“To make it clearer to you, the entire city of Shu is the size of one district of Astana, that is, it’s the same as, for example, Chugunka,” the first person we met as soon as we arrived in this small town in the Zhambyl region tells us Our interlocutor, as it turned out, had himself lived for some time in the capital of Kazakhstan, but now he settled in Shu. However, already in the evening, having bypassed and traveled around the whole city and the village adjacent to it (to which the city, by the way, obeys), we made sure that, firstly, Shu is not so small, and secondly, except for the first two letters (if, of course, you pronounce it in the old way - Chu), it has not much in common with the capital Chugunka; and in- thirdly, this is such a settlement, once in which, a resident of the northern regions of our country and all those in which snow and frost usually lie in early January will be surprised at every step.Renat Tashkinbaev and Turar Kazangapov report from the Zhambyl region.

The central New Year tree in the city of Shu. No snow. Plus temperature. The sun is shining. Birds chirp. It seems that spring has come or as if it is still autumn here.

In places in the city you can even see green grass.

Decorated Christmas trees, greenery on the ground and the complete absence of snow - a sight for non-locals is very amazing.

“Before, we usually went until December without a headscarf, as the weather was in spring. Now it’s different. For example, last year it was snowing on New Year’s Eve, but this year there is no snow,” a middle-aged Shu resident tells us.

"January is the month - shoes are covered in dust," another woman says with a proverb. We immediately look down at our shoes and agree with them. Dust is everywhere.

Another resident returns our attention to the central tree again.

“But after all, it was possible to put up a Christmas tree at our stadium and organize mass skating there. Why do you always need to block the main street? This is so much inconvenience,” the man says.

The locals are generally quite sociable. Often they will come up and strike up a conversation.

It so happened that Aigerim and Gulzinat are raising their children alone. But, as it turned out, this is not the only thing they have in common. Both worked at the same enterprise (one is still registered there, went on sick leave, but says that she will also quit), but, firstly, the salary there is small, and secondly, they say they don’t actually see it.

"I get 21 thousand. And this month I got it that I have to give 11 thousand of them to the employer (for not fulfilling the plan). In total, I received only 10 thousand in January. And ours still work there. And if you don't want to , so they say: quit. How can you live on 21 thousand, because I have two children ?!" one of the women wonders. By the way, they worked in the public transport system.

Here, near the Christmas tree, another local resident shares her opinion on the situation in the city with us.

“In general, life here is nothing like that, only there is no work, and nothing else,” this woman says.

“We have part of the people laid off at the factory. Now, here, many of them are taxi drivers, including me,” admits a man at the local market, who recently worked as a mechanic at the enterprise.

The market is literally lined with cars.

In addition to a taxi on call, which costs about 400 tenge in the city and 700 tenge in the neighboring Tole bi, it is very popular to catch a ride - 100 tenge in the city and 150 tenge in Tole bi. There are also buses, which cost 60 tenge.

Bicycles are also very popular in Shu.

Moreover, they are actively used, it seems, by people of all ages.

As the residents themselves say, their city is notable for the fact that there are a lot of restaurants and hotels. As for the second, we completely agree. The fact that there are so many hotels in such a small town seems really remarkable.

The central part of Shu is not much different from other small towns in Kazakhstan.

And, just like in any locality in our country, there are many examples of Soviet heritage in Shu.

"Now this cinema is not working. But it has an owner," says local resident Victor.

A man tends turkeys in the private sector, which is located behind the cinema.

"And so, of course, let him work or play a movie here, or give it to the water park for the joy of the kids and youth," the man says.

“I myself am a German by nationality. I was born here, in Shu, Chui. I didn’t work with anyone. Now, here, a shepherd. Everything suits me,” Viktor says.

"But I'm also looking for peacocks," the man realized. "There they are, in the master's house." With the permission of the owner of the house, we go into the yard to inspect all the birds.

To meet the shepherd, wagging their tails, a dog and two puppies run out.

Victor loves animals, and they love him.

"Look, what a beauty. Well, how could such creatures appear on their own? The Lord God tried. There is a male, and there is a female. Look how he nurses, you have to show off in front of the lady," says Victor, and at that moment he and the manner of conversation reminds of a great animal lover Nikolai Drozdov.

Victor himself is married. Have kids. His sons, he says, are studying in neighboring Kyrgyzstan.

The man does not complain about life. "Salary something? Yes, of course, enough. Although a person is such a creature, he always lacks something. And so I don’t have a life, but a fairy tale, especially when you work with animals," he argues.

The master's house where Victor watches the birds.

Closer to dinner in Shu it becomes quite sunny and warm. So decorated Christmas trees, which can be found everywhere, look even more unusual.

Some residents, in order to give the appearance of snow, add cotton wool to the base of the Christmas tree.

