Yershov Street

Peter Pavlovich Yershov was born on February 22, 1815 in the village of Bezrukovo, Ishim district, Tobolsk province (modern village of Yershovo), in the family of private commissar Pavel Alekseevich and his wife Efimiya Vasilyevna (Pilenkova). The family often moved from place to place, and in 1825 the Ershovs arrived in Tobolsk. Children Nikolai and Peter completed their education at the Tobolsk district School, and in 1827 entered the first class of the Tobolsk Provincial Gymnasium, where Ivan Pavlovich Mendeleev taught.

After graduating from the gymnasium, the brothers entered St. Petersburg University: Nikolai at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, and Peter at the Faculty of Philosophy and Law. In St. Petersburg, at the age of 19, Peter Ershov wrote the fairy tale "The Hunchback Horse", which was appreciated by his contemporaries. According to legend, Pushkin said: "Now I can leave this kind of writings..."

After graduating from the university, Peter Pavlovich returned to Tobolsk, where he served in the Tobolsk Men's Gymnasium until the end of his days. At first he taught Latin, then literature, and in the last years of his service he was the director of a gymnasium. In 1862, for health reasons, he retired.

A relative of Ershov's wife Elena Nikolaevna merchant Tokarev gave the family his house on Pochtovaya Street (modern Ershova). The front facade of the house was facing Rozhdestvenskaya Street (modern Semakova). The house had a large garden with two gazebos and a vegetable garden. The house was surrounded by numerous services: a stable, a greenhouse, a bathhouse, a kitchen with a servants' hall, a carriage house.

Peter Pavlovich Ershov died on August 18 (31), 1869. He was buried on August 20 (September 3) in the Annunciation Church (not preserved), buried in the Zavalny cemetery. The widow of Peter Pavlovich lived in Tobolsk for several more years, then she sold the house and went to relatives in Blagoveshchensk.

In 1940, at the anniversary meeting, it was decided to turn the house where the poet lived into the house-museum of Ershov. A memorial plaque was reinforced on the building and restoration work began. However, the Great Patriotic War interrupted the creation of the museum. In 1945, the House of Pioneers was transferred to the house of P.P. Ershov. He stayed here until 1955. When a new building was transferred for the pioneers (the building of the former Tobolsk provincial Museum), the house was given over to a kindergarten. In the 1980s, the kindergarten was evicted, and the house was empty. By 1990, only the main house was preserved, the rest of the buildings were dismantled, the boundaries of the estate were changed. Restorers believed that the Yershov house had not been repaired or rebuilt since the 1860s. Only the mezzanine was lost. In the early 1990s, the house was dismantled. In 1997, a pile field was hammered on the site of the dismantled house of Ershov. Since that time, no work has been carried out.

The abbot’s building was built gradually. In 1730, a warm Kazan church was founded at the expense of donors, at which a fraternal building with a hospital and cells began to be built in 1734−1741. All the works were supervised by the architect of stone works, journeyman Kornili Mikhailov Perevoloka. By 1768, the church was finished at the same time as the bell tower.

In the same year, a kitchen was added to the west side, and in 1784 the second floor was erected.

In the fire of 1788, the building was badly damaged and was restored according to the project of architect A. Guchev. In the XIX century, a wooden gallery was built along the southern facade. In Soviet times, the abbot’s building was occupied by the Tobolsk Winery.

The monastic building is located between the old academic building and the building of the fraternal-abbot building. It was designed by the provincial architect A. Guchev after the Great Fire of 1788. The construction work was carried out by Tobolsk philistine Dmitry Shangin in 1800−1801. The one-story stone building was expanded and added a second floor in 1822 and 1853. Since 1853, in addition to monastic cells, the Tobolsk Theological School has been located here.

Peter Pavlovich Yershov was born on February 22, 1815 in the village of Bezrukovo, Ishim district, Tobolsk province (modern village of Yershovo), in the family of private commissar Pavel Alekseevich and his wife Efimiya Vasilyevna (Pilenkova). The family often moved from one place to another, and in 1825 the Ershovs arrived in Tobolsk. Children Nikolai and Peter completed their education at the Tobolsk district School, and in 1827 entered the first class of the Tobolsk Provincial Gymnasium, where Ivan Pavlovich Mendeleev taught.

After graduating from the gymnasium, the brothers entered St. Petersburg University: Nikolai — at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, and Peter — at the Faculty of Philosophy and Law. In St. Petersburg, at the age of 19, Peter Ershov wrote the fairy tale "The Hunchback Horse".
After graduating from the university, Peter Pavlovich returned to Tobolsk, where he served in the Tobolsk Men’s Gymnasium until the end of his days.

A relative of Ershov’s wife Elena Nikolaevna merchant Tokarev gave the family his house on Pochtovaya Street (modern Ershova). The front facade of the house was facing Rozhdestvenskaya Street (modern Semakova). The house had a large garden with two gazebos and a vegetable garden. The house was surrounded by numerous services: a stable, a greenhouse, a bathhouse, a kitchen with a servants' hall, a carriage house.

Peter Pavlovich Ershov died on August 18 (31), 1869. He was buried on August 20 (September 3) in the Annunciation Church (not preserved), buried in the Zavalny cemetery. The widow of Peter Pavlovich lived in Tobolsk for several more years, then she sold the house and went to relatives in Blagoveshchensk.

In 1940, at the anniversary meeting, it was decided to turn the house where the poet lived into the house-museum of Ershov. A memorial plaque was reinforced on the building and restoration work began. However, the Great Patriotic War interrupted the creation of the museum. In 1945, the House of Pioneers was transferred to the house of P.P. Ershov. He stayed here until 1955. When a new building was transferred for the pioneers (the building of the former Tobolsk provincial Museum), the house was given over to a kindergarten. In the 1980s, the kindergarten was evicted, and the house was empty.
By 1990, only the main house was preserved, the rest of the buildings were dismantled, the boundaries of the estate were changed. Restorers believed that the Yershov house had not been repaired or rebuilt since the 1860s. In the early 1990s, the house was dismantled. In 1997, a pile field was hammered on the site of the dismantled house of Ershov. Since that time, no work has been carried out.

The Center of Siberian-Tatar Culture, abbreviated CSTC, and popularly known as the Tatar Center, is a cultural and leisure institution of the city of Tobolsk. The CSTC organizes and conducts national, religious (Ramadan, Eid al-Adha, Sabantuy, Nauruz-Bayram), as well as state holidays, holds bright and unforgettable concerts. Within the walls of the Center of Siberian Tatar Culture, you can join the national culture of the Siberian Tatars: dances, songs, folklore, decorative and applied creativity.

The Center of Siberian-Tatar Culture has its history since 1988. By the decision of the Executive Committee of the Tobolsk City Council of People’s Deputies No. 280 of October 25, 1988, the Leisure center was established at the city Department of Culture. During the period from 1988 to 2018, the legal name of the Center was changed several times at the behest of time and as necessary.
At the moment, the Center of Siberian-Tatar Culture has a variety of club formations, whose participants perform on the stages of the city and the institution itself:

• the folklore ensemble "Miras";
• the children’s dance group "Seberstan";
• literary and creative club "Nur";
• children’s vocal club "Sandugach";
• children’s vocal group "Yoldyzlar";
• the folklore group "Irtesh monary".