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Demidovy: Stoletie Pobed

This book is the story of the old Russian family of industrialists and their factories in the Urals, Tula, and in Siberia. Nikita Demidov(1656-1725) and his son Akinfii (1678-1745), the owner of mines and metallurgical works, started his business in Urals under the protection of Russian Cossacks. In the time of Peter the Great`s reign the Demidov plants manufactured about 1/3 of Russian metal. The next generations of Demidovs traveled and were educated in Europe The book reconstructs the history of the family business, their achievements, and charitable activities. Also available on the subject: Gavlin, M.L. Iz Istorii Rossiiskogo Predprinimatel`stva, Dinastiia Demidovykh (1998); Silonova, O.N. Krepostnye Khudozhniki Demidovykh, Uchilishche Zhivopisi. Khudoiarovy: XVIII - XIX Veka: Iz Istorii Podgotovki Spetsialistov Khudozhestvennykh i Khudozhestvenno-Remeslennykh Professii Demdovymi (2007);