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Almost every big trip involves a section of the route that takes place in a place remote from civilization. Usually this section of a hundred or so kilometers takes a whole day, and whether there is anything to shoot there or not depends on luck.
The trip to the Southern Urals was no exception. All of today's photographs were taken away from large populated areas and roads. The coordinates (in case you are going there too) can be viewed in the photo properties.

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The entrances to Voznesenka delighted the residents with their political flair. Who said that the election results do not reflect reality?

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Voznesenka itself is famous for its large old church. The church is in good condition and functioning. Nearby there is a monument to the abolition of serfdom.

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There are traces of a huge collective farm all around. There is no collective farm, the hangars are being destroyed, the canteen is closed. Everything is the same as everywhere else.

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The places are very beautiful, people live.

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Little Bashkir

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And these are already residents of the village of Muldashevo. Somewhere here there must be abandoned buildings of a factory from tsarist times.

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Despite the remoteness, about a hundred people live in the village and there are not many abandoned houses.

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The village, by the way, is quite old and has preserved century-old houses and gates.

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Hearing the sound of an ax, he followed the sound. The men are cutting down an extension to the house.

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The population here is mostly Bashkir, they speak a mixture of Russian and something. It's not always clear.

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I still don’t understand how to find the plant; there doesn’t seem to be a road to the Chelyabinsk region either.

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Local cowboy. The boy practically didn’t speak Russian, but he really wanted to help. Yes, there is a factory, but there are only walls and you can’t get there now. So what if it’s summer, you won’t make it through. What else is interesting? Never mind. There is an abandoned village nearby. Yes, you can drive through. But you can’t get through on horseback, and wolves live there now.

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Brother. Cowboy Junior.

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Summer holidays are in full swing. By the way, I saw the store, but didn’t notice the school. Maybe I didn't look well.

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We set out, almost burying ourselves in clay, back in our footsteps and arrived at a stele on the local road. Purely theoretically, if you go further, you can go straight to Leninsk. In practice, the road ends in the nearest village, and then there is a broken path. We were unlucky, it rained all day, the paths were washed away and we turned around in search of a more civilized passage.

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There is a memorial stone next to the stele. From this crossroads, residents of the surrounding villages escorted their men to two wars.

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This is Leninsk. The village is absolutely not interesting, there is not even a monument to Ilyich.

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A resident of another village on the next border of Bashkortostan and the Chelyabinsk region.

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Why do children love to put their shoes on backwards?

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About the same place. There is an old wooden church in Muratovka, but in very poor condition. Very much.

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Despite the close proximity to civilization, the village makes a depressing impression. Old rickety houses, dirty cows, a bunch of dogs, a collapsed church and a clubhouse...

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Local farmer. He bought land, two tractors, and with his wife he raises pigs and sows something. The house is good, strong, and cheerful. For a photo, he put the piglet in the tractor for us without asking questions.

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For a snack, the lord of ducklings at the spontaneous market of poultry houses and livestock breeders near Ufa.

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That's all. That day we still got lost in search of roads, but nothing worthy of attention was discovered.

Studying maps of the Chelyabinsk region, winding on my two-wheeled vehicle along the roads around Chelyabinsk, I suddenly discovered that the village of Shcherbaki had disappeared very close to the city limits.

On the site of the former village there are three mighty ancient poplars, which are difficult to grasp even with a small group. There is another poplar tree standing to the side.

Having gone on a short journey through Shagol, the stopping point "226 km" and Zavarukhino, I crossed the Sorochiy Log stream,

arrived at the proposed settlement site. On the site of the village, built back in the 18th century, only four poplars and barely noticeable hills remained, overgrown with quinoa and nettles. From the hill where the clay quarry is located, Bukharino to the West and Zavarukhino to the North are clearly visible. The Zyuzelga in this place flows in small loops, is very picturesque and quite rich in small fish.

