Ridder detailed map - streets, house numbers, areas. State Archive of the East Kazakhstan Region and its branches Ridder City during the Second World War

On the territory of this city, located in Rudny Altai at the foot of the Ivanovo Range, in the upper reaches of the Ulba River (a tributary of the Irtysh), people settled in the Stone Age, as evidenced by archaeological excavations. And it became famous in 1786, when a very rich deposit containing gold, silver, and base metals was discovered here. In 1850, the ores found received the highest praise at the London World Exhibition, and in 1879, samples of them were included in the collection of the museum of the Stockholm Royal Technical Institute.

The name Ridder will most likely mean little to most Kazakhstanis. Because the city of Ridder in Soviet times was called Leninogorsk. By this name he is known to middle-aged people. But the oldest people still know him as Ridder, which is what he actually was until the 40s of the last century. So, let’s summarize - Ridder first became Leninogorsk, and then again Ridder.

Replaceable monument

So, the city of Lenin again became the city of Ridder. On this occasion, dramatic changes took place on its main square - Lenin was removed from the pedestal and sent somewhere far away, and they put him in his place... But no! The stone was placed. And on it is a bas-relief of Ridder.

What caused such a passionate love among the townspeople for a man with the strange surname Ridder? Just history!

And the story with Ridder is typical for Rudny Altai. Once Philip Ridder, a young mining engineer, was walking through the mountains, walking and walking, and he found what he was looking for. Serious riches of local subsoil, which have no equal in the entire Altai. This happened back in 1786. The local mining settlement became a city only in 1932. But still - the city of Ridder, and Leninogorsk was made later, ten years later.

Philip Ridder discovered not only the richest ore deposits, but also over fifty varieties of ornamental stones. Magnificent vases, boxes, pedestals, and columns were made from Ridder jaspers and breccias. Some of these works of art are exhibited in the Hermitage.

For his services in the search for deposits of ores and colored stones in June 1786, he was promoted to rank and received awards: the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree.

Was here…

The unique geology and interesting geography attracted many wonderful people to Ridder. For example, the founding father of modern geography, Alexander Humboldt, visited here. In August 1829. During his famous and difficult expedition through Russia, during which Humboldt reached Altai. The difficulty of the expedition was that the world-famous scientist was greeted everywhere with purely Russian attention and hospitality, so that the dinners were remembered more than the research.

True, the Ridder people distinguished themselves here. According to recollections, in Ridder Humboldt and his comrades were given several crappy kennels to stay in, and in addition they were kept there all day without food. Therefore, here eminent Germans finally saw a lot of what they could not see from behind tables in other places in Russia. Humboldt went down into the mines, examined the upper reaches of the Ulba, and even looked beyond the Ivanovsky Belok - to the noisy and wild Gromotukha River.

Another famous visitor to Ridder was Pyotr Semyonov (Tian-Shansky), who came here before traveling to the Tien Shan in the summer of 1856. By that time, the attitude towards travelers had changed radically here. “It was not yet completely dark when we finally reached Riddersk, where we found the most cordial hospitality in the house of an educated mining engineer from the Ridder mine,” recalled Semyonov.

Semenov also visited the mines, visited Gromotukha and even climbed to the top of Ivanovsky Belok, where he was caught in severe bad weather and caught a cold so much that he was forced not only to change his immediate plans, but also to receive further treatment on the way to the Tien Shan, in Kapalsky Arasany.

The road from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Ridder is remarkable for its views, which give the traveler the picturesque spurs of Altai at any time of the year. In winter, when everything is covered with a soft and cold layer of snow-white snow, local villages look especially mysterious and enchanted. As, indeed, villages founded by Old Believers who fled to Altai in the 18th century in search of the mysterious promised land – Belovodye – should look like. The descendants of those Old Believers live, or rather survive, in these villages to this day. Young people, however, no longer hold on to what was the meaning of life for many generations of their ancestors.

Of the villages encountered along the way, the most picturesque is Zimovye, freely spread between fir-covered hills.

Ridder is similar to Rio de Janeiro. Because all its blocks and districts are separated from each other by low hills and beautiful pine forests. So, in fact, this is not a city, but several mining villages and a regional center, scattered across intermountain basins. To make the picture more complete, you need to add to this the mines and shafts - with the smoke of the stokers and the lift towers that meet your gaze here and there.

Among the attractions, I would recommend visiting the small historical and local history museum (next to the main square) and the botanical garden. However, the latter is unlikely to make an impression in winter. Lovers of owl art can find the monument to Kirov. (Or they may not find it - time is against you).

The best hotel in the city is “Altai”, also located near the Ridder monument. There are also several good catering establishments here. At the Ridder Bazaar you can buy pine nuts, fur mittens and frozen fish. In winter, frozen fish is the standard of frostbite. If you take two fish and knock one against the other, a slight ringing sound is heard, as if they were made of iron. But this is not surprising. After all, the temperature outside is such that even the most advanced Korean refrigerators cannot reach.

For lovers of skiing, there is a ski trail right in the city, and in the surrounding area there are numerous ski tracks for those who like to run or walk. The surroundings of Ridder, I say responsibly, are worth walking around!

The city of Ridder is located in the northeast of Kazakhstan, has geographic coordinates of 50 degrees north latitude and 83 degrees east longitude, and an altitude of 811 m.
In the Leninogorsk depression, a landscape of mountain forest-steppe type is developed: dark coniferous taiga, mixed forests, shrubs and tall herbs. A significant area is occupied by a pine forest located in the vicinity of Ridder. Widespread use of land for economic purposes is difficult due to the mountainous terrain. The region has a well-developed network of rivers, many small watercourses and streams. All rivers are mountainous, with rapid currents and rocky beds. The source of water supply for the city of Ridder is the Maloulbinskoye reservoir, located in a mountain basin. The area of the mirror is 3.7 km 2, the volume is 84 million m 3. Cold radon waters have been identified in the region, which can be used for medicinal purposes.
The climate is sharply continental, characterized by cold long winters, moderately cool summers, large annual and daily fluctuations in air temperature.
The city of Ridder is part of the Ust-Kamenogorsk agglomeration, has promising deposits of polymetallic ores, is provided with water and forest resources, and resources for the production of building materials.
Polymetallic deposits are characterized by a predominance of lead-zinc ores containing gold, silver, cadmium, antimony, arsenic, tin, iron, sulfur and other elements. Deposits of building materials are represented by raw bricks, sand and gravel mixtures and sands.

