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The history of porcelain production in Russia began with the foundation of the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St Petersburg in 1744. The Imperial Porcelain Factory was the third factory in Europe to p...
Founded by the merchant Mikhail Savinovich Kornilov and his brothers in St Petersburg (1835). The factory worked on many commissions for the imperial court and its products enjoyed great demand on bo...
Founded by Andrei Schreiber in St Petersburg (1801). One of the leading bronze workshops in St Petersburg. Located near the Church of the Holy Sign in the Ligovka district. Employed 106 craftsmen. An...
Founded by Prince Alexander Menshikov in Jamburg and the village of Zhabino in Jamburg district (1710). Taken over by the crown (1727). Leased to the Englishman William Elmsell (1730). Taken over by ...
Founded as the Jacob Lutsch Printworks on the southern tip of Vasilyevsky Island in St Petersburg (1823). The textiles enjoyed great demand and were highly rated. Its fabrics won a gold medal at the ...
One of the most famous private porcelain factories in Russia. Founded on the Vyborg Side of St Petersburg by the merchant Philipp Sergeyevich Batenin (1814). Produced decorative vases and cups and pl...
Constructed by William Elmsell on the River Fontanka (1735). The instruments and masters of the Jamburg Glass Factories were transferred to the factory. Taken over by the crown (1738). Thirty-three p...
Founded by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in St Petersburg (1744). First porcelain manufactory in Russia. Russian porcelain was invented by the mining engineer Dmitry Vinogradov, who created the country’...
The factory was originally founded by Pavel Obukhov, Sergei Kudryavtsev and Nikolai Putilov as a steel foundry (1863). It was renamed the Obukhov Factory (1869) and acquired by the crown (1886). One ...
The Triangle Rubber Company opened the Russo-American Rubber Plant on the Obvodny Canal (1860). Until the end of the nineteenth century, the plant had a monopoly on rubber production in Russia. In th...