Typographers of the Crimean ASSR in the 1920s and 1930s: Personnel Characteristics

Abstract

The article uncovers some questions of the labor history of printing production workers in the Crimean ASSR in 1920–1930s. The aim of the article is investigation of the staff structure of the Crimean ASSR printing industry workers in comparison with the national structure. The objectives of the study are to examine the dynamics of the number of workers in the printing industry of the Crimea, to analyze the proportion of women, national personnel (Crimean Tatars), adolescents, skilled workers in the overall structure of the printing industry workers of the Crimean ASSR, and to compare the obtained results with the national indicators. The study is based on published statistics, reports and archival sources. As a result, the author concludes that the labor force of the Crimean ASSR printing industry developed in line with nationwide trends, but with certain specifics. The growth in the number of printing workers, typical for the country as a whole, was uneven in Crimea and its rate was somewhat lower than in the rest of the country. The increase in the proportion of women in the Crimean printing industry at the beginning of the considered period was somewhat lower than the statistical average; in the 1930s it generally corresponded to the national and industry averages. The personnel policy was based on the requirements of indigenization and implied the recruitment of workers of Crimean Tatar nationality; however, the level of indigenization in the printing industry did not reach the required indicators. Work on the involvement of adolescents was carried out, but there were problems with the training organization. The number of qualified personnel in the republic's printing industry was insufficient, which had an impact on the product quality. In conclusion, the author forms the tasks for further research into the labor history of printing production workers in the Crimean ASSR.