According to her, the data was collected by local resident Rashid Madintsev. The village was founded in 1921, when its population consisted of Kyrgyz, Dungans, Russians, Uighurs, and other ethnic groups.
The first Kyrgyz residents
Among the first Kyrgyz settlers were Spartak Aliyev, Asylbek Imanaliev, Bazarkul Isaev, as well as the brothers Karyp and Cheke, Kozhobek Beyshike Karipov, Makash and Maryp Moldo.
The first Russian settlers
Among the first Russian families to arrive in the village were the Gorlovs, Ivan Danich, Derevyankins, Zalepins, Konovalovs, Ivan Karpets, Pitens, Pashkovs, Odintsovs, Vasily Rogalsky, the Starcevs, Subbotins, Tkachevs, and the brothers Alexander and Pyotr Shaldaev, as well as Shestopav.
In the late 1920s, the first Uighur families arrived in Ken-Bulun, including Imanakhun Ibragimov, Sabyrzhan Imanov, Kunakhun, Niyazov Mamtakhun, Akhmed Rakhimov, Seyitakhun Saitov, Teipakhun Umarov, and Ibraim Yusupov.
At that time, the collective farm "Kyzyl-Tuu" was organized, with Akhmed Rakhimov as its first chairman. He managed 200 hectares of grain, 100 hectares of sugar beets, 10 cows, 10 horses, and about 3,000 sheep. At the end of 1937, Orli Medintsev was appointed chairman of the collective farm "Kyzyl-Tuu" by the district party committee.
With his arrival, many Dungan families moved to the village, such as Dundas Bishanlo, Dvin Bishanlo, Gubey Kharki, Chanhu Dumarov, Mukhamed Ibragimov, Nusyir Lirov, Lobe Khuse, Baber Lusanov, as well as the Madaulov family, Makunchi Mashanlo, Erbudu Musaev, Salima Mukhtarova, Daur Sent-Sentyuse, and others.
The first female tractor driver
Zhumasheva Shayik, born in 1918, became the first female tractor driver in the village, starting to operate a tractor in 1934. She was respected by the people as the "mother-heroine" and was awarded the medal "For Valorous Labor" in 1941-1945.
The post-war years
After the war, when men worked in the fields, children were left under the supervision of the wife of the chairman of the collective farm Orli Medintsev, Khanafiya Madintseva, and her sister-in-law, who fed them like in a kindergarten.
The central part of the village was located along the Frunze-Tokmok highway, where the "Kanykey" and "Cholpon" department stores are now located. The collective farm had a garage, sawmill, grain elevator, and workshop, while across the road were a club, post office, and hairdresser.
The first movie screening in the village
Previously, the cinema was mobile, and when a film was brought to the village, there was no suitable venue. The youth built walls from adobe and clay and watched movies on a sheet hung on the wall. The first film shown in 1948 was "Zhambyl".
The 1950s and over 22 nationalities
The village continued to grow, and new barrack-style and two-story houses were built for young families of the state farm workers. The village council was located in the center of the village, behind which lay apple orchards.
In the 1950s and 1960s, sericulture actively developed in the village, and the current Rahmov Street was home to a mulberry plantation covering about 4 hectares. The territory of the Ken-Bulun secondary school also housed another 10 hectares of mulberry trees.
In 1959, the Dmitrov vegetable state farm was established based on the collective farms "Kyzyl-Tuu," "Cholpon," and "Krasny Vostok," with a sown area of 2,248 hectares. This state farm had three vegetable-growing brigades, with tomatoes as the main crop, along with cucumbers, zucchini, and onions.
During the Soviet period, over 22 nationalities lived in the village, which contributed to the spread of interethnic marriages.
The 1960s
During this period, attention was paid to the construction of social facilities: a two-story House of Culture was built, central heating and water supply were installed. A monument was also erected to the soldiers who fell during World War II. In 1967-1968, construction began on a garage for the state farm's machinery. Animal husbandry was one of the key sectors, with about 5,000 sheep and 7,000 heads of cattle, including about 1,500 dairy cows.
A kindergarten also operated at the school, attended by the children of state farm workers, teachers, and doctors.
After the collapse of the USSR
Since 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, state farms began transitioning to cooperatives. The "Kenbulun" association was formed based on the "Dmitrov" state farm, which included the cooperatives "Krasny Vostok," "Kyzyl-Tuu," and "Cholpon." In 1993, the only agricultural cooperative for vegetable production in the republic was established, which included 58 war veterans and home front workers.
Today, the village of Ken-Bulun is the administrative center of the Ken-Bulun Ayil Okmotu, and according to the 2023 census, its population is 3,885 people.
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