The city of Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk region, through the eyes of a resident

The city of Ust-Ilimsk is the city where I spent my childhood and youth. I lived there for a full 16 years, after which I went first to Irkutsk, then to Krasnodar, and now I live in Sevastopol. But I still remember the Ust-Ilimsk winters, the severe frost and sizzling heat, the Angara, the hydroelectric power station and the taiga. It is the taiga - remote, dark and so bewitching - that I miss here in the south.

Ust-Ilimsk

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In 1965, the executive committee of the Irkutsk Regional Council of Workers' Deputies approved the workers' settlement of Ust-Ilim as part of the Bratsk district. In 1968, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, the Ust-Ilimsky district was formed (from territories alienated from the Bratsk and Nizhne-Ilimsky districts) with its center in the working village of Ust-Ilim. In 1973, the working village of Ust-Ilim was given the status of a city of regional subordination. December 27, 1973 is considered the Day of Formation of the city of Ust-Ilimsk.

The city construction plan was developed by a group of students from the Leningrad University of Architecture and Civil Engineering as part of writing a graduation project on the topic “City of My Dreams,” the main idea of ​​which was the construction of a city in the taiga. When constructing residential areas, the main idea was taken into account, so they tried to cut down as few trees as possible for auxiliary areas. That is why inside the residential areas of the New City you can find islands of centuries-old taiga. The new city has similarities in the layout of residential areas with the areas of St. Petersburg built in the 1980s.

• Newsreel of Ust-Ilimsk
• Photos of villages flooded by the Ust-Ilimsk hydroelectric power station
• Boguchanskaya HPP and Ust-Ilimsk region: consequences of flooding

Mass media

Newspapers

Currently, several newspapers are published in the city:

• municipal “Ust-Ilimsk official”,
• information and news “Bulletin of the Ust-Ilimsk LPK”,
• free advertising “WhatWhere is Ust-Ilimsk”.

A television

Today, there are 3 cable television networks operating in the city: “Ilimsk Regional Television”, “Cable Networks”, “UI TRK”.

Digital terrestrial television is represented by 20 TV channels for the RTRS-1 and RTRS-2 multiplexes.

Internet

There are 7 Internet providers in the city:

• LLC "Cable Networks";
• LLC "Ilim-Telecom";
• Telnet LLC;
• LLC "UI TRK";
• Rostelecom";
• Region Telecom LLC;
• CJSC TransTeleCom.

Radio

• 68.48 VHF – Radio Russia / Irkutsk State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company;
• 66.80 VHF – Radio Mayak / Irkutsk State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company;
• 88.9 FM – Road radio;
• 91.3 FM – Radio Russia / Irkutsk State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company;
• 101.3 FM – Radio 7 on Seven Hills;
• 101.7 FM – Europe Plus;
• 102.2 FM – Autoradio;
• 102.7 FM – Comedy Radio;
• 103.2 FM – Radio Dacha;
• 103.7 FM – Russian radio;
• 104.1 FM – Humor FM LLC;
• 104.7 FM – Radio Chanson;
• 105.1 FM – Retro FM;
• 107.4 FM – MSM Radio;
• 107.9 FM – Hit FM.

mobile connection

There are 6 cellular operators in the city:

• Tele2;
• MTS;
• Beeline;
• Megaphone;
• Yota;
• Rostelecom.

BaikalWestcom, which had been operating for a long time, became part of the Tele2 holding in 2015.

Climate

Ust-Ilimsk belongs to the territory equated to the regions of the Far North. The climate is sharply continental. The cold period lasts on average 255 days. The average long-term duration of the frost-free period is 95-105 days. The first frosts in the city are recorded on September 6, the last - on June 6.

The average monthly temperature in January is -25.6 °C (absolute -56 °C), July +17.5 °C (absolute +37 °C). The average annual temperature is -3.9 °C.

On average, about 500 mm of precipitation falls annually, of which 60% falls in May–August.

The average depth of snow cover is 450 mm, it persists for 180-195 days (from late October to May).

Demographics of Ust-Ilimsk

The city has seen a downward population trend over the past couple of decades. This is mainly due to the migration of young people to more economically developed cities in the region and other constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

On September 19, 1985, the 100,000th resident of Ust-Ilimsk, Tanya Sumina, was born.

For almost 20 years (from 1985 to 2004) Ust-Ilimsk was a city with a population of more than 100 thousand people.

In 1992, the city had a maximum number of residents - 114,000. In 2000 - 105 thousand people, in 2005 - 99 thousand people, at the beginning of 2021 - 80,419 people, at the beginning of 2021 - 79,746 people.

Thus, the city reflects the general trend towards a decrease in the population of cities in the Irkutsk region. However, Ust-Ilimsk is in 4th place in terms of population among the cities in the region after Irkutsk, Bratsk and Angarsk and is classified as a medium-sized city.

Transport accessibility

Distance to Irkutsk by rail - 1459 km; by road - 883 km; by air route - 650 km. The distance to Bratsk by road is 260 km.

City transport is represented by a network of municipal bus routes and minibuses. The route network covers all urban areas and nearby suburbs, such as the village. Zheleznodorozhny, Nevon, Karapchanka, etc. There is also a tram system, which is officially considered high-speed. The tram connects one of the city districts with the timber industry complex and holiday villages.

