TY - JOUR AU - O. I. Isaienko AU - S. A. Isaienko PY - 2016/12/21 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Solving the problem of power resources USE: І. H. Aleksandrov’s engineer genius (30-ies of the 20th century) JF - History of science and technology JA - hst VL - 6 IS - 9 SE - History of technology DO - 10.32703/2415-7422-2016-6-9-35-41 UR - https://hst-journal.com/index.php/hst/article/view/152 AB - In the article the contribution of engineer and academician І.H. Aleksandrov (1875-1936) to the solution of the power providing problems in Eastern Siberia has been highlighted. Ivan HavrylovychAleksandrov considered the problem of the Angara and the Yenisei basin not only as a scientist and an engineer but also as a statesman who took care of technical and economical country’s strengthening. The article describes the role of the river Angara in the national USSR’s economy forming as well. The Angara problem in І.H. Aleksandrov’s scientific labours turned into the problem of radical transformations in the whole Eastern Siberia. Working out the Angara problem solutions І.H. Aleksandrov paid much attention to developing the Eastern Siberia population’s culture due to its drastic changes after great power and industrial plants erecting. Being a scientist and an engineer, І.H. Aleksandrov, nevertheless, had been stressing the necessity of creating proper living conditions for people connected directly or indirectly with industrial advancing of the region. ER -