DISTRICT / AIMAG
Troitsky District
REGION
Altai Krai
Yeltsovka
The village of Yeltsovka, founded in 1627, is part of the Khayryuzovsky rural council (selsoviet) in Troitsky District, Altai Krai. In the 1960s–1970s, the village experienced a period of socio-economic growth, and in 1979, a bridge was built across the Yeltsovka River.
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According to Wikipedia, the village was founded in 1627. In 1928, Yeltsovka comprised 355 households, with a predominantly Russian population; administratively, the village was the centre of the Yeltsovsky selsoviet in Bolshe-Rechensky District, Biysk Okrug, Siberian Krai. Reports on collectivization and grain procurement in 1929–1930 mention cases of resistance to the new authorities by part of the population. In the 1960s–1970s, rapid socio-economic development began: the district association "Selskhoztekhnika" with a production base, two sovkhozes ("Yeltsovsky" and "Pchelovod"), an oil factory, and a road repair and construction unit were established. In 1979, a bridge was built across the Yeltsovka River (previously, crossing was by ferry and boats); later, a republican asphalt road connecting Altai Krai with Kemerovo Oblast was laid. The village has the Yeltsovskaya Secondary General Education School, a post office, a rural house of culture, and the kindergarten "Yagodka"; peasant farms and cooperatives operate. Notable figures include Nikolai Konstantinovich Tokarev, head of a peasant farm, who led the kolkhoz "Zavety Ilyicha" in Yeltsovka for 13 years, created his own farm in 1996, and received the title of honorary citizen of Troitsky District in 2019; and Viktor Ivanovich Feldbush, founder of one of the first peasant farms in the district, awarded the title "Honoured Worker of the Agro-Industrial Complex of Russia."
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
The village has the Yeltsovskaya Rural Library — a branch of the Troitsky Multifunctional Cultural Centre (MBUK, Lenin Street), the Yeltsovsky Rural House of Culture — a branch of the Troitsky Inter-Settlement Centralized Club System (MBUK, Lenin Street, 101), and the Yeltsovskaya Secondary General Education School (Lenin Street, 69). The Memorial of Memory and Glory was solemnly opened in 2019 under the local initiatives support programme; it is dedicated to those who fell in the Great Patriotic War, those who returned victorious, home-front workers, and victims of repression. The Great Patriotic War Memorial was laid in 1975 on the 30th anniversary of Victory and erected in late April 1978; busts of Heroes of the Soviet Union — natives of the village V. N. Ryzhakov, M. V. Elesin, I. M. Yarovikov, and N. A. Leukhin — are installed on the grounds; birches were planted corresponding to the number of fallen soldiers; the names of all the fallen are inscribed on the Wall of Memory; an eternal flame brought from Biysk was lit on the opening day. The Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God (Sadovaya Street, 11/2) is an active wooden church of the "octagon on quadrangle" type, built in 2003–2004; the first church was erected in 1888; in the early 1990s, believers gathered in homes, and by 1997 a parish was formed in the old cinema building; construction of the new church began on 1 October 2003 with funds from the Maryin family; consecration took place on 19 September 2004 by Bishop Maxim of Barnaul and Altai.
Natural surroundings
The Yeltsovka River flows near the village, and the Yeltsovsky pond is located nearby.
Historical and cultural legacy
The village has the Yeltsovskaya Rural Library — a branch of the Troitsky Multifunctional Cultural Centre (MBUK, Lenin Street), the Yeltsovsky Rural House of Culture — a branch of the Troitsky Inter-Settlement Centralized Club System (MBUK, Lenin Street, 101), and the Yeltsovskaya Secondary General Education School (Lenin Street, 69). The Memorial of Memory and Glory was solemnly opened in 2019 under the local initiatives support programme; it is dedicated to those who fell in the Great Patriotic War, those who returned victorious, home-front workers, and victims of repression. The Great Patriotic War Memorial was laid in 1975 on the 30th anniversary of Victory and erected in late April 1978; busts of Heroes of the Soviet Union — natives of the village V. N. Ryzhakov, M. V. Elesin, I. M. Yarovikov, and N. A. Leukhin — are installed on the grounds; birches were planted corresponding to the number of fallen soldiers; the names of all the fallen are inscribed on the Wall of Memory; an eternal flame brought from Biysk was lit on the opening day. The Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God (Sadovaya Street, 11/2) is an active wooden church of the "octagon on quadrangle" type, built in 2003–2004; the first church was erected in 1888; in the early 1990s, believers gathered in homes, and by 1997 a parish was formed in the old cinema building; construction of the new church began on 1 October 2003 with funds from the Maryin family; consecration took place on 19 September 2004 by Bishop Maxim of Barnaul and Altai.
Living culture and memory
Residents observe national holidays of the Russian Federation and district celebrations. The ecological festival "Dusha Salaira" (Soul of the Salair) is held in the village. In the past, Yeltsovka celebrated a "gathering day" on 7 November, when people from surrounding villages came and a fair was held; New Year and Christmas celebrations are also mentioned, for which pies, shanezhki (small open pies), kalachi (ring-shaped bread), kiseli (fruit jellies), and kulagi (baked grain dishes) were prepared. Local creative groups and clubs operate at the House of Culture. The prevalent religious tradition is Orthodoxy; the gastronomic culture is represented by Russian cuisine.
