DISTRICT / AIMAG
Kalman District
REGION
Altai Krai
Ivanovka
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EN Historical background
Ivanovka is located in Kalman District, Altai Krai, and is part of the Shilovsky selsoviet; the settlement was founded in 1914. In 1926 it had 115 households and 590 residents; a first-stage school and a consumer society shop operated, and the settlement was the centre of the Ivanovsky selsoviet of Barnaul District, Barnaul Okrug, Siberian Krai. In later periods the population declined significantly: according to various years, 89 people lived there, and as of 1 March 2026 there were 30 people.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
The settlement of Ivanovka has the Church of John the Theologian.
Natural surroundings
The settlement is located in the forest-steppe zone, within the northeastern part of the Priobskoye Plateau, in the upper reaches of the Mokhovushka River, about 24 km in a straight-line northwest of the selo of Kalmanka. The area is characterized by open steppe and forest-steppe landscapes.
Historical and cultural legacy
The settlement of Ivanovka has the Church of John the Theologian.
Living culture and memory
Orthodoxy is widespread in the settlement; residents’ recollections preserve information about the difficult war years and about a family of German resettlers who found themselves in the settlement in 1941. Russian cuisine is represented in the food culture.
