The All-Russian Manufacturing Exhibition in Moscow is the second in a row and the first All-Russian exhibition in Moscow (1831).
| All-Russian Manufacturing Exhibition | |
|---|---|
 Noble Assembly Building on a pre-revolutionary postcard | |
| Location | |
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Playground | Moscow |
| Location | Noble assembly |
| Activities | |
| Open | 1831 year |
| Held | May 17 - June 8 |
| Key members | 570 exhibitors |
Content
History
In 1825, the Society for the Encouragement of the Manufacturing Industry was established in Moscow, in the program of which it was written that it would search for opportunities for holding expositions of domestic products. ” In 1827, the question of organizing industrial exhibitions was raised in the Government of the Russian Empire at the initiative of the military governor-general of Moscow D.V. Golitsyn in connection with the project to unite the two societies - Promoting the manufactory industry and Agriculture - with the aim of creating the Society for Agriculture, Manufactories and trade. One of the goals of the new society was also to "encourage manufacturers to public exhibitions of their products and reward distinguished distinguished special medals." [one]
In September 1829, Prince Golitsyn sent a note to the Minister of Finance, E. F. Kankrin, on the establishment in Moscow next September of an exhibition of products from Russian factories. The government supported the initiative of the Moscow mayor , and in March 1830, the Committee of Ministers adopted a decree on the establishment of a manufactory exhibition in Moscow in September of the same year. In April 1830, an additional decree of the Committee of Ministers followed, which included awards with silver and small gold medals for the best products, following the example of the rules of the previous St. Petersburg exhibition of 1829. The planned exhibition received the highest approval on July 22, 1830, after which the regulations on the Moscow exhibition were reported to the Governing Senate , and the branch of the Manufacture Council in Moscow was ordered to form a special committee following the example of St. Petersburg - it was responsible for drawing up a plan for the internal structure of the exhibition. The Moscow Governor-General was entrusted with the approval of this plan of the exhibition, as well as control over the spending of funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance, and the establishment of police supervision. A printed notice of the exhibition was sent to all Russian provinces and published in the Moscow Gazette . [one]
The exhibition was planned for September 1830, but because of the cholera epidemic, it was postponed to May next year. The grand opening of the first All-Russian Manufactural Exhibition in Movkva took place on May 17, 1831 in the building of the Noble Assembly (now the House of Unions ). Representatives of the highest Moscow nobility and honorary merchants were invited to the opening. The exhibition was open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from May 17 to June 8. Entrance to it was free, except on Tuesdays and Fridays, when it was possible to visit it with special invitation cards. The exhibition committee was headed by Prince S. I. Gagarin , one of the founders of the Moscow Society of Agriculture . [one]
570 exhibitors took part in the Moscow exhibition, presenting about 6,000 items at it. All exhibits were divided into 35 thematic sections. Each exhibit had a plate with the name of the manufacturer, catalog number and selling price if sold. The exposition occupied 18 halls on the second and third floors. The entrance to it was arranged through the front lobby from the Okhotny Ryad, and the exit through the canopy to Georgievsky Lane.
Exhibition Results
The exhibition was a great success with the public, and in 19 days it was visited by more than 125 thousand people. Most of the exhibits were sold.
After the event, the members of the exhibition committee and the Manufacturing Council presented the best participants for awards: in total 12 large and 28 small gold medals, 32 large and 70 small silver medals were issued, 8 participants received the right to place the image of the State Emblem of the Russian Empire on their signboards and products , another 8 received awards as merchants - and manufactories- advisers and 14 people - gold medals on sash ribbons. All awards were approved by Emperor Nicholas I. [one]
"Moscow Vedomosti", No. 49 for 1831 reported: [2]
“The use of exhibitions is multiple and the establishment thereof is the most charitable measure, absolutely State!”
Russian historian and publicist Sergei Glinka devoted his work to the exhibition.
The success of the exhibition and the attention of the public to it was so high that in November of the same 1831, an "Exhibition of works of domestic industry" was held in Moscow, which brought together only Moscow merchants and breeders engaged in textile business. [2]
After the undoubtedly successful first Moscow exhibition, the subsequent All-Russian manufactory exhibitions of 1835, 1843, 1853 and 1865 were held in the house of the Noble Assembly.
See also
- All-Russian Industrial Exhibitions
Literature
- Yu.A. Nikitin. Industrial exhibitions of Russia in the 19th - early 20th centuries. Cherepovets. 2004 .-- 272 p., Ill.
- Index of works of domestic industry located at the first Moscow exhibition of 1831, M. 1831. - 144 p.