A book of memoirs by Nemchinov's great-granddaughter Lyudmila Nikolaevna, who passed away in 2009, has reached us. In the book, she described her relatives, family, and dacha. She writes that girls would come to the village singing and dancing, picking currants, making friends with local kids, and flirting with them. For example, they would throw frogs into a jug of kvass and milk, Lyudmila Chernyakina said.
Rumors about Nemchinov's estate reached the local authorities. The merchant was brought to court for illegally seizing land. But at the trial, the landowner said: "The land is given by God. I have been conscientiously managing here for five years." The court took into account that Nemchinov had improved the land and planted beautiful gardens, and ruled in his favor. Nemchinov's apple and pear orchards remain in Rybachye to this day.
Semyon Nemchinov died in 1932, and the estate passed to his beloved son Nikolai, who lived in Grozny until 1930. According to Lyudmila Chernyakina, Nikolai Nemchinov was an inventor: he created a mechanical shovel and an aerostat, which he used to fly all the way to Otrozhka. He took off from Lysaya Gora.
Over time, Rybachye began to turn into a nice dacha corner for the creative intelligentsia - a kind of Voronezh Peredelkino. University scientists, nomenklatura workers, factory bosses, and hospital chief physicians settled in the village. Each was allocated a plot of 11 acres for the construction of fishing booths and boat docks.
The decision to allocate plots was issued by the Voronezh Regional Executive Committee. Since these are forest lands, it has never been allowed to build large capital houses here.
There are 632 houses in Rybachye. There are some unusual ones - for example, a bright blue wooden house in the Art Nouveau style that looks like a princess's castle.
The summer cottages are tightly adjacent to each other, and the streets are so narrow that only two people can pass each other.
Not only oaks grow in the oak grove, but also ash, maple, elm, linden, aspen, and alder. There are also unique ancient trees. For example, a giant oak located on the local "Druid glade". Another local attraction is Mount Obsypukha, which offers a beautiful view of the reservoir and the left bank of the Voronezh.
Source: RIA Voronezh | riavrn.ru | Category: Legends of Voronezh