DISTRICT / AIMAG
Tselin District
REGION
Altai Krai
Chesnokovo
The village of Chesnokovo, located in the forest-steppe zone of the Tselinny district, was founded in 1826 and developed as an agricultural settlement.
A historical photograph, village view, landscape, or related heritage object will be displayed here at a later date.
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Tselin District
Altai Krai
Historical background
The settlement was founded in 1826 and by 1928 consisted of 498 households of Russian peasants, serving as the center of the Chesnokovsky rural council. In the 1950s and 1960s, development was associated with the large-scale development of virgin lands and the fight against drought. A notable resident was F.G. Pushkarev, a veteran of the Great Patriotic and Soviet-Japanese wars. As of 2026, the population is 237 people.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
A primary school operates in the village, and a monument to the heroes of the Civil War and a memorial to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War have been erected in the local cemetery and on Pervomayskaya Street. Iron Age campsites and the Vasikha burial mound group have been recorded in the vicinity.
Natural surroundings
The village is surrounded by forest-steppe nature with small rivers flowing nearby.
Historical and cultural legacy
A primary school operates in the village, and a monument to the heroes of the Civil War and a memorial to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War have been erected in the local cemetery and on Pervomayskaya Street. Iron Age campsites and the Vasikha burial mound group have been recorded in the vicinity.
Living culture and memory
Traditions of mass folk festivities on Orthodox and state holidays, featuring singing and local cuisine dishes, are maintained in the village.
