Dates of Abakan
1675 - Abakan stockaded town was built, on the place of which the village Ust-Abakan appeared (Abakan city)
1822 - the village Ust-Abakan became an administrative centre of Kachinskaya Duma
1859 – a parish was founded in the village Ust-Abakan
1861-1864 – construction of the church building in Ust-Abakan
1863 – the first school was opened in Ust-Abakan
1874 – the first public library was organized
1912 - Abakan board was reorganized into Abakan province with the centre in Ust-Abakan
1914 – first buildings of the station of Abakan were built (three kms from Ust-Abakan)
14 Nov., 1923 – the presidium of the Central Committee adopted the decree about apportionment of areas with Khakass people into Khakass district with the centre in the village Ust-Abakan
25 May, 1925 – the village Ust-Abakan became am administrative centre of Khakass district
Nov., 1925 – Abakan railway station was opened and the railway Achinsk-Abakan began working
1925 – a library was opened (The National Library named by N.G. Domozhakov of Khakassia)
1926 – the first post office was opened
1926 – the telephone station for 10 numbers was installed
1926 – the first electric power station was built in the village Ust-Abakan
1928 – Khakass publishing house was opened (‘Ayra”)
1928 – a club of railway men was opened
1928 – the first stationary film projector was installed
1929 – Abakan museum was opened due to help of the society of local lore
1929 – the first special secondary establishment was opened - a Pedagogical technical school (Pedagogical College)
20 Oct., 1930 – the presidium of the Central Committee made decision about reconstruction of Khakass district into Khakass Autonomous region
3 Nov., 1930 - the first issue of the newspaper “Soviet Khakassia” (“Khakassia”) was published
1930 - the first secondary school was opened
20 Jan., 1931 – according to the decree of the Presidium of the Central Committee the village Ust-Abakan was renamed into Abakan city
March, 1931 – the decision to open Museum of local lore was made
Nov., 1931 - the first National theater was opened in Khakassia
1932 – a printing house began working
1932 – Agricultural College was opened
1932 – Abakan meat canning factory began working
1933 – a furniture factory was put into operation
1933 – a city park was founded (“Orlyonok”)
1934 – an Obstetric school (Medical College) was opened
1934 – first radio programs appeared
1934 – a heating electric station began working
1936 – a children’s library (Republic Children’s)
1937 – the Palace of culture was opened
1939 – Abakan Pedagogical Institute was opened
1939 – a theatre of Russian drama named by M.U. Lermontov was organized
1942 – Children’s Music school began working
1943 – Abakan State Pedagogical Institute was opened on the base of Pedagogical Institute
1944 – Khakass scientific-research institute of language, literature and history was opened
1945 – cinema “Victory” was constructed
1945 - National secondary school for Khakass children was opened (National gymnasia named by N.F. Katanov)
1945 – Abakan confectioner factory was opened
1945 – burial places of people who lived in the beginning of the second millennium B.C. were discovered on the territory of Abakan city
1948 – a machinery factory began working
1948 – an automatic telephone station was installed
1949 – Khakass department of the union of writers was opened
22 Jan., 1950 – Academic chorus was created
1954 – Theatre of Drama named by M.U. Lermontov was formed on the base of Khakass National Theater and Theatre of Russian Drama
1954 – a forestry technical school (polytechnic college) was opened
Dec., 1957- a railway “Abakan-Novokuznetsk” was put into operation
1958 – a mechanical factory began working
Feb., 1959 – Abakan television centre began broadcasting
1960 – a bridge over the Abakan river was put into operation
1960 – a Music college was opened
1960 – construction of republican hospital was finished
1961 – a new house of radio was built
1961 – Khakass amateur ensemble of folk singing and dancing “Zharky”
1962 – Abakan milling grinding plant began working
1964 – Abakan river port began working
1965 – Abakan creamery “Abakansy” began working
1965 – a railway hospital began working
1965 – construction of the railway Abakan-Tayshet was finished