The Ust-Ilimsk railway station is located in the suburban village of Zheleznodorozhny, connected to the city by bus. It is located on the dead-end 214-kilometer railway line Khrebtovaya—Ust-Ilimsk of the East Siberian Railway. There is a passenger service - trains run to Taishet and Irkutsk via Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky (Korshunikha-Angarskaya station) and Bratsk, direct carriages to Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk.

The city is connected by intercity bus service with Bratsk and Irkutsk.

Air routes:

• Flight No. SL 55 Irkutsk - Ust-Ilimsk;

• Flight No. SL 60 Krasnoyarsk - Ust-Ilimsk.

Ust-Ilimsk Airport

Cultural institutions

Palaces of culture:

• Palace of Culture "Friendship";
• Palace of Culture named after. I. I. Naimushina, which became the XL cinema and concert complex in 2003;
• Cinema "Yarosama", which became Dosugov in 2002.

Museums, theaters, galleries:

• Art Gallery;
• Museum of Local Lore;
• Drama and Comedy Theater.

Centralized library system:

• Library named after Yu.F. Fedotova;
• Art Library;
• Social and leisure library;
• Central Children's Library "Primrose";
• Children's library "Rodnichok";
• Central City Library named after. N.S. Klestov-Angarsky.

Art schools:

• Art School No. 1;
• School of Arts No. 2 named after. T.G. Safiulina.

City infrastructure

The city consists of two parts - the left bank, the so-called Old Town, and the right bank, the so-called New Town. They are located at some distance from each other. The Old City is located downstream of the Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station, the New City is higher. Connected by road and bridge across the Angara. Despite the fact that the right bank part of the city is much younger, the majority of the population lives there. Most scientific and cultural institutions are located here. 'The new city is taller and more modern than the Old. Mostly nine- and ten-story buildings were already built here, but there are also five fourteen-story buildings. The old town consists mainly of two- and five-story houses, villages (Vysotka, Nevon) and summer cottages.

Ust-Ilimsk in art

The city (then still a settlement of hydraulic workers) was brought to fame by Alexandra Pakhmutova’s song “Letter to Ust-Ilim” (1963) performed by Maya Kristalinskaya.

Alexander Vampilov wrote the story “Ticket to Ust-Ilim.”

In 1972, the children's feature film “The Fifth Quarter” was released. The main character, thirteen-year-old Leningrader Anton, instead of going to summer pioneer camp, comes to his older brother for the construction of the Ust-Ilimsk hydroelectric power station.

“Like the Ust-Ilimsk hydroelectric power station, you will stand between potholes...” - words from Boris Grebenshchikov’s song “Ode to a Critic.” For some reason, the Ust-Ilimsk hydroelectric power station is mentioned in the masculine gender.

Population

Education

Preschool educational institutions

General educational institutions

Institutions of additional education

The city is also home to a branch of the Baikal State University and a branch of the Irkutsk Energy College.

mass media

1. Newspaper " Ust-Ilimsk official " . Editor-in-Chief: Elena Sergeevna Razuvaeva. Founder: Administration of the city of Ust-Ilimsk. Editorial and publisher address: 666683, Russian Federation, Irkutsk region, Ust-Ilimsk, st. Heroes of Labor, 38. Tel. editorial office: (39535) 98-274, fax: (39535) 98-200. Email: [email protected]
2. Newspaper " Bulletin of the Ust-Ilimsk LPK " . Editor-in-Chief: Tatyana Anatolyevna Kostitsyna. Tel.: 8(39535)6-12-43. E-mail

Economy of Ust-Ilimsk

The basis of the city's economy is made up of manufacturing enterprises, which account for more than 65.1% of the total production of products, works and services in the city of Ust-Ilimsk.

As of 01/01/2020 On the territory of the municipality, 906 small and medium-sized businesses operate with 7,271 employees, the number of registered individual entrepreneurs is 2,129 people.

The share of people employed in small businesses as of January 1, 2020 was 28.1% of the city’s economically active population.

The total volume of investments for 2021 amounted to 10,389.73 million rubles, which is 4.1% lower than last year. The main enterprise for investing in fixed capital on the territory of the municipality is the branch of JSC Ilim Group in Ust-Ilimsk. The volume of investments of the enterprise for the current period amounted to 10,067 million rubles.

The average number of employees working at city enterprises for 2021 was 24.0 thousand people.

The average monthly accrued wages (without social payments) per employee for 2021 amounted to 48,511 rubles, and compared to 2021 increased by 4.2%. There is an increase in wages in the manufacturing industry - 11.5%; water supply, sewerage, organization of waste collection and disposal, pollution elimination activities - 36.8%; activities in the field of information and communications – 32.2%.

There are no wage arrears in the municipality as of January 1, 2021.

The city's 2021 unemployment rate was 2.56%, up from 0.94% in 2021.