But not everyone has a New Year's, or rather, a post-New Year's mood these days. Gulbar Marinusova sells samsa at the market. Piece - 100 tenge. She lives in the neighboring village of Tole bi.

"The retirement age has not yet come. The situation is difficult. I live alone, I am raising my granddaughter. I earn 1,500 tenge a day here," the woman says, barely holding back her tears, explaining that she has to spend 500 tenge daily on the road from Tole bi and back.

“Yes, there is work here: the railway and the market,” says a local resident, who, according to him, knows this region like the back of his hand. “But the city itself is not bad, we have restaurants, maybe even more than In Astana".

Our interlocutor, taking advantage of the fact that he met journalists, criticized those who think in stereotypes in relation to the city of Shu.

"Someone once said about the Chui Valley, and since then it has begun. But there is nothing like this in the city itself. Some of those who live here have never seen either marijuana or hemp. These drug cases only a small contingent is engaged, you understand," the man explains.

Meanwhile, he admits that there are entire drug plantations outside the city. “This is where the Chui Valley begins. Only you came out of season, the drug dealers had already collected everything a long time ago. If you had arrived in August or September, you would have made a good report. But for this you had to travel even further,” our interlocutor says.

“In general, there are places where hemp grows, the stem of which is like the trunk of a small tree,” the man assures, showing the approximate size of the plant with his thumb and forefinger.

“And what tricks do drug dealers go to to smuggle goods. They hide both inside a watermelon and in onions. And there was a case when one woman allegedly carried two cans of milk. Then law enforcement officers stopped her, opened the cans, it turned out, that they are painted white on the inside, but filled with drugs," he says.

But at the same time, this knowledgeable person once again repeats that the majority of Shu residents are far from the topic of drugs and the story of the Chui Valley in no way concerns their lives.

So one of our interlocutors admitted: “Only in Chu I feel real life. I lived in Astana, studied there, got a job, and then left everything and returned to my hometown. There is no time for life in the capital, there is only work, and here I have time to work, and do some things, and do what I love, a hobby, and generally enjoy every day. And it’s also warm here, "says the girl.

Text by Renat Tashkinbaev, photo by Turar Kazangapov

The history of the city of Shu begins in 1928, when the Turkestan-Siberian railway was laid in the Kazakh steppe. Since there were very few settlements in the area, a small Chu station appeared, as well as several auxiliary railway enterprises. Residential premises began to appear on both sides of the road - at first they were simple two-axle wagons, and a large freight wagon played the role of a station. A year after the founding, a locomotive depot was built, which was a reed shed.

Despite the most difficult working conditions, the station is developing. In the 1920s - 1930s, schools, clinics and hospitals were built. In 1934, a railroad workers' park (now "Cinema Park") was founded by community members and students of Chu. A bazaar was also opened, which had a great influence on the development of the settlement. It is worth noting that the bazaar is not only a trade, but also a place of recreation and entertainment. Various games and competitions were held at the bazaar, as well as aitys - musical improvisation - a dialogue between two akyns (folk poets and singers).

Since 1937, due to growth, Chu received the status of an urban-type settlement. 1953 - another important milestone - the station became a junction, which greatly influenced the further growth of the village, as well as an increase in industrial capacity, because railway enterprises received development. And in 1960, the settlement received the status of a city of regional significance, and in subsequent years it becomes the center of an industrial region. A mechanical repair plant and a sugar production plant were put into operation. After the collapse of the USSR, hard times began in the city, and some enterprises ceased to exist. The city was renamed Shu, which is closer to the Kazakh sound.

Of the sights, one can name monuments to those who died during the years of the struggle against the Basmachi and victims of political repression. There is also an Alley of Glory, a cinema, a railway station, as well as memorial places related to the history of Kazakhstan and the local region, such as Tole bi, Baluan Sholak, and others.

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City Profile

Shu- a city of regional subordination in the Shuisky district of the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan.

Year of foundation of the city: 1928
Population: 36,036 people (2013)
Timezone: UTC+6
Telephone code: +7 (72643)
Postcode: 081000
Car code: 08 (until 2012 - H)

History reference

City `s history Shu begins in 1928, when the Turkestan-Siberian railway was laid in the Kazakh steppe. Since there were very few settlements in the area, a small Chu station appeared, as well as several auxiliary railway enterprises. Residential premises began to appear on both sides of the road - at first they were simple two-axle wagons, and a large freight wagon played the role of a station. A year after the founding, a locomotive depot was built, which was a reed shed.

General information and history

Shuya is located in the center of the Ivanovo region, 32 kilometers from its capital, on the Teza River. It is the capital of the Shuisky district and the third city in the region in terms of the number of inhabitants. The area of ​​the city is 33.29 km².

