DISTRICT / AIMAG
German National District
REGION
Altai Krai
Degtyarka
The village of Degtyarka was founded in 1909 in the German National District of Altai Krai by Mennonite families.
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German National District
Altai Krai
Historical background
The village was founded in 1909 by 48 Mennonite families and was part of the Orlovskaya volost of the Barnaul district of the Tomsk province, and later — in the Orlovo-Schönwiese community of Mennonite Brethren. In the 1920s, a seed-growing and breeding partnership operated here, in 1931 the "Sovetsky Pakhar" collective farm was organized, and in 1950 — the "Moskva" collective farm. Since 1972, the main direction of the farm has been the production of wheat seeds and strain renovation. During the Great Patriotic War, 61 residents of Degtyarka did not return from the front. In 2019, the village celebrated its 110th anniversary.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
The village is home to the Museum of German Culture (opened in 2015), a museum room in the rural House of Culture with antique everyday items, the Degtyarka rural library (founded in 1953), a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a music school. In the center of the village, in a birch grove, is the largest Memorial of Glory in the district; there is also a monument to V.I. Lenin, a monument to P.A. Stolypin, and memorial plaques to fellow countrymen who died in the Great Patriotic War and the special military operation; the historical prayer house was built in 1911.
Natural surroundings
The village is located on the flat territory of the Kulunda steppe; the natural appearance of the area is formed by birch groves, steppe fields, and meadows with mixed grasses.
Historical and cultural legacy
The village is home to the Museum of German Culture (opened in 2015), a museum room in the rural House of Culture with antique everyday items, the Degtyarka rural library (founded in 1953), a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a music school. In the center of the village, in a birch grove, is the largest Memorial of Glory in the district; there is also a monument to V.I. Lenin, a monument to P.A. Stolypin, and memorial plaques to fellow countrymen who died in the Great Patriotic War and the special military operation; the historical prayer house was built in 1911.
Living culture and memory
The village is home to the vocal group "Devchata", groups of the rural House of Culture, and participants of the center of German culture. Traditions and customs are associated with the preservation of the culture of Russian Germans through ethno-cultural platforms, master classes, the celebration of the Day of the Village, Christmas festivities, and the Erntedankfest harvest festival, where traditional dishes are served: stollen, apple strudel, German sausages, potato dumplings, Maultaschen, eisbein, and waffles.