Story

The city of Ridder was founded in 1786 as the village of Ridder and named after the mining engineer Philip Ridder, the discoverer of ore deposits. The history of the city of Ridder is associated with the exploitation of polymetallic ore deposits discovered at the end of the 17th century.
Before the establishment of Soviet power, the Ridder deposits belonged to the English entrepreneur Urquhart, who quickly organized production, built a small power plant, an enrichment plant and laid a railway to Ust-Kamenogorsk. In May 1918, a decree was signed on the nationalization of Ridder enterprises and their transfer to Soviet power. Already in the 20s, regular exploitation of the Ridder and other deposits began. In 1923, an experimental electrolyte plant began producing zinc. During the first five-year plans, Ridder became one of the main suppliers of non-ferrous metals in the country. After the Great Patriotic War, mass construction of housing, cultural and public service facilities, road networks and other engineering networks and communications began .
Currently, the city of Ridder is an industrial region of the East Kazakhstan region. The basis of the region's economy is the mining, metallurgical and engineering industries. In the long term, the city has high economic development potential.

Territory

3.4 thousand sq. km (1.2% of the territory of the East Kazakhstan region)

Borders

The administrative territory of the city of Ridder borders the Altai Republic of the Russian Federation. The distance from the city of Ridder to the border with the Russian Federation is 62 km. In 2006, construction of the Kazakhstan section of the Ridder-Border with the Altai Republic highway was completed. The issue of construction of the Russian section of the road with a length of 242 km is at the decision stage. The commissioning of the road opens up the possibility of transit communication and delivery of goods from the Altai Republic to the markets of Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
Distance from Ridder to:
Ust-Kamenogorsk – 105 km,
Semey – 303 km,
Almaty – 1184 km,
Astana – 1188 km.

Population

The population of the city of Ridder is 58,057 people.

Infrastructure

In the city of Ridder there are 15 secondary schools, 2 colleges, 15 preschool institutions, 3 additional education institutions. The Ridder postal center operates, which includes a central operational area, 5 city post offices, 2 postal points and a payment acceptance point at the Ridder Public Service Center.

Production

The priority areas for the development of the Ridder region are the mining industry and related industries of metallurgy and mechanical engineering.
The city-forming enterprise Kazzinc LLP and its subsidiaries are the main employer and source of the city budget. Their structure employs 7.7 thousand people, or 24% of the 32 thousand economically active population.
In order to further build up the industrial potential, the city-forming enterprise of the region and its structural divisions provide for the expansion of the mining base and the modernization of metallurgical and mechanical engineering production.

In the structure of the economy, industrial production makes up 74.5%, agriculture - 1.2%, construction - 7.8%, service sector - 16.5%.
Main industries:
- mining (share 1.6%), employing 3,439 people or 21.8% of the total number of employees;
- metallurgical (share 68.4%), employing 963 people or 6.1% of the total number of employees;
- mechanical engineering (share of 12%), employs 2,126 people or 13.5% of the total number of employees;
- electricity supply (share 6.4%), employs 775 people or 4.8% of the total number of employees;
- water supply and sanitation (share 0.6%), employs 191 people or 1.2% of the total number of employees;
- other – (share 11%), employing 8,240 people or 52.6%.
The mining industry is represented by the Ridder mining and processing complex of Kazzinc LLP, which includes three mines and a processing plant. The Ridder mining and processing complex specializes in the extraction and processing of polymetallic ores. The metallurgical industry is represented by the Ridder metallurgical complex Kazzinc LLP, which processes zinc concentrates and produces zinc, cadmium, and sulfuric acid.
The mechanical engineering industry is represented by Kazzincmash LLP, Kazzinc-Remservice LLP RMP, Kazzinc-Remservice LLP RGOP, Vostokmontazh LLP, Ail LLP.
The industry of electricity supply, gas supply, steam and air conditioning is represented by Ridder CHPP JSC, L-TVK LLP, LK HPP LLP, VK REC JSC.
The water supply and sanitation industries are represented by LK GES LLP, L-TVK LLP and KGP at Vodokanal.

Land resources

The total area of agricultural land in circulation is 13,835 hectares, the total area of industrial land is 3,442 hectares, the area of land in the state reserve is 17,366 hectares.

Labor resources

As of September 1, 2017, there were 336 unemployed people registered with the department of employment and social programs. There are 253 vacancies announced on the labor market, the filling of which is difficult because applicants do not meet the qualification requirements of employers.

As part of measures to ensure employment, 254 new jobs were created, 27 people were sent to youth practice, 36 social jobs were organized, 53 people were sent to training and retraining. 188 unemployed people were recruited to participate in public works.

The employment rate was 66.2% of the total number of applicants.

Personnel potential

Ridder Agricultural and Technical College (full-time and part-time courses) – 990 students, including:
Forestry, gardening and landscape construction – 303;
Record keeping and archiving – 16;
Underground mining of mineral deposits – 156;
Mineral beneficiation – 127;
Accounting and audit – 63;
Maintenance, repair and operation of motor vehicles – 76;
Maintenance and repair of mining electromechanical equipment – 90;
Metallurgy of non-ferrous metals – 121;

Technical operation, repair and maintenance of electrical and electromechanical equipment – 38.

