The Tallinn Production Sewing Association “Baltika” ( Estonian Tallinna Õmblustootmiskoondis “Baltika” ) is a large sewing enterprise in Soviet Estonia .
| Tallinn Production Sewing Association Baltika | |
|---|---|
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| Type of | garment factory |
| Year of foundation | 1928 year |
| Closing year | 1991 year |
| Founders | Haim karshenstein |
| Location |  Estonian SSR , Tallinn |
| Industry | Light industry |
| Products | clothes |
Content
- 1 History of the enterprise
- 2 Production activities
- 3 Newsreel
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Company History
According to the website of the successor company of the Baltika Group concern, the year the company was born is 1928 , when the Gentlmen company was founded on the initiative of Haim Karshenstein in Tallinn on Veerenni quarter of Veerenni [1] . According to the encyclopedic reference published in 1979, the year the company was founded was 1960 , when the Baltika sewing factory was established, and a new production building was built in Tallinn on Veerenni [2] . In 1970, the company became known as the Baltika Sewing Production Association of Tallinn. The association included the Valga Sewing Factory. In 1971, the Virulane garment factory ( Virulane ) became part of the association.
After Estonia separated from the Soviet Union, in 1991, by decision of the Supreme Council of the Estonian SSR, the enterprise was privatized by a joint-stock company created by its employees [3] . This year can be considered the year of liquidation of the Soviet production association Baltika [4] .
Production Activities
Baltika Baltika Sewing Production Association produced men's and women's outerwear ( suits , coats , fur coats , jackets ), school clothes for boys, children's and women's trousers [2] .
The association had production sites in Antsla , Akhtme , Viljandi , Keila-Joa , Kunda , Tapa and Tyrva [2] .
In 1978, 161,200 suits and 286,700 coats were released. [2]
On January 1, 1979 the number of employees of the association was 3265 people [2] .
Director since 1961 and CEO since 1974 was Benjamin Mordkovich Pivnik [2] .
Newsreel
The Tallinnfilm film studio made documentaries about the Baltika production sewing association: [5]
- 1960 - Uus vabrik Baltika / New Baltika factory, director Igor Yeltsov - Labor process at the Baltika sewing factory. On the screen is Alma Villup.
- 1960 - Uus tsehh Baltikas / New workshop at Baltika, director Ülo Tambek - Labor process at the Baltika sewing factory.
- 1963 - Õmblusvabrikus Baltika / At the Baltika sewing factory, director Vladimir Parvel - Production of new clothing models at Baltika. Installation of television equipment in the shops.
- 1965 - Õmblusvabrikus Baltika / At Baltika Sewing Factory, director Vladimir Parvel - Labor process and consumer services at Baltika Sewing Factory.
- 1971 - Kutsesobivuse katsed Baltikas / Proficiency tests at Baltika, director Toivo Kuzmin - Testing professional suitability before hiring people.
Notes
- ↑ History . Baltika Group .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Soviet Estonia / Ch. ed. G. Naan. - Encyclopedic reference. - Tallinn: Valgus, 1979. - S. 135. - 440 p.
- ↑ Õmblustootmiskoondise "Baltika" vara müügi kohta aktsiaseltsile "Baltika" . Riigi Teataja (08/12/1991).
- ↑ Tallinna Õmblustootmiskoondis Baltika . Archives Portal Europe .
- ↑ Baltika . Eesti Filmi Andmebaas .