Ivan Afanasevich Yaborov

Ivan Afanasevich Yaborov – an educator, founder of the Priluzsky District Local History Museum, Honored Worker of Culture of the Komi ASSR. He was born in the village of Spasporub. He graduated from the Syktyvkar Pedagogical College, the Ivanovo Military-Political School, and the Kirov Teachers' Institute. He began his working career in 1937 as a teacher at the Spasporub Secondary School. From 1939 to 1945 he served in the ranks of the Red Army in the Far East.

From 1964 to 1976 he worked as a geography teacher at the Obyachevo Secondary School. Together with his students he traveled across the Priluzsky District, collected local history materials, and studied the life, everyday practices, and culture of the people of Priluzye. In 1978, together with G. P. Dyakonov, he wrote the book "Obyachevo – the Center of Priluzye." In 1967 a local history museum opened, where Ivan Afanasevich began to work on a voluntary basis. In 1988 the museum received the title "People's Museum." In 1989 the museum was officially opened, and I. A. Yaborov became its director. Ivan Afanasevich Yaborov passed away on July 4, 1996. In 1997 the museum was named after Yaborov.