The All-Union Flax Research and Development Institute in Torzhok in the Kalinin, now Tver, Region. The research center organizes and conducts flax selection projects, and it also develops technologies for long-stalked flax cultivation and primary processing. The institute has its own farming machinery fleet for flax-growing purposes.24.08.1970#8827922
Flax fields near Lake Valdai in the Novgorod Region. This photo shows flax harvest stacks.25.08.1969#6659516
The staff of the Kostroma Flax Research and Development Institute develops new advanced flax varieties and introduces scientifically sound work-organization methods in the sector. Photo: One of the institute's laboratories conducts scientific research aiming to improve the quality of sowing materials, to streamline the flax production process (from flax plants' fibers) and to assess the quality of flax.01.08.1969#8827026