City budget for 2021

In terms of income – 2 billion. 932 million 291 thousand rubles, including:

• tax and non-tax revenues – 852 million 387 thousand rubles;
• gratuitous receipts – 2 billion. 079 million 904 thousand rubles, of which the volume of interbudgetary transfers from other budgets of the budget system of the Russian Federation in the amount of 2 billion. 080 million 150 thousand rubles;

In terms of expenses – 2 billion. 970 million 835 thousand rubles.

The budget deficit is 38 million 544 thousand rubles.

Natives and residents

1. Pavel Aleksandrovich Belov (December 18, 1977) is a Russian physicist involved in the development of optical metamaterials. Winner of the Russian Presidential Prize in the field of science and innovation for young scientists.
2. Rustam Fazail oglu Orujov (born in Ust-Ilimsk) is an Azerbaijani judoka, silver medalist of the 2021 Olympic Games and 2021 World Championships. European champion (2016), winner of the Grand Prix (2013) and the Grand Slam tournament (2013), silver medalist of the European Cup 2011. Bronze medalist of the World Cup. In the world rankings for August 2021, he took first place.
3. Viktor Biryukov - international master of sports in powerlifting, European champion, world champion;
4. Svetlana Davydova - international master of sports in powerlifting, four-time champion of the Irkutsk region in powerlifting;
5. Olga Berseneva - master of sports of Russia in powerlifting, multiple champion of Russia among veterans, silver medalist of the European championships in powerlifting;
6. Alexander Moiseev - silver medalist of the European Youth Judo Championship;
7. Jafar Asadov - 2008 world champion in kickboxing;
8. Vladimir Moiseev - silver medalist of the 2008 World Law Enforcement Championships, 2008 Asian champion in combat sambo;
9. Inna Sagaidakovskaya - Russian boxing champion 2010;
10. Anatoly Shevchenko is a world police boxing champion.

The city's attractions

The city's attractions

UST-ILIMSK is truly a legendary city. The city in front of which the taiga parted, about which hundreds of songs and poems have been composed. A city that was built by young builders from different cities of Russia and foreign countries. And it all began with Tolstoy Cape . On November 23, 1962, a landing party of hydraulic construction workers arrived at the site of the future hydroelectric complex under the leadership of Innokenty Peretolchin in two flights.

An-2 landed near the village of Nevon. The local supply manager Ivan Petrovich Sizykh equipped the horse and the seven lucky ones who were included in the landing went to Tolstoy Cape, where the first residence of the builders of the Ust-Ilimsk hydroelectric power station was located - the winter hut of the hunter Skvortsov. The paratroopers began to settle in. We set up five tents and made stoves out of barrels. On December 5, Constitution Day was celebrated, and one of the paratroopers, Anatoly Subbotin, came up with the idea: in honor of the holiday, in honor of the landing, to raise a red flag over Tolstoy Cape.

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When the landing party was being equipped, no one even thought of taking a piece of red material with them. The whole Nevon was turned upside down until they found the kumach. They sewed a cloth three meters by two, on it they wrote “USSR” and drew a sickle and a hammer. We made a long pole and climbed with the entire landing party to Tolsty Cape. The snow was knee-deep to the pine trees. We climbed for four hours.

The red banner fluttered in the wind. It was December 5, 1962. The young builders fired three shots from a hunting rifle. As if on order, a plane flew from Bratsk. Seeing the flag over Tolstoy Cape, the pilots descended and waved their wings.

And the work began to boil. People began to arrive. Many of the first builders settled in Ust-Ilimsk forever. And a year and a half later, on July 5, 1963 , two boats moored to the shore of the Angara in the village of Ust-Ilim - “GES-34” and “GES-32”. The boats were pulling a huge barge, on which was a black-polished piano body. In addition to the Kama, the floating crew included Alexandra Pakhmutova, singers Joseph Kobzon and Viktor Kokhno, poets Nikolai Dobronravov and Sergei Grebennikov, as well as the chief construction manager of Ust-Ilim Fred Yusfin .

After a warm reception, the concert began, which brought together all the residents of the village: “The stage is a small part of the barge between the piano and boxes of spare parts. Instead of spotlights and theater lights, a spotlight from a boat illuminated the faces of the artists. Between the barge and the shore, like an orchestra pit, the black, motionless Angara water yawned. And on the shore, the stalls, amphitheater and balcony were marked only by burning high fires.

It was from here that the view of the three
Elks opened up - such islands were on the Angara. Old-timers say that you won’t find them more beautiful! Someone saw in them a resemblance to elk. All three islands seemed to float against the current, to the south, raising their steep stone heads high above the water. Elk calves were very popular in Ust-Ilim. People crossed on boats to wander in the pine forests and stand on the top of the island. Artists came here to sketch. Unknown poets opened notebooks here. At the fires there was a song for my beloved with the words “Sad moose calves stand like ships.” 1974 – the last autumn of the Elks. All night until dawn, a huge farewell bonfire burned, guitars mourned - this is how young builders, romantics, parted with the islands.

Today at this place we see a reservoir - an artificial sea created by human hands. The area of ​​the man-made sea is about 1500 square meters. km. The greatest depth is 94 m, the greatest width is 10.3 km. The water level reached the design mark (296 m above sea level) in June 1977. The water covered the deserted villages, fishermen say that for a long time houses and log buildings could be seen through the clear Angarsk water, and in some places they have survived to this day. The beloved Elks also went to the bottom. They are still remembered today. The restaurant “Losyata” and the children’s health camp “Losenok” were named in honor of the islands.

