Ishim, Russia

Ishim is located in the southeastern part of the Tyumen region. This is an old merchant city that grew up at fairs, and later turned out to be an important station on the Trans-Siberian Railway exactly halfway between Tyumen and Omsk.

Ishim stands on the river of the same name, the right tributary of the Irtysh, after which it is named. The name of the river is associated with the son of the last Siberian Khan Kuchum Ishim, since, according to legend, he drowned in this river. The settlement was first mentioned either in 1670 or 1687 as Korkina Sloboda - probably after the name of the owner of the local lands. Since 1721, a large Nikolskaya fair has been held in the settlement. In 1782, Ishim received city status and became the center of the county.

Its location on the Siberian Highway gave Ishim certain advantages over Tara, whose importance began to decline in the 19th century. On the other hand, the railway came to the city only in 1913 with the opening of the Tyumen-Omsk branch, while the first (and at that time the main) branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway passed further south through Kurgan and Petropavlovsk. A certain inferiority is still felt in the city. If the stations on the Trans-Siberian Railway are conventionally divided into interesting historical cities, where the train stops only 2 minutes, and unknown villages where the stop lasts an hour, then Ishim falls into the intermediate category: trains stop here for 10-12 minutes, and there are attractions in the city, but to inspect them you need exactly as much time as you have before the next train. Going to Ishim on purpose would probably be a strange decision, but stopping along the road makes sense. In terms of the level of amenities, Ishim is in no way inferior to other cities in the Tyumen region: smooth curbs, beautiful lawns and well-groomed squares invariably please the eye.

 

How to get there

By train
All trains traveling along the Trans-Siberian Railway stop in Ishim; the journey from Tyumen and Omsk is 4-5 hours. In the western direction, an express train runs once a day to Tyumen, and in the eastern direction there are 2 electric trains a day to the Nazyvaevskaya station, where you can transfer to another train to Omsk, which in total will take at least 6 hours.

1  Railway station. The beautiful one-story building in Art Nouveau style has been preserved since 1913, the time of construction of the railway (similar stations are located at most stations in the direction of Omsk). Inside, it is unfortunately decorated in a bland modern style; contains a small waiting room, as well as a storage room and a food kiosk. On the side of the station there are several unpleasant cafes and snack bars. In front of the station, the Beer house 24-hour store is actually an ordinary supermarket. The station is located east of the city, 4 km from the center: buses 1, 1k, 6 and 14 run.

By bus
Bus service in Ishim is mainly suburban. In the western and eastern directions it is much more convenient to travel by rail, although there are also direct buses to Tyumen several times a day. There are practically no buses towards Omsk. Buses run south to Kazakh Petropavlovsk three times a day, and at least once a day you can go to Tobolsk. There are, apparently, private interregional buses such as Omsk-Tyumen or Omsk-Khanty-Mansiysk, which pass by Ishim without entering the city.

2  Bus station, st. Irkutskaya, 9 (400 m from the railway station). ☎ +7 (34551) 6-61-07, +7 (34551) 6-61-08.

By car
The roads P402 Tyumen–Omsk, the unnumbered road from Kurgan and the highway P403 south to Petropavlovsk converge in Ishim. Distances to the nearest major cities: Tyumen (300 km), Omsk (350 km), Petropavlovsk (170 km), Kurgan (320 km). There are no roads to the north from Ishim, and the best you can do is turn north at Golyshmanovo, then head to Tobolsk (360 km).

 

Transport

There are about 10 bus routes in the city, and their schedules are carefully posted at the stops. Most buses stop running around 8pm, but some version of Bus 1 runs a couple times an hour until almost midnight. During the day, the traffic interval is 7-10 minutes.

 

Sights

1  Epiphany Cathedral, st. Korkinskaya, 52 (buses 4, 4k, 2k, 13, stop "Pedagogical Institute"). ☎ 8(34551) 2-37-67. Monument to the Siberian Baroque, built in 1793.
2  St. Nicholas Church, st. Leningradskaya, 34. Large temple in the Russian-Byzantine style, built in 1886-91.
3  Monument to Praskovya Lupolova (next to St. Nicholas Church). Praskovya Lupolova (aka Parasha Sibiryachka) came from the family of an exiled warrant officer who lived in Ishim, and in 1803, at the age of 19, she went on foot to St. Petersburg to ask the emperor for pardon for her father. The request was granted, and Praskovya’s story inspired writers and playwrights throughout the 19th century, and, interestingly, not only Russian ones. Monument to Praskovya by sculptor V.M. Klykova was installed in Ishim in 2004.
4  Monument to Borodino bread, park at the intersection of Sovetskaya and Lenin streets. Half a loaf of Borodino bread on the pedestal symbolizes not just anything, but the 200th anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812.
5  Pokrovskaya Church, st. Tyumenskaya, 73. Five-domed wooden church, built, according to various sources, either in 1916 or 1925.

