Gorkovskoye

Gorkovskoye was formerly known as Ikonnikovo, a village in the country east of the Irtysh. It was founded in the late eighteenth century, when fugitives and exiled peasants settled in the district. One local account connects its foundation in 1776 with a fugitive named Ikonnikov. Agriculture became a major occupation in the surrounding countryside, alongside the livestock husbandry of Kazakh communities.