The name of the city is associated with the princes Shuisky, who owned it for about 200 years. On the territory of the city Kremlin there were siege yards, which were owned, among other things, by D. M. Pozharsky. The first mention of Shuya is dated 1539 (Nikon chronicle). Prior to that, the city was called Borisoglebskaya Sloboda. A decade later, he was included in the oprichnina. In 1609 Shuya was destroyed by the Poles, and ten years later by the Lithuanians. In 1722, on his way to the Persian campaign, Peter I bowed to the Shuya-Smolensk Mother of God. Also in the 18th century, industry and merchants began to develop here. The merchant class developed due to the fact that ships sailed along the Teza, including those from foreign countries. There were several fairs. In 1755, a linen manufactory was established. Soap-making and sheepskin-fur coat crafts also took place. In 1781, a coat of arms appeared.

In the autumn of 1918, the headquarters of the 7th rifle Chernigov, formerly Vladimir, division was formed in the city.

Population of Shuya in 2018 and 2019. Number of inhabitants of Shuya

The data on the number of city residents are taken from the federal state statistics service. The official website of the Rosstat service www.gks.ru. Also, the data were taken from the unified interdepartmental information and statistical system, the official website of the EMISS www.fedstat.ru. The site published data on the number of inhabitants of Shuya. The table shows the distribution of the number of Shuya residents by years, the graph below shows the demographic trend in different years.

Shuya population change graph:

As of 2015, the population of Shuya is about 58.7 thousand people. Density - 1766.15 people / km².

Most of the Shuyans are Russian.

Burial name: Shuyanin, Shuyanka, Shuyan.

Shuya photo of the city. Shuya's photo

Information about the city of Shuya in Wikipedia.

Ivanovo region is considered one of the oldest in Russia. The region is rich in sights, artistic traditions, architectural monuments, which are located in various settlements. The regional center is the city of Ivanovo. The distance from it to Moscow is just over 300 km. Kokhma, Teikovo, Furmanov, Kineshma, Vichuga should be attributed to the large settlements of the region. The main types of recreation here are pilgrimage tours, visits to sanatoriums, excursions, and fishing. The Golden Ring includes such Russian cities as Yuryevets, Ples, Kholuy, Ivanovo, Shuya and others. Just one of them will be discussed in this article. Further, the reader will be able to get to know the settlement with the beautiful name Shuya.

general information

The city of Shuya, Ivanovo region, is the administrative center. It stretches between two rivers, which are the Klyazma and the Volga. The map of the Ivanovo region clearly shows the location of the subject of the Russian Federation we are considering. The river flows through the town from north to south. Teza. The map below shows this. Shuya (Ivanovo region) is considered the third largest settlement in the region. In 2014, it had more than 58.5 thousand inhabitants. The settlement is located 32 km from Ivanovo. Shuya has an area of ​​more than 33 km2. The following is the history of the village.

Historical information

According to one version, in the place where Shuya now stands (Ivanovo region), a settlement was formed in antiquity. It was formed by the Finno-Ugric peoples Merya and Chud. The name of the settlement may come from the word "suo" (Finnish). In translation, it means "marshland, swamp, lake." There is another hypothesis. According to her, the name comes from the ancient Slavic "oshuyu". It is translated as "on the left hand", "on the left", and regarding the location of the settlement - on the left bank. Not far from the city in the 20th century, the Semukhin burial mounds were discovered - ancient burial places. They belong to the Volga trade road of the 10th-11th centuries.

Principality

The history of Russia has preserved the mention of the owners of the city. The Shuisky princes were its masters for almost 200 years. Their family originates from Vasily Kirdyapa. He was one of the princes of Suzdal. A well-known representative of the genus was V. I. Shuisky. This prince was the last king of the Rurikids. He ruled from 1606 to 1610. After him, the Romanov dynasty began to rule the state. According to historical information, Prince Shuisky quite often visited his estate. The owner of these lands loved falconry. His daughter, Princess Anna, is buried in the village. Mill. Now it is a suburb of Shuya. In the local Kremlin (now it is the Union Square area) there were siege yards. They belonged to Prince Shuisky, and Pozharsky, and some others.

Beginning of the reckoning

The settlement was first officially mentioned in documents dated 1539. At that time, some cities of the Ivanovo region were devastated. The Nikon chronicle testifies to the invasion of the territory of the Kazakh Khan Safa Giray. Shuya was among the devastated. Ivanovo region, as you know, is a place where a large number of monasteries and temples are located. Before the invasion of the Kazakh Khan, the settlement was called Borisoglebskaya Sloboda. Shuya was named after the church of St. Boris and Gleb, located on the territory of the settlement.

