![]() ![]() This prompted a major evacuation of all Riga industrial factories to Russia, sometimes even taking the workers with them. ![]() On 1914 the First World war started and Germans in 1915 advanced towards Riga. Based on German-Russian investment the Union manufactured traffic lights for Riga, produced rail tracks and train parts as well as first dinamo machine and electric parts for Russian ships. In 1898 in Riga a new electric part company “Union” was founded in Riga. As well as many other major industries like rubber, chemical and also electric parts were made in Riga. Riga also became center for bicycle production by Gustavs Ērenpreis. In 1909 in Riga one of the first car production companies were founded in Riga called Russo-Balt that also created the first Russian armored vehicles. VEF Main Assembly block in 1935 VEF the Beginning and advancements during 1919-1940ĭuring the first two decades of the 20th century the industry in Baltic provinces within Russian Empire boomed and Riga the center of the Baltic provinces was filled with new factories. The saga ended in 1991-2000 when after fall of the Soviet Union, the Latvian radio industry ceased to exist. This article tells the story about the legendary Latvian radio factories that started its work in early twenties before Soviet occupation, survived the World war and then became the top radio factories of the Soviet Union. The various spheres of Soviet industry were excelled by peripheral republics like Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States. Soviet Union was not just Russian, despite the dominance of the Russian language and center within Russia. The main centers of the Soviet radio industry was Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic and Belarusian Socialist Republic. However, the two foremost centers of the Soviet industries were outside Russian Soviet Socialist Federal Republic. Very often despite the radios having non Russian names likes Spīdola, Selga and Sigma the people will just label them as “Russian radios”. Sometimes in various radio groups and Ebay sites you can encounter old receivers from Soviet Union made by VEF and Radiotehnika factories. ![]()
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