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Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk (/ˌkræsnəˈjɑːrsk, ˌkrɑːs-/ KRA(H)SS-nə-YARSK;[15][16][17][18] Russian: Красноя́рск, IPA: [krəsnɐˈjarsk] ) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yenisey River, and is the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, with a population of over 1.1 million.[19] Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the renowned Trans-Siberian Railway, and is one of the largest producers of aluminium in the country.The city is known for its natural landscape; author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia.[20] The Stolby Nature Sanctuary is located 10 km south of the city. Krasnoyarsk is a major educational centre in Siberia, and hosts the Siberian Federal University. In 2019, Krasnoyarsk was the host city of the 2019 Winter Universiade, the third hosted in Russia.

Krasnoyarsk
Красноярск
Top to bottom, left to right: Krasnoyarsk along the Yenisey River, Krasnoyarsk at dusk, Krasnoyarsk railway station, Annunciation Cathedral, Krasnoyarsk Krai government building
Location of Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Location of Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Coordinates: 56°00′32″N 92°52′19″E / 56.00889°N 92.87194°E / 56.00889; 92.87194
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai[1]
FoundedAugust 19, 1628[2]
City status since1690[3]
Government
 • BodyKrasnoyarsk City Council of Deputies[2]
 • Head[2]Sergey Yeryomin[4]
Area
 • Total348 km2 (134 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2018)[6]
1,090,811
 • Rank14th in 2010
 • Subordinated tokrai city of Krasnoyarsk[1]
 • Capital ofkrai city of Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai[7]
 • Urban okrugKrasnoyarsk Urban Okrug[8]
 • Capital ofKrasnoyarsk Urban Okrug[8]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 [9])
Postal code(s)[10]
660000, 660001, 660003–660005, 660006, 660009–660023, 660025, 660027, 660028, 660030–660032, 660036, 660037, 660041–660043, 660046–660050, 660052, 660054–660056, 660058–660062, 660064, 660067–660069, 660071, 660073–660075, 660077–660079, 660091–660095, 660097–660100, 660113, 660115, 660118, 660119, 660121–660127, 660130–660133, 660135, 660136, 660880, 660890, 660899, 660911–660946, 660960–660966, 660970, 660999, 901175, 901177, 901179, 901181, 993600
Dialing code(s)+7 391[11]
OKTMO ID04701000001
City DaySecond Sunday of June[12]
Websitewww.admkrsk.ru

Etymology edit

The fort was named Krasny Yar (Russian: Кра́сный Яр) after the Yarin (a dialect of Khakas) name of the place it was built, Kyzyl Char ('red steep-riverbank'),[21] which was translated as Krasny Yar.

History edit

 
Monument to the Czecho-Slovak Legion in the Trinity Cemetery

The city was founded on August 19, 1628[2] as a Russian border fort when a group of service class people from Yeniseysk led by Andrey Dubenskiy arrived at the confluence of the Kacha and Yenisei Rivers and constructed fortifications intended to protect the frontier from attacks of native peoples who lived along the Yenisei and its tributaries. Along with Kansk to the east, it represented the southern limit of Russian expansion in the Yenisei basin during the seventeenth century. In the letter to Tsar Michael I the Cossacks reported:

...The town of trunks (log buildings) we have constructed and around the place of fort, we the servants of thee, our Lord, have embedded posts and fastened them with double bindings and the place of fort have strengthened mightily...

The settlement was granted town status in 1690.[22] An intensive growth of Krasnoyarsk began with the arrival of the Siberian Route (the road M53 nowadays) in 1735 to 1741 which connected the nearby towns of Achinsk and Kansk with Krasnoyarsk and with the rest of Russia.

In 1749, a meteorite with a mass of about 700 kg (1,500 lb) was found 230 km (140 mi) south of Krasnoyarsk. It was excavated by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772 and transported to Krasnoyarsk and subsequently to Saint Petersburg. The Krasnoyarsk meteorite is important because it was the first pallasite ever studied and the first meteorite ever etched.

In 1822 Krasnoyarsk became the administrative center of Yeniseysk Governorate.[22] By the end of the 19th century, Krasnoyarsk had several manufacturing facilities and railroad workshops and an engine house. Growth continued with the discovery of gold and the arrival of a railroad in 1895.

In the Russian Empire, Krasnoyarsk was one of the places to which political exiles were banished. For example, eight Decembrists were deported from St. Petersburg to Krasnoyarsk after the failure of the revolt.

 
Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam

In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917, during the Russian Civil War, Siberia east of Omsk was controlled by white forces under Alexander Kolchak, who in December 1919 retreated east to Irkutsk and the Bolsheviks took control of the city. On a plateau 7 km outside of town was a prisoner of war camp with 13,000 German and Austrian troops. Elsa Brändström of the Swedish Red Cross spent almost a year there from July 1919 until May 1920.[23]

During the periods of centralized planning (Five Year Plans) numerous large plants and factories were constructed in Krasnoyarsk: Sibtyazhmash, the dock yard, the paper factory, the hydroelectric power station (now the fifth largest in the world and the second in Russia), and the river port.