In some places you can simply step over it, in others it spreads up to 3 meters with clearly visible swirls.
In ancient maps, Shcherbaki was already marked on the general survey plan of 1800-05.

On the map of the gold mines of the early 20th century, Shcherbaki is also there

When did this village disappear, located just a few kilometers from the high-rise buildings of the North-West, located by the way in a beautiful place, with a relatively clean Zyuzelga. After all, Bukharino has not disappeared; moreover, it is now being built up with cottages for Chelyabinsk residents. Maybe someone knows, please share the information. The favorite source of information, the Chelyabinsk Region encyclopedia, says absolutely nothing.

There is no point in hiding that abandoned villages and other populated areas are the object of research for many people who are passionate about treasure hunting (and not only). There is a place for those who like attic searching to roam, to “ring through” the basements of abandoned houses, to explore wells, and much more. etc. Of course, the likelihood that your colleagues or local residents have visited this locality before you is very high, but, nevertheless, there are no “knocked out places”.

Reasons that lead to the desertion of villages

Disappeared settlements are geographical objects that today have completely ceased to exist due to military actions, man-made and natural disasters, and time. In place of such points one can now see a forest, a field, a pond, anything, but not standing abandoned houses. This category of objects is also of interest to treasure hunters, but we are not talking about them now.

Abandoned villages precisely belong to the category of abandoned settlements, i.e. towns, villages, hamlets, etc., abandoned by residents. Unlike the disappeared settlements, the abandoned ones for the most part retain their architectural appearance, buildings and infrastructure, i.e. are in a state close to the time when the settlement was abandoned. So people left, why? A decline in economic activity, which we can see now, as people from villages tend to move to the city; wars; disasters of various types (Chernobyl and its environs); other conditions that make living in a given region inconvenient and unprofitable.

How to find abandoned villages?

Today, one of the most accessible and fairly informative sources is Internet:

The second quite popular and accessible source- These are ordinary topographic maps. It would seem, how can they be useful? Yes, very simple. Firstly, both tracts and uninhabited villages are already marked on fairly well-known maps of the Gentstab. It is important to understand one thing here: a tract is not only an abandoned settlement, but simply any part of the area that is different from other areas of the surrounding area. And yet, on the site of the tract there may not be any village for a long time, but that’s okay, walk around with a metal detector among the holes, collect metal garbage, and then you’ll get lucky. Not everything is simple with non-residential villages either. They may not be completely uninhabited, but may be used, say, as summer cottages, or may be occupied illegally. In this case, I don’t see any point in doing anything, no one needs problems with the law, and the local population can be quite aggressive.

If you compare the same map of the General Staff and a more modern atlas, you can notice some differences. For example, there was a village in the forest on the General Staff, a road led to it, and suddenly the road disappeared on a more modern map; most likely, the residents left the village and began to bother with road repairs, etc.

The third source is local newspapers, local people, local museums. Communicate more with the natives, there will always be interesting topics for conversation, and in between, you can ask about the historical past of this region. What can locals tell you about? Yes, a lot of things, the location of the estate, the manor’s pond, where there are abandoned houses or even abandoned villages, etc.

Local media is also a fairly informative source. Moreover, now even the most provincial newspapers are trying to acquire their own website, where they diligently post individual notes or even entire archives. Journalists travel a lot on their business and interview, including old-timers, who like to mention various interesting facts during their stories.

Don’t hesitate to visit provincial local history museums. Not only are their exhibitions often interesting, but a museum employee or guide can also tell you a lot of interesting things.

Very few. And no one, by and large, has seriously studied this problem, with the exception of only a few local historians. In this article we will try to tell you in as much detail as possible about the deserted towns and villages of this region.

So, where are the abandoned villages in the Chelyabinsk region? And how many are there in total? Let's figure it out.

Sad stories of Ural villages

Cities grow, villages disappear. This sad process is commonly called urbanization in the scientific community. Brutal, predatory word... In some states these processes are less active, in others - more intense. Russia is one of the world leaders in the rate of rural extinction. Just think: every year the country loses three of its villages!

