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Dvigatel

Dvigatel was a metal industry company located in Lasnamäe, Tallinn, Estonia. Dvigatel existed 1897–2007. Its headquarters were located in Tallinn and Sankt Peterburg. Infrastructure of Dvigatel is partly preserved nowadays and is situated in Industry park of Dvigatel (:et) Dvigatel was established in 1897 after czar Nikolai II signed the statute of company "Dvigatel". At the beginning it produced railway wagons. After World War II there were produced reactors and different devices. The building In the period 1979-1983, the Dvigateli metal production building was built, during the Estonian SSR, the secret metal industry of the Dvigateli military factory was located there, the building had no windows facing the airport to ensure the secrecy of the operation.

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Dvigatel was a metal industry company located in Lasnamäe, Tallinn, Estonia. Dvigatel existed 1897–2007. Its headquarters were located in Tallinn and Sankt Peterburg. Infrastructure of Dvigatel is partly preserved nowadays and is situated in Industry park of Dvigatel (:et) Dvigatel was established in 1897 after czar Nikolai II signed the statute of company "Dvigatel". At the beginning it produced railway wagons. After World War II there were produced reactors and different devices. The building In the period 1979-1983, the Dvigateli metal production building was built, during the Estonian SSR, the secret metal industry of the Dvigateli military factory was located there, the building had no windows facing the airport to ensure the secrecy of the operation.

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  1. date of establishment: 1897 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1897". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1256454747

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