In 1934, Krasnoyarsk Krai was formed, with Krasnoyarsk as its administrative center.

During Stalinist times, Krasnoyarsk was a major center of the gulag system. The most important labor camp was the Kraslag or Krasnoyarsky ITL (1938-c. 1960) with the two units located in Kansk and Reshyoty. In the city of Krasnoyarsk itself, the Yeniseylag or Yeniseysky ITL labor camp was prominent as well during World War II (c. 1940–41).

During World War II, dozens of factories were evacuated from Ukraine and Western Russia to Krasnoyarsk and nearby towns, stimulating the industrial growth of the city. After the war additional large plants were constructed: the aluminum plant, the metallurgic plant, the plant of base metals and many others.

In the late 1970s, the Soviet Union began constructing a phased array radar station at Abalakova, near Krasnoyarsk, which violated the ABM Treaty. Beginning in 1983, the United States demanded its removal, until the Soviet Union admitted the radar station was a violation in 1989. Equipment was slowly removed from the site and by 1992 it was officially declared to be dismantled, though the equipment from the site was likely relocated to a new site near Komsomolsk-na-Amure.[24] Krasnoyarsk was also a home to Krasnoyarsk Northeast air base, which was turned into living blocks after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and beginning of privatization, many large plants and factories, such as the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant, became owned by alleged criminal authorities and oligarchs, while others were declared bankrupt. The economic transition resulted in a dramatic rise in unemployment and numerous strikes.

The best known financial scandal of the second half of the 1990s happened when ownership of the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant by a known Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoliy Bykov had been canceled after he was accused of murdering his partner, Vilor Struganov. The accusation eventually turned out to be false.[25] The Krasnoyarsk plant's ownership problems continue through the early 21st century since nearly all of them are owned either by monopolistic financial groups or by oligarchs.[citation needed]

Since the election of Pyotr Pimashkov as the mayor of Krasnoyarsk in 1996, the appearance of the city gradually improved: the old historical buildings were restored, the asphalt walkways were replaced with paving-stone, and numerous squares and recreation areas with fountains were either restored or constructed from scratch. Now the majority of the city keeps only a few traces of its former, drab, post-collapse look.[citation needed]

Geography edit

 
Aerial view of Krasnoyarsk
 
Church in Krasnoyarsk, 1895
 
The panorama of Krasnoyarsk from the Karaulnaya Gora hill, 1910

The total area of the city, including suburbs and the river, is 348 km2 (134 sq mi).[5]

The river Yenisei flows from west to east through the city. Due to the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam 32 km (20 mi) upstream, the Yenisei never freezes in winter and never[citation needed] exceeds +14 °C (57 °F) in summer through the city. Near the city center, its elevation is 136 m (446 ft) above sea level. There are several islands in the river, the largest of which are Tatyshev and Otdyha Isles, used mainly for recreation.

To the south and west, Krasnoyarsk is surrounded by forested mountains averaging 410 m (1,350 ft) in height above river level. The most prominent of them are Nikolayevskaya Sopka (notable for its ski jumping tracks), Karaulnaya Gora, and Chornaya Sopka, the latter being an extinct volcano.[26] The gigantic rock cliffs of the Stolby Nature Reserve rise from the mountains of the southern bank of the Yenisei, the western hills from the Gremyachaya Griva crest extending westwards up to the Sobakina River, the north is generally plain, except for the Drokinskaya Sopka hill, with forests to the northwest and agricultural fields to the north and east.

The major rivers in and near Krasnoyarsk are the Yenisei, Mana, Bazaikha, and Kacha Rivers, the latter flowing throughout the historical center of the city. Due to the nature of the terrain, a few natural lakes exist in the vicinity of Krasnoyarsk.

The forests close to the city are mostly pine and birch; further afield, aspen becomes dominant in many areas. The moss-covered fir and Siberian pine replaces other wood in the mountains westward of the Karaulnaya River, in about 15 km (9.3 mi) to the west from the city, the forests to the south are mostly pine, fir and aspen.[27]

Administrative and municipal status edit

Krasnoyarsk is the administrative center of the krai.[7] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the village of Peschanka) incorporated as the krai city of Krasnoyarsk – an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the krai city of Krasnoyarsk is incorporated as Krasnoyarsk Urban Okrug.[8]

City divisions edit

For administrative purposes, Krasnoyarsk is divided into seven city districts:

  • Kirovsky
  • Leninsky
  • Oktyabrsky
  • Sovetsky
  • Sverdlovsky
  • Tsentralny
  • Zheleznodorozhny

Coat of arms edit

 
The Krasno­yarsk Lion

The first version was approved on March 12, 1804. The coat of arms was divided horizontally into two parts, the upper part containing the coat of arms of Tomsk Governorate, and the lower part picturing the Krasny Yar cliff on a silver background. A revised coat of arms, approved on November 23, 1851, had the golden figure of a lion placed on a red heraldic shield with a spade in the right fore paw and a sickle in the left fore paw, both made of the same metal. The shield was topped with the golden crown of the Russian Empire. The current coat of arms (as depicted here) was approved on November 28, 2004. It contains the same red shield as in 1851 but with a slightly changed figure of the lion in the officially approved image. The shield is topped with a form of the mural crown, which is the golden five-tower coronet of rank of a federal subject administrative center.[28][29][30]

