Engineers’ Offices in Russia at the End of the 19th – Beginning of the 20th Century. Plans to Achieve the Best

DOI: 10.33917/es-5.197.2024.112-121

The article examines the issue of creation and development of offices organized by engineers in Russia at the turn of the late 19th – early 20th centuries. The subject of the study includes the questions regarding fortunes of office owners and their activities in various regions of the country, the question of how to build trusting relationships with clients. The author gives an example of conditions that allowed office owners to successfully develop their business.

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