If a couple of centuries ago villages disappeared as a result of floods, fires and epidemics, today purely economic aspects come to the fore. Lack of jobs, minimal infrastructure and an uncomfortable living environment - all this drives people to nearby cities. And first of all, young people. As a result, only old people and people with limited mobility remain in the villages.

Fortunately, it is not yet among the leading regions in terms of the number of villages abandoned by humans. There really aren't very many of them here. But they still exist. According to Chelyabinsk ethnographer Vladimir Teplov, over the past hundred years the total number of villages in the region has almost halved. At the same time, the Troitsky, Oktyabrsky, Uvelsky, Sosnovsky and Krasnoarmeysky districts suffered the most.

There are more and more abandoned villages in the Chelyabinsk region every year. Solving this extremely pressing problem requires significant efforts from both local authorities and higher-ranking officials.

Abandoned villages of the Chelyabinsk region: list and map

The most reliable data on the demographic situation in a particular region is provided by population censuses. In the Russian Federation, the last such census was conducted in 2010. She counted 22 completely empty villages in the Chelyabinsk region. Interestingly, 20 of them were empty between 2001 and 2010. It is impossible to say exactly what their total number is today.

Below is a list of the most interesting non-residential settlements in the Chelyabinsk region (abandoned villages, deserted villages and former settlements, among others):

• Korolevo (Kaslinsky district).
• Capes (Sosnovsky district).
• Anfalovo (Krasnoarmeysky district).
• Adishchevo (Krasnoarmeysky district).
• Malyshevo (Sosnovsky district).
• Selki (Verkhneufaleysky urban district).
• Svoboda (Kasli district).
• Old Muslyumovo (Kunashaksky district).
• Hardware site (Magnitogorsk).
• Shevchenko (Troitsky district).

Below on the map you can see the location of all the abandoned villages of the Chelyabinsk region (photos and descriptions of the most famous of them can be found later in our article). It is curious that most of them are concentrated in the northern part of the region.

Hardware platform

Where to start reviewing the abandoned villages of the Chelyabinsk region? The hardware site is a village that is very popular among all the “stalkers” of the region. It is located in the vicinity of Magnitogorsk, right in the middle of the old industrial zone.

The village appeared in the first half of the 1940s simultaneously with hardware and calibration production, which, in turn, arose on the basis of equipment evacuated from the western regions of the USSR. However, it later turned out that such close proximity of the plant and residential areas was not the best idea. Plus, the village ended up in the sanitary zone of a metallurgical plant located near it. At the end of the 80s, residents of the Metiznaya site began to be relocated to other settlements. In just a few years, the population of the village dropped from 3,500 to zero.

Today the Hardware site looks extremely deplorable. Most of the buildings have already lost their floors and roofs. The highlight of the abandoned village is the Palace of Culture from Stalin times with still-preserved columns and sculptures at the main entrance.

Malyshevo

The village of Malyshevo is located in the Sosnovsky district. This is an ancient village, which was founded in the middle of the 18th century by Cossacks and peasants. Named after one of the first settlers. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were about 200 residents, and there was a primary school. After the war, a branch of the Mitrofanovsky state farm was organized in the village. Malyshevo was completely deserted in the early 2000s. Near the village, only an array of garden plots has survived, belonging mainly to residents of Chelyabinsk.

Capes

Another abandoned village in the Sosnovsky district has a colorful and unusual name - Capes (emphasis on the first syllable). Like Malyshevo, it was also founded in the 18th century as a Cossack farm. The maximum population here was recorded in 1926 (580 inhabitants). The village was officially removed from the list of existing settlements in 1995.

Selkie

The almost extinct village of Selki is located in the northern part of the region, just a few kilometers from Lake Itkul and ten kilometers from the city of Verkhny Ufaley. It grew from a small security post founded in 1774. At the beginning of the 19th century, the development of one of the local mines began here. In Soviet times, wood was harvested in Selki.