Climate edit

Krasnoyarsk experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) bordering on a subarctic climate (Dfc). Its climate is very similar to that of Fort McMurray and Winnipeg in Canada, the latter of which is a good deal further south geographically. Compared to Thompson, Manitoba, or Labrador City at similar latitudes, Krasnoyarsk's winters are relatively mild. Compared to European cities on a similar latitude, Krasnoyarsk has much warmer summers, but much colder and longer winters (for example, Aalborg, Denmark). The summer is also on average warmer than similar inland latitudes of Scandinavia, owing to Siberia's greater continentality. Krasnoyarsk has high differentials between summer and winter temperatures.

Climate data for Krasnoyarsk (1991–2020, extremes 1891–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
8.5
(47.3)
18.5
(65.3)
31.4
(88.5)
34.0
(93.2)
35.0
(95.0)
36.4
(97.5)
35.1
(95.2)
31.3
(88.3)
24.5
(76.1)
13.6
(56.5)
8.6
(47.5)
36.4
(97.5)
Average high °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1)
−7.5
(18.5)
0.7
(33.3)
9.3
(48.7)
17.1
(62.8)
23.5
(74.3)
25.2
(77.4)
22.2
(72.0)
14.6
(58.3)
6.7
(44.1)
−3.6
(25.5)
−9.3
(15.3)
7.3
(45.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.6
(3.9)
−12.3
(9.9)
−4.9
(23.2)
3.4
(38.1)
10.4
(50.7)
16.9
(62.4)
19.1
(66.4)
16.1
(61.0)
9.1
(48.4)
2.3
(36.1)
−7.3
(18.9)
−13.2
(8.2)
2.0
(35.6)
Average low °C (°F) −19.2
(−2.6)
−16.3
(2.7)
−9.4
(15.1)
−1.4
(29.5)
4.7
(40.5)
11.1
(52.0)
13.7
(56.7)
11.2
(52.2)
5.0
(41.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
−10.7
(12.7)
−16.9
(1.6)
−2.5
(27.5)
Record low °C (°F) −52.8
(−63.0)
−41.6
(−42.9)
−38.7
(−37.7)
−25.7
(−14.3)
−11.2
(11.8)
−3.6
(25.5)
3.3
(37.9)
−1.0
(30.2)
−9.6
(14.7)
−25.1
(−13.2)
−42.3
(−44.1)
−47.0
(−52.6)
−52.8
(−63.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17
(0.7)
15
(0.6)
19
(0.7)
29
(1.1)
48
(1.9)
66
(2.6)
70
(2.8)
76
(3.0)
55
(2.2)
42
(1.7)
39
(1.5)
31
(1.2)
507
(20.0)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 16
(6.3)
16
(6.3)
13
(5.1)
3
(1.2)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.8)
7
(2.8)
14
(5.5)
16
(6.3)
Average rainy days 0.3 0.4 2 9 17 19 18 18 19 13 4 0.3 120
Average snowy days 24 21 17 14 4 0.1 0 0.03 2 14 23 25 144
Average relative humidity (%) 73 70 64 58 54 64 72 76 75 71 74 73 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 63 100 171 216 251 280 281 237 160 111 58 41 1,969
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[31]
Source 2: NOAA (sun only 1961–1990)[32]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1897 26,700—    
1926 69,311+159.6%
1939 189,977+174.1%
1959 412,375+117.1%
1970 648,113+57.2%
1979 796,305+22.9%
1989 912,445+14.6%
2002 909,341−0.3%
2010 973,826+7.1%
2021 1,187,771+22.0%
Source: Census data
 
Population chart (1855–2012)

Population count by districts (2010 Census):[33]

  • Kirovsky: 114,715
  • Leninsky: 145,530
  • Oktyabrsky: 153,112
  • Sovetsky: 281,284
  • Sverdlovsky: 130,596
  • Tsentralny: 55,060
  • Zheleznodorozhny: 93,529

The population of Krasnoyarsk includes a number of peoples, the most numerous are Russians, followed by Tajiks, Kyrgyz and other Central Asian and Caucasian peoples, whose number has grown extensively because of the vast, often illegal immigration in search for work. Another populous immigrant group is the Chinese who, unlike other foreign workers, are employed in much more lucrative areas and often form business partnerships with local companies. Many Chinese trade at the bazaars, and a special large Chinese bazaar named Sodruzhestvo (Russian for fellowship), and the Chinese Trading Town (known in Russian as Китайский торговый город) or colloquially Kitai-gorod on Strelka.

