Bolshiye Goly Explained

En Name:Bolshiye Goly
Ru Name:Большие Голы
Coordinates:53.8711°N 106.0053°W
Map Label Position:top
Federal Subject:Irkutsk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:2012
Adm District Jur:Kachugsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Village
Mun Data As Of:December 2004
Mun District Jur:Kachugsky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[1]
Rural Settlement Jur:Kachugskoye Rural Settlement
Established Date:1720
Postal Codes:666202
Date:November 2013

Bolshiye Goly (Russian: Больши́е Го́лы) is a rural locality (a village) in Kachugsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Lena River.

History

According to the locals, the village was established in 1720.[2] Throughout its existence, the majority of its inhabitants have had jobs based around arable farming and cattle cultivation. In the 18th-19th centuries, the village was famous for manufacturing of the big and small boats.

Notable people

Roman Mashkov, the Hero of the Soviet Union, was born in the village on September 22, 1922. He left for the war front in October 1941 and returned in 1945 to continue working in the village.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #71-oz
  2. News: http://www.kachug-biblioteka.narod.ru/VT_CHAST/anziklopediay.htm. ru:Энциклопедия «Качугский район от А до Я» . ru. November 20, 2013.
  3. Web site: http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=10300. ru:Машков Роман Спиридонович. Патриотический интернет проект "Герои Страны". ru. November 20, 2013.