DISTRICT / AIMAG
Kalman District
REGION
Altai Krai
Altai
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The settlement of Altai is located in Russia, Altai Krai, Kalman District, and is part of the Oby selsoviet. It was founded in October 1932; by the 1940s it had a bakery, an oil mill, a forge, and a mill. At the end of 1941, deported Volga Germans were settled here, and in 1946 Japanese prisoners of war were sent to work. In 1964, the large sovkhoz Ob was organized, and gasification was carried out in 2017.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
The settlement has the Altai rural library and the Altai rural house of culture, part of MBUK “Kalmansky KIC.” It also contains a memorial to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, installed in 1964; it is a cultural heritage site of regional significance.
Natural surroundings
The settlement is situated on the right bank of the Marushka River, 13 km northwest of the district centre Kalmanka. Within Kalman District flow the Ob and Alei rivers, and Lakes Anisimovo and Mokhovoe are located there; nearby is the Barnaul ribbon pine forest massif.
Historical and cultural legacy
The settlement has the Altai rural library and the Altai rural house of culture, part of MBUK “Kalmansky KIC.” It also contains a memorial to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, installed in 1964; it is a cultural heritage site of regional significance.
Living culture and memory
The settlement celebrates Orthodox holidays, Settlement Day, including its 90th anniversary in 2023, and Victory Day events; honorary residents and labour veterans are honoured at celebrations. Traditions of cohesion and honouring labour dynasties are mentioned, as well as the preservation of elements of rural life, including village-wide holidays. The vocal groups Ekstrim and Podruzhenki and the vocal studio Syurpriz are active; the food culture includes traditional Russian cuisine.