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition of Krasnoyarsk was:[34]

Ethnic group Population Percentage
Russians 948,949 94.2%
Tajiks 9,057 0.9%
Kyrgyz 8,954 0.9%
Uzbeks 5,577 0.6%
Tatars 4,855 0.5%
Armenians 4,727 0.5%
Azerbaijanis 4,452 0.4%
Other 20,575 2.0%

Architecture edit

 
The Intercession church in Krasnoyarsk
 
Stalinist architecture in Krasnoyarsk

There are a number of historical buildings in Krasnoyarsk, the oldest of them being the Intercession Cathedral (Russian: Покровский собор, 1785 to 1795, restored in 1977 to 1978). Other locally significant samples of Russian Orthodox architecture are the Annunciation Cathedral (Russian: Благовещенский собор, 1802–12), the Holy Trinity Cathedral (Russian: Свято-Троицкий собор, 1802–12), John the Baptist Church (Russian: Церковь Иоанна Предтечи, 1899, former episcopal residence), and the new Michael the Archangel Church (Russian: Церковь Архистратига Михаила, 1998 to 2003).

On the top of the Karaulnaya Hill, originally a pagan shrine, later occupied by the Krasnoyarsk fort watchtower, the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel (1804, rebuilt 1854–55) still stands. The chapel, displayed on the 10-ruble note, is one of the iconic images of the city. The chapel was abandoned and fell into disrepair during the Soviet era and only when Perestroyka came was it regained by the Yenisei bishopric.

 
Shopping center "Optima"

Another unofficial symbol of Krasnoyarsk is the incomplete 24-story tower located at Strelka. Construction of the tower had been started just before Perestroyka and then frozen due to the administrative crisis. The outline of the tower is clearly seen from many places in the city.

A bridge near Krasnoyarsk carries the Trans-Siberian Railway across the Yenisei. The original structure, one of the longest at the time, was constructed between 1893 and 1896 to an award-winning design by Lavr Proskuryakov. In 2003 it was rejected for emergency inscription on the World Heritage List.[35] It was described at the time by ICOMOS "an early representation of a typical parabolic polygonal truss bridge in Russia" which became "a testing ground for the application of engineering theories and the development of new innovative solutions, which had numerous successors".[36] The bridge was dismantled between 2002-2007.[37][38]

Among other notable buildings are the mansions of the merchant Nikolay Gadalov (beginning of the 20th century), the Roman Catholic Transfiguration Chapel (Russian: Преображенский собор, 1911, also known as the Krasnoyarsk Organ Hall), the Krasnoyarsk Krai Museum stylized as an Ancient Egyptian temple, the Krasnoyarsk Cultural/Historical Center and the triumphal arch at the Spit (2003), the regional administration building flanked with two towers known as the "Donkey Ears".

There are a number of two-story wooden houses in the city built mostly in the middle of the 20th century as temporary habitations. Many urbanized villages located inside the city keep the remnants of the traditional Russian village architecture: wooden houses with backyards, many somewhat dilapidated now but still inhabited.

 
View of Strelka district from Tatyshev island



Culture edit

There are a number of local holidays celebrated annually in Krasnoyarsk. The most significant holiday is the Day of the City celebrated in June, usually with a carnival. Other holidays and cultural events are the Mana Festival (Russian: Манский фестиваль. The celebrations take place on the outside of town, on the bank of river Mana) usually held on the last weekend in June with the traditional bard contest, the International Museum Biennale traditionally held in the Krasnoyarsk Cultural/Historical Center, the avant-garde Museum Night festival dedicated to the International Museum Day (May 18), the Jazz on Yenisey festival, the Stolbist Day held many times a year celebrating the traditions of mountain climbing in the Stolby national reserve, and the Bikers' Rally.

Krasnoyarsk has a number of local television companies and the highly developed telecommunications, many districts of the city have LAN-based broadband Internet access.

 

The city is also home to the Krasnoyarsk Children's Choir, a world-renowned choir that tours in many countries as The Little Eagles of Siberia.

Education and science edit

Next to Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk is a prominent scientific and educational center of Siberia, with over 30 higher education facilities, many of which are the branches of the Russian Academy of Science, and about 200 high schools. The most notable higher education institutes are:

Like Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk has a special city district called Akademgorodok ("Academic Town"), where several scientific research institutes are located. Krasnoyarsk's Institute of Biophysics is known for a 1973–1985 experiment on ecological isolation of human beings (the "Bios Experiment"). Sukachev Institute of Forest, founded in 1944 at Moscow and relocated to Krasnoyarsk in 1959. There are several museums in Krasnoyarsk. One is the Krasnoyarsk Regional Museum, containing historical items and exhibits of the region, including ancient history, native Siberians, and woolly rhinos.

The Krasnoyarsk zoo is also a major attraction for residents and tourists.

Transportation edit

 
Tram in Krasnoyarsk

Metro edit

An underground system (three lines) has been in planning and construction phases in Krasnoyarsk for decades. Subway construction was terminated in 2008.

 
Krasnoyarsk rail station

Public Transportation edit

The transit system is dominated by buses, but there also are several trolleybus and tram routes.

