Visitors of the Exhibition will be able to learn the stories and see faces of outstanding specialists whose cases were classified until quite recently.

 

During the exposition opening ceremony, the red ribbon was cut by Sergey Voronkov, the President of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs, the General Director of ExpoForum International, and by Sergey Kropachev, Saint Petersburg Vice-Governor. As it was noted by Petr Tishchenko, the Chairperson of the Archives Committee of Saint Petersburg Government, the exhibition tells not only about the heroic deed of power engineers and power supply of blockaded Leningrad, but also reveals the history of creating the city power supply system in pre-war years and after-war recovery. He pointed out that the exhibits include fragments of the electric power line that was passing on the bottom of Ladoga Lake.

«On these stands we have shown faces of people who created this miracle. They were made secret and their personal files are in the party archive. Today it is the first time we present them to you, because each heroic feat deserves memory and glory», said Petr Tishchenko.

Faina Nedbai, the Director of the Central State Archive of Scientific-Technical Documentation of St. Petersburg, stated that it became possible to hold the exhibition thanks to the dedicated work of the predecessors who created the archival documents. It is them, and historical materials provided by Lenhydroproject JSC and Rosseti Lenenergo PJSC that have formed the basis for this exhibition.

Sergey Voronkov underlined that the idea of the exhibition belongs to the Vice-Governor Sergey Kropachev.

«By applying to our egregore, to our immortal regiment, you understand that impossible is nothing. Our past inspires us to solving problems in present and striving for the future», said Sergey Voronkov.

The exhibition contains two central blocks, one of which outlines the history of the national power engineering system, and the second one tells about some of the key persons. In particular, visitors can learn on implementation of the GOELRO plan in the NorthWest Russia, on the feats of power engineers during the blockade, including on the operation of laying the «Cable of Life» on the bottom of Ladoga Lake and on many other things.