From 1918 to 1920, this building served as the headquarters of the Third Semirechensk Separate Infantry Regiment of the revolutionary troops. Currently, it houses a specialized children and youth Olympic reserve school, which is under the jurisdiction of the Youth Affairs, Physical Culture, and Sports Department of the Issyk-Kul region and the State Agency for Youth Affairs, Physical Culture, and Sports.
As reported in 2017, the building was erected in 1900. From 1918 to 1920, it housed the headquarters of the 7th regiment, and later, during the Soviet period, a kindergarten operated in the building. In 1968, the building was transferred to a children and youth school, and in 1991, the educational institution received the status of "Olympic reserve" for its achievements in sports. Among the school's alumni are three international class sports masters, including Kanybek Dyushenbiev and honored coach Yu.V. Matveev.
More than 300 students train at the school in various sports, including boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, basketball, athletics, volleyball, and toguz korgool. Many Olympic champions have emerged from this educational institution, including Darya Maslova and Viktoriya Polyudina, who participated in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Additionally, in 1889, by imperial decree, Karakol was renamed Przhevalsk. As noted by Kaulbars, he was proud that the city bore the name of the famous Asian explorer N.M. Przhevalsky.
Since 1874, a school began operating in Przhevalsk, which expanded to four classes in 1879. The Muslim school "Maktab" in the Tatar mosque offered education in the basics of the Quran, geography, history, and mathematics.
From 1890, the city began attracting settlers from the central provinces of Russia, and by 1897, its population exceeded 8,000 people. In 1919, it reached 11,610 residents.
In 1894, Nikolai Mikhailovich Barsov was elected the first elder of the city, who made significant contributions to its development. He initiated the creation of a dramatic circle, as well as the construction of libraries, boarding schools, and schools. Thanks to his efforts, a park was established in 1895, which now bears the name of A. Pushkin.
Military doctor Barsov also played an important role in the opening of the Przhevalsk City People's Library on May 14, 1902.
The coat of arms of the city of Karakol was approved on March 19, 1908, by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire and served for some time as the coat of arms of the entire Issyk-Kul district.
In 1909, V.A. Ivanov and his assistant A.I. Belyaev were working in the district, and E.S. Lokshakov became the elder of the city. Local residents engaged in agriculture, fishing, and beekeeping, and that year, 5,200 poods of honey were produced in the city.
The first magazine "Przhevalsky Rural Host" was published in 1913. By 1918, there were seven schools in the city, including a women's gymnasium and an educational institution for men, as well as four madrasas. Karakol became a center for research for Russian and foreign scholars studying Asia.
On May 25, 1918, at a rally, the establishment of Soviet power in Przhevalsk was announced.
