Electricity sector in Imperial Russia

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The Electricity sector in Imperial Russia developed in the late nineteenth century. Vladimir Chikolev founded the electrical engineering section of the Imperial Russian Technical Society in 1878. [1]

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References

  1. "Vladimir Chikolev". TheFreeDictionary.com. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). Retrieved 3 March 2021.