Crowned persons

During a campaign against Kazan, Ivan the Terrible visited Shuya. Soon it was attached to other 19 settlements that were part of the oprichnina. This happened in 1565-72. Shuya (Ivanovo region) became the property of the Russian Tsar. In 1572, in accordance with the spiritual diploma, the settlement was inherited by the son of Grozny - Fedor. However, the city was soon destroyed. First, in 1609, the Poles did it, and then the Lithuanians - in 1619. In 1722, Peter the Great visited the city. He stopped here to venerate the shrine - the icon of the Mother of God (Shuysko-Smolenskaya). It was written during the pestilence of 1654-55. After the icon was finished, the epidemic in the city stopped, and people were healed of other ailments by kissing the image of the Mother of God. Peter the Great also got rid of the disease. The tsar wanted to take the shrine with him to St. Petersburg, but the locals begged him to leave the image in the Resurrection Church. For some time Peter's daughter Elizabeth lived in Shuya. She loved to go hunting in the local forests. Another heir to the throne, Alexander II, also visited here.

Textile craft

The production of linen has been going on since ancient times. Many residents of the city were engaged in the textile industry. Linen canvases were produced in peasant huts, town houses using wooden weaving looms. By the middle of the 18th century, manufactories began to appear. The largest was opened in 1755 by the merchant Yakov Igumnov. But by the end of the century, flax was replaced by cotton. The first entrepreneurs who arranged the supply of cotton yarn from England were the merchants Kiselyovs. In parallel, the factories of the Posylin brothers also developed. The products of their manufactories received a big gold medal at the First All-Russian Exhibition in St. Petersburg.

Merchants

Trade and industry in Shuya developed rapidly. This was facilitated by a convenient geographical position - the settlement was formed on a navigable river. The Gostiny Dvor was built in the city, which had a fairly large area. Foreign and out-of-town merchants came here to trade. In Gostiny Dvor in 1654 there was a shop of the English-Arkhangelsk trade union. The most ancient industrial sphere in Shuya is soap making. The first mention of factories is in the cadastral book of 1629. By the 16th century, the industrial character of the settlement was practically formed. Along with soap making, sheepskin and fur coats were an ancient craft. It especially flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries. That is why Prince Shuisky was popularly nicknamed "fur coat".

Coat of arms

Catherine the Great in 1781 issued a special Decree, in accordance with which the Vladimir governorate was officially formed. The coat of arms of Shuya was also approved. It was a shield divided into 2 parts. Above was the symbol of Vladimir (provincial city) - a lion leopard standing on its hind legs, and below - a bar of soap on a red background, which glorified the soap factories located on the territory of the city.

Architecture and museums

Shuya (a photo of the city is presented in the article) is a unique settlement. There is an amazing atmosphere here. On the territory of this ancient merchant city there are various buildings - unique architectural monuments. In particular, the estates of Pavlov and the merchant Nekrasov are of particular historical interest. The Kiselyovskaya hospital is located on Union Square. The Kremlin used to be on this site. Lenin Square is located not far from Union Square. There are also quite interesting places here. For example, it is worth visiting the malls. The building in which they are located was erected at the beginning of the 19th century.

And Soyuznaya are separated by a pond through which you can cross over the bridge. Today, the territory of the malls is occupied by the Museum of Local Lore. It contains a fairly extensive exposition. Various exhibits are presented: household items, costumes, coins, furniture, etc. Visitors can learn more about the history of the city and the region. Most of the exposition tells about Konstantin Balmont. Shuya (Ivanovo region) is the birthplace of this famous poet. History buffs will also be interested in visiting the Frunze Art and Memorial Museum. Today, the topics of the presented expositions are quite wide. The museum is a fairly large complex, which exhibits collections of local artists, historical exhibits. In addition, various festivals and competitions are regularly held here. On the basis of a cultural institution, an extensive exhibition is being held. The entire exposition is located in ancient merchant buildings. These mansions themselves are already monuments of architecture. Since 2010, the Museum of Military Glory has been operating in Shuya. Another interesting attraction is the wooden gateways of the 19th century.

temples

In Shuya, as, indeed, in another ancient city, there are a lot of churches. The Resurrection Cathedral is considered the most famous local attraction. I must say that before the revolution in Shuya, there were about 20 churches. Resurrection Cathedral is famous for its 106-meter bell tower. I must say that in terms of its size it is in 2nd place in Russia. The largest is the bell tower of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. The bell for the Resurrection Cathedral was cast in Moscow. It was installed on the bell tower in 1891 in honor of the birthday of Emperor Nicholas II. In 1922, they tried to seize church valuables from the temple. Local residents then went to the square to prevent this act. But on the orders of the authorities, fire was opened on people, as a result of which several people died. After that, mass repressions against representatives of the clergy began. In honor of the affected clergy, a monument was unveiled in 2007. In addition to Voskresensky, in Shuya there is the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. There are also Ilinskaya, Pokrovskaya, Holy Cross churches.