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In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, ANK Bashneft (part of Rosneft) organized a round table with the participation of historians, industry veterans and schoolchildren from the Movement of the First. The goal of the patriotic action is to preserve the historical memory of the feat of the Soviet people in the fight against the Nazi invaders.
During the discussion, the participants talked about the labor feat of Bashkir oil workers during the Great Patriotic War. Schoolchildren were able to ask questions to veterans and historians and learn about the key role of fuel and lubricants from Bashkiria in the victory of the Red Army in the legendary battles of Stalingrad and the Kursk Bulge.
Bashkiria was one of the most significant centers of the fuel and energy complex of the country during the war. From July 1941 to May 1942, the People’s Commissariat of the Oil Industry of the USSR was located in Ufa. During the war, new fields and deposits were discovered in the republic, and the capacity of oil refineries was significantly increased.
In the period 1941-1945, Bashkiria accounted for 4.5% of the all-Union oil production – 5.1 million tons, as well as 6.5% of the production of aviation and automobile gasoline – 1.3 million tons. In addition, other oil products were produced in the amount of more than 1 million tons.
During the war, Bashkir oil workers not only successfully developed the Ishimbay and Tuymazinskoye fields, but also discovered new ones. Among them were the Pokrovskoye, Kinzebulatovskoye, Salikhovskoye fields, as well as Devonian oil deposits, which allowed for a sharp increase in oil production at Bashkir fields. Bashkiria became the key center of the Volga-Ural oil province, which was called the “Second Baku”.
Industry veterans told the young participants about the amazing labor feats of Bashkir oil workers of those years, who, in the difficult conditions of war, achieved great results and did everything in the name of the common Victory.
Separately, during the discussion, attention was drawn to the work of women in oil fields and oil refineries in Bashkiria during the Great Patriotic War. For example, during the war, the training center of the Ufa Oil Refinery trained about 800 workers, 470 of whom were women. Shifts of 12 hours could be extended to four in a row.
Bashkir oil workers were repeatedly awarded the Challenge Red Banner of the State Defense Committee (GKO). In 1946, the Red Banners of the GKO as a symbol of labor glory were transferred for eternal storage to the No. 1 Tuymazaneft Trust and the Ufa Oil Refinery.
The round table paid special attention to the issues of preserving historical truth and forming spiritual and patriotic values in the younger generation. At the end of the discussion, it was decided to hold such meetings regularly.
Reference:
ANK Bashneft is one of the oldest enterprises in the country’s oil and gas industry, operating in the extraction and processing of oil and gas. The company’s key assets are located in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Oil and gas exploration and production are also carried out in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Orenburg Region, Perm Krai and the Republic of Tatarstan.
Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft March 18, 2025
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