Kaspiysk

KaspiyskKaspiyskMikhail Nokhov,Mikhail Nokhov,Gymnasium # 1Gymnasium # 1

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The Coat of Arms of KaspiyskThe Coat of Arms of Kaspiysk

Kaspiysk is one of Kaspiysk is one of the youngest cities the youngest cities in Dagestan, it was in Dagestan, it was founded during the founded during the first five year plans. first five year plans. And if the name of And if the name of the city was given the city was given by a “Grey Caspiy “ by a “Grey Caspiy “ the life of the city the life of the city began with the began with the construction of the construction of the plant “Dagdiesel”.plant “Dagdiesel”.

The decision of The decision of building here the building here the plant for plant for producing sea producing sea weapons was weapons was taken at the taken at the proposal of Sergo proposal of Sergo Ordzhonikidze in Ordzhonikidze in 1931. 1931.

More than 75 years ago at More than 75 years ago at the distance of 18 the distance of 18 kilometers from the kilometers from the capital of the republic capital of the republic Makhachkala in a narrow Makhachkala in a narrow strip between the strip between the mountains and the sea mountains and the sea there began the there began the construction of a new construction of a new plant and there was plant and there was founded a new city. founded a new city. Workers from all the Workers from all the regions of the Former regions of the Former Soviet Union arrived here. Soviet Union arrived here. A lot of mountaineers also A lot of mountaineers also arrived here to participate arrived here to participate in the construction. The in the construction. The construction soon became construction soon became nation-wide. Since that nation-wide. Since that time the staff of the time the staff of the workers at the plant and workers at the plant and the population of the city the population of the city remains multinational.remains multinational.

In 1940 the plant In 1940 the plant became the largest became the largest enterprise in the enterprise in the Northern Caucasus. Northern Caucasus. More than 5 thousand More than 5 thousand workers worked here. workers worked here. Since the first days of Since the first days of the Great Patriotic the Great Patriotic war 1941-45, they war 1941-45, they began to produce here began to produce here different kinds of different kinds of aviation and deep sea aviation and deep sea bombs, antiaircraft bombs, antiaircraft shells, mines, shells, mines, mortars, submachine mortars, submachine guns, etc. guns, etc.

The First post The First post war years were war years were very happy for very happy for the city. In 1947 the city. In 1947 it was it was transformed and transformed and got the status of got the status of the city. The the city. The workers workers settlement settlement Dvigatelstroy Dvigatelstroy got the name got the name Kaspiysk. And in Kaspiysk. And in 1948 the plant 1948 the plant got the name got the name DagdizelDagdizel

The city became The city became more beautiful with more beautiful with every passing year. every passing year. The city was The city was spreading to the spreading to the mountains and in mountains and in the direction of the direction of Makhachkala.Makhachkala.

Many people Many people thought that they thought that they would merge some would merge some day. One can see day. One can see the Petersburg’s the Petersburg’s traditions in the traditions in the appearance of the appearance of the city. The streets city. The streets were wide and were wide and straight and all the straight and all the buildings faced the buildings faced the sea. sea.

In the year 1960 a new plant, the plant of exact In the year 1960 a new plant, the plant of exact mechanics was built and began producing the mechanics was built and began producing the navigation equipment. navigation equipment.

There also began functioning the project There also began functioning the project bureau of the Nizhegorodskiy ship building bureau of the Nizhegorodskiy ship building plant “The Volga” in 1960, where the largest plant “The Volga” in 1960, where the largest flying ships- ecranoplanes are built and tested. flying ships- ecranoplanes are built and tested. There are no analogues to them in the worldThere are no analogues to them in the world. .

Nowadays it is a Nowadays it is a modern well-built modern well-built industrial town and industrial town and can be called a can be called a satellite town of the satellite town of the capital of Dagestan. capital of Dagestan. It is a clean and tidy It is a clean and tidy town with ample town with ample greenery, broad greenery, broad streets and squares streets and squares and new blocks of and new blocks of multistory houses. multistory houses.

There are 22 nursery There are 22 nursery schools, 11 secondary schools, 11 secondary schools, 2 boarding schools, 2 boarding schools, one schools, one orphanage, one orphanage, one gymnasium and one gymnasium and one economical lyceum. economical lyceum.

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