the company started operating in august 1959 year, then in minsk, on the basis of the gas equipment plantations began for the production of household electric refrigerators. the first refrigerator, minsk-1, came off the assembly line 3 years later in 1962. it was built into the kitchen table , in addition to the refrigerator compartment, it had a cupboard for dishes. for belarusians this was a premium product. at that time , only 5% of the population had the opportunity to purchase it. but already. a year later , minsk-2 arrived in stores; it was free-standing and the first belarusian mass production; more than 220 thousand pieces were produced. previously they were of the same type. mostly one type of size, if you look at the conveyor today, then immediately there is a large range of different maybe colors, different types of product sizes, a more modern, let's say, design, there were modern materials, but the only thing that remains unchanged at atlant is its everything - after all, reliability , the most important controller is our consumer, communication with the end consumer is... to