10 streets of Novosibirsk named after Siberian heroes

Many of Novosibirsk’s streets honor regional heroes who were significant figures in Siberia’s past; they are more than just thoroughfares. These streets are named for extraordinary people whose bravery, accomplishments, and selflessness have had a profound effect on the community.

It feels like you’ve entered the past when you stroll down these streets. Every name has a story to tell, from distinguished scientists to valiant soldiers, all linked to Siberia’s rich history. We can discover more about the people who shaped the area into what it is today by strolling down these streets.

This article will examine ten streets in Novosibirsk that bear the names of Siberian heroes, illuminating the origins of each name and the cultural significance they carry. It’s a historical voyage that demonstrates Siberia’s strength and pride.

Aksenova Street

One of the oldest streets in the Pervomaysky District is Aksenova Street, where a stone commemorating the district’s founding was placed close to the Sibirskaya train station. Located there is a well-known city switch factory that was established during the war using a factory that was evacuated from Dnepropetrovsk. Along with a swimming pool, martial arts club, and Pervomayets Sports Complex for sports, this location also houses a school, college, and library.

Alexander Mikhailovich Aksyonov (1919–1943), a national hero of the Soviet Union, was born and raised in Novosibirsk. He attended school here before being drafted into the army in 1938. Senior Lieutenant Aksyonov led a rifle company in the Guards Airborne Rifle Regiment on the Steppe Front and took part in pushing back the Dnieper.

On October 15, 1943, the enemy broke through its heavily fortified defensive line close to the village of Likhovka. The first company to enter the village was Aksenov’s. The following day, Aksenova’s company repulsed a counterattack by a company of "tigers" close to the village of Verkhnekamenistaya. Following the commander’s orders, they fired at the tanks’ viewing slits and threw grenades at the tanks.

"At a pivotal point in the battle, the guard himself, Senior Lieutenant Aksenov, died by throwing a grenade at the enemy tank.

Alexander Aksyonov’s valor, bravery, and camaraderie in combat earned him the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously. He had just turned 24 years old.

Numerous streets in Novosibirsk bear the names of Siberian heroes in remembrance of their valor and rich historical background. These streets stand as a testament to the bravery, commitment, and accomplishments of those who made a big difference in the history of the area. In order to ensure that the legacy of these ten streets inspires future generations, it provides an insight into the lives of the local heroes who built and defended Siberia.

Annikina Street

Anikina Street is situated close to the Bugrinsky grove in Novosibirsk’s Kirovsky neighborhood. This area is home to both private residences and structures constructed in the middle of the 20th century. The Siberian Aviation Cadet Corps is located on Anikina Street. Pokryshkin, kindergartens and schools, a school for football. The name of this street was formerly "1st Olovozavodskaya."

One of six streets in Novosibirsk renamed in honor of the Great Patriotic War hero in 1965 was dedicated to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Victory. We have discovered that there is only one Anikin Street in Russia!

Siberia was unknown to Mikhail Vladimirovich Anikin (1917–1944). Following his military school graduation, he was assigned as battalion commander of the Kuzbass Regiment, which was established in Kemerovo in June and July of 1942. He later assumed command of the 65th rifle regiment of the 22nd Guards Siberian Volunteer Riga Division, where our compatriots were engaged in combat. The units of the division experienced a baptism of fire as they approached the city of Bely in the fall of 1942, liberating sixty settlements!

The regiment under Anikin took part in the Gnezdilovsky Heights, Yelnya, and Orsha battles. In the final days of December 1944, during the fight for Latvia’s independence, 27-year-old Guards Lieutenant Colonel Anikin suffered a fatal injury. He is interred in the city of Auce, Latvia. Mikhail Anikin received degrees from the Order of the Patriotic War II, the Order of the Red Banner, and the Order of Suvorov III.

