Tolbukhino village

Tolbukhino is an ancient village named after Marshal Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin.

Previously it was called Davydkovo. The first mention of the village in written sources dates back to 1578, and it is found in the letter of Ivan the Terrible, which refers to Davydkov as a palace, Tsarskoye Selo. Tolbukhino is located on the shores of the picturesque Lake Tarasovo and the Kogashi river.

The heyday of the village was the 18th century. This is evidenced by the construction of two stone churches. The Trinity Church was built at the expense of parishioners in 1732. The temple, built on the north side of the shopping area, was five-domed, with a tent-roofed bell tower. At the end of the century, the second stone church of the Resurrection of Christ appeared.

As contemporaries noted in the middle of the 19th century, "Davydkovo looks like a county town in appearance," since the houses "are mostly stone, two-story, with iron roofs," which was not typical for an average village in the Russian hinterland. And the Davydkovites' occupations were by no means rural. Various crafts have been developed in the village: blacksmithing, leather, brick. But stucco craft was especially popular in Davydkov. Famous sculpting dynasties lived here: the Dylevs, Tumakovs, Zemskovs, Krupins, Lyamins and others.

In 1900, the newspaper Severny Krai wrote that the village was distinguished by very good buildings: many houses were made of stone, some could have been an ornament to the provincial town. Mirrored glass and ceilings with stucco decorations speak not only about the wealth of their owners, but also about the wonderful abilities of the Davydkovites themselves. Ten old houses are now architectural monuments.

In 1872, the Yaroslavl-Vologda railway was built through Utkino station. At the same time, the road from Davydkov to the station was paved with stone. Surprisingly, fragments of that cobblestone road have survived to this day! In the 19th century, Davydkovo was a prominent center of the entire Yaroslavl province. Bazaars were held weekly on Fridays.

There is now a park on the site of the former shopping area. The village also has a landowner's park, Azancheyevsky, with ancient oaks, elms and lime trees.

In 1950, Davydkovo was renamed Tolbukhino in honor of the great countryman. The memory of the commander is carefully preserved here. Monuments to the famous military commander have been erected, and the people's museum of Marshal Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin is open. The Marshal Parade patriotic festival is held annually in June.