Vostochnoye, Astrakhan Oblast

Восточное (Russian: Восточное) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Vostochny Selsoviet of Ikryaninsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 767 as of 2010.[2] There are 15 streets.

Vostochnoye
Восточное
Selo
Kalmyk khurul (Buddhist temple) in Vostochnoye
Kalmyk khurul (Buddhist temple) in Vostochnoye
Vostochnoye is located in Astrakhan Oblast
Vostochnoye
Vostochnoye
Vostochnoye is located in Russia
Vostochnoye
Vostochnoye
Coordinates: 46°07′N 47°40′E[1]
CountryRussia
RegionAstrakhan Oblast
DistrictIkryaninsky District
Time zoneUTC+4:00

Geography

Vostochnoye is located 16 km northwest of Ikryanoye (the district's administrative centre) by road. Dzhamba is the nearest rural locality.[3]

History

Vostochnoye was founded by Kalmyk settlers in the 1930s. Its original name was Kisin-Sharburbä. After all ethnic Kalmyks were forcibly resettled to Siberia in 1943 by Joseph Stalin, it got its current name derived from the Russian word for "Eastern".[4]

In 2021, the local Kalmyk community composed of those who managed to return from the Siberian exile finished the construction of a Buddhist temple (khurul).

  • Statue near the Kalmyk khurul
    Statue near the Kalmyk khurul
  • Buddhist flags and ribbons by Lake Golga
    Buddhist flags and ribbons by Lake Golga
  • Brick house on Mira Street
    Brick house on Mira Street
  • Lake Golga
    Lake Golga

References
  1. Карта села Восточное в Астраханской области
  2. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области
  3. Расстояние от Икряного до Восточного
  4. "Из истории села. Информационная справка". Восточнинская основная общеобразовательная школа (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
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