Passages and hidden city
· Lasnamäe
Secret Production at Dvigatel Factory
Dvigatel’s Soviet-era production raises a question: how much of a factory’s real work was visible to the public?
A major Soviet factory could handle both civilian and sensitive state orders. The exact division of work, materials and level of secrecy require records: a closed gate alone does not prove a specific weapons programme. This caution helps illuminate the effects of secrecy itself. When workers could not discuss their tasks freely and neighbours saw only the factory’s outer walls, public knowledge and actual production grew apart.
Practical information
Address: Peterburi tee 2
View the area around Peterburi tee 2 from public streets. Use industrial archives and museum materials to investigate claims; do not enter restricted rooms.