Krasin Street
(Telegraphnaya until 1928)
Telegraphnaya Street was renamed into L. B. Krasin Street by the decision of the Presidium of the City Council on January 31, 1928 and at the request of students of the Tyumen Land Reclamation College named after L. B. Krasin.
The name and fate of Krasin and his family are strongly connected with our region and the city. His great-grandfather was a mayor in Tyumen, his grandfather was a judge in the Tobolsk court, and his father was a district police officer in Tyumen.
Leonid Borisovich Krasin was born on July 15, 1870 in Kurgan. He spent his childhood and youth in this city, in a house on Semakova Street, 7. The time came, and he enrolled in the Alexandrovsky Real School, located nearby. In fact, the college was a small polytechnic. At that time, educated, thoughtful teachers were selected in it, for example, F. G. Bachaev. It was he who instilled in realists a love for the machinery, and he infected Tyumen young men, including Krasin, with the desire to study at the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology.
The two-storey wooden house at 7 Semakova Street belonged to the Krasin family since the eighties of the 19th century. Leonid Borisovich Krasin (1870−1926), a prominent Soviet diplomat and politician, spent his childhood and youth there.
In 1878, the Renaissance-style building of the real college was built according to the plan of the architect and artist of University of St. Petersburg Vorotilov.
Ivan Yakovlevich Slovtsov, a Siberian encyclopedist who laid the foundation for archeology, museology, pedagogy and much more in Tyumen, was appointed director of the school.
The opening of a real school in Tyumen was reported to Emperor Alexander II, who replied with a congratulatory telegram. On November 18, 1879, the Tyumen Real School was named Alexandrovsky in honor of the Emperor and with his permission.
Classes were held in more than 20 classrooms and specially equipped classrooms — natural history, drawing, mechanical, clinical and physical laboratories, drawing and gymnastics halls, and a carpentry workshop. The school administration paid special attention to the museum, whose collection consisted of exhibits belonging to Slovtsov.
The Tyumen City Museum of Local Lore was opened in 1922 on the basis of Slovtsov’s collections. The real college had a rich multi-volume library, which was founded by two people — I. Ya. Slovtsov and the merchant Old Believer N. M. Chukmaldin.
Among the graduates of the real college are diplomat Leonid Borisovich, writer Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin, intelligence officer Nikolai Kuznetsov.
In the meantime, Leonid Krasin is a realist. He’s worried about the same problems as all the boys his age. Here is what B. G. Kremnev writes in his book about Krasin: "When the Tyumen dandies-high school students began to make unimaginable intricate figures on the ice and thereby put to shame the realistic gray men, he began to disappear late at the rink. No falls, bruises, shame, or pain could turn him away from his goal." And he achieved his goal — he became the best figure skater in the city. This perseverance in character has always helped him. Leonid was naturally capable, and he grasped knowledge on the fly. But he was not satisfied with what he got quickly, on the move. He loved to "dig into" the sciences, he wanted to understand their depth.
The name and fate of Krasin and his family are strongly connected with our region and the city. His great-grandfather was a mayor in Tyumen, his grandfather was a judge in the Tobolsk court, and his father was a district police officer in Tyumen.
Leonid Borisovich Krasin was born on July 15, 1870 in Kurgan. He spent his childhood and youth in this city, in a house on Semakova Street, 7. The time came, and he enrolled in the Alexandrovsky Real School, located nearby. In fact, the college was a small polytechnic. At that time, educated, thoughtful teachers were selected in it, for example, F. G. Bachaev. It was he who instilled in realists a love for the machinery, and he infected Tyumen young men, including Krasin, with the desire to study at the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology.
The two-storey wooden house at 7 Semakova Street belonged to the Krasin family since the eighties of the 19th century. Leonid Borisovich Krasin (1870−1926), a prominent Soviet diplomat and politician, spent his childhood and youth there.
In 1878, the Renaissance-style building of the real college was built according to the plan of the architect and artist of University of St. Petersburg Vorotilov.
Ivan Yakovlevich Slovtsov, a Siberian encyclopedist who laid the foundation for archeology, museology, pedagogy and much more in Tyumen, was appointed director of the school.
The opening of a real school in Tyumen was reported to Emperor Alexander II, who replied with a congratulatory telegram. On November 18, 1879, the Tyumen Real School was named Alexandrovsky in honor of the Emperor and with his permission.
Classes were held in more than 20 classrooms and specially equipped classrooms — natural history, drawing, mechanical, clinical and physical laboratories, drawing and gymnastics halls, and a carpentry workshop. The school administration paid special attention to the museum, whose collection consisted of exhibits belonging to Slovtsov.
The Tyumen City Museum of Local Lore was opened in 1922 on the basis of Slovtsov’s collections. The real college had a rich multi-volume library, which was founded by two people — I. Ya. Slovtsov and the merchant Old Believer N. M. Chukmaldin.
Among the graduates of the real college are diplomat Leonid Borisovich, writer Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin, intelligence officer Nikolai Kuznetsov.
