Biryulka

Biryulka (English) Бирюлька (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  - Selo[1]
Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Biryulka Location of Biryulka in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 53°50′21″N 106°23′39″E / 53.83917°N 106.39417°ECoordinates: 53°50′21″N 106°23′39″E / 53.83917°N 106.39417°E
Administrative status (as of 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Irkutsk Oblast
Administrative district	Kachugsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Municipal district	Kachugsky Municipal District[2]
Rural settlement	Biryulskoye Rural Settlement[2]
Administrative center of	Biryulskoye Rural Settlement[2]
Statistics
Time zone	IRKT (UTC+08:00)[3]
Founded	1668[4]
Postal code(s)[5]	666220
Dialing code(s)	+7 39540[6]

Ice bridge in the selo of Biryulka Ледовая переправа через Лену в селе Бирюлька Carries Automotive, foot Crosses Lena River Locale Biryulka, Kachugsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia Characteristics Design Ice platform[7] Material Ice[7] Piers in water 0[7] Load limit 20 tonnes[7] Clearance above 0[7] History Opened Every winter[7] Closed Every spring
Lena River from a source to Kachug Legend Anonymous lake Tyrka Uhta 2nd Uhta 1st Pankukcha Shevukan Negnedai Anai River Anai Alilei Chanchur River Chanchur Kurungui Ilikta Kurungui River Maliy Tarel Birulka Ice bridge Birulka River Ushina Zhuya Bolshoi Kosogol Manzurka Khalsk R 148 Bolshiye Goly IsetR 148

Biryulka (Russian: Бирю́лька) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kachugsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Lena River near its headwaters northwest of Lake Baikal.

Etymology

Biryulka is named after the small Bira River, the name of which in turn comes from an Evenk word.

History

In 1688, sixteen peasant families settled here.^[4] The founders were Stepan Alexandrovich and Mikhail Kostyakov. The Yakutsk stavlenik Onichkov allocated them an average of 1 arpent (0.34 ha) per family. It seems that seven of these families were exiles and nine were of freed serfs. The population increased quickly through natural increase and immigration. Other villages developed in the area around Biryulka. Biryulskaya Volost, subordinate to Yakutsk, was eventually established.^[4] In 1696, the inhabitants of Biryulka staged a revolt led by Pavel Khaletsky.^[8]

At the beginning of 20th century, well-known archeologist Alexey Okladnikov went to school here, but later moved to the selo of Anga where he finished secondary school in 1925.^[8][9] One of the streets in Biryulka is named after him.

One of the battles of the Great Siberian Ice March, a retreat of the White Army east across Lake Baikal, took place near Biryulka in 1920.^[10]

A number of inhabitants were arrested during the Great Purge.^[11]

Politics

Municipally, Biryulka is the administrative center of the Biryulskoye Rural Settlement in Kachugsky Municipal District, the head of which is Tatyana Sergeyeva, of the United Russia party who was elected in October 2009.^[12]

Economy and infrastructure

Biryulka is well known for the manufacture of shallow-draft river boats called shitiks, which have been used on the upper Lena for centuries.^[13]

Near Biryulka is the archaeological site of Mokrushinsky burial ground. Work has been conducted since the 1980s, in part by students and archeologists.^[14]

In 2006, a volunteer fire department was organized with its own fire-engine and a water tower.^[15]

In winter, there is a winter road with an ice-bridge across the Lena River. This is the uppermost crossing of the Lena.^[7]

External links

• "Building the Ice Bridge Over the Lena River". Video (in Dutch). youtube. Retrieved November 20, 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)

References

1. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 25 218 807», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 25 218 807, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
2. Law #71-oz
3. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
4. Энциклопедия «Качугский район от А до Я» (Russian)
5. Russian Post. Biryulka (Russian)
6. "Главная /Россия /Бирюлька, Ирк. обл. /". komandirovka.ru. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
7. В Качугском районе открылись ледовые переправы через р.Лену. Transport (in Russian) (Federation news). 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2009-11-09. External link in |publisher= (help)
8. Larichev, V. (1998). Объять необъятное!. "Наука в Сибири" (in Russian). Retrieved September 19, 2012.
9. Окладников Алексей Павлович (in Russian). http://www.warheroes.ru/. Retrieved September 19, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
10. Ледяной поход 3-го Барнаульского стрелкового полка (Северный путь) (in Russian). Тернистый путь. Однодневная газета. 1 февраля 1921 г. Издание Владивостокского объединенного комитета по устройству недели каппелевцев. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
11. Списки жертв (in Russian). memo.ru. Retrieved 2009-11-09. External link in |publisher= (help)
12. В Бирюльке появилась своя дума. Politic (in Russian) (Irkutsk, Russia: Independent news agency - Baikal). 2009-10-14. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
13. Ivanova, Maria (2007). Реа Лена: От истока до устья. Якутск вечерний (in Russian). Retrieved 2009-11-04.
14. Археологическое объединение учащихся ЦДЮТиК (in Russian). ЦДЮТиК. 2003. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
15. Добровольно вызвались идти в огонь. News and Events (in Russian) (0-1.ru). 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2009-11-08. External link in |publisher= (help)