Unidentified photographer Construction of the Dnieper hydroelectric power station, designed by Viktor Vesnine and Nikolai Kolli. Zaporijia Oblast, Ukraine, 1927-1932. Earthworks. Earthworks. Excavation. Temporary dyke. Embankments. Formwork. Diversion work. Earthworks. Workers at work. General Electric equipment. Electromechanical component. Turbine assembly. Six (6) vintage silver prints, dated in pencil on versos. Medium format: 11.5 x 16 cm Emblematic of the Soviet modernization program, the Dnieper hydroelectric power station - the Dnieprostroi - was one of the most spectacular worksites of the Stalin era, mobilizing tens of thousands of workers and American equipment supplied by General Electric. Designed by Viktor Vesnine and Nikolai Kolli, its construction (1927-1932) was extensively documented and published in Soviet and foreign illustrated magazines as a propaganda tool for industrial progress. Seriously damaged by Russian strikes in 2024, the plant has become a symbol of the destruction of Ukraine's industrial heritage.