DISTRICT / AIMAG
Kalman District
REGION
Altai Krai
Zimari
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The selo of Zimari is located in Kalman District, Altai Krai; according to oral recollections of old residents, its founder may have been the hunter Mikhail Zimarev, who settled in these places in the early 19th century. In 1920 the selo was assigned to the Chernitsky Village Council, and in 1929 the kolkhoz “12 Years of October” was organized here. As of 12 April 2026, the population was 956.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
The selo has the Zimarevskaya Secondary School (MBOU) at 54 Tsentralnaya Street and the Zimarevskaya rural library, a branch of MBUK “Kalmansky Cultural Information Centre,” at 56 Tsentralnaya Street. It contains a Great Patriotic War memorial at 56 Tsentralnaya Street, a cultural heritage site of regional significance. The selo also has the Church of the Archangel Michael.
Natural surroundings
The selo is located in the central part of Altai Krai, on the boundary between the Barnaul ribbon pine forest and the forest-steppe zone. In the northern part of the selo there are several lakes, including a crucian carp lake formed by a river dammed by a dike; to the left of the selo lies the ribbon pine forest, and to the right a shelterbelt. In the lakes one can fish with feeder, bottom, and float tackle, and ducks are sometimes seen; in the surroundings field sparrows, magpies, great spotted woodpeckers, and fieldfares are observed. In 2019 a family tent camp was organized on the lakeshore within the project “Street Children – Our Children.”
Historical and cultural legacy
The selo has the Zimarevskaya Secondary School (MBOU) at 54 Tsentralnaya Street and the Zimarevskaya rural library, a branch of MBUK “Kalmansky Cultural Information Centre,” at 56 Tsentralnaya Street. It contains a Great Patriotic War memorial at 56 Tsentralnaya Street, a cultural heritage site of regional significance. The selo also has the Church of the Archangel Michael.
Living culture and memory
According to oral recollections, the founder of the selo may have been the hunter Mikhail Zimarev from the selo of Stukovo; locals tried to find his relatives. The memorial to fallen fellow villagers was created following a 1965 decision with funds from sovkhoz workers and employees, designed by sculptor Yuri Akimov, and opened on 9 May 1974; residents gather there every Victory Day. Among notable figures is Serafim Ilyich Lipkov (1925–2025), the last Great Patriotic War veteran in Kalman District, awarded the Order of the Red Star, two Orders of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, and the Order of the October Revolution. In 2018 the selo celebrated its 118th anniversary, and a school anniversary and a district festival of national cultures were also held, where a Tatar national costume was presented; the school museum room preserves tools and household utensils. The song “Zimarevskie Prostory,” written in the early 1970s by former club head Mikhail Vasilievich Novozheev, became the hymn of the selo. Russian cuisine is represented in the food culture.
