Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is
Russia's third largest city, after
Moscow and
Saint Petersburg, and the administrative center of
Novosibirsk Oblast. It is also the largest city in
Siberia and the administrative center of
Siberian Federal District, in the southwest of which it is located. Geographical coordinates: .
It was founded in 1893 as the future site of the
Trans-Siberian railway bridge crossing the great
Siberian river
Ob. Its importance further increased early in the
20th century with the completion of the Turkestan-Siberia Railway connecting Novosibirsk to
Central Asia and the
Caspian Sea.
Encyclopedia
Novosibirsk is
Russia's third largest city, after
Moscow and
Saint Petersburg, and the administrative center of
Novosibirsk Oblast. It is also the largest city in
Siberia and the administrative center of
Siberian Federal District, in the southwest of which it is located. Geographical coordinates: .
It was founded in 1893 as the future site of the
Trans-Siberian railway bridge crossing the great
Siberian river
Ob. Its importance further increased early in the
20th century with the completion of the Turkestan-Siberia Railway connecting Novosibirsk to
Central Asia and the
Caspian Sea.
From 1893 until 1925 Novosibirsk was called
Novonikolayevsk after
Tsar Nicholas II.
The city lies along the
Ob River in the
West Siberian Plain. The climate is sharply continental, with very severe, cold and snowy winters and hot and dry summers. Temperatures in summer range from 20 to 25°C, in winter -18 to -20°C, but can reach -40°C in winter and 35-40°C in summer. The difference between the highest and the lowest temperature is 88°C. Most of the time the weather is sunny, with an average of 2880 hours of sunshine per year.
Industries include machine manufacturing and metallurgy. It is the home of one of
Novosibirsk State University , a number of institutes and a scientific research center. Novosibirsk boasts opera and ballet companies, several theaters, museums, and art galleries, and numerous sports facilities.
Broadcasting
Novosibirsk is home to Russia's most powerful shortwave relay station east of the
Ural mountains. This relay station can reach most of South Asia, the Middle East, and
China. The
Magadan and
Vladivostok relay stations when operated in conjunction with Novosibirsk can guarantee that the
Voice of Russia or any other broadcaster renting time at Novosibirsk is heard in the intended target area.
Transport
Novosibirsk is the third largest city in
Russia and the largest in
Siberia in which a metro system was established . The city is served by
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport with regular flights to Europe and Asia and other Russian cities. Tolmachevo is the hub for
S7 Airlines.
Sports
Amongst several other former Soviet Olympians, Novosibirsk has the distinction of being the hometown of
Alexander Karelin, the 9-time world champion Greco-Roman wrestler , voted by FILA as the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of the 20th century.
- Sibir Novosibirsk - ice hockey team playing in the Russian Hockey Super League
- Sibirtelekom-Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - basketball team playing in the Men's Russian Basketball Super League
- Dynamo-Energiya Novosibirsk - basketball team playing in the Women's Russian Basketball Super League
External links
Further reading
- Nevzgodin, Ivan; The Architecture of Novosibirsk; Rotterdam: Episode Publishers; 2005; ISBN 90-5973-032-1
