Bazarny Syzgan

Bazarny Syzgan lies on the Syzgan River west of Simbirsk, in a region crossed by the old fortified frontier. Streltsy from Moscow founded Syzgan Sloboda in 1638 as a watch post; it later formed part of the approaches to the Karsun-Simbirsk defensive line. In the eighteenth century the village was called Dmitriyevskoye after its church, while its market gave rise to the later name Bazarny Syzgan.