Berdysheva Street

Berdysheva Street, one of the streets of the Ob GES microdistrict in the Sovetsky district, extends from Pechatnikov Street (by the dam) to Storozhevaya Street, the majority of which passes through the Planovy settlement’s private residential area. Berdysheva Street is named after more than just our national hero. His whole contented existence was linked to a hydroelectric power plant in the present-day Novosibirsk district of the Soviet Union.

Born into a modest family in the village of Nizhnie Chđmy, Vasily Arkhipovich Berdyshev (1908–1981) only completed his elementary education and worked as a loader prior to the war. In the early weeks of the conflict, sapper Vasily Berdyshev was called up to the front lines and fought in the hottest regions of the conflict. On the evening of October 17, 1943, Corporal Vasily Berdyshev transported soldiers in a boat across the Dnieper under intense enemy fire.

Despite the damage to the boat, Berdyshev was able to swiftly seal the hole without endangering his life. After being saved, the paratroopers made a timely landing on the Dnieper’s right bank, guaranteeing the bridgehead’s capture.

Despite being hurt, Vasily Berdyshev stayed in the I"m building. He was dubbed the Hero of the Soviet Union for this achievement.

Junior Sergeant Berdyshev returned home after the victory he had witnessed in Berlin, took part in building the Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Power Station, and afterwards worked as a forester for the Novosibirsk forestry enterprise. Vasily Berdyshev received the Hero’s Gold Star as well as two medals: one for courage and the other for labor valor.

Garanin Street

This is a little street in Novosibirsk’s Oktyabrsky District that intersects with Boris Bogatkov’s street, another soldier from Siberia. There are just 25 houses on Garanin Street, which is less than a kilometer long. A memorial plaque featuring a portrait of Alexei Garanin, the Hero of the Soviet Union, is located at the start of the street. In his twenty-two years, this young man accomplished a great deal.

In the Ordynsky District of the Novosibirsk Region, close to the village of Verkh-Irmen, was born Alexei Dmitrievich Garanin (1921–1943). After completing his education, he attended a trade school, worked as a milling machine operator and turner, and attended an aeroclub to further his studies. Alexei was drafted into the military in 1938 and assigned to the Novosibirsk Aviation School.

"Garanin actively took part in the bombings from the beginning of the war, including those of Berlin, Danzig, Königsberg, and Tilsit in September 1941!

And by the beginning of October 1942, Guard Captain Alexei Dmitrievich Garanin had already carried out 241 combat sorties to bomb important targets deep behind enemy lines. In December 1942,. Garanin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
On the night of June 28, 1943, in the area of ​​the Orsha station in the Vitebsk region, Garanin"s plane was shot down. He directed the burning plane to an ammunition depot… However, there are several versions about the details of the death of the brave pilot. However, it is known for sure – in just two years of the war, Garanin made more than 400 combat sorties! He was awarded two Orders of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner.

Gromova Street

One of the main thoroughfares in the Zatulinsky housing estate is Gromova Street, which parallels Sibiryakov-Gvardeytsev, another "military" thoroughfare in the Kirovsky district. Its passport, installed in 1980 at the start of Gromov Street, provides a brief biography of the remarkable individual in whose honor it was named. Yes, Ignat Gromov’s life is far more fascinating than any made-up narrative!

Ignatiy Vladimirovich Gromov (real name Mamonov, 1884-1971) was one of those who actively fought first for the victory of the revolution, and then established and strengthened Soviet power, including with weapons in hand. For example, the daring capture of the city of Kamen-na-Obi by his small partisan detachment in August 1919. and its detention for 18 hours became legendary.
And, like many Bolsheviks, he did not escape repression: in 1937, Gromov was removed from his job, at the end of July 1938 he was arrested and accused of organizing an anti-Soviet conspiracy. Under torture, he confessed and was sentenced to capital punishment. He wrote a petition for clemency, after which a miracle happened: the case was reviewed, and in 1939. he was completely acquitted "for lack of evidence of guilt"!

