Factories in St. Petersburg that survived the blockade and retained production are named.

In St. Petersburg, enterprises that operated during the years of the blockade remain part of the existing industry today. On January 27, the Business Petersburg portal recalled the factories that continued to produce weapons, repair equipment and provide energy supplies in the most difficult conditions of the besieged city, and managed to maintain their industrial and economic importance after the war.

Of the nearly a thousand enterprises operating in Leningrad before the outbreak of World War II, hundreds had been evacuated or destroyed by the fall of 1941. Nevertheless, about 50 factories continued to operate in the blockaded city. Many of them eventually disappeared or were rebuilt, but a number of key sites have survived to this day, becoming living carriers of industrial memory.

During the years of the blockade, the Kirov plant was practically on the front line, but it did not stop working. It produced tanks, self-propelled guns, ammunition shells and repaired damaged equipment, while simultaneously mastering new types of products. A significant part of the workers were women, teenagers and the elderly, who worked under shelling and lack of energy and heat. The company has established a closed defense cycle, including the rolling of armored metal for shipbuilding and the processing of captured equipment. Today, Kirovsky Zavod is a large machine-building holding company operating in the energy and transport engineering industries.

During the years of the blockade, the Admiralty shipyards became part of the city's defense system. In addition to building and repairing ships, mines, trawls, pontoons for the Road of Life and mobile firing points were produced here. During the war years, the company transferred dozens of submarines and boats to the fleet, as well as hundreds of vessels after repairs. Most of the team consisted of women and teenagers who worked two 12-hour shifts seven days a week. Today, the shipyards continue to fulfill orders for the Navy and civil shipbuilding.

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The Baltic Factory in the besieged city has turned not only into an industrial site, but also into a survival system, creating subsidiary farms and restoring infrastructure. The company was engaged in ship repair and construction of auxiliary vessels, and after the blockade was broken, it actively participated in the restoration of urban facilities. Currently, the plant is known as a center for the construction of nuclear icebreakers, retaining its strategic role for the country.

During the war, Izhora factories specialized in the production of armor and heavy metal structures for tanks and defensive structures. After partial evacuation, production was resumed during the blockade, and then expanded to meet the needs of the front. In the post-war decades, the company became one of the leading centers of heavy engineering, producing equipment for nuclear energy and the oil and gas industry.

The Electrosila plant provided the city with electrical equipment and weapons, participating in the maintenance of energy supply, on which the functioning of transport and enterprises depended. Even in the harsh winter of 1941-1942, production continued, and after the blockade was broken, plans were being developed to restore the energy sector. Today, Electrosila remains the largest Russian manufacturer of turbo and hydro generators.

According to Delovoy Peterburg, the history of these enterprises shows that the memory of the blockade in St. Petersburg is preserved not only in memorials, but also in working workshops, engineering schools and production chains that continue to shape the industrial image of the city.

On January 26, the Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, conveyed to Russian President Vladimir Putin the gratitude of veterans for their support of initiatives to preserve the memory of the siege of Leningrad.

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