Railway edit

 
Krasnoyarsk Riverport.

Krasnoyarsk lies on the Yenisei River and historically has been an important junction on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Krasnoyarsk-Passazhirsky (Russian: Красноярск-Пассажирский, lit. Krasnoyarsk-Passenger) is the main railway station of Krasnoyarsk. Long-range trains of the Trans-Siberian Railway stop at this station. There are some stations served by Elektrichka and there is Krasnoyarsk-East goods station 26.3 km east of Krasnoyarsk-Passazhirsky.

Airports edit

Krasnoyarsk was served by two airports: Yemelyanovo Airport is the main airport and handles both medium and long-haul domestic as well as international flights, and is 27 km (17 mi) northwest of the city.[39] The secondary Cheremshanka Airport handled short-haul flights. Cheremshanka has lost its eminent role as the main base airport for an extensive network of local air services (MVL) in Krasnoyarsk Krai formerly served by the local Aeroflot Krasnoyarsk Directorate. In December 2011 a fire broke out at the Cheremshanka airport which destroyed the terminal building and the air traffic control tower.[40]

Tourism edit

The most popular place of attraction for tourists visiting Krasnoyarsk is the huge national nature reserve Stolby ("pillars"), which covers an area of 470 km2 (180 sq mi) with numerous giant granite rocks formations up to 100 meters high, many of very extraordinary shapes. Stolby is also a major rock climbing location. Many local climbers intentionally do not use any belaying equipment and call their extreme sport stolbizm, known elsewhere as solo climbing.

Other popular showplaces include the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station dam, the Karaulnaya Gora hill with the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel, museums, theaters, etc.

Sports edit

Krasnoyarsk is a center of Siberian sports. Areas, where Krasnoyarsk excels compared to other Russian cities, include rugby union, bandy, and freestyle wrestling.

Yenisey was the Soviet bandy champions every year in the 1980s as well as in 1991. The first Russian title came in 2001. In 2014 they became champions of the Bandy Super League and had the highest average attendance, 5 747.[41] In 2015 the league title was won again as well as in 2016.[42][43] At the 2019 Winter Universiade, bandy will feature as a demonstration sport for the first time and tournaments for both men and women will be held.[44][needs update] An indoor stadium will be built for the occasion.[45][46][needs update] It is planned to be ready for use by the end of 2018.[47][needs update] The complexity of the construction is considered unique.[48]

The city is considered a stronghold of rugby union in Russia, to the extent that the Rugby Union of Russia was headquartered locally for many years. Two Krasnoyarsk clubs, Krasny Yar and Enisey-STM, participate in the national Professional Rugby League, and European Rugby Challenge Cup, the second-tier pan-European club competition. Matches take precedence in the local media, and the city derby match can attract crowds of about 3000–5000. Many players of the Russian national rugby team hail from the area. Some of Russia's international rugby matches are played at the Central Stadium.

Club Sport Founded Current League League
Rank
Stadium
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Football 1937 Russian Premier League 2nd Central Stadium
Sokol Krasnoyarsk Ice Hockey 1977 Higher Hockey League 2nd Arena Sever
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Bandy 1934 Bandy Super League 1st Yenisey Stadium
BC Enisey Basketball 1993 VTB United League 1st Arena Sever
Krasny Yar Rugby Union 1969 Professional Rugby League 1st Krasny Yar Stadium
Enisey-STM Rugby Union 1975 Professional Rugby League 1st Avangard Stadium
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Volleyball 1992 Women's Volleyball Super League 1st Dvorkin Sports House
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Volleyball 1993 Volleyball Supreme League A 2nd Dvorkin Sports House

Former Carolina Hurricanes left winger Alexander Semin is from Krasnoyarsk.

Host of the international wrestling tournament named after Ivan Yarygin.

Sport events edit

 
Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Winter Universiade

The 2019 Winter Universiade was hosted by Krasnoyarsk in 2019.

Notable people edit

 
Monument to Viktor Astafyev
 
Monument to Vasily Surikov

Twin towns – sister cities edit

Krasnoyarsk is twinned with:[49]

Cooperation agreements edit

Krasnoyarsk has cooperation agreements with:

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d Law #10-4765
  2. ^ a b c d Charter of Krasnoyarsk
  3. ^ "Основание Красноярска". www.krinfo.ru (in Russian).
  4. ^ TVK Sergey Yeryomin appointed head of Krasnoyarsk October 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Poexaly.ru. Krasnoyarsk Tourist Portal. Krasnoyarsk October 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  6. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Law #10-4763
  8. ^ a b c Law #13-3148
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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  • Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №10-4765 от 10 июня 2010 г. «О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края», в ред. Закона №7-3007 от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении административно-территориального устройства Большеулуйского района и о внесении изменений в Закон края "О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края"». Вступил в силу 1 июля 2010 г. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №33(404), 5 июля 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #10-4765 of June 10, 2010 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai, as amended by the Law #7-3007 of December 16, 2014 On Changing the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bolsheuluysky District and on Amending the Krai Law "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Effective as of July 1, 2010.).
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  • Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №13-3148 от 25 февраля 2005 г. «О наделении муниципального образования город Красноярск статусом городского округа». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №13, 4 апреля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #13-3148 of February 25, 2005 On Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the City of Krasnoyarsk. Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication.).
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External links edit