1967 – a textile factory “Khakassia” began working
1967 – a hotel “Khakassia” was opened
1967 – building of autobus station was put into operation
1967 – a student theater “Rampa” at Abakan Pedagogical Institute was created
1969 – Abakan suffered from flood
1969 – a foot and shoe factory “Sayny” produced its first batch
1969 – television station “Orbita” began working
17 Apr., 1970 – the monument to V.I. Lenin was opened
1970 – Abakan experimental mechanical factory gave first production
1973 – State Commission approved buildings of engineering defense of the city
1974 – Abakan factory of mixed fodder was put into operation
1975 – Museum of local lore got a new building
Nov., 1976 – the Monument to Military Glory was opened
1976 – Abakan factory of carriage building produced the first platform – container
Nov., 1977 – opening ceremony of a new building of Drama Theater took place
1977 – a new cinema “October” with wide screen began working
1978 – an ensemble of modern ball-dancing “Tarina” was created
Dec., 1979 - a puppet theater “Skazka” (“Fairy-Tale”) was opened
31 Dec., 1980 – State Commission adopted the first line of city trolleybus
June, 1980 – coat of arms of Abakan city was approved
29 Apr., 1981 - Abakan city was awarded to the order “The Badge of Honour” according to the decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
Apr., 1982 – the first power-generating unit was put into operation
1986 – a stadium “Locomotive” was opened
1986 – a hotel “Druzhba” (“Friendship”) was opened
1987 – a central sport complex “Sayny” was put into operation
1988 – an exhibition hall of the union of writers of Khakassia was opened
Feb., 1989 – opening of Khakass Philharmonic Society
Sep., 1990 – the decision about reorganization of Khakass Drama Theatre named by M.U. Lermontov into Khakass National theater and Russian Drama theatre
Dec., 1990 – commercial bank “Khakassia” was created
26 Jan., 1991 – opening of Russian Republican Drama theater named by M.U. Lermontov
22 March, 1991 – opening of Khakass Drama theater
Dec., 1991 – opening of the House of painters in Abakan
1991 – Khakass agricultural experimental station was reorganized into scientific-research institute of agrarian problems of Khakassia
Aug., 1992 – the first issue of city newspaper “Abakan” was published
5 March, 1993 – Abakan club “Businesswoman” was organized
June, 1993 – Russian-American school-college “XXI century” was created
Sep., 1993 – Khakass University of Business was opened
1994 – Khakass State University name by H.F. Katanov was created (on the base of Abakan State Pedagogical Institute and special secondary establishments of Khakassia)
March, 1995 – Khakass-Turkish lyceum was opened
July, 1995 – Abakan diocese was created
Oct., 1995 – a new market was opened in the 4th micro district Abakan
1995 – a new building of polyclinic was put into operation
March, 1996 – Abakan city centre of culture “Victory” was opened
May, 1996 – the first Khakass centre of social and psychological help to family, children and young people
26 Oct., 1996 – monument to victims of political repressions was opened in Abakan
30 Oct., 1996 – Charter of Abakan was approved
1996 – a new building of Abakan city polyclinic was opened
March, 1997 – construction of Transfiguration cathedral began
Apr., 1997 – Khakass municipal bank was opened
May, 1997 – exhibition hall “Zharky” in the centre of culture “Victory” was opened
Sep., 1997 – a new school N 25 was opened
9 Dec., 1997 – a new Orthodox temple was opened in Abakan
1997 – Abakan department of Moscow Humanitarian Institute was opened
Feb., 1998 – first automobiles “GAZel” were produced in Abakan
21 Aug., 1998 – Abakan station of mobile connection was opened
1998 – the first issue of magazine “literary Abakan” was published
Jan., 1999 – children’s school of arts was opened
March, 1999 - a new school – center for rehabilitation of children with dysfunction of motor organs was opened in Abakan
March, 1999 – central city library moved to a new building
Feb., 100 – student national theater “Rampa” became municipal
3 March, 2000 – public cultural centre “Rodnik” was opened in Abakan
March, 2000 – Abakan factory of medical bandaging materials began working in Abakan