Кизел / Kizel in 1911

Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях Кизел 1911 Russia in pre-revolutionary photographs Kizel 1911 Kizel is a town in Perm Krai Russia, situated some 120 km north of Perm on the Kizel River in the western foothills of the Middle Urals. A settlement grew here from 1750 with the discovery of the rivers Kizel and Small Kizel iron ore deposits. The first mine opened in 1786. Following the discovery of coal, the town developed rapidly. In 1926, Kizel was granted town status and throughout the 1930 and 1950s was a major steel making centre. Today, though, all this is history. Coal mining ceased in 2000…………. From Allegro Moderato from the Sonata for Viola and Piano by Glinka