Behind the dam there is a beach, followed by a yacht club . Once upon a time it was the pride of the city, and our yachtsmen won prizes not only at the regional, but also at the all-Russian level. Unfortunately, today there is no such yacht base, and the hobby remains only among amateurs. However, the yacht club still exists thanks to the enthusiasts of the city. In its premises there is a sauna, a small cafe “Oasis”, a billiard room, and next to it there is a beach with a sports ground, a pier, catamarans and a shooting range. In the summer, townspeople relax here.

Next door is the Pitsunda recreation center, also a wonderful and cozy holiday destination for Ustilima residents. Today the recreation center belongs to a private individual and is called “Lesnaya”. However, for many years it belonged to the team of the hydroelectric power station and was built by Komsomol builders of Bratskgesstroy. Even further behind the hill there is a ski slope; many fans of this sport gather here in winter.

One of the main attractions, of course, is the gates of our city. Or rather, the Ust-Ilimsk stela . A small architectural form is an entry sign. It is installed on a platform made of concrete slabs in the shape of an octagon, on which four slabs are located. On the first there is the inscription “Ust-Ilimsk”, on the fourth there is the coat of arms of the city of Ust-Ilimsk. In the center is a concrete structure in the form of ribbed steles of different sizes, three of which are topped with concrete cubes. All of them symbolize three All-Union shock Komsomol construction projects - hydroelectric power stations, cities, forestry complexes - and depict Komsomol torches (since the late 60s, a tradition was born in the city - to hold a torchlight procession on October 29). The fourth, central stele (the highest), is crowned a composition made of concrete, also on a Komsomol theme. This is an unannounced Komsomol construction project - the Khrebtovaya - Ust-Ilimsk railway.

A completely different, first, entrance sign was installed in the same place in 1967 in the form of a concrete slab on stilts with the inscription “Ust-Ilim”, with an image of a man-made sea, a seagull and the sun. This idea for an entry sign belongs to Vasily Grigorievich Pechkovsky, foreman of the hydroelectric power station construction department. In 1974, in connection with the assignment of city status to Ust-Ilimsk, the previous sign was replaced by a new composition made of concrete in the form of an arch with a Komsomol badge. In 1982, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the landing on Tolstoy Mys, the current entry sign was built according to the design of the Laura spouses.

Another well-known Komsomol-themed stele is “Letter to the Youth of the 21st Century.” The monument is a concrete structure - a banner and a sphere in which a capsule with a letter of appeal from Komsomol members of the 80s of the 20th century to Komsomol members of 2021 was kept. The monument is installed on a site in the shape of an equilateral triangle, delimited by a concrete barrier. The entrance to the site is in the middle of one of the sides, equipped with steps. In the middle part of this base there is a composition in the form of a stylized banner wrapped in a spiral, inside of which there is a sphere in the form of a globe - a symbol of friendship, peace, a symbol of the fact that Ust-Ilimsk was erected by builders from the countries that are part of the CMEA. The canvas of the stylized banner is made in the form of steps. Each step is an interorder, which seems to flow into the general flow and form a single whole. The authors tried to convey the idea that only by uniting everyone together can they build a giant on the Hangar. Currently, the Memorial Sign is partially destroyed, the sphere with the letter in the capsule is lost. The picture shows a copy.

In the construction of the memorial sign “Letter to the youth of XX! century" was attended by Komsomol members of Ust-Ilimsk and fighters of international student construction teams during subbotniks. Architects Olga Ivanovna Kuchinskaya and Tatyana Nikolaevna Kochmina. The memorial sign is located at the intersection of Romantikov and Naimushina streets.

This street is named after the first general director of Bratskgesstroy, Ivan Ivanovich Naimushin . And behind the above stele there is house No. 1, on which on September 15, 2007 a memorial plaque in honor of this legendary man. As the general director of Bratskgesstroy, Ivan Ivanovich completely supervised the beginning of construction. At the same time, he did not forget about people: he created conditions for work and living, and initiated the construction of many social and cultural facilities. Therefore, it is not surprising that there is such a street in our city.

Palace of Culture
was named in honor of this legendary man ; it was opened in 1982. Initially, it was located in the department of the Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station and was called the Energetikov Palace of Culture. On December 4, 1990 it was renamed to the Palace of Culture named after. Naimushina. The auditorium capacity is about 800 people. The Palace has many interest clubs, the XL restaurant, a disco hall, and even a sauna.

Opposite the Palace is also one of the favorite resting places, especially for young people - a huge flowerbed in the shape of a daisy, and in the middle there is the only fountain in the city. People called this place “Chamomile”. In winter, a Christmas tree is installed here and a fabulous New Year's town is built.

Ustilim residents call the left bank part of the city the Old Town, the beginning of construction. In this part of the city there are two more streets named after our fellow countrymen. One of them is st. Bulgakov . Junior police lieutenant Alexei Bulgakov died on May 1, 1968 in the line of duty. Awarded the Order of the Red Star posthumously. The memorial plaque to Alexei Ivanovich Bulgakov was installed in May 2012 at Bulgakov, 5, opposite school No. 5.

