Soviet Industrialization: Factory Construction during the First Five‑Year Plans (1928–1937)

1. DniproHES dam construction begins

   Jan 1, 1927Labels: DniproHES, Hydroelectric Project

   • DniproHES
   • Nature 1932

2. Stalin announces the First Five-Year Plan

   Oct 1, 1928Labels: Joseph Stalin, First Five-Year

   • Britannica
   • Five Year Plans

3. Magnitogorsk steel complex construction accelerates

   Jan 1, 1929Labels: Magnitogorsk, Steel Complex

   • First Plan
   • Stalin Works

4. Kharkiv Tractor Plant begins construction

   Apr 1, 1930Labels: Kharkiv Tractor, Kharkiv

   • KhTZ

5. Stalingrad Tractor Plant opens for production

   Jun 17, 1930Labels: Stalingrad Tractor, Stalingrad

   • VgTZ
   • First Plan

6. First Magnitogorsk blast furnace reaches full operation

   Mar 30, 1932Labels: Magnitogorsk, Blast Furnace

   • Stalin Works

7. DniproHES begins generating electricity

   Oct 1, 1932Labels: DniproHES, Electrification

   • DniproHES
   • Nature 1932

8. Second Five-Year Plan begins, shifting priorities

   Jan 1, 1933Labels: Second Five-Year, Soviet Planning

   • Britannica
   • Five Year Plans

9. Uralmash heavy-machinery plant begins operations

   Jan 1, 1933Labels: Uralmash, Heavy Machinery

   • Uralmash

10. White Sea–Baltic Canal opens to navigation

    Aug 2, 1933Labels: White Sea, Gulag Labor

    • Britannica
    • Belomor Canal

11. Moscow Metro opens as an industrial-era megaproject

    May 15, 1935Labels: Moscow Metro, Urban Infrastructure

    • Moscow Metro

12. Uralvagonzavod opens to produce railcars

    Oct 11, 1936Labels: Uralvagonzavod, Railcar Plant

    • Uralvagonzavod

13. Moscow–Volga Canal opens, connecting Moscow to Volga

    Jul 14, 1937Labels: Moscow Volga, Waterway

    • Britannica
    • Moscow Canal

14. Factory-building drive leaves lasting industrial base

    Dec 31, 1937Labels: Soviet Industrial, Factory Network

    • Britannica
    • Five Year Plans