Author: KAFENGAUZ, B. B.
Title: Istoriya khozyaystva Demidovykh v XVIII-XIX vv. Opyt issledovaniya po istorii ural'skoi metallurgii. Tom 1
Description: Moscow-Leningrad. -Ak. Nauk- 1949, pp. 524, hc. From blacksmith to iron entrepreneurs. Business received a major boost when Peter the Great, as so many (Russian) rulers, decided that weaponry is the most suitable product of modern civilisation. The money thus earned could afterwards be lavishly spent on paintings and other culture. Thorough analysis of Demidov firm and as such fine specimen of business history. Especially impressive when considering the publication date: a mere few years after the immense destruction brought by the Second World War. Rare. Only Vol. 1 published. Condition: fine; no library stamps or markings. Language Russian (code B-505)

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