The second street is named after the young Komsomol member, builder Sergei Generalov . At the end of December 1964, Sergei received the task of blowing up a rock that was interfering with the construction of the road from Bratsk. On a cold day in late December, an explosion erupted over Ust-Ilim. Those who heard it say that the sound was dull and somehow empty. The day turned out to be cold and foggy, you couldn’t see anything two steps away. With this explosion, the life of twenty-four-year-old Sergei Generalov ended. One of the streets was named in honor of him, one of the first Komsomol members in the city.

Opposite the Palace of Culture named after. I.I. Naimushina - the Yubileiny stadium , which was built by Komsomol members and young guys from the Bulgarian international squad. In honor of the detachment commander Stefan Stanevan, another memorial plaque was installed in the stadium; it was opened in 2013 on City Day . The stadium itself opened on June 4, 1978. The event was timed to coincide with the celebration of Youth Day and the X1 World Festival of Youth and Students in Havana.

“More than eight thousand builders, installers, and drivers took part in the Komsomol cleanup day dedicated to the X1 World Festival of Youth and Students. At three high-impact construction sites, young men and women showed examples of hard work and wrote another bright page in the biography of the famous Ust-Ilim,” the Ust-Ilimskaya Pravda newspaper wrote at that time. On the same day, the stadium hosted a concert by the world-famous singer Dean Reed, who with his guitar toured all the Komsomol construction sites in Siberia at that time and visited the Baikal-Amur Mainline.

Later, the stadium was equipped with a digital scoreboard, the spectator stands were improved, there is even a commentator's cabin and a place for VIPs. In the recent past, the stadium hosted All-Russian bandy competitions. When competitions are held at the Yubileiny stadium, the stands are usually crowded.

The first large-panel houses were built on 50 Let Komsomol Street. Before this, builders lived in temporary huts, tents, and barracks. At the end of one of the houses there was a registry office. I remember this incident: a young couple, due to the autumn confusion, drove up to the registry office not in a decorated limousine, as now, but on a tractor. The groom (driver), wearing tarpaulin boots, carried the bride in a snow-white dress and shoes out of his cab. I changed my shoes only indoors. This picture was often observed. And in those days it was normal.

In the same house on the ground floor there was a library named after. N.S. Klestov-Angarsky . Nikolai Semenovich Klestov-Angarsky is a revolutionary and famous writer. He wrote a lot about the new literary movement in revolutionary Russia, saving letters and personal documents of V.I. Lenin. Thanks to this, Lenin's legacy was replenished with several of his works, which were later published. In our area, Nikolai Semenovich was serving exile. Angara inspired him and instilled faith in the future. Therefore, later, as a writer, he took a pseudonym - Angarsky. In the 40s, Klestov-Angarsky, like many progressive people, was subject to repression. Died in 1941. Rehabilitated posthumously. Many years later, his daughter, journalist Maria Angarskaya, came to the places where her father was serving exile. She became friends with the local library staff and talked a lot about her father. Thus began friendship and mutual cooperation. With the help of Maria Angarskaya, the rare collection of the Ust-Ilimsk library was significantly replenished. Moreover, the books came with autographs of great writers. And the library began to bear the name of N.S. Klestov-Angarsky, who did a lot for the development of the culture of the region.

Today the new library building named after N.S. Klestov-Angarsky is located on Bratskaya Street. It was built in the late 80s. At first there was a children's library here. Later the adult moved in. The library building is bright, cozy, a lot of greenery, paintings, and a rich book collection. The library is equipped with a wonderful transformable hall, local history, and a subscription. Ust-Ilimsk can be classified as a reading city. The annual visitation here is about twenty thousand readers.

the Obelisk of Glory
stands majestically . It was built in 1970 in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people over Nazi Germany. The initiator was the city Council of Veterans. The idea of ​​an Obelisk of exactly this shape belongs to Nikolai Vasilyevich Sizykh, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, a native of the village of Nevon. The obelisk was conceived as a symbol of the immortal soldier's feat. With a Red Army bayonet he personifies victory, and with a trowel - a builder-creator. The monument is made in the form of two steles depicting a bayonet and a trowel made of concrete with the inscriptions: “1945 – Creation – 1975” and “1941 – Victory – 1945”. On the stele in the form of a bayonet, at the top, there is a three-dimensional color image of the Order of the Great Patriotic War.

At a short distance from the stele there is a pedestal made of concrete, with the names of our fellow countrymen who died in the Great Patriotic War. This pedestal was recently transported from the village of Keul, from the flood zone. Today the Obelisk is a meeting place for veterans on Victory Day. However, other townspeople and schoolchildren also come to honor the memory; most often, newlyweds come here with flowers on their wedding day.

