A plaque in memory of the former director of the Gomel Glass Works, an honorary citizen of the city Dmitri Zaliznyak opened in Gomel. The event is timed to the 80th anniversary of the "Gomelsteklo" , BelTA learned in the ideological work, culture and youth affairs Gomel City Executive Committee.
The memorial sign is mounted on a residential house on the street October 19, where he lived previously Manager.
Dmitry V. Zaliznyak was born in 1907 in Zhytomyr region. He worked as a draftsman-designer Tokarovskogo Porcelain Factory named after 1 May in the Kiev region. He graduated from the Kiev Institute of Chemical Technology. From 1934 to 1945 he worked at the glassworks Chagoda mechanized Vologda Oblast, RSFSR. On behalf of the Gomel Glass Zaliznyak Stalin was transferred in December 1945, a year was appointed chief engineer of the plant. In 1954, he became Director of the State of the Union Gomel glass factory named after Stalin.
He was directly involved successfully addressed issues of rehabilitation and reconstruction of the plant. Already by 1960, the company nearly 12 times increased the gross output. During his time as director Zaliznyak plant became great technically equipped enterprise, occupying a leading position in the glass industry. Thanks to the talented head of the plant changed shape Kostyukovka village. Was reconstructed Palace of Culture, built school for working youth, dining room, nursery, creche, dispensary and 16 apartment buildings, a sports complex with a swimming pool and two gyms, a clinic and a hospital, a music school, founded Victory Park. In 1975, Dmitry V. retired, and in 1989, he was gone.
Dmitry Zaliznyak awarded the Order of Lenin and the Diploma of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR, the Order of the October Revolution, he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Gomel.
