Drannikov's windmill from the village of Pogorelets

Short description
Drannikov's windmill from the village of Pogorelets (Mezen district, Arhangelsk region) was built around the end of the 19th century, is located on a historical site. Inverted postbased mill with four sails and one pair of millstones. Log construction. Unique details: one of two windmills located on the same historical site. Was used as a flour mill (flour).

Condition	The windmill is conserved
Status	In noone's possession, not used
Mechanism	Conserved, not restored

The following historical parts of the mechanism have been preserved:
Millstone mechanism:


Additional description
The mills in Pogorelets are the only two historical post-based mills standing together on their historical sites. (Two historical smocks are located in Shorkino, Chuvashia). Both mills have been conserved by the Archangelsk team, but they still need restoration.

The mechanism of the mill has been partially preserved. The brake is quite unique here: next to the log, which was the support for the non-preserved spindel, there is another log. There is a board that should be inserted horizontally into this log, thus clamping the brake wheel. Besides, it should be mentioned that it is the only Mezen mill that has preserved one transverse plank of one sail. It surved the model for the sails inclination - 18 degrees. It does not change along the entire length of the sail. The wings with this angle were recreated in the functionally restored windmill in Kimzha.

Both mills are part of the complex of five mills of the Mezen river and both stand on the hill above its calm slow waters.