Not every passerby will notice the red torch near the “Banya” stop today. Meanwhile, (as mentioned above) on October 29, 1968, on the 50th anniversary of the Komsomol, the first torchlight procession of Komsomol members took place from this torch to Tolstoy Cape. As a rule, a meeting was held at the observation deck of Tolstoy Cape, the most worthy young people were accepted into the Komsomol. And this has become a tradition over the years. The torchlight procession on Komsomol Day continues to this day. However, his route changed. Now Komsomol veterans and the city’s youth are marching in a column from the stele “Letter to the Komsomol members XX!” century" to Komsomolskaya Square, located in front of the Palace of Culture named after. Naimushina.

The building of the Grenada House of Culture. It was opened in 70. It was the most favorite gathering place for young people of those years. Dance evenings were held here, an amateur theater, dance clubs, ensembles, etc. worked here. The idea for the name belongs to Nina Ivanovna Prokopenko. Then the song “Grenada” based on the poems of Mikhail Svetlov was one of the most beloved among young people. And the cultural center is located on Mikhail Svetlov Street. In “Grenada”, newly arrived fighters of youth groups from Moscow, other cities of Russia and CMEA countries gathered for Komsomol meetings. The piano that Pakhmutova and Dobronravov brought with them was kept here for a long time. Yevgeny Yevtushenko read his famous poem “Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station” here. Today, half of the building is occupied by a sports tennis club, the other half - the most legendary - is given over to retail space.

Two years ago, the Angarsky Bridge . In December 1973, its first branch was put into operation, connecting the two banks. This immediately made the work of the timber industry complex builders easier. After all, until now large cargo was delivered there by water.

Resort "Rus" (Website: resort-rus.rf). Today, not only Ustilim residents, but also residents of the entire Angara region improve their health here. In the Irkutsk region, it is known as the “northern pearl” - a health resort that annually heals and revitalizes thousands of children and adults. In comparison with famous and venerable health resorts, the Rus resort is still young, as it has been operating since 1987, however, it has established itself as a health resort of high quality service and has successfully found its niche in the resort industry. Rich experience and high professional level of specialists allow him to participate in federal, regional and local health programs. New and classic methods of sanatorium-resort healing are used here, and modern equipment is used. A special feature of the health resort is comprehensive health restoration through the combination of traditional, classical, evidence-based and oriental medicine. The resort has convenient transport links with the city and a wonderful natural forest park, which is a natural healing factor. The wealth of the resort is the local drinking mineral water of the Feodosia type called “Ilimskaya”, which has immune-restoring properties.

One of the most beautiful cultural monuments in the region is the Temple of “All Saints who shone forth in the Russian Land.” It was laid down on July 17, 1994. A diabase slab was discovered under the future foundation of the temple, and this is a finished foundation. This was the beginning of construction. But due to financial difficulties, work was not carried out for several years. On March 16, 1996, a marathon was held on local television dedicated to raising funds and donations for the construction of a new temple. The telethon was hosted by the famous journalist Valery Kalpashchikov. Thanks to this action, it was possible to collect about 10.5 million rubles and 500 Deutschmarks.

The consecration of the Church of “All Saints Who Shine in the Land of Russia” took place on July 12, 2002. Many clergy of the Irkutsk diocese took part in it, and on November 14, 2002, a certificate of registration was issued.

In the church, two chapels were painted by local icon painter Sergei Vershinin. The iconostasis of the left side chapel is the work of Moscow icon painter Ilya Kruchinin. The central chapel was painted by V. Zvyagintsev and T. Malyukova, also from Moscow. The stained glass windows were made by artists - V. E. Sysoev and member of the Union of Artists N. V. Tarasik. The gilding of the domes was carried out by craftsmen from Krasnoyarsk. To carry out such work, a temporary room was specially built and the domes were gilded inside.

A member of the Russian Guild of Bell Ringers, Vladimir Maryanovich Petrovsky, was invited from Arkhangelsk to work with the belfry. He competently hung the bells, ordered equipment for the belfry, and made a control panel for the bells. With this remote control, a knowledgeable bell ringer can control all the bells at the same time, and he has also organized bell ringing courses. In 2001, a bell ringing concert was given for residents of Ust-Ilimsk.

On the territory of 2 hectares there are: a temple, the residence of Bishop Maximilian of Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk, the abbot’s house, a refectory, a prosphora, a garage, a cold warehouse, a guardhouse. On July 17, 2002, the official opening of the temple took place.

A memorial sign dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people over Nazi Germany. It is a concrete memorial complex, which includes three stars with a military order and the Order of Labor Glory. Memorial marble plaques with the names of Angara and Ilimsk soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War. The author of the project is architect Margarita Andreevna Arutseva-Laur. Work on the construction of the Memorial Sign has been carried out since 1985.

However, they were implemented in full only by May 9, 1990, on the 45th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The park was equipped with military equipment for the 50th anniversary of the Victory; at present it can be called a museum of military equipment.

700 men and boys from the Angaro-Ilm villages of the Nizhneilimsk region did not return from the bloody fields of World War II. And the names of almost the entire village are carved on granite slabs. Antipins and Anuchins from Nevon; Sizykh from Sizovo from Karapchanka; Banshchikovs from Vorobyovo and Banshchikovo; Zarubins from Ershovo and Badarma; Karnaukhovs from Tushama and Keul...

