There are events that regularly remind of themselves. On March 30, 2015, the 110th anniversary of the birth of the First Secretary of the Stalingrad Regional Committee and the City Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks Alexei Semyonovich Chuyanov will be celebrated on Volgograd land, whose activities are forever connected with the history of the battle on the banks of the Volga. The history of personal exploit began on October 23, 1941, when the City Defense Committee was created under the chairmanship of A. S. Chuyanov, an honest and skillful leader, a leader who took upon himself an extremely responsible task set before him by the top leadership of the Soviet state - to mobilize the workers of Stalingrad for the defense of the city and the needs of the front. The primary task was the reorganization of enterprises for the production of military equipment and the creation of defensive structures.
In connection with the breakthrough of the Wehrmacht and its allies into the big bend of the Don, at the call of the regional party committee and the city defense committee, on the approaches to the Volga, the construction of fortifications, railways and highways, and ferry crossings began. Every day 180 thousand Stalingraders participated in the construction of various objects. A total of 2850 km of defensive lines were built, 1170 km. anti-tank ditches, 85 thousand firing points, 129 thousand rifle trenches and shelters. At the head of the work were the secretaries of all the district committees of the CPSU (b).
Three defensive lines were also built. The outer one, 500 km long, originated from the banks of the Volga at Gornaya Proleika and ended, abutting the Volga at Raigorod. The middle bypass stretched for 150 km and stretched along the Pichuga-Gavrilovka-Krasnoarmeysk line. The inner bypass appeared on the Orlovka-Peschanka-Krasnoarmeysk line. On July 15, 1942, the regional party committee, in agreement with the military council of the front, decided to build the fourth bypass directly on the outskirts of the city. 50 thousand people were sent to create it. All institutions, except those serving the needs of the front, were closed, and the citizens employed in them were mobilized for work. In all these endeavors, Alexey Semyonovich was both a leader and inspirer, combining many organizational and other talents. As a member of the Military Councils of the fronts, he brilliantly showed himself in organizing events at the junction of the civil and military fields. He was able to clearly present arguments at a closed meeting and deliver a motivating speech on the radio to the masses.
On July 20, a meeting of party activists was held at which A. S. Chuyanov (who had a serious telephone conversation with Stalin the night before) announced the instruction of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks on the need to take additional measures: to increase the output of military products (in particular, T-34 tanks, artillery, ammunition), intensify the repair of vehicles damaged in battles, and strengthen control over the fulfillment of orders from the front. The Stalingrad party committee also satisfied the demand of the military, starting the production of armored trains at the factories "Red October", "Barrikady" and STZ, and also doubled the production of tanks. By the beginning of the decisive battles, STZ removed several hundred new tanks from the shops.
In those harsh days, Party and Soviet workers worked day and night, organizing transport, building bridges and roads, ferries, and food supplies. At the same time, over 33 thousand residents of the city with personal belongings were evacuated. In the days of the most fierce battles, the regional party organization sent an additional 9 thousand soldiers to the ranks of the Red Army. Communists, and in total during the war 32 thousand party members went to the front from her. Over 7, 5 thousand Stalingraders fought in the ranks of the people's militia.
The activities of A. S. Chuyanov in those difficult years were repeatedly noted in a dignified manner, as evidenced by state awards: the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Order of the October Revolution. Alexey Semyonovich from 1941 to 1950 was elected a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, and was a candidate member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b). He finished his life on November 30, 1977 and was buried at Mamayev Kurgan for outstanding services. A monument and a memorial plaque were erected in Volgograd to Chuyanov.
