Zotov Grigory Biography

He was awarded high state awards and honors, and Emperor Alexander I himself listened to his opinion. Some called him an inventor, a born manager and organizer, others - the bloodthirsty and cruel Kyshtym Beast. He was one of the richest people of his time, but graduated from his life in imprisonment. So who is he, Grigory Fedotovich Zotov? Zotov’s ancestors were peasants of the Tula province.

His grandfather, Peter Zotov, was among the peasants, whom the famous industrialist Akinfiy Demidov moved to the Urals. Since then, the fate of the Zotov family has been closely intertwined with the Ural factories. Zotovs were attributed to the Nevyansky factory, and a little later they got to Utkin. Nevyansky factory these days. Once here, the Ural history of the family of Zotov Nevyansky plant has begun here these days.

He was destined for the fate of his father and grandfather. The young Gregory in practice mastered the mining business, worked as a critical master - he stood at the horn, smelting iron from ore. But Zotov’s main desire was to get rid of the status of the serf. The determination, ambition and the ability to have people did their job - in the year, Grigory Zotov was appointed manager for the construction of the House of Rich Industrialists of the Yakovlevs in the capital of the province of Perm.

He coped with the entrusted work perfectly. He was noticed by the powers of this world, and already in the year Zotov was appointed manager of the Verkh-Isetsky Plant, which belonged to Ivan Yakovlev. Upper Island Plant in Yekaterinburg at the beginning of the 20th century. A photograph from the open sources of Zota proved to be an intelligent manager. Under him, the plant literally transformed.

Instead of wooden buildings, stone were delivered, the equipment at that time was installed in the factory workshops. The pace of production grew, the production of new types of products was established. The sheet roofing iron produced here was famous for the whole world. It was exported to Europe and America, even the roof of the British parliament was made from it. It was the Verkh-Isetsky plant that supplied iron to Moscow when it re-rebuilt after the fire of the year.

In the year, Zotov was awarded the medal "For zeal" for the invention of a new machine for polishing artillery shells. True, it soon became clear that such a machine already exists at the Kushvinsky factory and works even better than Zotovskaya. Perhaps Zotov spied on its design, but could not fully repeat it. Grigory Zotov in the X years. Of the open sources, Grigory Zotov in the X years.

Of the open sources in the year, the twelve -year -old son of Grigory Zotov Alexander for the merits of his father was "released forever to the will." Subsequently, this allowed the marriage of Alexander Zotov with the daughter of a wealthy merchant and factory owner Lev Rastorguev. Rastorguev owned a whole factory district, including Kyshtym and Kaslinsky factories. After the death of Rastorguev, the plants inherited his wife and daughters.

However, women were not going to delve into the intricacies of management and hastened to offer the position of the manager of the "experienced and most skillful in factory affairs" Grigory Zotov. The modern city of Karabash owes its emergence to Grigory Zotov in many ways the modern city of Karabash owes its emergence to Grigory Zotov, the Rastorguev plants were far from the best of times.

The hungry years, non -payment of salaries, the tyranny of the clerks led to the most large uprising in the 19th century in the Urals, which had to be pacified by regular troops. Since then, devastation reigned at the factories. But the coming to the power of Zotov successfully coincided with the heyday in the Urals of gold mining. Everywhere they found new deposits that brought huge income to their owners.

Zotov did not stand aside, and in the year in the floodplain of the Sak-Elga River, he founded a settlement called the Soymonovsky mine. Later, the settlement grew into the largest center for the production of copper - the city of Karabash. The income from the gold mines and the managerial experience of Zotov allowed the plants in order.

The production of products increased, the quality of the melted iron and cast iron increased. The factories built new buildings and spare dams. In the year, during a trip to Prussia, Zotov visited German foundry workshops. The castings brought by him laid the foundation for a new artistic industry - cast -iron casting, which glorified the Kaslinsky plant throughout the world.

The famous Kaslinsky cast -iron casting also originated on the initiative of Zotov. A photograph from open sources The famous Kaslinsky cast -iron casting also originated on the initiative of Zotov. A photograph from open sources in the fall of the year, Emperor Alexander I decided to arrange a trip to the Urals. When the emperor asked to whom the plant owed his approximate state, he was answered that the former factory master Grigory Zotov refuel here for more than 20 years.

Alexander commanded to call Zotov to himself. Portrait of Emperor Alexander I. From open sources, the portrait of Emperor Alexander I. Of the open sources on September 27, Zotov was represented by the emperor, a half -hour conversation was held between them.Alexander was interested in Zotov with the causes of the prosperity of private plants and how to raise state -owned factories to their level.

Zotov regularly answered, presenting to the autocrat an experienced organizer of mining, the author of new improvements and useful discoveries. Alexander was impressed. Later, he described Zotov in his letter to the empress: "The first time in his life he met a man with such a bright mind and experience in all branches of mountain art." But with the sunset of the era of Alexander I, the happy star Grigory Zotov rolled up.

After the accession to the throne of Nicholas I, the persecution of the Old Believers began, which belonged to our hero. In the Ural Old Believer communities, the new emperor saw the foci of disobedience of autocratic power, which had to be eradicated. The persecution of schismatics unsuccessfully coincided with the advent of rumors about the participation of Zotov in the oppression of factory people and the concealment of part of the gold mines mined on mines.

The investigation began, and state supervision was introduced at the factories. The Kyshtym Factory Pond, at the bottom of which the remains of the victims of Zotov Kyshtym’s factory pond were discovered, at the bottom of which Zotov’s victims were discovered for a long time to avoid serious consequences for himself, but soon the adjutant of the Tsar Count Stroganov took up the matter.

By his order, the factory pond was merged in Kyshtim, at the bottom of which numerous human remains were discovered. Zotov was imprisoned under house arrest, his business papers were sealed and subjected to detailed study. Stroganov personally interviewed witnesses. In the year, he submitted an indictment in which he argued that Zotov, without a legitimate power of attorney to manage the Kyshtym plants, oppressed the working people without any measure, oppressing and even killing objectionable.

It was noted that Zotov significantly increased gold production and iron smelting in factories, but not by the establishment of new machines or the improvement of technology, but by disproportionate strengthening of work, cruelty and tyranny. The old Demidov mansion in Kyshtym, in which Grigory Zotov lived for a long time the old Demidov mansion in Kyshtim, in which Grigory Zotov lived for a long time for almost ten years, delaying the case with the help of appeals, complaints about health and other tricks.

During this time, some accusations against him fell under an amnesty or were rejected for insufficiency of evidence. Zotov was already hoping to get out of the water at all, but it came to Nicholas I. The emperor did not stand on ceremony and drawn a brief resolution: "Making medals and a good name, send a residence to Köksgolm." In the year, Zotov was exiled to Köksgolm the current Priozersk of the Leningrad Region, where he soon died.

So ended the extraordinary life of a fortress master who was released from slavery, who headed the Ural mountain plants and spoke with the emperor himself.