Education
Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology.
Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology.
The material is mainly used in production of military boots and the belts for machinery and automobiles. Plotnikov worked in the city of Kirov, at the Kirov plant or Kirovskiy Zavod, a fabric producing artificial leather. The name kirza is an acronym from Kirovskiy Zavod, which was the first place of the mass production of kirza.
The technology was invented in 1935 by Plotnikov and his fellow engineer Khomutov.
The mass production began during the Winter War of the Soviet Union against Finland. Initially the material proved to be unfit to the winter conditions, and the production was halted.
However, very soon the technology was improved and the mass production was resumed in the autumn and winter of 1941 during the German invasion of Soviet Union, since the large numbers of footwear were badly needed for the Red Army.
