The windmill in the village of Kista, formerly known as Manichskoye, was built by a prosperous peasant, Ivan Platonov. Windmills were common in villages, and before the revolution, there were 23 in Manichskoye. However, all of them were made of adobe, and only wealthy peasants could afford a stone mill.

Unfortunately, the blades of the mill have not survived, and now it resembles a tower. The structure is 12 meters tall, and the dome could rotate to catch the wind. The interior of the mill has been preserved quite well.

In 1921, during the famine, Ivan Platonov exchanged the mill for 2 pairs of oxen and 40 poods of wheat from Iosif Yarmeshko. In 1930, with the onset of collectivization, the mill became state property and served the collective farm for almost 30 years.

The mill is an amazing combination of wood and metal, characteristic of the 19th century when buildings were constructed to last for centuries. It operated for nearly 70 years and was only stopped in 1958.