May 10, 1932 established the first national television – says Moscow

radiotelegraphic Leningrad plant “Comintern” May 10, 1932 released the first batch of domestic TV -. 20 pieces

The first time the development of television went in two directions – both electronic and mechanical. Moreover, the development of mechanical systems occurred almost until the end of the 40s of the 20th century before it was completely supplanted by electronic devices. In the USSR mechanical TV system lasted a little longer

In 1931, the newspaper “Pravda” wrote. “Tomorrow is the first time in the USSR experimental transmission of television will be made (Farsight)”. A year later the Leningrad plant “Comintern” started production of the first Soviet TV, developed by the Leningrad engineer Anton Breitbart. It was a small-sized TV set-top box to the receiver as “B-2″ with a screen size of 3 to 4 cm, in which for the “deployment” image discs were applied with holes arranged in a spiral. During one revolution of the disc “unfolding” the whole image

About the first TVs joked: receiver – with mailbox image – a postage stamp..

In the 34th year the flow was made the first Soviet electronic television receiver TC-1, the license for the production of which was bought from the Americans. It was a very bulky cabinet with vertically arranged CRT screen and positioned horizontally. The viewer should not look at the screen, and at his reflection in the mirror is fixed on the inside of the flip cover tables. Before viewing the cap had to be installed at an angle to the screen.

TC-1 TV set in the palaces of culture, in the red corner and workers’ clubs. Then the TV seemed a miracle of technology, as in recent times – a home theater.

Before the war in the Soviet Union were produced several TV models. But a mass product and they did not – prevented the Great Patriotic War. The first truly popular machine – OIO-49, “child” of the first post-war years.

Becoming legendary TV was developed at the Leningrad Institute of Television Engineers Kenigson, Warsaw and Nikolaev, after whom it was named. The TV was 16 lamps, and it was designed to receive the first three TV channels. KVN-49 cost about a thousand rubles (by the standards – some average wage). He was produced before the 60′s, gradually becomes modernized. KVN-49 are still known to the public thanks to the hinged lens with water or glycerin to enlarge the image.

On the other memorials , see the “historian” magazine.