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The Kirov Plant, Kirov Factory or Leningrad Kirov Plant (LKZ) (Russian: Кировский завод, romanized: Kirovskiy zavod) is a major Russian mechanical engineering and agricultural machinery manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Kirov Plant in St Petersburg is home to the main production facilities, as well as warehouses and a port where goods are sent and received from all over the world every day.
The Kirov Plant was one of the first state-owned enterprises to receive the status of joint stock company. When the plant was restructured during perestroika, its defense division was transformed. Initially, Kirovsky Zavod JSC included more than 20 subsidiaries.
Oct 8, 2023 · The Kirov Plant, also known as Kirov Factory or Leningrad Kirov Plant (LKZ), holds a prominent place in Russian industrial history. Situated in St. Petersburg, Russia, this major mechanical engineering and agricultural machinery manufacturing plant has a rich legacy dating back to the 18th century.
Kirov Plant - Soviet Tanks. St. Petersburg's Kirov Factory was one of the true giants of Russian machine-building. Kirov Plant ceased producing tanks in November 1991.
The Kirov class, Soviet designation Project 1144 Orlan ( Russian: Орлан, lit. ' sea eagle '), is a class of nuclear-powered guided-missile battlecruisers of the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) in operation in the world.
Some of the Kirov Plant’s facilities and specialists were not evacuated to the Urals and continued to produce KV heavy tanks literally near the front lines.
