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After 1944 Ruse became modern in every respect. There were metallurgical factories, a weaving factory, a silk factory, a factory for iron works, for tobacco, one of the first factories for bricks and roof-tiles. Today the majority of these factories have been closed down. Only eight survived, which preserved the names and, partly, their area of work. They are: Yuta, Megahim, Zhiti, Fazan, Dunavska Koprina, Arda, Trud and Dunarit.
Yuta was a factory producing jute sacks. Megahim was the factory owned by Iskovich-Levi, producing paints. Zhiti was a factory and a shareholders’ company for iron and wire products. Its biggest shareholder and director is Avram Ventura. Fazan preserved its name and activity while Dunavska Koprina preserved only its name. Arda was a shirt factory. Under a decision by the Politburo [of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party] the production of shirts was moved to Vidin and the present-day Vidin shirts are in fact heirs of the Arda factory. Today, Arda has started producing ladies’ clothes. Trud was a factory producing bricks, paving stones and roof-tiles. Dunarit produced gunpowder explosives for shattering rocks, which still exists today.
Yuta was a factory producing jute sacks. Megahim was the factory owned by Iskovich-Levi, producing paints. Zhiti was a factory and a shareholders’ company for iron and wire products. Its biggest shareholder and director is Avram Ventura. Fazan preserved its name and activity while Dunavska Koprina preserved only its name. Arda was a shirt factory. Under a decision by the Politburo [of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party] the production of shirts was moved to Vidin and the present-day Vidin shirts are in fact heirs of the Arda factory. Today, Arda has started producing ladies’ clothes. Trud was a factory producing bricks, paving stones and roof-tiles. Dunarit produced gunpowder explosives for shattering rocks, which still exists today.
Location
Bulgaria
Interview
Yako Yakov