  • Official website of Krasnoyarsk   (in Russian and English)
    • Interactive online map of Krasnoyarsk (in Russian)
  • The Siberian Federal University homepage (in English, Russian, German, Spanish, and Chinese)
  • "Krasnoyarsk" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911.

krasnoyarsk, other, uses, disambiguation, ɑːr, ɑː, yarsk, russian, Красноя, рск, krəsnɐˈjarsk, largest, city, administrative, center, krai, russia, situated, along, yenisey, river, second, largest, city, siberia, after, novosibirsk, with, population, over, mil. For other uses see Krasnoyarsk disambiguation Krasnoyarsk ˌ k r ae s n e ˈ j ɑːr s k ˌ k r ɑː s KRA H SS ne YARSK 15 16 17 18 Russian Krasnoya rsk IPA kresnɐˈjarsk is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia It is situated along the Yenisey River and is the second largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk with a population of over 1 1 million 19 Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the renowned Trans Siberian Railway and is one of the largest producers of aluminium in the country The city is known for its natural landscape author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia 20 The Stolby Nature Sanctuary is located 10 km south of the city Krasnoyarsk is a major educational centre in Siberia and hosts the Siberian Federal University In 2019 Krasnoyarsk was the host city of the 2019 Winter Universiade the third hosted in Russia Krasnoyarsk KrasnoyarskCity 1 Top to bottom left to right Krasnoyarsk along the Yenisey River 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21 which was translated as Krasny Yar History edit nbsp Monument to the Czecho Slovak Legion in the Trinity CemeteryThe city was founded on August 19 1628 2 as a Russian border fort when a group of service class people from Yeniseysk led by Andrey Dubenskiy arrived at the confluence of the Kacha and Yenisei Rivers and constructed fortifications intended to protect the frontier from attacks of native peoples who lived along the Yenisei and its tributaries Along with Kansk to the east it represented the southern limit of Russian expansion in the Yenisei basin during the seventeenth century In the letter to Tsar Michael I the Cossacks reported The town of trunks log buildings we have constructed and around the place of fort we the servants of thee our Lord have embedded posts and fastened them with double bindings and the place of fort have strengthened mightily The settlement was granted town status in 1690 22 An intensive growth of Krasnoyarsk began with the arrival of the Siberian Route the road M53 nowadays in 1735 to 1741 which connected the nearby towns of Achinsk and Kansk with Krasnoyarsk and with the rest of Russia In 1749 a meteorite with a mass of about 700 kg 1 500 lb was found 230 km 140 mi south of Krasnoyarsk It was excavated by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772 and transported to Krasnoyarsk and subsequently to Saint Petersburg The Krasnoyarsk meteorite is important because it was the first pallasite ever studied and the first meteorite ever etched In 1822 Krasnoyarsk became the administrative center of Yeniseysk Governorate 22 By the end of the 19th century Krasnoyarsk had several manufacturing facilities and railroad workshops and an engine house Growth continued with the discovery of gold and the arrival of a railroad in 1895 In the Russian Empire Krasnoyarsk was one of the places to which political exiles were banished For example eight Decembrists were deported from St Petersburg to Krasnoyarsk after the failure of the revolt nbsp Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric damIn the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917 during the Russian Civil War Siberia east of Omsk was controlled by white forces under Alexander Kolchak who in December 1919 retreated east to Irkutsk and the Bolsheviks took control of the city On a plateau 7 km outside of town was a prisoner of war camp with 13 000 German and Austrian troops Elsa Brandstrom of the Swedish Red Cross spent almost a year there from July 1919 until May 1920 23 During the periods of centralized planning Five Year Plans numerous large plants and factories were constructed in Krasnoyarsk Sibtyazhmash the dock yard the paper factory the hydroelectric power station now the fifth largest in the world and the second in Russia and the river port In 1934 Krasnoyarsk Krai was formed with Krasnoyarsk as its administrative center During Stalinist times Krasnoyarsk was a major center of the gulag system The most important labor camp was the Kraslag or Krasnoyarsky ITL 1938 c 1960 with the two units located in Kansk and Reshyoty In the city of Krasnoyarsk itself the Yeniseylag or Yeniseysky ITL labor camp was prominent as well during World War II c 1940 41 During World War II dozens of factories were evacuated from Ukraine and Western Russia to Krasnoyarsk and nearby towns stimulating the industrial growth of the city After the war additional large plants were constructed the aluminum plant the metallurgic plant the plant of base metals and many others In the late 1970s the Soviet Union began constructing a phased array radar