After negotiations with the Communal Workers Unions, who accepted his concept for Rusakov Workers' Club and rejected his Zuev Workers' Club (awarded to Ilya Golosov), Melnikov was employed by the Chemists' Union who planned to build one large (Svoboda Factory) and one small (Frunze Factory) club.
After discussions with the Communal Workers Unions, who approved Melnikov's concept for Rusakov Workers' Club but rejected his Zuev Workers' Club (awarded to Ilya Golosov), Melnikov was hired by the Chemists' Union to construct one large (Svoboda Factory) and one small (Frunze Factory) club.