According to her, the information was prepared and collected by local resident Rashid Madintsev. The village of Ken-Bulun was founded in 1921. At that time, the population of the village included Kyrgyz, Dungans, Russians, Uighurs, and representatives of other nationalities.
The First Settled Kyrgyz
Spartak Aliev, Asylbek Imanaliev, Bazarkul Isaev, brothers Karyp and Cheke, Kozhobek Beyshyke Karipov, Makash, Maryp Moldo.
The First Russian Settlers
The Gorlov family, Ivan Danich, Derevyankins, Zalepins, Konovalovs, Ivan Karpets, Pitens, Pashkovs, Odintsovs, Vasily Rogalsky, Startsevs, Subbotins, Tkachevs, Alexander and Pyotr Shaldaev, Shestopav.
In the late 1920s, the first Uighur families arrived from Tokmok – Imanakhun Ibragimov, Sabyrzhan Imanov, Kunakhun, Niyazov Mamtakun, Akhmed Rakhimov, Seyitakhun Saitov, Teipakhun Umarov, Ibraim Yusupov.
At the same time, the collective farm "Kyzyl-Tuu" was established, with Akhmed Rakhimov elected as its first chairman. The farm cultivated 200 hectares of grain and 100 hectares of sugar beets, had 10 cows, 10 horses, plows, and about 3,000 sheep. At the end of 1937, the district party committee appointed Orli Medintsev as the chairman of the collective farm "Kyzyl-Tuu".
Along with him, many Dungan families arrived in the village: Dundas Bishanlo, Dvin Bishanlo, Gubey Kharki, Chanhu Dumarov, Mukhamed Ibragimov, Nusayr Lirov, Lobe Khuse, Baber Lusanov, the Madaulov families, Makunchi Mashanlo, Erbudu Musaev, Salima Mukhtarova, Daur Sent-Sentyuse, Ersa, Shisirov Idir.
The First Female Tractor Driver
Zhumasheva Shayik, born in 1918, became the first female tractor driver in the village. In 1934, she first took the wheel of a tractor. She was called "the mother-heroine" by the people. During 1941–1945, she was awarded the medal "For Valorous Labor".
After the War
In the post-war years, when workers went to the fields, children were left at the house of the collective farm chairman Orli Medintsev. His wife Khanfiya Madintseva and daughter-in-law looked after the children and prepared food for them, like in a kindergarten.
The center of the village was located along the Frunze-Tokmok highway, where the "Kanykey" and "Cholpon" department stores are now located. The collective farm had a garage, sawmill, grain mill, and workshop. On the other side of the road, where the current house of Lir Voroshida stands, there was a village club building. Nearby were the post office and a hairdresser.
The First Cinema Screening in the Village
Previously, the cinema was mobile. When films were brought to the village, there was no suitable venue. The youth built walls from adobe and clay without a roof. In the evening, as darkness fell, a bedsheet was hung on the wall, and they watched the movie. Participants in the construction did not pay for tickets. The first film that the villagers saw was "Zhambyl," shown in 1948.
The 1950s and More than 22 Nationalities
Over time, the village expanded, new barrack-type houses were built, followed by two-story houses with 16 apartments. The apartments were provided to young families of the collective farm workers. The village council building was located in the center of the village, behind which were apple orchards.
In the 1950s and 1960s, one of the agricultural directions was silkworm breeding. On the site of the current Rakhmov Street, there was a mulberry plantation covering about 4 hectares, and another 10 hectares of mulberry trees were located on the territory of the Ken-Bulun secondary school.
In 1959, the vegetable sovkhoz named after Dmitrov was created based on the collective farms "Kyzyl-Tuu," "Cholpon," and "Krasny Vostok," with a sowing area of 2,248 hectares. They grew cucumbers, zucchini, onions, pumpkins, but mainly tomatoes. The farm had three vegetable-growing brigades, totaling about 120 people. The tomato workshop, under the leadership of Suleiman Nadiev, operated around the clock.
During the Soviet period, more than 22 nationalities lived in the village of Ken-Bulun, and interethnic marriages were widespread.
The 1960s
Great attention was paid to the construction of social facilities. A two-story House of Culture was built, and central heating and water supply were installed. Nearby, a monument was erected to the soldiers who died in World War II. In 1967–1968, the construction of a garage for the sovkhoz began, where all the equipment was later transferred. Animal husbandry was one of the main sectors: there were about 5,000 sheep and 7,000 heads of cattle, including about 1,500 dairy cows.
A kindergarten also operated in front of the school, attended by the children of milkmaids, calf-raisers, collective farm workers, teachers, and doctors.
After the Collapse of the USSR
After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the sovkhozes began to transform into cooperatives. The "Dmitrov" sovkhoz was reorganized into the "Kenbulun" association, which included the cooperatives "Krasny Vostok," "Kyzyl-Tuu," and "Cholpon." In 1993, the only agricultural cooperative for vegetable production in the republic was established based on war veterans and rear workers, which included 58 people.
Today, the village of Ken-Bulun is the administrative center of the Ken-Bulun ayil okmotu. According to the 2023 census, the village has a population of 3,885 people.
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