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In the 80s of the 19th century, the ports of the Baltic Sea were no longer able to receive and send all cargo abroad. This disadvantage was felt especially strongly in winter, when the ports of St. Petersburg, Revel and Riga froze. The only ice-free Libava port could not solve the problem. After evaluating the advantages of Vindava, the government decided to create a port by connecting it with the main line of the general network of Russian railways. The task was assigned to the private Society of the Rybinsk Railway, which was renamed the Society of the Moscow-Vindava-Rybinsk Railway. In 1904, the railway was built, and this made it possible to establish a connection with Western Europe through the ice-free port of Vindava, not only to the center of Russia, but also to the whole of Siberia. Simultaneously with the construction of the railway, a large-scale reconstruction was carried out and a new port was actually built. The treasury established a large outpost formed by two giant jetties, deepened the port and built new deep embankments. As a result, on the eve of the First World War, more than half of all Russian exports passed through the port of Vindava. Thousands of tons of grain and oil, flax and timber were exported from Windava to Europe. The main part of Russian imports were agricultural machinery, fruits, coal, cotton and tea. The war prevented the development and growth of the city and the port. The Baltic ports have suspended their work, the entrance to them and the navigation itself have been closed.
Keywords:Emperor Nicholas II, Baltic Sea, Vindava port, ports, Vindava River, Moscow-Vindava-Rybinsk Railway Company, shipping, merchant shipping, elevator, warehouses.
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