The townspeople also call the memorial sign in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Victory “Three Stars”; this is a sacred place. Here the guys from the youth movement “Patriot of Russia” keep a vigil of memory; on anniversaries they stand on guard of honor as a sign of gratitude to those who laid down their lives on the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War.

Traditionally, on May 9 and June 22, rallies of military glory are held at the Memorial Sign, garlands and fresh flowers are laid. The monument is a historical object of cultural heritage, symbolizing the unity of three generations.

was erected nearby to law enforcement officers of the city of Ust-Ilimsk who died in peacetime in the line of duty. The memorial sign is a composition of three different-sized diabase, partially polished blocks of light gray color. The composition is located on a pedestal made of slabs 25 cm high. The basis of the memorial sign is a vertical stone stele, symbolizing the Ministry of Internal Affairs system, and a wing going to the side, which symbolizes those who died performing their duty. On the central block on both sides there are tablets, attached with metal bolts, with an engraved text: “To law enforcement officers of the city of Ust-Ilimsk who died in peacetime in the line of duty.” On the plaque facing the memorial sign to internationalist soldiers, there is a list of killed police officers: The memorial sign was unveiled on November 10, 2007, in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Russian police. The author is Mikhail Akimovich Ustyugov from the Ekhirit-Bulagatsky district of the Irkutsk region.

The composition includes another monument - to the Soldiers who died while performing international duty in Afghanistan and Chechnya. It was created on the initiative of the public organization “Courage” (which included participants in the Chechen military conflict and guys who went through the fire of other local conflicts in Russia), the public organization “Panjshir”, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, the committee for the social and legal protection of military personnel in the city of Ust- Ilimsk.

On the day of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan (February 15), on the day of the end of the first Chechen conflict and on May 9, internationalist soldiers and guys from the Patriot youth movement stand on a guard of honor in memory of those who died in hot spots in peacetime. Russia.” The monument was also created according to the sketch of Mikhail Akimovich Ustyugov. Black granite stone with the names of soldiers who died in Afghanistan and the Chechen Republic, fulfilling their international duty. Below is the inscription:

“The guys fell, closing their eyelids.

The world became warily quiet.

They will remain forever

Younger than your peers."

In the left corner there is an image of a five-pointed star, in the center there are three carnations.

The monument is a historical object of cultural heritage, symbolizing the preservation of the memory of soldiers who died in the performance of their international duty.

Monument-bust to Georgiy Dimitrov. Manufacturing method: casting. The pedestal is made of concrete, lined with white marble. The author of the project is sculptor Maria Bencheva (Sofia, Bulgaria). The monument was erected on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Georgy Dimitrov, is a historical object of cultural heritage, characterizing the period of construction of the city of Ust-Ilimsk as an All-Union shock Komsomol and international construction project, on the sites of which international youth teams of socialist countries worked.

The initiator of the creation of the monument was the Bulgarian youth group named after Georgiy Dimitrov, who participated in the construction of the Ust-Ilimsk timber industry complex and the city of Ust-Ilimsk. The bust was cast in Sofia (Bulgaria).

Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949), Bulgarian communist who was accused by the Nazis of burning down the Reichstag. Born June 18, 1882 in Radomir in Bulgaria. He worked as a printer. Even in his youth he joined the communist movement and joined the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party. He was repeatedly arrested by the authorities. On September 9, 1982, on the site in front of school No. 10, schoolchildren and teachers, city residents, business leaders, and soldiers of the Dimitrov detachment, led by their commander Stefan Stanev, who is no longer alive today, gathered for a solemn meeting.

In addition to the Bulgarians, international teams from Germany, Hungary, and Poland worked in our city. This cooperation has grown into a genuine community, a real fraternal friendship, which was born and strengthened during the years of construction of the forestry complex between the residents of Ust-Ilimsk and the envoys of the CMEA countries. Youth construction teams from Bulgaria, Hungary, the GDR and Poland, together with Soviet boys and girls, erected numerous facilities in the complex, built residential buildings, shops and schools in the young city. Not only new objects were born, but also new international families. Belgradskaya, Dimitrovskaya and Telmana streets were also named in honor of the detachments. The last street was later renamed st. Fedotova. Yuri Fedorovich Fedotov is the first mayor of our city, or rather the chairman of the city executive committee. He did quite a lot during the construction of the hydroelectric power station, forestry complex and the city.

One of the main squares of the city in front of the Druzhba Palace of Culture. The palace ( PHOTO37 ) was opened in 1986. In 1993, the Druzhba House of Culture received the status of a municipal institution. In 2011, the Palace became a municipal autonomous cultural institution.

For twenty-five years, the Druzhba House of Culture has warmly opened its doors to all categories of the population. Over the years, the palace has become a real center of cultural and leisure activities, a favorite place for relaxation, communication and development of talents and abilities, both for the older generation and for young people. Behind the Palace there is a children's amusement park . Also a favorite vacation spot for city residents, especially little ones.

The creative groups of the Druzhba Palace of Culture are the hallmark of the city - these are the folk song and dance ensemble “Siberia”, “Veterans Choir”, the chamber choir “Blagovest”, choreographic ensembles “Dvizhenie”, “Etna”, “Fantasy”. Famous stars and popular Russian artists come here and give their concerts.

