DISTRICT / AIMAG
Tselin District
REGION
Altai Krai
Popovichi
The village of Popovichi in the Tselinny district of the Altai Krai was founded in the second half of the 18th century. Today it is a small settlement of the Stepno-Chumyshsky rural council with a rich historical past.
A historical photograph, village view, landscape, or related heritage object will be displayed here at a later date.
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EN Village in the Atlas
Tselin District
Altai Krai
Historical background
Founded in 1768 (according to other sources, in 1786) on the Angurep River, the village of Popovichevskaya remained small for a long time. Massive settlement occurred during the agrarian reform thanks to peasants from the western regions of Russia. In 1928, the village consisted of 591 households with a predominantly Russian population and served as the center of the rural council. In 1958, on the site of a wooden church that operated until 1936, the foundation was laid for a village club, which opened in 1962.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
The infrastructure includes a library and a branch of the House of Culture on Tsentralnaya Street. Also installed here is a monument to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, which has received the status of a cultural heritage object of regional significance.
Natural surroundings
The village is located near Mount Kivda, through which a tourist route passes and from whose peak a panoramic view of 14 surrounding settlements opens. Local residents call this mountain "Beauty Kivda."
Historical and cultural legacy
The infrastructure includes a library and a branch of the House of Culture on Tsentralnaya Street. Also installed here is a monument to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, which has received the status of a cultural heritage object of regional significance.
Living culture and memory
Local creative circles operate in the village club, and residents prepare Russian cuisine in their daily lives.