station at Abalakova near Krasnoyarsk which violated the ABM Treaty Beginning in 1983 the United States demanded its removal until the Soviet Union admitted the radar station was a violation in 1989 Equipment was slowly removed from the site and by 1992 it was officially declared to be dismantled though the equipment from the site was likely relocated to a new site near Komsomolsk na Amure 24 Krasnoyarsk was also a home to Krasnoyarsk Northeast air base which was turned into living blocks after the dissolution of the Soviet Union After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and beginning of privatization many large plants and factories such as the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant became owned by alleged criminal authorities and oligarchs while others were declared bankrupt The economic transition resulted in a dramatic rise in unemployment and numerous strikes The best known financial scandal of the second half of the 1990s happened when ownership of the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant by a known Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoliy Bykov had been canceled after he was accused of murdering his partner Vilor Struganov The accusation eventually turned out to be false 25 The Krasnoyarsk plant s ownership problems continue through the early 21st century since nearly all of them are owned either by monopolistic financial groups or by oligarchs citation needed Since the election of Pyotr Pimashkov as the mayor of Krasnoyarsk in 1996 the appearance of the city gradually improved the old historical buildings were restored the asphalt walkways were replaced with paving stone and numerous squares and recreation areas with fountains were either restored or constructed from scratch Now the majority of the city keeps only a few traces of its former drab post collapse look citation needed Geography edit nbsp Aerial view of Krasnoyarsk nbsp Church in Krasnoyarsk 1895 nbsp The panorama of Krasnoyarsk from the Karaulnaya Gora hill 1910The total area of the city including suburbs and the river is 348 km2 134 sq mi 5 The river Yenisei flows from west to east through the city Due to the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam 32 km 20 mi upstream the Yenisei never freezes in winter and never citation needed exceeds 14 C 57 F in summer through the city Near the city center its elevation is 136 m 446 ft above sea level There are several islands in the river the largest of which are Tatyshev and Otdyha Isles used mainly for recreation To the south and west Krasnoyarsk is surrounded by forested mountains averaging 410 m 1 350 ft in height above river level The most prominent of them are Nikolayevskaya Sopka notable for its ski jumping tracks Karaulnaya Gora and Chornaya Sopka the latter being an extinct volcano 26 The gigantic rock cliffs of the Stolby Nature Reserve rise from the mountains of the southern bank of the Yenisei the western hills from the Gremyachaya Griva crest extending westwards up to the Sobakina River the north is generally plain except for the Drokinskaya Sopka hill with forests to the northwest and agricultural fields to the north and east The major rivers in and near Krasnoyarsk are the Yenisei Mana Bazaikha and Kacha Rivers the latter flowing throughout the historical center of the city Due to the nature of the terrain a few natural lakes exist in the vicinity of Krasnoyarsk The forests close to the city are mostly pine and birch further afield aspen becomes dominant in many areas The moss covered fir and Siberian pine replaces other wood in the mountains westward of the Karaulnaya River in about 15 km 9 3 mi to the west from the city the forests to the south are mostly pine fir and aspen 27 Administrative and municipal status editKrasnoyarsk is the administrative center of the krai 7 Within the framework of administrative divisions it is together with one rural locality the village of Peschanka incorporated as the krai city of Krasnoyarsk an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts 1 As a municipal division the krai city of Krasnoyarsk is incorporated as Krasnoyarsk Urban Okrug 8 City divisions edit For administrative purposes Krasnoyarsk is divided into seven city districts Kirovsky Leninsky Oktyabrsky Sovetsky Sverdlovsky Tsentralny ZheleznodorozhnyCoat of arms edit nbsp The Krasno yarsk LionThe first version was approved on March 12 1804 The coat of arms was divided horizontally into two parts the upper part containing the coat of arms of Tomsk Governorate and the lower part picturing the Krasny Yar cliff on a silver background A revised coat of arms approved on November 23 1851 had the golden figure of a lion placed on a red heraldic shield with a spade in the right fore paw and a sickle in the left fore paw both made of the same metal The shield was topped with the golden crown of the Russian Empire The current coat of arms as depicted here was approved on November 28 2004 It contains the same red shield as in 1851 but with a slightly changed figure of the lion in the officially approved image The shield is topped with a form of the mural crown which is the golden five tower coronet