KSU "Ridder Multidisciplinary College" - 376 students, including:
Automotive crane operator – 50;
Bulldozer driver – 22;
Cook – 54;
Tiler - 23;
Electrician for repair and maintenance of electrical equipment - 74;
Electric and gas welder – 64;
Turner – 22;
Confectioner – 40;
Mechanical technician – 14;

Bricklayer – 13.

Investment potential

In 2017, the investment project of Kazzinc LLP - “Opening, additional exploration and development of the Dolinnoye deposit”, included in the business development map for 2017-2021, as well as 23 small and medium-sized business projects aimed at developing the tourism industry - is being implemented in the Ridder region , construction industry, modernization of existing and construction of new food industry facilities, development of agriculture through the creation of dairy farms.

Demand for labor resources

Newspaper correspondent, courier, personal assistant,
store salesperson or product demonstrator, janitor, music director, psychologist, HR inspector, laboratory assistant, appraiser, field security systems engineer, marketer, store administrator, sales manager, Internet manager, assistant manager, home operator, PR - specialist, information manager,
accountant, individual entrepreneur SHAK administrator.

Tourist potential

The region has 7 recreation centers, 2 ski resorts, 3 public tourism organizations, 9 hotels.

Republican state institution "West Altai State Nature Reserve" of the Committee of Forestry and Wildlife of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Located at: Ridder city, st. Semipalatinskaya, 9.
The area of the protected area is 54,533 hectares.

Republican state enterprise with the right of economic management "Altai Botanical Garden" of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Located at: Ridder city, st. Ermakova, 1.
The area of the protected area is 154 hectares.

The fact that Altai is rich in minerals was remembered during the reign of Empress Catherine II. The history of the city begins in 1786, when a royal decree was issued on the need to begin searching for “not only ores, but also all kinds of useful stones and minerals.” At the beginning of May 1786, 9 search parties were sent to Altai, one of which was led by 27-year-old mountain officer Philip Ridder. On May 31, 1786, he discovers a very rich deposit containing gold, silver, and base metals. In the summer of the same year, the first buildings were erected and the settlement received the name Ridder Mine. This is how the city of Ridder was founded.

The uniqueness of the ores of the Ridder deposit has been repeatedly noted by specialists at various levels and commissions. It became famous far beyond Russia. In 1850, Ridder ores received the highest rating at the London World Exhibition, and in 1879, samples of them were included in the “collection of the museum of the Stockholm Royal Technical Institute.”
Years passed, governments and formations changed. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Ridder experienced a number of foreign concessions, years of revolution and civil war. The settlement of the Ridder mine becomes the village of Ridder, then a settlement, and finally, from January 1, 1932, the city of Ridder. On the eve of the war, the city of Ridder was renamed the city of Leninogorsk.
Industrial construction in Leninogorsk during the years of Soviet power gained wide scope. The Lead Plant was built - the first-born of non-ferrous metallurgy in Kazakhstan, the Leninogorsk cascade of hydroelectric power stations - the only one in Kazakhstan and the second in the USSR, mines, factories, residential areas, and a Zinc plant. A mining and metallurgical technical school was opened on the basis of the Factory Training School (FZO).
For services in supporting the Soviet Army and Navy during the Great Patriotic War, the Leninogorsk Polymetallic Plant was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor on May 30, 1966, and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, on May 4, 1985.
In the year of its 200th anniversary, Leninogorsk was awarded on July 14, 1986 the Order of Friendship of Peoples for the successes of workers achieved in economic and cultural construction, for their contribution to the fight against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.
The places around Ridder are truly fabulous. Ridder is located in the northeast of Kazakhstan, at the foot of the Ivanovo Range, in an intermountain depression at an altitude of 700 to 900 meters above sea level. The climate is sharply continental; in summer the thermometer rises to plus 35.4 degrees, in winter it drops to minus 41.3. The rivers Gromatukha, Tikhaya, Bystrukha, Zhuravlikha and Filippovka merge to form the Ulba River.

