DISTRICT / AIMAG
Slavgorod Municipal District
REGION
Altai Krai
Semenovka
The village of Semenovka, founded in 1909, is a settlement in the Slavgorod urban okrug of the Altai Krai.
A historical photograph, village view, landscape, or related heritage object will be displayed here at a later date.
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Founded in 1909, the village was initially part of the Kotlovansky rural council, which was later renamed Semenovsky. By 1928, the settlement had 131 households and a population of 663, the majority of whom were Ukrainians. P.T. Derid grew up in the village—chief of staff of an engineering-sapper regiment, posthumously awarded the Order of the Red Banner for participating in combat operations in Afghanistan; and Great Patriotic War veteran I.D. Ognyannikov was also born here. Since 1973, a two-story brick house of culture has been operating in the village.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
The village features the Memorial of Glory to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War, unveiled in 1980 and recognized as a regional monument, as well as a stele in memory of P.T. Derid, who died in Afghanistan. There is an active Orthodox church in the name of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, rebuilt in 1978 on the site of the lost church originally built in 1909. A rural library and a house of culture are in operation.
Natural surroundings
Not far from the settlement is the man-made Blue (Lazorevoye) Lake, formed on the site of a copper sulfate quarry and distinguished by its turquoise water, surrounded by rocks and thickets. The "Tayozhniye Dali" recreation base operates in the vicinity.
Historical and cultural legacy
The village features the Memorial of Glory to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War, unveiled in 1980 and recognized as a regional monument, as well as a stele in memory of P.T. Derid, who died in Afghanistan. There is an active Orthodox church in the name of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, rebuilt in 1978 on the site of the lost church originally built in 1909. A rural library and a house of culture are in operation.
Living culture and memory
The Altai Krai people's amateur collective "Theater of the Semenovsky Rural House of Culture" operates at the rural house of culture. A football tournament in memory of fellow Afghan war veteran Pyotr Derid is held annually in the village. Historical materials record the tradition of visiting local springs (krinitsas) on the Wednesday between Easter and Trinity, as well as the custom of newlyweds landscaping the springs before registering their marriage.
