Ishim (russian: Иши́м) is a

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in the south of

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Korkina Sloboda'' (until 1782).

History

It was founded in 1670 as the village of Korkina Sloboda. In 1721, by the order of Tsar

Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

the village gained the right to establish Nikolskaya Trade Fair which rapidly became one of the most important trade fairs in

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. This trade fair took place twice a year on the

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day (19 December and 22 May) until 1919. In 1782, by the order of Empress

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, Korkina Sloboda was renamed Ishim and was granted town status. In 1918, Ishim became the administrative center of Ishimsky Uyezd. In 1921-1922 Ishim was the center of the West Siberian rebellion. In 1984, the city began a sister city relationship with Grand Forks, North Dakota in the

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. This relationship terminated in the late 1990s due to economic turmoil in Ishim. In 2017 Ishim began a sister relationship with

Surovikino Surovikino (russian: Сурови́кино) is a town and the administrative center of Surovikinsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Chir and Don Rivers (Tsimlyansk Reservoir), west of Volgograd, the admi ...

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in Russia.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ishim serves as the

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Ishimsky District Ishimsky District (russian: Иши́мский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.Law #53 Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Ishimsky Municipal D ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #53 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

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of Ishim—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the Town of Ishim is incorporated as Ishim Urban Okrug.Law #263

Transport

Ishim is currently designated the eastern terminus of

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, a road route crossing Russia, Latvia, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Climate

Notable people

Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov (russian: link=no, Пётр Павлович Ершов; – ) was a Russian poet and author of the famous fairy-tale poem ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'' (''Konyok-Gorbunok''). Biography Pyotr Yershov was born in the vil ...

, writer * Nikolai Nikitin, engineer * Nikolay Anikin, Olympic cross country skier *

Boris Shakhlin Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin (russian: Борис Анфиянович Шахлин; 27 January 1932 – 30 May 2008) was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won a total of 13 ...

, a

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, the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Ishim

Ishim Business Directory
* {{Authority control Cities and towns in Tyumen Oblast Ishimsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1670