Ridder covers an area of 320 square meters. kilometers. The population is more than 58 thousand people. On the territory of the city there is the Altai Botanical Garden, founded in 1935 by P.A. Ermakov. Every year, ABS takes an active part in landscaping not only the city, but also other cities and villages in our country and sells more than 5 thousand seedlings, 10 thousand perennial flower plants, and up to 20 thousand annuals. For its achievements, ABS was admitted to the International Association of Botanical Gardens.
The Western Altai State Nature Reserve (WASPZ) makes its feasible contribution to the conservation of the biological diversity of the region. It was organized in 1992 and is located in the northeast of our region, on the border with the Russian Federation. Occupies parts of the territories of the Zyryanovsky district and the lands of Ridder. (the area is more than 50 thousand hectares). ZAGZZ, in its natural and climatic conditions, reflects all the specific features of the South Siberian taiga. In terms of floristic richness and diversity of fauna, ZAGPZ occupies one of the leading places among 10 nature reserves in Kazakhstan. The flora of vascular plants is represented by 880 species from 350 genera and 85 families. There are 96 rare species that require special protection, including 27 listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan. The fauna of ZAGPZ includes 150 species of birds, 55 species of mammals and about 10 thousand species of invertebrates, including 8 species listed in the Red Book. Taking into account its special ecological, scientific and recreational significance, the reserve is classified in the highest category of “Specially Protected Natural Areas” of Republican significance with the status of an environmental institution with a reserve regime.
The leading sectors of the economy are mining, non-ferrous metallurgy, energy and food production.
One of the largest users of natural resources in the region is Kazzinc LLP. On the territory of the Eastern region there are 6 Kazzinc production complexes, among them the Ridder mining and processing complex, which is the city-forming enterprise of the city of Ridder.
Today, RGOC includes the Ridder-Sokolny and Tishinsky mines, a processing plant, a number of auxiliary workshops and divisions, and subsidiaries.
The city of Ridder makes a significant contribution to the economy of the region and the Republic. Entrepreneurship plays an important role in the city's economy. Business entities of all forms of ownership operate in the city: large, medium, small enterprises, mixed markets, municipal trading floors, shops, pharmacies, gas stations, catering establishments, canteens, and enterprises providing services to the public.
Other well-known enterprises in the city are “Shemazat”, “Production and trading company Gemma”, “Volna”, “Vertical”, “Geolen”, “Infroservice”, etc.
The city's infrastructure is unusually wide. This includes road construction, road repair and restoration, power supply and lighting, transport, communications, engineering support, water supply and city landscaping.
The city department of culture and language development includes a network of cultural and educational institutions. The center of cultural life in the city was and remains the Palace of Culture, where children and adults participate in various amateur artistic activities. Such groups as “Arabesque”, “Singing Peas”, “Sounding Voices”, “Rhythms of Childhood” bring glory to the city. For many years, the veterans' choir has been delighting the townspeople with its performances.
The centralized library system unites 7 libraries, which are visited by over 25 thousand readers.
The Museum of Local History is the only cultural institution that preserves the rich history of the city. Its funds number more than 28 thousand exhibits.
There are 17 secondary schools in the city of Ridder. Among them are the UVK "Lyceum", a humanitarian gymnasium, with an economic school-lyceum, as well as a school-gymnasium "Shanyrak". In addition to general education and junior high schools, there are 2 boarding schools, a vocational school, a shelter “Svetoch”, 8 preschool institutions, 1 educational and health center, an agricultural and technical college, a humanities college, an art and music school, a schoolchildren’s home, where 15 circles of various directions work.
Medical care for the population of Ridder is provided by: an ambulance and emergency medical care station, a multidisciplinary city hospital, anti-tuberculosis and psychoneurological dispensaries, children's and infectious diseases hospitals, a consultative and diagnostic center, antenatal clinic and private clinics. There are 2 paramedic stations for the rural population. Specialized departments and offices are equipped with modern equipment. New diagnostic methods are being introduced in laboratories.
The city has all the conditions for sports. Since 2002, the Republican boarding school for children gifted in sports has been operating. The school has 7 departments: cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing, ski jumping, athletics, orienteering, freestyle. Ridder is the venue for high-ranking competitions, and our athletes are on the regional, republican and even world Olympus.
The pride and glory of the city are skiers Svetlana Shishkina and Elena Kolomina. Champion of the Asian Games, repeated record holder of the Republic of Kazakhstan in athletics Mikhail Kolganov, master of sports, champion of Asia and the republic in athletics Marina Podkorytova, biathletes - absolute champion of Kazakhstan Yan Savitsky and world champion in South Korea Sergei Naumik, as well as many others.
The activities of the city House of Friendship, which was opened in 2005, are of no small importance for maintaining a stable interethnic situation in the city. More than 20 nationalities live in Ridder, therefore the most important task that the House of Friendship has solved and is solving today is to strengthen unity, create the necessary conditions for the revival of the native language, culture, and traditions of interethnic harmony. The House of Friendship has 10 ethnocultural centers and the “?aza” society. tіli" (Russian cultural center, German center "Renaissance", Tatar-Bashkir, Jewish, Belarusian, Korean, ethno-oriented society "Cossack cultural-ecological center", "Irtysh Cossack center", Azerbaijani and Ukrainian national cultural centers). National cultural centers of the city take an active part in the work of the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan of the East Kazakhstan region.
The Ridder branch of the Nur-Otan People's Democratic Party carries out active work within the headquarters of territorial districts in winter and summer. The youth wing of the people's democratic party "Nur-Otan" "Jaz Otan" is active. The largest event is the “For a Healthy Lifestyle” campaign. The activities of 5 representative offices of political parties and public associations contribute to the preservation of political diversity, provides an opportunity for various categories of the population to express their opinions on the work of government bodies at all levels and to engage in dialogue with their representatives.
Specialists of various professions have worked and are working at the city's enterprises: miners, concentrators, metallurgists, builders, geologists and many others - these are the people who make up the gold fund of the enterprises and are the pride of the city of Ridder. Of these, only 79 are Honorary Citizens, who made a significant contribution to the development of industry, culture, education, healthcare, sports and the socio-political life of the city. In the creation of socialist industry, the Heroes of Socialist Labor played a remarkable role as pioneers. Many of them passed away, leaving a priceless spiritual legacy. People obsessed with the pursuit of their goal, boldly storming uncharted heights, they achieved a lot. These are Bike Aidarkhanov, Illarion Nemtsev, Vasily Grebenyuk, Klavdiya Semenova, Mikhail Avdeychik, Boris Plotnikov, Anna Tokareva. Their names are immortalized in street names and memorial plaques.

Ridder, a city in Eastern Kazakhstan, is one of the most expensive diamonds in the precious crown of the republic. President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev.

Ridder is located in the northeast of Kazakhstan, at the foot of the Ivanovo ridge at an altitude of 700 to 900 meters above sea level. The history of Leninogorsk begins in 1786, when the search party of mining officer Philip Ridder discovered a rich polymetallic deposit here, which was named after the discoverer. Unfortunately, not a single lifetime portrait of this man has survived. Artists present his image in different ways. The most successful is considered to be performed by Yuri Khabarov, who depicted Ridder against the backdrop of a local landmark - Mount Sokolok.