At the start of the Great Patriotic War, Ignat Gromov was already fifty-seven. He asked to go to the front on the second day, but he was turned away. But after repeated demands in July 1942. He was left behind in one of the partisan detachments in the Vitebsk region, leading the group of Siberian partisans. It turned out that Konstantin Zaslonov, a fellow Novosibirsk resident, was the detachment commander.

The incredible coincidences, however, did not stop there. In 1938, Gromov was forced to testify under torture by an NKVD investigator, whom he met in a partisan detachment.

His memories state that Gromov’s first idea was to seize a machine gun and execute the offender with a point-blank burst. But the erstwhile foes… reconciled.

The first person to be named a "Honorary Citizen of the city of Novosibirsk" was Ignatius Gromov in 1967. He received both the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Lenin.

Dalidovich Street

This is a small, quiet, lovely street in Novosibirsk’s Oktyabrsky District; it is lined with private houses. The street, which is already nearly seventy years old, was formerly known as Kirpichnaya. In 1967, it and the nearby lane were renamed in honor of Frol Dalidovich, a fellow citizen and Soviet hero. This area is very green, and there is a pine forest close by.

Frol Savelyevich Dalidovich (according to other sources Dolidovich, 1925-1964) was born in the Toguchinsky district, after the 7th grade he worked on a state farm. In November 1942, when he was only 17 years old, he volunteered for the front and served as a machine gunner in a reconnaissance platoon.
Dalidovich received the title Hero of the Soviet Union during the Vistula-Oder Offensive Operation in January 1945. On January 15, Private Dalidovich was the first to cross the Pilica River and, getting close to the enemy cannon, destroyed its crew. On the same day, in street fighting, he destroyed more than sixty Germans with a machine gun, threw grenades at two cars and six carts.

Leading a troop of scouts, Dalidovich attacked a German headquarters on January 21. Despite being wounded, he repelled four attacks, killed over ten soldiers and officers, and took possession of crucial documents. This allowed the city to be occupied nearly without any losses.

After the war, Frol Dalidovich continued to serve in the army after arriving in Berlin. He was demobilized and went back to Novosibirsk with the rank of guard senior sergeant. He oversaw the paramilitary security of the Novosibirsk flour mill No. 1 here, and he tragically passed away in the line of duty in 1964. The Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, and the Order of the Red Star were given to Dalidovich.

Ivleva Street

Gavril Mikhailovich Ivlev (1908–1960) was born in the Novosibirsk region’s Ordynsky district. He first labored on his farm before moving on to a sawmill as a loader and formworker. He was called up to the front in July 1941, where he served as a sapper following training. Ivlev began fighting in November 1941, took part in the Battle of Moscow, and eventually made his way to Berlin. Corporal Gavril Ivlev made a notable contribution at the Battle of the Dnieper in October 1943.

Under intense enemy fire, Ivlev led a group of sappers across the enemy-occupied Dnieper, took control of a bridgehead, and for several days, ferried artillery units back and forth to it. Statistics show that in this operation, up to 99% of the participants died!

Ivlev healed his injured countryman Vasily Berdyshev during these days.

After the war, Junior Sergeant Ivlev went back to his native Krasny Yar village, where he built homes and a school, served as the head of the fire department at a nearby sanatorium, and then traveled to Novosibirsk to help build a hydroelectric power plant. There, he started working as a formwork worker, just like his friend Vasily Berdyshev. Gavril Ivlev received the Order of the Patriotic War, Second Degree, in addition to the Order of Lenin.

Captain Sigov Street

Captain Sigov Street is another unrecognized, quiet, and compact street in the Pervomaysky neighborhood. It is only a kilometer long. It was formerly known as Parovoznaya and has been named after the Hero of the Soviet Union since 1965. Although he was only in Novosibirsk for a short time, our city had a significant influence on his destiny. Nonetheless, streets in Donbass and Beslan also bear this hero’s name. And a yearly track and field relay race honoring D.I. Sigov has been held in Novosibirsk for over 50 years, starting in 1965.

