Russian Holidays - Archive Day of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

On February 16, archivists of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation celebrate their departmental holiday - Archive Day of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation The archive of the Ministry of Energy is a huge information base in which documents created during the activities of both the Ministry itself and its predecessors are stored, compiled and used in daily work This is a gigantic amount of data necessary for the functioning of the Unified Energy System and the entire fuel and energy complex of our large country This includes data on the electricity sector, production, transportation and processing of oil and gas, coal, peat and shale industries The archive contains scientific and technical documentation, legislative acts, design and regulatory documents that regulate various aspects of the energy sector, including relationships between business entities, the development and implementation of development programs, issues of international cooperation and much more The work of the Ministry of Energy archivists is far from public Their activities, invisible to the general public, ensure the functioning of the basic sector of the economy, on which the development of other sectors, the living conditions of people, and the energy security of the country depend This is daily, sometimes routine, work on processing numerous requests from industry enterprises and individuals, preparing copies of documents for subordinate entities, analytical services, design organizations, etc The discreet work of archive workers is necessary for the uninterrupted operation of the entire energy system, so that there is always light and warmth in our homes, institutions and enterprises The history of fuel energy in Russia is usually counted from the beginning of the development of coal deposits in 1801 The electric power industry began to develop at the end of the 19th century, when the first electric lamps appeared on the streets of Moscow, and the country’s first hydroelectric power station was launched near St Petersburg Mass electrification of the country is associated with the implementation of the GOELRO plan in the 1920-30s In January 1939, the People's Commissariat of Power Plants and Electrical Industry of the USSR was established, which was subsequently transformed into the Ministry of Energy For the needs of the new People's Commissariat, on February 16, an independent unit was allocated from the Technical Archive of the Central State Administration of the USSR, which then became the archive of the Ministry of Energy Therefore, the archivists of the Ministry of Energy consider their professional holidays not only the day of the power engineer and the day of archives, but also February 16 - the day of the archives of the Ministry of Energy