Documents related to works carried out at SOI, which were submitted for Stalin prize and prizes of the ministry in 1941-1952. Brief descriptions, opinions of experts, and author's references. In the USSR there were Stalin (until 1953) and the ministry prizes annually awarded Soviet scientists, engineers, and technologists for the best research works and technological developments. In the period in question the following works carried out at SOI were submitted for the prizes: (1941) Mikhail Moiseevich Gurevich, Grigoriy Pavlovich Faerman, et al., "Masking and demasking in UV light". Ilia Vasilievich Grebenschikov, "Enlightenment of optics". Eugeniy Nikolaevich Tsarevskiy et al., "Enhancement of accuracy of range-finders". Alexander Andreevich Gerschun, "Masking the submarins". Konstantin Sergeevich Evstrop'ev, "A rapid technique for optical glass blending". Alexander illovionovich Tudorovskiy, Georgiy Georgievich Sliusarev, and David Samuilovich Volosov, "Photoobjectives". (1949) Vladimir Pavlovich Linnik et al., "Checking and measuring instruments for manufacturing glass details". Ivan Alekseevich Sochin et al., "Nephelomoeter KOL-45". Alexander Ilyich Salischev, "Spark photography for studying the effects of bullet stroke". Vasiliy Vasilievich Balakov et al., "PMT at UV light". (1952) Konstantin Sergeevich Evstrop'ev et al., "Technology of electricity conducting films application". Valentina Sergeevna Doladugina et al., "Manufacturing large blocks of optical glass".
