List Of Light industry Units of Russia

The human need for fabrics, clothing and footwear arose many centuries ago. In ancient Russia, every
woman knew how to weave and sew from an early age. Craftswomen created things from wool, linen, hemp using various techniques.

The first weaving manufactories appeared in Russia under Peter I – they were silk, cloth and linen
production. The construction of sewing factories and factories in the country began only in the 1920s and 1930s; before that, individual artisans, small private firms, ateliers and fashion houses were engaged in sewing. At the same time, the construction of new enterprises in various subsectors began: cotton,
woolen-worsted, silk-weaving and silk-winding, knitwear, sewing, footwear. In parallel with
production, the fashion industry also developed.

During the Great Patriotic War, the light industry suffered great damage. Despite the fact that
many enterprises were destroyed, the industry was able to provide the front with everything necessary and quickly recover in the post-war period. The USSR became one of the world leaders in the light
industry and ranked first in the world in the production of footwear until the 1990s.

Today, the light industry produces not only fabrics, clothing and footwear, but also high-tech materials for the aviation and automotive industries , medicine, construction, agriculture, sports and the military-industrial complex.

List Of light industry enterprises operating in Russia