DISTRICT / AIMAG
Troitsky District
REGION
Altai Krai
Taldinka
The village of Taldinka, founded in 1750, is situated on the right bank of the Bolshaya Rechka River in Troitsky District, Altai Krai, and is part of the Khayryuzovsky rural council (selsoviet). Its name derives from the hydronym of the Taldinka River, connected to the Altai word "taldu" — "having willow."
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The village was founded in 1750. In 1926, it was mentioned as Toldinka (Bolshe-Rechenskoye): 456 households, 2,496 people (1,174 men and 1,322 women); a first-stage school and a consumer cooperative shop operated; the village was the centre of the Toldinsky selsoviet in Bolshe-Rechensky District, Biysk Okrug, Siberian Krai. At different periods, the village bore the names Bolshe-Rechenskoye and Taldinskoye; the 1917 agricultural census records "village Bolshe-Rechenskaya, Uksunayskaya volost, Kuznetsk uyezd, Bolshaya Rechka, also known as Taldinskaya." As of 23 April 2026, the population is 69. The Taldinskaya Basic General Education School ceased operations on 19 October 2012 through reorganization by merger. Notable figures include cousins Vadim Fetisov and Dmitry Tolmachev, who in April 2023 rescued their grandmother from a burning house and in 2024 became laureates of the All-Russian public-state initiative "Hot Heart"; Vasily Lipantyevich Kuvshinov, a World War II veteran who served on the 1st Far Eastern Front, awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, and the medal "For Battle Merit," who after the war worked as a driver for 43 years; and Pavel Ivanovich Soldatenko, a war veteran who received a severe head wound near Stalingrad in 1943, awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
The village contains a mass grave of partisans who died fighting for Soviet power in 1920 — a monument of history of regional significance (registration number 221610467170005; placed under state protection by Decision No. 420 of the Executive Committee of the Krai Soviet of People's Deputies dated 12 September 1991). Previously, Taldinka had a church of the Chief Apostles Peter and Paul — the first Orthodox church in Troitsky District, built in 1906 by local craftsmen; it was a five-domed building with a tall bell tower, enclosed by an ornate iron fence on a brick foundation; inside there were choir lofts — separate ones for children and adults. In the early 1930s, the church was closed; during the Great Patriotic War, the building was used as a grain warehouse; in 1972, it was converted into a club; in the late 1990s, the water heating was removed from the club; later, there were those who wanted to dismantle and remove the building, but the villagers stood up to defend it. In 2021, V. A. Lagovsky, a resident of the village of Troitskoye, advocated for the church's restoration.
Natural surroundings
The village is situated on the right bank of the Bolshaya Rechka River; its absolute elevation is 242 m above sea level. The Bolshaya Rechka is a right tributary of the Ob, 258 km long, with a basin area of 4,000 km²; the river basin contains 294 lakes with a total area of 28.9 km². In the vicinity of the village, local landmarks are distinguished: Chyortov Kolok — a place with bird cherry thickets; Krutoyar — a cliff where wild strawberries grow; Raskatukha — a place where cabbage whites grow in abundance; "Kirpichiki" — a hill where bricks were made from local clay in old times; "Rosseyka" — a swimming spot. The village is surrounded by fields, willow wetlands, and meadows along the river.
Historical and cultural legacy
The village contains a mass grave of partisans who died fighting for Soviet power in 1920 — a monument of history of regional significance (registration number 221610467170005; placed under state protection by Decision No. 420 of the Executive Committee of the Krai Soviet of People's Deputies dated 12 September 1991). Previously, Taldinka had a church of the Chief Apostles Peter and Paul — the first Orthodox church in Troitsky District, built in 1906 by local craftsmen; it was a five-domed building with a tall bell tower, enclosed by an ornate iron fence on a brick foundation; inside there were choir lofts — separate ones for children and adults. In the early 1930s, the church was closed; during the Great Patriotic War, the building was used as a grain warehouse; in 1972, it was converted into a club; in the late 1990s, the water heating was removed from the club; later, there were those who wanted to dismantle and remove the building, but the villagers stood up to defend it. In 2021, V. A. Lagovsky, a resident of the village of Troitskoye, advocated for the church's restoration.
Living culture and memory
Residents observe national holidays of the Russian Federation and district celebrations. The patronal feast for parishioners was the day of the Apostles Peter and Paul — 12 July. After the church was destroyed in Soviet times, residents continued to honour Orthodox holidays: on Parental Day and the day of the Holy Trinity, they came to commemorate the dead; a group of women in the village performed funeral rites for the deceased. Historical sources mention that during droughts, villagers walked with icons to the river, past the mass graves, praying to God for rain. The prevalent religious tradition is Orthodoxy; the gastronomic culture is represented by Russian cuisine.
