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Description: 
In 1928, the first specialized organization in the U.S.S.R. for 
planning plants for the production of refractories was established at 
Leningrad. The All-Union Institute of Refractory Materials is descended 
from this organization. It conducts research on all types of refractory 
material and serves as consultant to the plants that produce the refractories. 
Many of these plants or departments within them were designed by the 
Institute. 
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Name: All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Shale Processing 
(Vsesoyuznyy nauchno-issledovatel'skiy institut po pererabotke 
slantsev) 
Address: Leningrad, Zaozernaya, 1 
Director: -- 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: -- 
Selected Staff Members: 
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Feofilov 
Gurevich 
Kobyl 'skaya 
Mityurev 
Polozov 
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Description: 
This institute has studied the preparation of chemicals and 
distillate fractions derived from shale oils for use as solvents, gasoline, 
plastics, and plasticizers. It has also classified shale oils from various 
shales according to physical properties and chemical components. It 
has studied methods of analysis of shale oils. 
The Institute publishes a Trudy. The Candidate's Degree is 
granted. 
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Name: All-Union Secientific-Research Institute of Sound Recording 
( Vsesoyuznyy nauchno-issledovatel'skiy institut zvukozapisi--VNAIZ) 
