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Country
  
Russia

Administrative district
  
Kachugsky District

Founded
  
1720

Federal subject
  
Irkutsk Oblast

Time zone
  
IRKT (UTC+08:00)

Bolshiye Goly

Municipal district
  
Kachugsky Municipal District

Rural settlement
  
Kachugskoye Rural Settlement

Bolshiye Goly (Russian: Больши́е Го́лы) is a rural locality (a village) in Kachugsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Lena River.

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Map of Bolshiye Goly, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

History

According to the locals, the village was established in 1720. Throughout its existence, the majority of its inhabitants have had jobs based around arable farming and cattle cultivation. In the 18th-19th centuries, the village was famous for manufacturing of the big and small boats.

Notable people

Roman Mashkov, the Hero of the Soviet Union, was born in the village on September 22, 1922. He left for the war front in October 1941 and returned in 1945 to continue working in the village.

References

Bolshiye Goly Wikipedia