The People's Theater of Drama and Comedy operates in the Palace building under the direction of director Evgeniy Pindyurin . The theater appeared in the city in 1985, when a graduate of the Shchukin Theater School, Evgeny Pindyurin, founded the Dialogues theater studio. In 2000, the amateur theater received Municipal status. His repertoire includes about 30 different performances for adults and children.

D leisure. At first it was built as a youth entertainment center. Perestroika changed plans, Yarosama became a cinema. However, in the early 2000s, it housed a restaurant, a disco room, game rooms and a movie screening room. Today this complex is very popular among people of all ages.

A memorial sign to A.N. Radishchev was erected in front of Yarosama. ( PHOTO41) . A composition of two shackles, made of sheet metal, covered with forged copper with embossing on the side surfaces. Authors of the project: architects Olga Ivanovna Kuchinskaya and Tatyana Nikolaevna Kochmina. You have already seen their work - the stele “Letter to Komsomol members...” in the Old Town. On the monument there is a bas-relief to A.N. Radishchev and his words: “Do you want to know who I am? What am I? Where am I going? I'm the same as I was. And I will be all my life. Not a cattle, not a tree, not a slave, but a man! I’m going to the Ilimsky prison.” On the side surfaces there are pictures of forts and the route of Radishchev to exile in the Ilimsk fort (Petersburg, Novgorod, Moscow, Kazan, Perm, a total of 5,894 versts) is indicated. In addition, there are bas-reliefs and personalized monograms of Catherine and Paul with excerpts from their decrees on exile and release from it. The base is made of concrete, 30 cm high. The monument is surrounded by a fence of six metal pillars.

The monument was created in honor of the great rebel who served exile in the Ilimsk prison from 1792 to 1797, a man whose life and fate are connected with the history of our region. While in exile, Alexander Nikolaevich Radishchev took up gardening in earnest. He built a greenhouse covered with frames and mica plates instead of glass for growing melons and other garden crops. And when the earth warmed up, I planted potato seeds brought from Tobolsk and Irkutsk. Before him, potatoes were not cultivated in Ilimsk.

In addition, Radishchev revealed the cause and proposed methods of treating smallpox disease, which was rampant in the region, claiming many lives, especially children. Word of mouth about Radishchev's medicine spread quickly, and residents of Ilimsk and nearby villages reached out to him for help, each with their own illness. He treated the sick and taught the use of medicinal herbs. He told everyone that nature itself is a pharmacy. “I became a local doctor and chiropractor,” he wrote to Count A.R. in St. Petersburg. Vorontsov.

Radishchev taught his and Ilimsk children to read and write. I got goose feathers and writing paper. He took his children with him on hikes around the outskirts of Ilimsk to collect medicinal herbs and herbarium. Exploring the nature of Ilim, Alexander Nikolaevich and his companions made multi-day hikes on foot and by boat, up and in the lower reaches of Ilim, all the way to Tunguska (Angara), studying botany and mineralogy, the life and way of life of the aborigines and local population.

July 13, 1998 in the city center on the feast of St. Sophrony, they founded a chapel in the name of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Seeking the Lost.” It was built parallel to the construction of the Church of “All Saints who shone forth in the Russian Land.” The sponsors were the well-known philanthropist in the city, Anatoly Konstantinovich Plakhotnik, and the director of the Timber and Wood Processing Plant, Ivan Leonidovich Skvortsov. On October 28, 2000, it was consecrated by Archbishop of Irkutsk and Angarsk Vadim (Labezny). The chapel has a gilded dome with a cross. The gilding was carried out on the territory of the St. Sophronius Church by master Sergei Vershinin, who was assisted by his wife Tatyana and the temple painting artist Vitaly Popkov. Plates of the precious metal were kneaded between two rawhide leathers, and then, using a special technology, they were applied to the surface of the dome and cross. They were covered with 150 grams of gold leaf. The white-walled chapel with red stucco, a golden dome and a cross in the shape of an anchor - an ancient symbol of Orthodoxy - looks very beautiful among the birches. It gave both architectural and semantic completeness to the Alley of Military Glory. Laying flowers at the monument to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, as well as the Afghan and Chechen wars (near the chapel they laid out an alley of memory to the fallen soldiers in Afghanistan and Chechnya). People can immediately light candles and pray in memory of their loved ones.

The city administration building was built in the 90s for the Administration of Housing and Communal Services . However, in 1997, when Viktor Doroshok was elected mayor of the city, plans changed: before that, the administration was located on the left bank. However, more residents lived on the right bank, and the main construction and infrastructure development took place here. Then they decided that power should be located where there are more prospects for development. And since 1998, the administration moved to this modern building.

In addition to attractions related to the culture, architecture, and history of Ust-Ilimsk, the city has three large enterprises - a timber industry complex, a hydroelectric power station (See website : Ust-Ilimskaya HPP ) and a heat and power plant (See website: Ust-Ilimskaya CHPP - Wikipedia ). These are the main enterprises where the majority of city residents work. You can learn about their construction history, legendary people, and products from the above links.

The material was prepared by Marina TYAZHELKOVA, employee of the Istochnik Information Center