 

Things to do

1  Museum of Local Lore, st. Lenina, 62. ☎ +7 (34551) 2-20-93. 8:30–17:00 except Sun.
2  Historical and Art Museum, st. Lenina, 64. ☎ +7 (34551) 2-16-92. 10:00–18:00.
3  Museum of P.P. Ershova, st. Sovetskaya, 30. ☎ +7 (34551) 2-31-41.

 

Food

 Coffee shop  , st. Lenina, 43. 9:00–24:00. The only decent cafe in the city center is furnished with beautiful wrought iron furniture. There is a good selection of cakes and coffee, as well as regular hot food, although the latter is far from culinary perfection. Wi-Fi.

 

History

Ishim was founded in 1687 as Korkina Sloboda. Since 1721, the Nikolskaya Fair has been regularly held in the settlement.

In 1782, by the decree of Catherine II, the settlement was renamed the city of Ishim, the county town of the Ishim district of the Tobolsk governorate, later the Tobolsk province. The city got its name from the name of the river on which it is located.

The favorable geographical position of the city, located on the main Siberian tract, among the richest agricultural and cattle-breeding districts of the Tobolsk province, led to its transformation into a major fair trade center for the whole of Western Siberia. In the 19th century, in December, the Nikolskaya Fair was held annually in Ishim.

Ishim City Bank was opened on October 21, 1875. By the end of the 19th century, five tanneries, four soap-making, six sheepskin, eight pimokatny, sixteen blacksmiths, eight brick, two vodka, two candles, two butter mills and one brewery operated in Ishim. In the period from 1817 to 1871, educational institutions appeared in the city: a district school, a parish school, a women's gymnasium, a religious school.

 

In 1913, the first trains went along the Tyumen-Omsk railway (hereinafter - the Omsk railway) through the Ishim station, located two miles from the city.

In 1921, the Ishim district became the center of the West Siberian peasant uprising.

From 1918 to 1923 Ishim is part of the Tyumen province, from 1923 to 1934 - to the Ural region (from November 3, 1923 to October 1, 1930 - the center of the Ishim district, from June 10, 1931 - the center of the Ishim region), from 1934 to 1935 - to the Chelyabinsk region, from 1935 to 1944 - to the Omsk region, and from August 14, 1944 to the present - to the Tyumen region.

On September 17, 1928, the settlements of Alekseevsky and Novoserebryannikovsky (Novoserebryansky) were included in the city. Since February 21, 1940, Ishim is a city of regional subordination. On October 19, 1956, the village of Serebryanka and the urban part of the village of Zhilyakovka were transferred to the administrative subordination of the City Council. On October 11, 1973, the village of Dymkovka and the village of Smirnovka were included in the city limits.

During the Great Patriotic War, several evacuated enterprises were located in Ishim.

The ROSTO airfield is located near the city. The city of Ishim was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in accordance with the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 10, 1982.

In 1990, by the decree of the board of the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR No. 12 of 02.19.1990, the decree of the Gosstroy of the RSFSR No. 3 of 02.28.90 and the decree of the Central Council of VOOPIK No. 12/162 of 02.16.90, the city of Ishim was approved in the list of historical settlements of the RSFSR.

 

Physiographic characteristics

The city of Ishim is located on the left bank of the Ishim River (the left tributary of the Irtysh) in the forest-steppe zone of Western Siberia (within the Ishim Plain). In the vicinity of the city there is a natural monument of federal significance - Sinitsinsky Bor. From the north the city is limited by the right bank of the Karasul River.

An important transport hub: the Trans-Siberian Railway, the federal highway P402 (Tyumen - Omsk), the highway P403 (Ishim - Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan)) pass through the city.

 

Climate

The climate is temperate continental. The absolute temperature maximum in Ishim is 38.0 °C and was recorded in July 1952, and the absolute temperature minimum was −51.1 °C and was recorded in December 1968. In summer the average temperature is 17 °C, and in winter -16.7 °C. The least amount of precipitation falls in March and averages 13.0 mm, and the highest in July (67.0 mm). On average, about 397.0 mm of precipitation falls in Ishim per year.

The average annual relative humidity is 73%. Average monthly humidity is from 58% in May to 81% in November.
The average annual wind speed is 3.2 m/s. The average monthly speed is from 2.6 m/s in July and August to 3.7 m/s in April.