The Soviet nuclear industry was built under extreme conditions. Everyone worked hard - both the general designer and the concrete carpenter. Efim Slavsky during his lifetime was a completely non-public person. Moreover, it is strictly classified.
Starting conditions
The era in which this man lived and worked is quite rightly called heroic. Assessing the realities of the current chronological moment, it is very difficult to believe what results the people of the "eagle tribe" could and were able to achieve. Efim Pavlovich Slavsky was born on November 7, 1898 in a peasant family. Parents at that time lived in the village of Makeevka, which today has turned into one of the cities of Donbass. Mother and father were engaged in arable farming and the son helped them as best he could. When a physically developed boy turned 14 years old, he was taken as a horseman to a coal mine.
It is not known how Yefim's fate would have developed, but in 1917 the October Revolution took place, which opened the way for the workers and peasants to a brighter future. In the spring of 1918, Slavsky volunteered for the Red Army. As part of the First Cavalry Army under the command of Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny, he showed himself as a brave and resourceful fighter. For the courage shown in battles, Slavsky was awarded a nominal melee weapon - a saber. In 1928, after demobilizing from the ranks of the armed forces, Efim Pavlovich left for Moscow and entered the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals and Gold.
From engineer to minister
After graduating from the institute, Slavsky was sent to the metallurgical enterprise "Electrozinc", which was located in the city of Ordzhonikidze. The career of a young engineer and production manager was developing successfully. In 1940 he was appointed director of the Zaporozhye aluminum plant. After the start of the war, the plant was urgently evacuated to the Urals. For the successful evacuation, Slavsky was awarded the first Order of Lenin. A few months later, the Ural Aluminum Plant began to produce metal that was required for the production of combat aircraft.
Beginning in 1946, Yefim Slavsky was appointed one of the leaders of the "atomic project". It is responsible for the timely construction of production facilities for the creation of all components of atomic weapons and nuclear energy. Holding responsible positions in the Ministry of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Efim Pavlovich acted as the chief engineer of the Mayak production association, where nuclear fuel was prepared. In 1956 he was appointed Minister of Medium Machine Building. In this position, Slavsky worked for almost thirty years.
Recognition and privacy
The party and the government of the country highly appreciated the merits of Efim Pavlovich Slavsky to the Soviet state. He was awarded the honorary title of Hero of Socialist Labor three times. In many cities of Russia and the CIS there are streets named after him.
The personal life of the minister went well. He married only once, being a fairly mature person. He was already over thirty. The husband and wife raised two daughters. Efim Pavlovich Slavsky died of pneumonia in November 1991. Buried at the Novodevichy cemetery.
