Буклет " Бичуре - 300 лет"

BICHURA-300 years old

   One of the largest villages of Russian Old Believers - Bichura - is located five and a half thousand kilometers from Moscow in the Republic of Buryatia, on both sides of the river of the same name. Here they sing old songs, wear grandmother's sundresses and plan to develop tourism.

In 2023, Bichura will celebrate its 300th anniversary.

Geographical position of the village of Bichura

 Bichursky district is located in the south of Buryatia. It borders on the Selenginsky district in the northwest, on the Mukhorshibirsky district in the north, and on the Kyakhtinsky districts of the republic in the west and south. In the east there is a border with the Trans-Baikal Territory.

  From west to east, the territory of the district extends along the Bichur basin, in the valley of the middle course of the Khilok River. From the north, the basin is bounded by the slopes of the Zagansky Range, from the south - by the spurs of the Bichurskaya Ridge of the Malkhansky Range, from the west - by the valley of the Chikoy River.

 The village of Bichura is the regional centre of the Bichursky district.

History of Bichura.Village in the XVIII-XIX centuries

 The village of Bichura was founded by the Old Believers (Semeiskie), resettled during the division of the Commonwealth in Transbaikalia by the Decree of Catherine II of December 14, 1762. The locals called the settlers Semeiskie, because. they, unlike convicts, came in large families with property.

The Semeyskys from the first batch of arrivals were settled first along the Iro River in a settlement called Pokrovsky village. And then they were transferred again, and, according to the Bichurians, they themselves crossed to the Bichura River in the Bichura village ... In January 1795, 186 male and 185 female souls already lived in Bichura, a total of 371 people in 31 houses. They were not afraid of any work and struggle with nature ... The settlers were able not only to feed themselves, but also sold surplus flour relatively cheaply. They were mainly engaged in arable farming, vegetable growing, and less animal husbandry. They sowed spring rye, wheat, oats, buckwheat, hemp, from one tithe they received up to 70-80 pounds of grain, sometimes even 100 pounds. They mined pine nuts, drove resin, tar. In the taiga tracts, stoves were smoked throughout the warm season. The products were exported to Verkhneudinsk, Kyakhta,  Petrovsky Zavod, rafted along the Khilok.

Sights of Bichura

 The longest street in the world - Communistcheskaya Street in the village of Bichura

 The length of this street is 13 km. It was even noted by the Guinness Book of Records. Don't believe? Type the Guinness Bichura record in the line of an Internet search engine and you will immediately find confirmation of this.

  As of today, more than 13 thousand people live in it. You can order an Ulan-Ude-Bichura ticket online for a bus on the Biletavto.ru website. Here you can find out the bus schedule and ticket office hours, as well as create your own personal account, where it will not be difficult to buy an Ulan-Ude-Bichura bus ticket, and at any time convenient for you.

Name of the pupil: Mitypova Alisa

MBEI “ Potaninskaya School”

Form 9

Scientific adviser: Nesterova N.N

Monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union - Solomennikov Efim Ivanovich

 This monument was opened on May 8, 2015. Efim Ivanovich Solomennikov was born on September 22, 1898 in the Perm region. In 1920, he joined the Red Army and as part of the 5th Kuban Cavalry Brigade, he ended up in Buryatia. In February 1942 he was drafted into the Red Army. E. I. Solomennikov, as part of the 896th Infantry Regiment of the 211th Infantry Division, steadfastly defended the occupied defensive line of Moscow and Tula. On July 25, 1944, the 5th rifle company in the forward echelon crossed the Narva River near the city of Narva. Sergeant Solomennikov, having taken command and, throwing the platoon forward, burst into the bunker and personally destroyed the enemy fire crew in hand-to-hand combat. Platoon soldiers captured three guns, destroying up to thirty German soldiers. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 25, 1945, he was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. Efim Ivanovich celebrated Victory Day in liberated Poland, near Warsaw. After demobilization, Efim Ivanovich returns to Buryatia, which has become his native, and goes to work as a forester of the Gochit forestry. Efim Ivanovich Solomennikov died on January 23, 1986. Buried in Bichura.

  Bichursky Museum of Local History S. Yu. Shirokikh-Polyansky

 Bichursky Museum of Local History S. Yu. Shirokikh-Polyansky opened its doors at the end of December 1965. Currently, there are four halls in the building of the Bichursky  Museum of  Local History. The first one is devoted to ethnography, here are collected ancient items of economic activity of the Buryats and Russians, such as a plow, a pike, a spear, various items made by blacksmiths. The second is the so-called Hall of Fame, which presents the military history of the area. The third shows the local nature. Stuffed animals and birds are concentrated here. And, finally, in the fourth hall, utensils such as a loom, an oven, and kitchen utensils of local peoples are exhibited. The museum is visited annually by up to 6 thousand people, class hours are held here, students get acquainted with local history materials, talk about the life of those who defended the power of the Soviets, about the victorious warriors, about the life of our ancestors. All exhibits collected by the museum represent the historical value of our region. Meetings with war and labor veterans are held here. The Folk Museum has become a historical place, a cultural corner where the past and present of our region are concentrated.