Babushkin (), known as Mysovsk () before 1941, is a

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in Kabansky District of the

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, located on the southern shore of

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on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population: 9,000 (1967).

History

It was founded in 1892 as a postal station Mysovaya (), its name derived from the Russian word ''Mys'' meaning "cape", referring to its location on the shores of

. A few years later it was chosen as the eastern terminus for the train ferry across Lake Baikal, which was used as part of the Trans-Siberian Railway until the rail line around the southern shore was completed in 1905. It was granted town status under the name ''Mysovsk'' in 1902. It was renamed Babushkin in 1942, in honor of the

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Ivan Babushkin, arrested and executed at Mysovaya station in 1906.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated as the

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of Babushkin—an administrative division of Kabansky District.Resolution #43 As a municipal division, the territory of Babushkin, together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Kabansky Municipal District as Babushkinskoye Urban Settlement.Law #985-III The remaining two rural localities are incorporated as Klyuyevskoye Rural Settlement of Kabansky Municipal District.

Economy

Babushkin is a depot for wood transport on the Trans-Siberian Railway, as well as a tourist center for tours on southern Lake Baikal.

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External links

Official website of Babushkin

Directory of organizations in Babushkin
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