DISTRICT / AIMAG
Tselin District
REGION
Altai Krai
Verkh-Yaminskoye
The village of Verkh-Yaminskoye, founded at the end of the 19th century, is part of the Shalapsky rural council of the Tselinny district. Today it is a small settlement whose development is closely linked to the virgin lands campaign and the patronage of Biysk enterprises.
A historical photograph, village view, landscape, or related heritage object will be displayed here at a later date.
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Tselin District
Altai Krai
Historical background
Founded in 1896, the settlement consisted of 161 households with a predominantly Russian population by 1928 and served as the center of the Verkh-Yaminsky rural council. In the post-war years, an upsurge began here associated with the virgin lands campaign: young machine operators arrived, new equipment was delivered, and in 1957 the "Vostochny" state farm (sovkhoz) was organized. Despite the outflow of population in the early 1970s, in the spring of 1988 the Biysk Chemical Combine took the local farm under its patronage, which led to the appearance of new houses in the village. Grigory Parfilovich Bessonov, a hero of the Great Patriotic War awarded numerous combat orders and medals, was born and lived here.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
Operating in the village are the Verkh-Yaminskaya basic school, the House of Culture, and the village library, located on Pobedy Street. Also on this street is an object of cultural heritage of regional significance — a monument to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, erected in 1967, which consists of a memorial plate featuring the coat of arms of the Altai Krai.
Natural surroundings
The village is located on the Yaminka River, the depth of some pools of which reaches one and a half to three meters, and its channel constantly changes its location. In 1958, a pine forest was artificially planted in the vicinity of the settlement.
Historical and cultural legacy
Operating in the village are the Verkh-Yaminskaya basic school, the House of Culture, and the village library, located on Pobedy Street. Also on this street is an object of cultural heritage of regional significance — a monument to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, erected in 1967, which consists of a memorial plate featuring the coat of arms of the Altai Krai.
Living culture and memory
Village Day is traditionally celebrated in the settlement. Historically, the local club was famous for active amateur performances: in the 1990s and early 2000s, the vocal group "Kuderushki" and the children's ensemble "Ogonki" regularly became prizewinners and laureates of talent reviews.