How it all began? At the end of the 1770s, mining in Altai fell into decline. And therefore, Catherine the Second ordered to study the condition of the Kolyvano-Voskresensky mines and take measures to improve their operation. This was followed by an order to the head of the Kolyvano-Voskresensky factories to send “several parties to the mountains of the Altai Range, especially to the tops of the rivers Charysh, Uba, Ulba and others from this belt of flowing rivers and to other places to search for deposits of ores and colored stones.”
At the beginning of May 1786, a large expedition of nine search parties was sent to the Altai Mountains, one of which was led by 27-year-old Philip Ridder. The grandson of a Swedish military doctor captured by the Russians near Poltava, the son of a Russified St. Petersburg gold embroidery manufacturer, Philip Philipovich Ridder was born in 1759. He brilliantly graduated from the St. Petersburg Mining School and entered the service at the Kolyvano-Voskresensky factories in Barnaul. In 1781, Ridder was granted the rank of bergeshvoren. He opposes the destruction of Russia's first steam engine, Ivan Polzunov. In 1785, F. Ridder managed the smelting production at the Suzunsky copper smelter. In 1786, in pursuance of the Decree of the Chairman of the Cabinet of “Her Imperial Majesty” Catherine the Second, P.A. Soimonov, a large expedition of nine parties was formed, one of which was headed by bergesvoren (mining officer) Philip Ridder, to find deposits of ores and colored stones, as well as descriptions of the places passed, “where, what rivers and streams flow, are they convenient for navigation”, “in which places what kind of land, is it convenient for settlement and arable farming”, “do people live in these places”, “where are there any forests, mountains, plains, what animals and birds live”, “if you come across ruins of ancient buildings, statues or signs carved from stone... take plans or profiles from them.” Thus, along with the discovery of new deposits, flora and fauna were studied, a “chronicle” of the geographical landscapes of mountains, plains, rivers and lakes of the vast Russian expanses was compiled.

The search party of 27-year-old Philip Ridder included: Untersichtmeisters Lavrentiy Fedenev and Philip Bekhterev, mine surveyors Fedor Starkov and Alexey Gobov, four miners and three guard soldiers - a total of 12 people. Their task was to describe the areas along the Ube and Ulbe rivers with their tributaries, search for ores and colored stones “beyond the places described above and to the mouths of these rivers flowing into the Irtysh River.” 465 rubles were allocated for all expenses (at that time, in order to encourage the mines of mineral deposits and colored stones, miners were promised a reward from the Cabinet of up to 10,000 rubles). On May 1, 1786, F.F. Ridder’s detachment set off from the Barnaul plant, on May 5 it arrived at the Zmeinogorsk mine, on May 13 - at the Ust-Kamenogorsk fortress, on May 18 - 19 “were at the mouth of the Ulba River, where we waited for the guards who had arrived to guard Cossacks, because The research sites also lay beyond the line of outposts, security was necessary.” The “mine was started” on May 20 from the mouth of the Bolshaya Uba River. In May, the expedition explored places on the left side of the Ulba and the rivers Srednyaya Ulba, Malaya Ulba, Pikhtovka, Obderikha, Volchaya Pad, Kozlushka, Topka, Sharavka, Tikhaya, and Filippovka that flow into it. During the study, 20 deposits were discovered, on May 31 - “we walked from the mouth of the Filippovka River to the top of it, and from there back through the mountains... in the middle mountain, which has a perpendicular height of 54 and 6 octine fathoms at a distance of 91 versts from the Ust-Kamenogorsk fortress.” At the mouth of the Filippovka River, on its right side, a mine was found that glorified F. Ridder and his party and became the beginning of the foundation of our city.

On June 11, 1786, F. Ridder sent to the Kolyvan Mining Expedition with A. Gobov, accompanied by Cossacks, samples of ores from the newly discovered deposit and a written message addressed to the head of the Kolyvan-Voskresensk factories G.S. Kachka: “... I found this mine on Trinity Day itself , Maya of the 31st day...” This is how he himself describes that day: “In the middle mountain, in an ancient development, there was a vein, which all consists of green-yellow, red and gray-sand ocher.” There were quartz with native gold and an admixture of rich silver ore. They immediately began developing the vein. A little lower down, a small dump of Chud work was discovered. On the same day, Ridder wrote: “This mine is possible. There are quite a few different types of forests around this mine. Seven miles away there is a good pine forest. There are quite enough meadows. Places for long-term settlement are very convenient...” And on the eleventh day after the discovery of the ore deposit, Philip sent samples of ores and a written message: “I have the honor to inform you that I have almost completed my journey along the Ulbe River... The one discovered near the Filippovka River contains gold, silver, copper and lead.” Some of the samples of rocks and ores (seven specimens out of ten) were taken to the Barnaul laboratory for storage, and the remaining three were sent to St. Petersburg. In addition, Philip Ridder “found up to 59 varieties of porphyry, granite, jasper, and breccia along the Ube and Ulbe rivers. The richest deposit of colored stones turned out to be near Ivanovsky Belok, on the banks of the Breksa River, called the Ridder quarry. From here, jasper and breccia were used to make columns and pedestals. More than a thousand crafts made from Ridder jaspers and breccias still decorate cathedrals and palaces in Russia and Western Europe. In July 1786, for his services in the exploration of deposits of ores and colored stones, Ridder was awarded the rank of Gittenferwalter. In the autumn of the same year, the first buildings were erected on the site of the future city: a barracks, a barn and a forge. In the spring of 1787, Philip Ridder continued exploration of the deposit. From the same year, the mine on the Filippovka River began to be called Riddersky. There is a legend that among the common people Ridder was called Rid Ivanovich.

In 1789, the operational report on ore mining stated: a total of 42,600 pounds, of which 400 pounds were sorted, 2,500 pounds were extracted from the “Chudsk embankment.” Only towards the end of 1790 was the transportation of ore from the Ridder mine to the Loktev smelter organized. The results were very positive: 11 pounds of pure silver, 2 spools and 32 shares were smelted, not counting copper and lead. This was the success of the enterprise and on February 11, 1791, a meeting of the Mining Council of the Kolyvan-Voskresensk factories was held, where F.F. Ridder was invited. The main issue was the further development of the Ridder mine, increasing the extraction of ores, organizing their removal by ore carriers to the foundry for testing the smelting, and completing the construction of a “capable” road. Thus, a “start in life” was given to the mine of Philip Ridder.
Along with the development of mineral resources at the mine, the settlement also grew; already at the end of the 18th century, the village of Ridderskoe in Zmeinogorsk district was formed...
His career was going well until his health failed. In March 1800 he was dismissed for health reasons. History has not preserved the exact date of the discoverer’s death, although it is generally accepted that he died in 1835.

