Solikamsk [SEP] named after
and merchants, probably from Vologda, of massive salt deposits on the banks of the Usolka River. The name of the town is derived from the Russian words "" ("sol", meaning "salt") and "" (Kama River, flowing through the town).
The rapid growth of Solikamsk in the 17th century was predicated on the establishment of the Babinov Road, which was the only overland route leading from European Russia to Siberia. This road started in Solikamsk. The Stroganov family operated the country
in October 1923, making himself a lifelong enemy of Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin. Like most Old Bolsheviks, especially those close to Trotsky, Beloborodov fell afoul of the Great Purge and was arrested in 1936. He was executed on 10 February 1938 at Kommunarka firing range. Two decades after his death, he was posthumously rehabilitated in 1958.
Early life.
Born 26 October 1891 in the Solikamsk District, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire, Beloborodov's parents were workers employed in the Alexandrovsk Factory in Solikamsk. He left school