Mesyagutovo

Mesyagutovo was founded in 1753 by state peasants from Siberia, in the country of the southern Urals. The settlement formed part of the wave of new villages established as Russian administration and settlement spread through the region. Agriculture and beekeeping became important occupations of its inhabitants. Fields, forests and the mountain valleys around Mesyagutovo provided the setting for a rural community whose livelihood combined cultivation with the keeping of bees.