我在喬治亞州的一家舊鐵合金工廠里捕捉到了沸騰的生活

我在喬治亞州的一家舊鐵合金工廠里捕捉到了沸騰的生活

As other Soviet-era factories get closed or turned into lofts and supermarkets day by day, this ever-lasting Georgian factory is alive and kicking, and it’s been going like this for 86 years!

當其他蘇聯(lián)時代的工廠一天天地關閉或變成閣樓和超市時，這個永恒的格魯吉亞工廠仍然生機勃勃，它已經(jīng)像這樣運轉(zhuǎn)了86年!

The town of Zestafoni in the former Soviet country of Georgia is home to a Ferroalloy Plant that produces manganese alloys used to strengthen steel. Raw manganese ore is transported to Zestafoni by train from mines in the nearby Chiatura region. The final product is shipped to steel factories in other countries around the world.

前蘇聯(lián)國家格魯吉亞的Zestafoni鎮(zhèn)是一家鐵合金工廠的所在地，該廠生產(chǎn)用于強化鋼鐵的錳合金。未加工的錳礦通過火車從附近的Chiatura地區(qū)的礦山運到Zestafoni。最終產(chǎn)品被運往世界各地的鋼鐵廠。

Many employees in Zestafoni have worked at this same factory for over 35 years.

Zestafoni的許多員工在同一家工廠工作了35年以上。

Look from the outside

從外面看

Fun fact: Though built in soviet times, the factory outlasted the soviets, and has been active longer than the whole soviet era.

有趣的事實:雖然建于蘇聯(lián)時期，但工廠比蘇聯(lián)時期更長久，比整個蘇聯(lián)時期都要活躍。

The inner workings of the old factory

舊工廠內(nèi)部的工作情況

Founded in 1933 by the famous Georgian scientist Giorgi Nikoladze, the facility continues to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

該設施由著名的格魯吉亞科學家Giorgi Nikoladze于1933年建立，現(xiàn)在仍然每天24小時，每周7天運轉(zhuǎn)。

The people that work here

在這里工作的人

What left me impressed is the harmony of the production line. It felt as if the workers were performing a choreographed dance, rather than just doing a simple routine.

讓我印象深刻的是生產(chǎn)線的和諧。感覺就像工人們在表演一場精心編排的舞蹈，而不是簡單的重復動作。

The Soviet art of the working class

蘇聯(lián)工人階級的藝術

All of this is expected for a factory of this gargantuan size. What’s odd, though, is that it’s riddled with Soviet-era mosaics and sculptures that depict the production of ferroalloy, wine, the transportation of raw materials.

所有這些都是如此龐大的工廠所需要的。但奇怪的是，這里滿是蘇聯(lián)時代的馬賽克和雕塑，描繪著鐵合金的生產(chǎn)、葡萄酒和原材料的運輸。

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