Background
Victor Litvinov was born in the city of Taganrog in 1910.
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Victor Litvinov
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In 1930 he completed his studies in the Taganrog"s aviation technical school and was assigned to the Aviation Factory Number 1 in Moscow as technical engineer in the assembly shop. He graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) in 1937.
Career
In 1938 he was appointed the chief engineer of the Aviation Factory Number 1. In 1938, Litvinov introduced the new system of project development, featuring prefabricated stocks with unified elements. This made a considerable economy of metal and reduced the cycles of stocks production.
In 1940, he introduced the parallelism principle into the aircraft building industry: the preparations for the start of production were made simultaneously with design works and production of the new machine"s plans.
After the start of World World War II and the evacuation of the factory to Kuybishev, Victor Litvinov organized the mass production of Ilyushin Il-2, introducing the new principle of the conveyor line with both planes and stocks moving on the conveyor band. This innovation was further introduced into all aircraft factories of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Litvinov was made director of the factory in 1944.
In 1965-1973 - Deputy Minister of the General Engineering of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
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June 4, 1983 (aged 73) -
Nationality
Russian Empire Soviet Union
Awards
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State Stalin Prize; Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Labour Valour" Stalin Prizes; Medal "For Labour Valour" 5 Orders of Lenin; 2 Orders of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Labour Valour" 2 Stalin Prizes in 1946 and 1950.State Stalin Prize; Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Labour Valour" Stalin Prizes; Medal "For Labour Valour" 5 Orders of Lenin; 2 Orders of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Labour Valour" 2 Stalin Prizes in 1946 and 1950.