Dmitry Ivanovich Sigov (1914-1942) grew up in Donetsk, worked in a mine and on the railroad, and at the same time studied at an aeroclub. In 1937 he graduated from school pilots, and took part in battles on Lake Khasan, on Khalkin-Gol. He began to fight from the first day – Sigov accompanied our bombers, guarded crossings, airfields, troop movements.
In September 1941, while landing at an airfield destroyed by bombing, Dmitry Sigov"s plane crashed. The pilot was seriously injured: his skull was fractured, his jaw was crushed, and his leg was broken. By this time, he had already personally shot down four German planes, and two more were shot down in a group.

Sigov stayed in a Novosibirsk hospital for eight months. There, his family was evacuated as well, and he was able to see them after being released from the hospital. The pilot was deemed unsuitable for duty, and it was only through perseverance that he was allowed to rejoin his home regiment in July 1942.

"He shot down eleven more planes in the three months he spent fighting in the Caucasus!

Sigov shot down two enemy planes in combat on October 26, 1942, while traveling to the Tulatovo airfield (now Beslan), but he perished a hero. Two Orders of Lenin and two Orders of the Red Banner were given to Captain Sigov.

Osipova Street

Out of all the streets we visited today, this one is arguably the most humble. It is not very long—about 400 meters. Situated in the Oktyabrsky District, Osipov Street is close to the Borok quarry and Bolshevistskaya Street. However, Novosibirsk is familiar with the name of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Semyon Osipov. His name is commemorated on a memorial plaque on the Trud plant building, and an obelisk at the start of the street is frequently adorned with fresh flowers. The Ukrainian city of Rivne honors the young hero as well.

In the present-day Moshkovsky District, in the village of Novonikolaevka, was born Semyon Dmitrievich Osipov (1919–1944). He was drafted into the army from here after having studied in Novosibirsk and worked at the Trud plant. Osipov attended the Khabarovsk Military Infantry School prior to the war, and from the first days of combat, he sustained two wounds. Osipov has served as a battalion commander since the end of 1943.

"In the first battle, his motorized rifle battalion destroyed over 500 enemy soldiers and officers while serving as a landing force on tanks and capturing over a hundred prisoners, two dozen cars, twelve guns, and other military hardware.

Guard Captain Semyon Osipov’s motorized rifle battalion was the first to cross the Dniester River under artillery fire in March 1944. They took control of a bridgehead on the right bank and held it until reinforcements arrived, fending off German counterattacks. Captain Osipov received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in recognition of his valor. Guard Major Semyon Osipov was seriously injured while crossing the Western Bug River; as a result, he passed away in a Rivne hospital on July 26, 1944. Osipov also received the Order of the Patriotic War, First Degree, and the Order of the Red Star.

Street Name	Hero
Lenin Street	Vasily Lenin
Kirov Street	Sergei Kirov
Kalinin Street	Mikhail Kalinin
Gagarin Street	Yuri Gagarin
Petrov Street	Alexey Petrov
Morozov Street	Nikolai Morozov
Smirnov Street	Ivan Smirnov
Popov Street	Vladimir Popov
Volkov Street	Yevgeny Volkov
Shirokov Street	Alexander Shirokov

We are reminded of the extraordinary individuals who shaped Siberia’s history as we stroll through Novosibirsk’s streets. Every street name relates a tale of bravery, selflessness, and devotion to the area and its people.

The names of the streets we pass on a daily basis bear witness to the heroic legacy these brave and dedicated people left behind. Their contributions never cease to motivate us and serve as a reminder of the value of conserving the past and paying respect to our ancestors.

We preserve the stories of these people for future generations and strengthen our ties to Novosibirsk by learning about them. Their legacy is ingrained in the city’s identity and serves as a symbol of Siberia’s enduring power and spirit.

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