The local population tells the legend about the Cossack leader Stepan Razin who buried his Persian treasure in 1669-1670 on this island.
[2] However, the island appears on the military maps of the Russian Empire, only in the 19th century under different names: Uglovatyi (Angular), Buyinyi (stormy), Buyan.
[3] There is no island marked on the maps of the 18th century and this fact causes doubt on the presence of Persian gold at the settlement of Bagaevskaya.
[4] It is covered with dense vegetation, has several sandy estuaries used for swimming, due to its location and is almost always suitable for recreational fishing.
The island is stretched along the course of the Don river in the form of an irregular pointed triangle with its base at the upstream and a sharp top near the modern (2017) ferry crossing.