Azovo (Omsk region)

The village is located within the forest-steppe zone of the Ishim Plain, which is part of the West Siberian Plain, at an altitude of about 108 meters above sea level. The hydrographic network is not developed: there are no rivers and lakes in the vicinity of the settlement ^[2] .

Azovo is located 46 km south-west of the regional center of Omsk - 83 km ^[3] .

Climate

The climate is sharply continental, with significant temperature differences in winter and summer (according to the Köppen classification of climates, it has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and cold and long winters). The long-term rainfall is 384 mm. Most precipitation falls in July - 62 mm, the least in March - 14 mm. The average annual temperature is positive and amounts to 1.4 C, the average January temperature is −17.3 C, and July is 19.6 C ^[4] .

Timezone

According to unofficial data, the village of Azovo began to be settled from the beginning of the 20th century , possibly from the 90s of the 19th century, by immigrants from Little Russia. ^[6]

According to official sources, in 1908, resettlement site No. 120 near the Kyrgyz campus of Tokultai was measured and recommended for the planned placement of immigrants on it. In 1909, the village " Azov " was founded by " Stolypin residents " on this site. It was settled by people from the lower reaches of the Don , which is obviously why the name Azovo was chosen - in memory of the former residence. From under the city of Azov, the Don Don Troops were the families of Kvasha, Kirichenko, Koldin. The bulk of the population of Azovo were immigrants from ( Kursk , Tambov provinces), Kharkov , Yekaterinoslav , Kherson , Poltava , Kiev provinces). ^[7] In 1909, by a decision of the general assembly, a rural community was formed and the name of the village was established - “Azovo”. This date - the date of formation of the rural community - is considered to be the moment of the village’s birth.

By 1913, there were 73 yards and 430 people in Azovo ^[7] .

In 1928, the village of Azov consisted of 153 households, the main population being Ukrainians. Center of the Azov Village Council of the Sosnovsky District of the Omsk District of the Siberian Territory ^[8] .

From 1925 to 1929 - the district center of the Sosnovsky district of the Omsk district of the Siberian region , from 1939 to 1963 - the Azov region of the Omsk region. Since 1992, the administrative center of the Azov German national district .

The population of 5.4 thousand people. (2003).

For several years now, the village of Azovo has been participating in an international program for the re-education of difficult teenagers. “Difficult teenagers” from Germany are sent to Siberia for “correction”, which German teachers and social workers cannot cope with. In the Siberian outback, German teenagers live for about one year. Upon returning to Germany, 80% of them stop practicing antisocial behavior ^{[16] [17]} .