) No. 1 for October 11, .1921. A note by Lenin in the top left-hand corner of the paper reads: “Part to Yuzovka and part to Debaltsevo.”

Number of workers at these 3 works (both mining and metallurgical) minimum (in summer) 21,000 (roughly).

1. X. about 30,000 |||

Communists about 500 |||

Monthly pay-roll now:

216,000

+ 200,000 coal

+ 200,000 overtime

——————–

per month (12...[1] ) = 616,000 rubles

Hewer = from 900,000 to 1 1/2 million

specialist (maximum) = 2 1/2 to 3 million + stealing or tips up to 10 million.

|| 1 gold ruble = 40,000

75 gold ruble = 3 mill. Soviet rubles

Raise spec. pay by 1.I.1922:

maximum 40 million

= 1000 gold rubles a month.

“Commercial director”

at Head Office of 3 works

(Yugostal)

= assistant manager...

(big businessman)

((

status of the highest, top-level specialist

))

Marketing = his chief task.

  1. ↑ Undeciperhed—Ed.