The village consists of only three small streets. Today it is a series of dilapidated wooden huts. According to the results of the 2010 census, only 9 people lived in Selki - six men and three women.

Liberty

Another abandoned village is located in the Kaslinsky district, in the north of the Chelyabinsk region. Its name is pretentious and loud - Freedom. True, today this settlement is free only of inhabitants.

The village was deserted after the so-called Kyshtym disaster of 1957 - radiation emissions at the Mayak chemical plant. Like most other neighboring villages, it was completely evicted and destroyed. Only one building survived - the stone temple of Simeon of Verkhoturye. The church, according to archival data, was founded in the middle of the nineteenth century. Today the shrine stands alone in the middle of a field, overgrown with trees and bushes.

Abandoned villages of the Chelyabinsk region: where can you live?

Many people today strive to move from big and noisy cities to small villages with clean air, no traffic jams and fresh food. Among them there are even originals who want to hide in an abandoned village. There are plenty of such places in the Chelyabinsk region. For example, Korolevo near the village of Bagaryak, Kasli district. Here there is everything you need for a full-fledged hermit life: a forest, a river with picturesque rocks on the banks and a complete absence of people.

Of course, before moving to such a wilderness, you should carefully weigh the pros and cons of such a step. After all, you will have to come to terms with such unpleasant moments as:

• Lack of electricity, gas supply, mobile communications.
• Lack of nearby grocery stores, hospitals and police stations.
• Possible lack of a normal access road to your place of residence.
• Neighborhood, as well as possible encounters with wild and dangerous animals - bears, wolves, foxes, lynxes.
• Difficult weather and climatic conditions (in summer in the Chelyabinsk region the air temperature can rise to +30 degrees, and in winter it can drop to 30-40 degrees, but with a minus sign).

If all of the above does not scare you, then all that remains is to expand a large-scale map of the region and select a suitable settlement.

Those people who are not yet ready for complete isolation and loneliness can choose a village for themselves that is not yet completely empty. There are also many such settlements in the region. For example, in the village of Bolshie Teregusty, near Kyshtym, only about fifty people live. The nature in the surrounding area is incredibly beautiful: river, mountains, wild taiga. Another excellent option is the village of Ilek, Ashinsky district, with a population of about one hundred people. There are many empty and good-quality houses here.

Finally…

The extinction of the village is one of the most pressing problems of modern Russia. And it needs to be resolved immediately. After all, abandoned villages are not only devastation and depression. It is also a beautiful virgin nature, fertile land, lush green meadows, silence and tranquility.

The number of abandoned villages in the Chelyabinsk region is not yet catastrophic. But every year several empty and abandoned villages appear on the map of the region. Bringing people back to the countryside requires a comprehensive and well-thought-out government program, as well as an injection of significant financial resources.

The Chelyabinsk region is unique in its geographical location: the Ural ridge, the border between Asia and Europe, passes through its territory. There are about 30 memorial signs installed in the region, marking the place where parts of the world were divided.

The Chelyabinsk region is also interesting for its historical heritage: in the 18th-16th centuries. The proto-God civilization already existed in these places; after it, the territory was developed in the 1st century. Turkic and Finno-Ugric tribes, then in the Middle Ages Kazakhs and Bashkirs, Russians came to the Urals in the 18th century.

The Chelyabinsk region also attracts tourists with its beautiful nature; on its territory there are many charming places untouched by civilization - about 3000 lakes, 320 caves, 360 rivers. The forests and steppes of the region are home to about 60 species of mammals, including rare species - lynx, mink, raccoon dog, jerboa, and more than 232 species of birds.

