History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back TO THE 140th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF NEVSKY PROSPEKT. THE ROLE AND HISTORY OF THE «ELECTROTECHNICIAN» COMPANY V.A. Petrushchenkov The article is devoted to the diffi cult history of the creation of electric lighting of Nevsky Prospekt in the early 80s of the 19th century. To solve this problem, the partnership “Electrician” was created under the leadership of Vladimir Nikolaevich Chikolev, who from 1879 to 1890 provided lighting of the Foundry Bridge with Yablochkov candles. However, the dramatic development of events for this partnership led to its bankruptcy and to the forced transfer of contractual obligations to the St. Petersburg branch of Siemens and Galske. This article is devoted to a detailed description of the events that took place from the moment of the creation of the company “Elektrotechnik" to its liquidation. Keywords: electric lighting, power plant, arc lamps, Nevsky prospekt, partnership. DOI: 10.25791/intstg.8.2022.1373 Pp. 34-43.