In 1953, not far from the
Pibanshur station (
:ru:Пибаньшур, 1213 kilometers of the
Trans-Siberian Railway), a plot of land was allocated for the construction of a military unit. A year later, construction of a
workers' settlement began on the allocated plot of land, headed by
Colonel Rakovsky. Two years later, the first stage of construction of not only the settlement, but also the unit was put into operation. In mid-1956, the first unit — a
technical battery — was created. From this moment, the unit began to form, which was initially assigned the conditional number (V/Ch) 14000. Colonel
Boris Nikolaevich Sharkov was appointed its first commander. By 1958, production units and rear services were created in the unit. On December 17, 1959, the
Strategic Rocket Forces were created within the
Soviet Armed Forces (Armed Forces of the USSR), after which the unit received a new code number - 25850 - and began to carry out tasks to support the new force. Soon, the
Minister of Defense of the USSR approved the Day of the Unit - November 25, 1956. == References ==