Ridder, Kazakhstan
[2] The city is situated in the south-western Altai Mountains and north-east of the region's capital, Oskemen, along the Ulba River, at an elevation higher than 700 metres.The fact that Altai Krai is rich in natural deposits was discovered during Empress Catherine the Great's reign.The history of Ridder started in 1786 when 9 troops of men were sent to the Altai region to search for natural resource deposits.During the early 20th century Ridder experienced a number of foreign concessions, revolution and Civil war.[5] In 1941, just before Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, the town of Ridder was renamed to Leninogorsk (in honour of Lenin).