82 mm 2B9 Vasilek automatic mortar
The catalog currently attaches this legacy manufacturer facet to the 2B9 Vasilek entry; the plant's artillery heritage explains the builder match.
Sources: Museum history, Saint Petersburg encyclopediaBuilt by archive
Bolshevik Plant Weapon Systems
Bolshevik Plant is the historical Soviet-era name for the Obukhov industrial complex in Saint Petersburg, a long-running artillery and heavy machine-building producer whose legacy name still appears in catalog manufacturer facets. The profile ties that historical naming chain to the modern Obukhov/Almaz-Antey corporate identity so the archive can resolve legacy builder references consistently.
1 weapon systemsBolshevik Plant is the Soviet-era name used from 1922 to 1992 for the Obukhov industrial complex in Saint Petersburg. The plant was founded in 1863 with Maritime Ministry backing and built its reputation on artillery and heavy machine-building work.
Modern public references usually use Obukhov Plant or Obukhov State Plant, but the Bolshevik-era name still matters for archival cataloging and legacy manufacturer facets. This profile keeps the naming chain together so the archive can connect older Soviet records with current Obukhov and Almaz-Antey context.
Notable Systems
Builder History
Plant founded
The museum history page states that the Obukhov plant was founded on 4 (16) May 1863 with participation from P. Obukhov, N. Putilov, S. Kudryavtsev, and the Maritime Ministry.
Sources: Museum history
Renamed Bolshevik Plant No. 232
The Saint Petersburg encyclopedia records the plant's Soviet-era renaming to Bolshevik Plant No. 232, which is the historical name preserved by this catalog facet.
Sources: Saint Petersburg encyclopedia
Historical name restored
Public reference sources note that the historical Obukhov name returned in 1992, after the Soviet-era Bolshevik Plant period ended.
Sources: Saint Petersburg encyclopedia
Current Almaz-Antey relationship recorded
The Kremlin's public record on a plant visit identifies the Obukhov Plant as part of Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defence Corporation.
Sources: President of Russia visit
Public references vary between Bolshevik Plant, Bolshevik Plant No. 232, Obukhov Plant, Obukhov State Plant, and GOZ Obukhov Plant, so the profile normalizes that lineage under the catalog facet 'Bolshevik Plant'. The image is a CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons photograph of the plant building, not a weapon image.
Builder Sources
- Official websitePublisher: Obukhov Plant | Note: Supports the current official company name and contemporary industrial identity of the Obukhov plant lineage in Saint Petersburg. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Museum historyPublisher: Museum of the History of Obukhov Plant | Note: Supports the 1863 founding date and the plant's historical identity; the source is the official museum history page for the Obukhov plant. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Saint Petersburg encyclopediaPublisher: Encyclopedia of Saint Petersburg | Note: Supports the Bolshevik Plant No. 232 naming period, the Obukhov lineage, and the plant's long artillery-production role. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- RBTH Obukhov profilePublisher: Russia Beyond | Note: Supports the 1863 origin story, the Obukhov identity, and the defense-production context across the plant's history. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- President of Russia visitPublisher: President of Russia | Note: Supports the current corporate relationship describing the Obukhov Plant as part of Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defence Corporation. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Wikimedia Commons Obukhov plant photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the rights-clear CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph of the Obukhov plant building on Obukhovskoy Oborony Avenue, directly tied to the builder profile image. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Category
Artillery
Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.