In the meantime, Leonid Krasin is a realist. He’s worried about the same problems as all the boys his age. Here is what B. G. Kremnev writes in his book about Krasin: "When the Tyumen dandies-high school students began to make unimaginable intricate figures on the ice and thereby put to shame the realistic gray men, he began to disappear late at the rink. No falls, bruises, shame, or pain could turn him away from his goal." And he achieved his goal — he became the best figure skater in the city. This perseverance in character has always helped him. Leonid was naturally capable, and he grasped knowledge on the fly. But he was not satisfied with what he got quickly, on the move. He loved to "dig into" the sciences, he wanted to understand their depth.
So it was August 1887. Seventeen-year-old Leonid Krasin says goodbye to Tyumen. He’s going to St. Petersburg, to the Institute of Technology. He’s carrying a certificate with solid A’s. It was here, in St. Petersburg, that his adult, difficult life began. During his studies at the institute, he became an active member of the Brusnev Social Democratic group. Participated in the first Russian Revolution, survived prison, exile…
In 1918, a difficult year for the country, Leonid Borisovich was assigned the responsible task of negotiating a peace treaty in Brest. At that time, this agreement decided the fate of the young Republic of Soviets. Arriving in Brest, Krasin immediately plunged into work. All his attention was focused on solving economic and financial issues. It was not for nothing that in the old days, when the party was underground, he became known as its "minister of finance." Now, at the negotiating table, he, the representative of the Soviet Republic, understood all issues no worse than German industrialists. I remember the words of A. M. Gorky: "Krasin's charm was irresistible, his personal significance was immediately comprehended by a wide variety of people".
In 1918, a difficult year for the country, Leonid Borisovich was assigned the responsible task of negotiating a peace treaty in Brest. At that time, this agreement decided the fate of the young Republic of Soviets. Arriving in Brest, Krasin immediately plunged into work. All his attention was focused on solving economic and financial issues. It was not for nothing that in the old days, when the party was underground, he became known as its "minister of finance." Now, at the negotiating table, he, the representative of the Soviet Republic, understood all issues no worse than German industrialists. I remember the words of A. M. Gorky: "Krasin's charm was irresistible, his personal significance was immediately comprehended by a wide variety of people".
In 1918, Krasin was appointed People’s Commissar of Trade and Industry, in 1919 — railways. In 1920−1923, he was the plenipotentiary and trade representative in Great Britain and at the same time the People’s Commissar of Foreign Trade, in 1922 he participated in international conferences in Genoa and The Hague. In 1924, he was the plenipotentiary in France, and since 1925, he has been back in England.
Leonid Borisovich’s life ended on November 24, 1926 in London…
Still, there is a small, green street in Tyumen, where the boy who was destined to become a talented engineer, revolutionary, and Soviet diplomat walked more than once.
The name of the Tyumen countryman is also associated with the Russian Navy. During the First World War, the Council of Ministers adopted a program for the construction of an icebreaking fleet. In 1915, the Maritime Ministry began negotiations in England on the construction and ordered the icebreaker Svyatogor, allocating 4.2 million rubles for its construction. Already on March 31, 1917, the Svyatogor was raised St. Andrew’s flag.
For several decades, it has been the most powerful Arctic icebreaker in the world. The icebreaker was immediately used to ensure the passage of British ships with military supplies to Arkhangelsk.
In July 1918, the icebreaker was captured by British invaders in the delta of the Northern Dvina. In February 1920, the interventionists retreated, taking it with them to England, where it was used in mine clearance work.
In 1922, with the active participation of the Soviet trade representative L. B. Krasin in Great Britain the icebreaker was purchased from England for 75,000 pounds (of the total contract value of 375,000 pounds). In 1927, the icebreaker was renamed Krasin in memory of the Soviet diplomat, who did a lot to return the ship to Russia. Installed in perpetual parking on the embankment of Lieutenant Schmidt in St. Petersburg, as a museum ship.
Leonid Borisovich’s life ended on November 24, 1926 in London…
Still, there is a small, green street in Tyumen, where the boy who was destined to become a talented engineer, revolutionary, and Soviet diplomat walked more than once.
The name of the Tyumen countryman is also associated with the Russian Navy. During the First World War, the Council of Ministers adopted a program for the construction of an icebreaking fleet. In 1915, the Maritime Ministry began negotiations in England on the construction and ordered the icebreaker Svyatogor, allocating 4.2 million rubles for its construction. Already on March 31, 1917, the Svyatogor was raised St. Andrew’s flag.
For several decades, it has been the most powerful Arctic icebreaker in the world. The icebreaker was immediately used to ensure the passage of British ships with military supplies to Arkhangelsk.
In July 1918, the icebreaker was captured by British invaders in the delta of the Northern Dvina. In February 1920, the interventionists retreated, taking it with them to England, where it was used in mine clearance work.
In 1922, with the active participation of the Soviet trade representative L. B. Krasin in Great Britain the icebreaker was purchased from England for 75,000 pounds (of the total contract value of 375,000 pounds). In 1927, the icebreaker was renamed Krasin in memory of the Soviet diplomat, who did a lot to return the ship to Russia. Installed in perpetual parking on the embankment of Lieutenant Schmidt in St. Petersburg, as a museum ship.
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