Ilmensky Reserve

One of the most beautiful places in the Chelyabinsk region, according to general opinion, is the Ilmensky Nature Reserve, the most famous natural-historical complex in the Southern Urals. Scientists and naturalists have been studying the nature of Ilmen for more than 200 years; its territory contains more than 30 pristine lakes, several dozen beautiful streams and rivers, dense forests and untouched steppes.

Another source of legitimate pride of the Ilmensky Reserve is the rock museum, which has collected more than 300 types of various minerals and some specimens are the only ones of their kind in the world.

Lake Zyuratkul

Lake Zyuratkul and the surrounding national park in the Chelyabinsk region are very beautiful places. Translated, Zyuratkul means “Heart Lake” and its view from above really resembles a heart. According to a beautiful ancient legend, it was formed from a fragment of a magic mirror, given by the hero Semigor to his beloved and broken by the capricious beautiful bride Yurma. The fragment fell far in the mountains (the height of the lake is 724 m above sea level) and turned into a crystal clear lake, transparent as a girl’s tears.

Even in ancient times, the beautiful lake was a popular place among our ancestors - in the Stone Age, 12 camps for fishermen and hunters were established on its shores - archaeologists have found the remains of ancient dwellings, household items, fragments of vessels decorated with ornaments, jasper and flint crafts.

Arkaim

The most famous archaeological complex-reserve in the Chelyabinsk region is Arkaim, an ancient Aryan settlement that is 1000 years older than Troy. This place is located on the southern slopes of the Ural Mountains and dates back to the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC. The uniqueness of the ancient settlement is in its single-layer structure and excellent preservation to this day; using the example of this place, one can fully trace the existence of the settlement within the framework of one culture and a relatively short period of time.

The archaeological reserve was founded in 1991 and is part of the Ilmensky reserve in the Chelyabinsk region. Arkaim consists of two rings of defensive structures inscribed within each other with dwellings attached to them (about 60), a free area in the center, a sewerage and irrigation system. During the research of this ancient site, evidence of developed bronze metallurgy, remains and fragments of ceramic vessels covered with systems of complex geometric symbols were found.

According to archaeologists, the Aryans are the progenitors of all world religions, so today Arkaim attracts not only scientists, but also followers of various spiritual practices and esotericists.

Ignatievskaya Cave

Ignatievskaya Cave in the Chelyabinsk region is a place that gained worldwide fame from the rock paintings of ancient people; their age dates back to approximately 14 thousand years. These are stylized, but quite recognizable images of bulls, mammoths, various signs and geometric shapes, painted in red and black paint.

Based on the animal bones found and the remains of silicon tools, scientists concluded that the Ignatievskaya Cave was one of the most ancient sanctuaries in the Urals.

Sikiyaz-Tamak

The cave city of Sikiyaz-Tamak in the valley of the Ai River in the Chelyabinsk region is the only monument of its kind in Russia. This unique place consists of 43 caves and a grotto with traces of the presence of people from all historical eras - from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages.

Of all the caves in the Urals, only here is the largest collection of beautiful jewelry, tools and ceramics. Its discovery in 1995 is equated in significance to the excavations of the legendary Troy.

Mausoleum of Kesene

The most beautiful and mysterious monument in the Chelyabinsk region is the Kesene Mausoleum, dating back to the 14th century. and with a still unknown exact origin. During research of the monument at the end of the 19th century. The burial of a young woman of a noble family was discovered, which is confirmed by the presence of gold jewelry (signet ring with arabesques, pendants and earrings) and the remains of a silk scarf around her neck.

There are several versions of the origin of the mausoleum. According to one of the beautiful legends, Tamerlane’s daughter is buried here, who fled with her beloved - a simple warrior from her father’s army. An angry Tamerlane ordered to catch up and kill the lovers. After realizing his guilt and irreparable loss, the great commander ordered the construction of a beautiful mausoleum at the site of Kesene’s death. The second version says that this is the burial of a young wife or daughter of one of the noble leaders of the nomadic tribes of the ancient Kazakhs.