We Are Fifty (Nam Pyatdesyat): The Golden Jubilee of the Dniprospetsstal Plant and Historical Chronological Footage of 1932

1982 · history · Amateur Film Studio of the Palace of Culture "Oktyabrsky" (Dniprospetsstal Plant) · History Museum of PJSC Dniprospetsstal

A monumental archival documentary film titled "We Are Fifty" (Nam Pyatdesyat), produced by the "Oktyabrsky" Palace of Culture to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dniprospetsstal (DSS) special metallurgy plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. The film uniquely intertwines original historical film chronicles from October 1932 with the jubilee celebrations, historic steel melts, and high-level state award ceremonies of October 1982. FILM CREDITS AND PRODUCTION TEAM: - Created by: A. Tolchinsky, M. Vulfovich, I. Rogalev, A. Anisimov. - Digitization: Digitized from original reels by the specialists of the Center for Urban History in Lviv (LivArch). - Archive: The physical film master and records are permanently preserved in the collections of the History Museum of PJSC "Dniprospetsstal" in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. FILM CONTENT AND HISTORICAL TIMELINE: PART 1: THE FOUNDATION (1932 CHRONICLES) - Exceptional archival footage from October 10, 1932, in Zaporizhzhia showcasing the grand opening of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (DnieproGES). Key Soviet political figures Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Mikhail Kalinin, and Grigory Petrovsky are filmed walking to the tribune, followed by Ordzhonikidze’s speech. - Footage of the historic first melt of Zaporizhzhian high-quality steel at the Tool Steel Plant (Zavod Instrumentalnykh Staley - ZIS, later renamed Dniprospetsstal), showcasing the intense work of early electric steelworkers. PART 2: THE JUBILEE & INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY (1982) - Urban views of Zaporizhzhia, factory dormitories, and Tregubenko Street. - A solemn rally inside the factory hostel around the monument bust of Alexander Fedorovich Tregubenko, the legendary first director of the plant. The event features his widow, Anastasiya Omelyanivna Tregubenko, and prominent enterprise veterans: V.T. Pohudin, H.M. Borodulin, V.I. Nemzer, M.M. Latsynnyk, O.K. Anisimov, M.S. Buiny, alongside speeches by F.D. Ryzhko and Hero of Socialist Labor steelworker Dmytro Fedorovych Halushka (Steel Melting Shop No. 2 / SPZ-2). - Cultural events including a youth wedding, Pioneers gathered outside the "Oktyabrsky" Palace of Culture, and veterans reuniting in the foyer. - The legendary Plant Director and Hero of Socialist Labor, Kostiantyn Serhiyovych Yeltsov, giving a speech to the assembly. PART 3: THE JUBILEE MELT OF FRIENDSHIP & AWARD CEREMONY - Footage of the "Melt of Friendship" (Plavka Druzhby) dedicated to the USSR Constitution Day, featuring legendary steelworker and future Hero of Socialist Labor, Volodymyr Mykolayovych Kalish, and veteran Mykhailo Yakymovych Boiko (SPZ-1). - Speeches at the tribune by local leaders and figures: V.H. Onopko, I.H. Vodeniktov, E.M. Vasylchyshyn, F.D. Zakharchenko, M.S. Vulfovich, and F.V. Dombrovsky under the banner: "We will respond to the High Award of the Motherland with Shock Labor!" - The official award ceremony celebrating the decoration of the Dniprospetsstal collective with the prestigious Order of the October Revolution on October 28, 1982. The medal is pinned to the factory’s official banner by Oleksiy Fedorovych Vatchenko, the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, accompanied by a speech from the First Secretary of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Party Committee, M.M. Vsevolozhsky. This documentary stands as a crucial visual primary source for the history of Soviet industrialization, heavy metallurgy, corporate identity, urban history of Zaporizhzhia, and late Soviet mass culture. Original YouTube link: https://youtu.be/024DwaI88oI Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JuryRylsky Curator Contact: rylskiju62@gmail.com / rylskii.iurii@dss.com.ua