Discover Khomutovo

• The monument to a female post worker carrying a mailbag was moved to the Khomutovo post office building in the 1970s; it is considered the only one of its kind in the Trans-Urals.
• Opened in 2022, Patriot Alley has star-shaped benches and was designed for events and pleasant walks.
• The “Bear” stele stands at the entrance to Khomutovo.
• The memorial complex includes a green space on the outskirts of town and another section on the opposite side of Kirov Street.
• The local history museum was founded in 1964 and returned to its former location at 2 Kolkhoznaya Street in November 2024.

The monument depicts a female post worker carrying a mailbag. It was moved to the Khomutovo post office building in the 1970s. It is described as the only one of its kind in the Trans-Urals. This means a monument to an individual profession stands alongside other memorial sites that focus more strongly on local and wartime history.

On the outskirts of Khomutovo is a green space with monuments to distinguished local residents. The first feature of the memorial complex is a bust of fighter pilot M. P. Vasilyev. He was from Pozdnyakovo, a village in Khomutovsky Municipal District, and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II. In 2016, a bust of Hero of Socialist Labor O. V. Glazkova was added at the initiative of the local administration.

On the opposite side of Kirov Street are plaques commemorating those who died in the war and an Eternal Flame. The memorial complex serves as a symbolic gathering place on days dedicated to military victories. It therefore brings together remembrance of individual local residents and a place for collective commemoration.

Khomutovo’s local history museum was founded in 1964 at the initiative of geography teacher Semyon Nefedyev. In November 2024, it returned to its former location in the former library building at 2 Kolkhoznaya Street. Before that, its exhibits had not been on display for several years. The two dates mark different points in the museum’s history: its founding and its return to its former location.

The museum’s collection includes archaeological finds, such as tools used by early humans and fossils. The school No. 2 folk local history museum also displays ancient artifacts found by search teams, as well as everyday objects donated by residents. Finds from earlier times are thus presented alongside objects from the daily lives of local people. If you are planning a museum visit, check the current visitor arrangements in advance.

The “Bear” stele at the entrance to town, the memorial complex, and the local history museum each have a different focus: a named landmark, remembrance of local residents and those who died in the war, and archaeological and everyday collection items. Patriot Alley complements these cultural and historical themes with a space designed for events and pleasant walks, featuring star-shaped benches. Which stop interests you most depends on whether you want to focus on individual monuments, remembrance, collections, or a walk.

The wider travel destination of Irkutsk Oblast includes Pribaikalsky National Park and Lake Baikal. The lake lies in the southeast of Irkutsk Oblast and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Circum-Baikal Railway is also a regional route in the oblast. For this wider region, the operator describes a suburban train journey along Lake Baikal as open to independent travel year-round. Check the operator’s current travel information before planning.

Discover more destinations: Bol'shaya Rechka, Angarsk, Irkutsk, Granovshchina, Nizhniy Kochergat, Nizhneudinsk, Shelekhov, Molodezhnyy.

Where is the “Bear” stele?

It stands at the entrance to Khomutovo.

When was the local history museum founded?

It was founded in 1964 at the initiative of geography teacher Semyon Nefedyev.

What is distinctive about Patriot Alley?

Opened in 2022, the alley has star-shaped benches and was designed for events and pleasant walks.

To the wider travel overview: Irkutsk Oblast.