What this record establishes
The Staritsa Herald published an account by former worker A. S. Bibicheva, who recalled a workforce of about 50, extraction, press-wax, comb-foundation, fitting and sewing shops, the processing of wax residues and shipment of technical wax by rail.
Knowledge boundary: This is memory testimony containing approximate figures; it does not establish uninterrupted operation of every shop or the exact period of each process.
Staritsa Herald: “Priceless pages of memory”
- Document date
- 27 March 2016
- Exact location
- passage on work at the wax works and the photograph captions
- Provenance
- Olga Prikhodko. Interview with Alexandra Stepanovna Bibicheva
- Confidence
- Testimony with limitations
- Rights
- Public webpage; photographs are credited to the A. S. Bibicheva family archive
- Limit of conclusion
- Supports publication of the recollections, Bibicheva’s connection to the works and the photographs’ attribution; approximate figures and process chronology require comparison with archive files.
Staritsa Herald: “Let the candle burn!”
- Document date
- 12 May 2024
- Exact location
- sections “A good cause”, “The candle was lit”, “Believe, my friends…” and “Today”
- Provenance
- Olga Prikhodko. “Let the candle burn!”; a publication based on archival and printed materials
- Confidence
- Medium — secondary research
- Rights
- Public webpage; bibliographic link provided
- Limit of conclusion
- Supports the reported sequence and testimony, but does not replace primary records for disputed dates, figures or legal conclusions.