It was founded as a fort on the Kolyma River in 1644.[2] The town was the starting point for the polar expedition of Ferdinand von Wrangel and Pyotr Anjou in 1820.[7] On May 20, 1931, Nizhnekolymsk became the administrative center of Nizhnekolymsky District, but in 1942, due to constant flooding, the administrative center was transferred to Nizhniye Kresty.[2] Nizhekolymsk had mostly been abandoned by 1968, although a small number of people continued to reside there.[2]
Notable people
Alexander Penn (1906–1972), Israeli poet, born in Nizhnekolymsk
In fiction
Red Pawn, a 1932 screen play by Ayn Rand, takes place in the vicinity of Nizhnekolymsk, during the early years of the Soviet Union.
^"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
^Lisa von Engelhardt: Ferdinand von Wrangel und seine Reise längs der Nordküste von Sibirien und auf dem Eismeere, Leipzig 1885, p. 14.
Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Nizhnekolymsky District. (in Russian)