Years passed, governments and formations changed. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Ridder experienced a number of foreign concessions, years of revolution and civil war. The settlement of the Ridder mine becomes the village of Ridder, then a settlement, and finally, from January 1, 1932, the city of Ridder. On the eve of the war, the city of Ridder was renamed the city of Leninogorsk.

Industrial construction in Leninogorsk during the years of Soviet power gained wide scope. The Lead Plant was built - the first-born of non-ferrous metallurgy in Kazakhstan, the Leninogorsk cascade of hydroelectric power stations - the only one in Kazakhstan and the second in the USSR, mines, factories, residential areas, and a Zinc plant. A mining and metallurgical technical school was opened on the basis of the Factory Training School (FZO).

For services in supporting the Soviet Army and Navy during the Great Patriotic War, the Leninogorsk Polymetallic Plant was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor on May 30, 1966, and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, on May 4, 1985. In the year of its 200th anniversary, Leninogorsk was awarded on July 14, 1986 the Order of Friendship of Peoples for the successes of workers achieved in economic and cultural construction, for their contribution to the fight against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War. The places around Ridder are truly fabulous. Ridder is located in the northeast of Kazakhstan, at the foot of the Ivanovo Range, in an intermountain depression at an altitude of 700 to 900 meters above sea level. The climate is sharply continental; in summer the thermometer rises to plus 35.4 degrees, in winter it drops to minus 41.3. The rivers Gromatukha, Tikhaya, Bystrukha, Zhuravlikha and Filippovka merge to form the Ulba River.

The leading sectors of the economy are mining, non-ferrous metallurgy, energy and food production. One of the largest users of natural resources in the region is Kazzinc LLP. On the territory of the Eastern region there are 6 Kazzinc production complexes, among them the Ridder mining and processing complex, which is the city-forming enterprise of the city of Ridder.

Today, RGOC includes the Ridder-Sokolny and Tishinsky mines, a processing plant, a number of auxiliary workshops and divisions, and subsidiaries. The city of Ridder makes a significant contribution to the economy of the region and the Republic. Entrepreneurship plays an important role in the city's economy. Business entities of all forms of ownership operate in the city: large, medium, small enterprises, mixed markets, municipal trading floors, shops, pharmacies, gas stations, catering establishments, canteens, and enterprises providing services to the public. The city's infrastructure is unusually wide. This includes road construction, road repair and restoration, power supply and lighting, transport, communications, engineering support, water supply and city landscaping.

The city department of culture and language development includes a network of cultural and educational institutions. The center of cultural life in the city was and remains the Palace of Culture, where children and adults participate in various amateur artistic activities. Such groups as “Arabesque”, “Singing Peas”, “Sounding Voices”, “Rhythms of Childhood” bring glory to the city. For many years, the veterans' choir has been delighting the townspeople with its performances.
The centralized library system unites 7 libraries, which are visited by over 25 thousand readers.
The Museum of Local History is the only cultural institution that preserves the rich history of the city. Its funds number more than 28 thousand exhibits.
There are 17 secondary schools in the city of Ridder. Among them are the UVK "Lyceum", a humanitarian gymnasium, with an economic school-lyceum, as well as a school-gymnasium "Shanyrak". In addition to general education and junior high schools, there are 2 boarding schools, a vocational school, a shelter “Svetoch”, 8 preschool institutions, 1 educational and health center, an agricultural and technical college, a humanities college, an art and music school, a schoolchildren’s home, where 15 circles of various directions work.
Medical care for the population of Ridder is provided by: an ambulance and emergency medical care station, a multidisciplinary city hospital, anti-tuberculosis and psychoneurological dispensaries, children's and infectious diseases hospitals, a consultative and diagnostic center, antenatal clinic and private clinics. There are 2 paramedic stations for the rural population. Specialized departments and offices are equipped with modern equipment. New diagnostic methods are being introduced in laboratories.
The city has all the conditions for sports. Since 2002, the Republican boarding school for children gifted in sports has been operating. The school has 7 departments: cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing, ski jumping, athletics, orienteering, freestyle. Ridder is the venue for high-ranking competitions, and our athletes are on the regional, republican and even world Olympus.
The pride and glory of the city are skiers Svetlana Shishkina and Elena Kolomina. Champion of the Asian Games, repeated record holder of the Republic of Kazakhstan in athletics Mikhail Kolganov, master of sports, champion of Asia and the republic in athletics Marina Podkorytova, biathletes - absolute champion of Kazakhstan Yan Savitsky and world champion in South Korea Sergei Naumik, Alexey Poltoranin, skier, five-time champion of the Winter Olympics Asian Games, as well as many others.

The activities of the city House of Friendship, which was opened in 2005, are of no small importance for maintaining a stable interethnic situation in the city. More than 20 nationalities live in Ridder, therefore the most important task that the House of Friendship has solved and is solving today is to strengthen unity, create the necessary conditions for the revival of the native language, culture, and traditions of interethnic harmony. In the House of Friendship there are 10 ethnocultural centers and the “Kazakh Tili” society (Russian cultural center, German “Renaissance” center, Tatar-Bashkir, Jewish, Belarusian, Korean, ethno-oriented society “Cossack cultural-ecological center”, “Irtysh Cossack center” , Azerbaijani and Ukrainian national cultural centers). National cultural centers of the city take an active part in the work of the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan of the East Kazakhstan region.
The Ridder branch of the Nur-Otan People's Democratic Party carries out active work within the headquarters of territorial districts in winter and summer. The youth wing of the people's democratic party "Nur-Otan" "Jaz Otan" is active. The largest event is the “For a Healthy Lifestyle” campaign. The activities of 5 representative offices of political parties and public associations contribute to the preservation of political diversity, provides an opportunity for various categories of the population to express their opinions on the work of government bodies at all levels and to engage in dialogue with their representatives.
Specialists of various professions have worked and are working at the city's enterprises: miners, concentrators, metallurgists, builders, geologists and many others - these are the people who make up the gold fund of the enterprises and are the pride of the city of Ridder. Of these, only 79 are Honorary Citizens, who made a significant contribution to the development of industry, culture, education, healthcare, sports and the socio-political life of the city. In the creation of socialist industry, the Heroes of Socialist Labor played a remarkable role as pioneers. Many of them passed away, leaving a priceless spiritual legacy. People obsessed with the pursuit of their goal, boldly storming uncharted heights, they achieved a lot. These are Bike Aidarkhanov, Illarion Nemtsev, Vasily Grebenyuk, Klavdiya Semenova, Mikhail Avdeychik, Boris Plotnikov, Anna Tokareva. Their names are immortalized in street names and memorial plaques.

