Military orders at Maltsov's factories in the middle of the 19th century

Introduction, materials and methods. The paper is devoted to the study of the history of the military order at the factories of Sergey Ivanovich Maltsov in the middle of the 19th century, as well as the influence of the Crimean War (1853-1856) on the development of production. The problem is considered in the context of the current challenges of that time. The relevance of the study is due to the demand for experience in economic development in the context of escalating international tension and military actions. The source base of the work is both published and archival materials. The research was carried out within the framework of traditional methods of historical analysis in the paradigm of modernization theory. Results. The author analyses the process of fulfilling a military order for the supply of industrial products. The article gives a broad panorama of the sectoral specialization of the family business and the current activities of the economy. Also, the mechanisms for modernizing production are highlighted, and the role of the owner in the formation of production policy is shown. Discussion and Conclusion. The need to fulfill military orders, the growth of their volumes and assortment at private factories are associated with the depletion of resources of the state-owned industry, traditionally focused on supplying the army and navy. The Crimean War showed the depreciation of factory equipment, outdated production technologies, and the inefficiency of serf labor.