Borisoglebsk

It appeared in 1698 (according to official, but unverified data - in 1646) as the Pavlovskaya fortress. After the construction of 1704 churches in the name of the Princes of Russia Boris and Gleb, the village that grew up under the fortress is called Borisoglebsk. Under Peter I, during the preparations for the capture of Azov, a forest was harvested in Borisoglebsk for the construction of a cabotage fleet. In 1708 he was captured by the participants of the Bulavin uprising.

In 1708 he was assigned to the Azov province, in 1719 he entered the Tambov province, from 1732 - in the Voronezh province. Since 1779 the district city of Tambov governorship.

At the end of the 19th century, women’s and men’s gymnasiums, technical and railway schools, 2 parish city schools operated in Borisoglebsk.

On July 6, the Kazan Fair was held annually. Grain and flour were shipped at the Hoper River Wharf. Every year in Borisoglebsk there were up to 10 thousand.

Factories: chemical engineering, turning cartridges, boiler-mechanical, brick, concrete, asphalt concrete. Factories: shoe, sewing, hosiery and knitting.

Enterprises of the food industry: dairy, brewing, meat canning plants, bakery and mills.