General overview of the city

The city of Ridder was founded in 1934. The territory of the city occupies 3.4 thousand sq. km. As of January 1, 2010, the city's population was 58.2 thousand people. The ethnic composition for the same period is presented in the following ratio: Kazakhs - 9.6%, Russians - 85.5%, Tatars - 1%, Germans -1.1%, Ukrainians - 1%, Belarusians - 0.3%, others nationalities - 1.2%. The administrative subordination of the city includes 1 city, 1 settlement district, 1 rural district, 19 rural settlements.(1)

The city of Ridder is the third largest industrial center of the East Kazakhstan region after Ust-Kamenogorsk and Semey. The administrative territory of the region is located in the north-east of Kazakhstan, at the foot of the Ivanovo Range, in an intermountain depression at an altitude of 700 to 900 meters above sea level, in the Leninogorsk depression, in the mountain forest-steppe zone.

The city of Ridder is part of the Ust-Kamenogorsk agglomeration, has promising deposits of polymetallic ores, is provided with water and forest resources, and resources for the production of building materials.

Polymetallic deposits are characterized by a predominance of lead-zinc ores containing gold, silver, cadmium, antimony, arsenic, tin, iron, sulfur and other elements. Deposits of building materials are represented by raw bricks, sand and gravel mixtures and sands.

The climate of the region is sharply continental, characterized by cold long winters, moderately cool summers, large annual and daily fluctuations in air temperature. The average annual temperature is +1.5 degrees Celsius, the average January temperature is -12.7 degrees, the absolute minimum is -47 degrees, the average July temperature is +16.7, the absolute maximum is +37. The annual precipitation is 675mm, the fall is uneven throughout the year: 126mm falls in the winter (November-March), and 549mm in the summer (April-October).

In the Leninogorsk depression, a landscape of mountain forest-steppe type is developed: dark coniferous taiga, mixed forests, shrubs and tall herbs. A significant area is occupied by a pine forest located in the vicinity of Ridder. Widespread use of land for economic purposes is difficult due to the mountainous terrain.

The region has many small watercourses and streams, a well-developed network of rivers, which merge to form the Ulba River. All rivers are mountainous, with rapid currents and rocky beds. The source of water supply for the city of Ridder is the Maloulbinskoye reservoir, located in a mountain basin. The mirror area is 3.7 km.km., volume is 84 million cubic meters.

Cold radon waters have been identified in the region, which can be used for medicinal purposes.

The region is home to the Altai Botanical Garden, founded in 1936 as one of the first in the former Soviet Union. In the northeast of the region, on the border with the Russian Federation, the Western Altai State Nature Reserve, formed in 1992, is located. It occupies parts of the territories of the Zyryanovsky district and the lands of Ridder, its area is more than 50 thousand hectares.

The reserve, in its natural and climatic conditions, reflects all the specific features of the South Siberian taiga. In terms of floristic richness and diversity of fauna, it occupies one of the leading places among 10 nature reserves in Kazakhstan. The flora of vascular plants is represented by 880 species from 350 genera and 85 families. There are 96 rare species that require special protection, of which 27 are listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan. The fauna of the reserve includes 150 species of birds, 55 species of mammals and about 10 thousand species of invertebrates, including 8 species listed in the Red Book. Taking into account the special ecological, scientific and recreational significance, the reserve is classified in the highest category of “Specially Protected Natural Areas” of republican significance with the status of an environmental institution with a reserve regime.

The uniqueness of natural data and industrial potential make it possible to develop horse and hiking tourism, mountaineering, rafting, paragliding, ecotourism (observation of flora and fauna), health tourism, geological tourism (collecting minerals, rock samples), extreme tourism , automobile, motorcycle and bicycle tourism, ski and alpine ski tourism and other areas.

Ridder is a small, provincial town, but it has its own interesting history. Man chose these abundant places in ancient times, in the Stone Age, as evidenced by the stone tools found by archaeologists on the territory of the city.
The fact that Altai is rich in minerals was remembered during the reign of Empress Catherine II. The history of the city begins in 1786, when a royal decree was issued on the need to begin searching for “not only ores, but also all kinds of stones and minerals.”

At the beginning of May 1786, 9 search parties were sent to Altai, one of which was led by 27-year-old mountain officer Philip Ridder, the grandson of a Swedish military doctor captured by the Russians near Poltava, the son of a Russified garment manufacturer. On May 31, 1786, he discovers a very rich deposit containing gold, silver, and base metals. In the summer of the same year, the first buildings were erected and the settlement received the name Ridder Mine.

Years passed, governments and formations changed. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Ridder experienced a number of foreign concessions, years of revolution and civil war. The settlement of the Ridder mine becomes the village of Ridder, then a settlement, and finally, from January 1932, the city of Ridder. On the eve of the war, the city of Ridder was renamed the city of Leninogorsk.

The region's economy is focused on the development of polymetallic deposits and ore processing, heat and hydropower industries, and small business.

