Oral stories
- ID:
- 49399
- Description:
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Interview with a man born in Kharkiv. In 1945, he moved to Lviv, with his mother and grandmother, and settled on the Kniazha Street. The man told about his childhood, how they walked around the area, how they planted a park on the Kaiserwald, and fought street fights. In 1959, through his mother's protege, the narrator went to work for Electron as an auxiliary worker. Then he was transferred to the packer's position, and later became an adjuster. From the late 1960's, he worked as a locksmith and assembler. He later moved to the technical control department as an adjuster and repairman. He worked at the plant until 1997. The man spoke about plans and work shifts. He said that the work was interesting and he liked it. He told about the process of working in each of the positions. He describes a wall-newspaper where there were cartoons of drunks and absentees. The conversation ends with viewing photos from his workplace.
The recording was made at the Center for Urban History. Interviewer – Myroslava Lyakhovych. - Collection:
- Industrial biographies of the city
