The story
Founded by Sidney Hillman in 1922.1
Private company
Russian-American Industrial Corporation
Logo: Scanned by me from a publication of the RAIC, Report of the Directors and Financial Statement Submitted to Second Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Russian-American Industrial Corporation, Feb. 26, 1924. New York: Russian-American Industrial Corporation, 1924., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Economic development venture
The Russian-American Industrial Corporation (RAIC) (Russian: Русско-американская индустриальная корпорация) was an international economic development venture launched in 1922 by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America in conjunction with the government of Soviet Russia.2 It was founded by Sidney Hillman.1 It ceased to exist in 1925.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1922Founded1
- Industryclothing industry1
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The Russian-American Industrial Corporation (RAIC) (Russian: Русско-американская индустриальная корпорация) was an international economic development venture launched in 1922 by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America in conjunction with the government of Soviet Russia. The corporation, mostly funded measure by small donations from sympathetic American union members, was conceived as a mechanism for the launch of new clothing factories to help alleviate the economic distress which had wracked the Soviet republic during the recently terminated era of Civil War and War Communism.2
Leadership
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- FounderSidney Hillman1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaRussian-American Industrial Corporation
- WikidataQ25036075
Sources
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