The pronounced industrial orientation is due to the dominance of the mining industry and non-ferrous metallurgy. To a large extent, mechanical engineering, energy, and small businesses are also focused on servicing this sector. The region's industry is represented by 16 large and medium-sized enterprises in the fields of mining, non-ferrous metallurgy, mechanical engineering, heat and power, water supply and sewerage services, as well as small and auxiliary enterprises.

The city of Ridder makes a significant contribution to the economy of the region and the Republic. Entrepreneurship plays an important role in the city's economy. Business entities of all forms of ownership operate in the city: large, medium, small enterprises, mixed markets, municipal trading floors, shops, pharmacies, gas stations, catering establishments, canteens, and enterprises providing services to the public.

One of the largest users of natural resources in the region is Kazzinc LLP. On the territory of the Eastern region there are 6 production complexes of Kazzinc LLP, among them the Ridder Mining and Processing Complex (RGOC), the Ridder Zinc Plant, which are the city-forming enterprises of the city of Ridder. Today, RGOC includes the Ridder-Sokolny and Tishinsky mines, a processing plant, a number of auxiliary workshops and divisions, and subsidiaries.

The city-forming enterprises of the region also include JSC Kaztyumen and LLP Kazzincmash. Other well-known enterprises in the city are “Shemazat”, Manufacturing and trading company “Gemma”, “Volna”, “Vertical”, “Geolen”, “Infroservice”, etc.

The main types of industrial products: copper, lead-zinc, gold ore and their concentrates, unprocessed lead, unprocessed zinc, heat energy, sausages, bread and bakery products, beer.

The city's infrastructure is unusually wide. This includes road construction, road repair and restoration, power supply and lighting, transport, communications, engineering support, water supply and city landscaping.

As of January 1, 2010, there were 2 agricultural enterprises, 106 operating peasant farms and 7.7 thousand personal subsidiary plots in the city.

At the beginning of the 2009/2010 academic year, the city had 19 daytime comprehensive schools with 6,382 students and 1 vocational lyceum with 583 students, 1 college with 1,298 students, 2 club institutions, 9 libraries, 1 museum, 2 environmental sites.

The main modes of transport connecting the city with the regional center are railway and road. The total length of highways in the city is 630 km, the distance to the regional center is 130 km. (2)

Administrative-territorial changes

In [August] 1920 the village of Ridderskoye as part of the Ridder volost moved from Zmeinogorsk district to Ust-Kamenogorsk district. (3)

January 17, 1928 From the Ridder, parts of the Krasnooktyabrsk and Tarkhan volosts of the Ust-Kamenogorsk district, the Ridder district was formed with its center in the working village of Ridder. (approved by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on September 3, 1928). (5)

Resolutions of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic dated January 1 and January 7, 1932. The Ridder district was liquidated, Ridder was separated into an independent administrative unit. (6)

By resolution of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of February 10, 1934. the working village of Ridder was transformed into the city of Ridder. (7)

August 13, 1934 Cheremshansky and Butakovsky village councils were transferred from the Ust-Kamenogorsk district to the administrative subordination of the Ridder city council. (8)

By resolution of the East Kazakhstan Regional Executive Committee dated February 24, 1935. The following village councils were approved in the Ridder City Council: Aleksandrovsky, Butakovsky, Orlovsky, Poperechensky, Cheremshansky. (9)

By resolution of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of December 31, 1935. The wording of the resolution dated January 31, 1935 was changed: instead of “Ridder district” it should be read “Ridder city with the annexation of rural areas”. (10)

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR dated October 16, 1939. Aleksandrovsky and Orlovsky village councils were transferred from the suburban zone of the city of Ridder to the newly formed Verkh-Ubinsky district. (eleven)

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR dated April 19, 1940. The Oryol village council was transferred from the Verkh-Ubinsky district to the city of Ridder. (12)

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR dated June 25, 1940. the working village of Pakhotny was transferred from the Verkh-Ubinsky district to the city of Ridder. (13)

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR of November 30, 1940. The collective farm “Pervoe Maya” was transferred from the city of Ridder to the Bobrovsky village council of the Kirov region. (14)

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR dated February 6, 1941. the city of Ridder was renamed to the city of Leninogorsk. (15)

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR dated April 30, 1960. the village of the First District of the Ulbastroevsky Village Council is included within the city limits of the city of Leninogorsk. (16)

By Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 28, 2002. the city of Lenino-gorsk was renamed the city of Ridder. (17)
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1) Statistical information is presented on the official website of the Department of Statistics of the East Kazakhstan region at the address: http://www.shygys.stat.kz
2) State Archive of the East Kazakhstan Region (GAVKO), f.767, op.13, no.121
3) GAVKO, f.199, op.1, d.6, l.70ob.
4) Handbook on the administrative and territorial division of Kazakhstan (August 1920-December 1936), A-A, 1956, p. 158
5) Ibid., p. 200
6) Central State Archive (CSA) of the Republic of Kazakhstan, f.544, op.1b, d.216, pp.25, 36
7) Central State Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, f.544, op.1b, d.219, l.6
8) Central State Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, f.544, op.1b, d.219, l.41
9) Central State Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, f. 544, op 1b, d. 220, l. 88
10) Central State Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, f. 544, op.1b, d. 220, l. 199
11) GAVKO, f.752, op.2, no.147 (newspaper “Stalin’s Way”, October 1939, no. 103)
12) Collection of laws of the Kazakh SSR and decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR 1938-1957, p. 127; Gazette of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR, 1940, No. 4, p.5
13) Collection of laws of the Kazakh SSR and decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR 1938-1957, p. 130; Gazette of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR, 1940, No. 6, p. 14
14) Collection of laws of the Kazakh SSR and decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR 1938-1957, p. 136
15) Central State Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, f.1109, op.5, d.1, l.75
16) Central State Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, f.1109, op.5, d.71, l.60
17) Newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, June 29, 2002, No. 142-143.