of rank of a federal subject administrative center 28 29 30 Climate editKrasnoyarsk experiences a humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dfb bordering on a subarctic climate Dfc Its climate is very similar to that of Fort McMurray and Winnipeg in Canada the latter of which is a good deal further south geographically Compared to Thompson Manitoba or Labrador City at similar latitudes Krasnoyarsk s winters are relatively mild Compared to European cities on a similar latitude Krasnoyarsk has much warmer summers but much colder and longer winters for example Aalborg Denmark The summer is also on average warmer than similar inland latitudes of Scandinavia owing to Siberia s greater continentality Krasnoyarsk has high differentials between summer and winter temperatures Climate data for Krasnoyarsk 1991 2020 extremes 1891 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 6 0 42 8 8 5 47 3 18 5 65 3 31 4 88 5 34 0 93 2 35 0 95 0 36 4 97 5 35 1 95 2 31 3 88 3 24 5 76 1 13 6 56 5 8 6 47 5 36 4 97 5 Average high C F 11 6 11 1 7 5 18 5 0 7 33 3 9 3 48 7 17 1 62 8 23 5 74 3 25 2 77 4 22 2 72 0 14 6 58 3 6 7 44 1 3 6 25 5 9 3 15 3 7 3 45 1 Daily mean C F 15 6 3 9 12 3 9 9 4 9 23 2 3 4 38 1 10 4 50 7 16 9 62 4 19 1 66 4 16 1 61 0 9 1 48 4 2 3 36 1 7 3 18 9 13 2 8 2 2 0 35 6 Average low C F 19 2 2 6 16 3 2 7 9 4 15 1 1 4 29 5 4 7 40 5 11 1 52 0 13 7 56 7 11 2 52 2 5 0 41 0 1 3 29 7 10 7 12 7 16 9 1 6 2 5 27 5 Record low C F 52 8 63 0 41 6 42 9 38 7 37 7 25 7 14 3 11 2 11 8 3 6 25 5 3 3 37 9 1 0 30 2 9 6 14 7 25 1 13 2 42 3 44 1 47 0 52 6 52 8 63 0 Average precipitation mm inches 17 0 7 15 0 6 19 0 7 29 1 1 48 1 9 66 2 6 70 2 8 76 3 0 55 2 2 42 1 7 39 1 5 31 1 2 507 20 0 Average extreme snow depth cm inches 16 6 3 16 6 3 13 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 2 8 14 5 5 16 6 3 Average rainy days 0 3 0 4 2 9 17 19 18 18 19 13 4 0 3 120Average snowy days 24 21 17 14 4 0 1 0 0 03 2 14 23 25 144Average relative humidity 73 70 64 58 54 64 72 76 75 71 74 73 69Mean monthly sunshine hours 63 100 171 216 251 280 281 237 160 111 58 41 1 969Source 1 Pogoda ru net 31 Source 2 NOAA sun only 1961 1990 32 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 189726 700 192669 311 159 6 1939189 977 174 1 1959412 375 117 1 1970648 113 57 2 1979796 305 22 9 1989912 445 14 6 2002909 341 0 3 2010973 826 7 1 20211 187 771 22 0 Source Census data nbsp Population chart 1855 2012 Population count by districts 2010 Census 33 Kirovsky 114 715 Leninsky 145 530 Oktyabrsky 153 112 Sovetsky 281 284 Sverdlovsky 130 596 Tsentralny 55 060 Zheleznodorozhny 93 529The population of Krasnoyarsk includes a number of peoples the most numerous are Russians followed by Tajiks Kyrgyz and other Central Asian and Caucasian peoples whose number has grown extensively because of the vast often illegal immigration in search for work Another populous immigrant group is the Chinese who unlike other foreign workers are employed in much more lucrative areas and often form business partnerships with local companies Many Chinese trade at the bazaars and a special large Chinese bazaar named Sodruzhestvo Russian for fellowship and the Chinese Trading Town known in Russian as Kitajskij torgovyj gorod or colloquially Kitai gorod on Strelka As of the 2021 Census the ethnic composition of Krasnoyarsk was 34 Ethnic group Population PercentageRussians 948 949 94 2 Tajiks 9 057 0 9 Kyrgyz 8 954 0 9 Uzbeks 5 577 0 6 Tatars 4 855 0 5 Armenians 4 727 0 5 Azerbaijanis 4 452 0 4 Other 20 575 2 0 Architecture edit nbsp The Intercession church in Krasnoyarsk nbsp Stalinist architecture in KrasnoyarskThere are a number of historical buildings in Krasnoyarsk the oldest of them being the Intercession Cathedral Russian Pokrovskij sobor 1785 to 1795 restored in 1977 to 1978 Other locally significant samples of Russian Orthodox architecture are the Annunciation Cathedral Russian Blagoveshenskij sobor 1802 12 the Holy Trinity Cathedral Russian Svyato Troickij sobor 1802 12 John the Baptist Church Russian Cerkov Ioanna Predtechi 1899 former episcopal residence and the new Michael the Archangel Church Russian Cerkov Arhistratiga Mihaila 1998 to 2003 On the top of the Karaulnaya Hill originally a pagan shrine later occupied by the Krasnoyarsk fort watchtower the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel 1804 rebuilt 1854 55 still stands The chapel displayed on the 10 ruble note is one of the iconic images of the city The chapel was abandoned and fell into disrepair during the Soviet era and only when Perestroyka came was it regained by the Yenisei bishopric nbsp Shopping center Optima Another unofficial symbol of Krasnoyarsk is the incomplete 24 story tower located at Strelka Construction of the tower had been started just before Perestroyka and then frozen due to the administrative crisis The outline of the tower is clearly seen from many places in the city A bridge near Krasnoyarsk carries the Trans Siberian Railway across the Yenisei The original structure one of the longest at the time was constructed between 1893 and 1896 to an award winning design by Lavr Proskuryakov In 2003 it was rejected for emergency inscription on the World Heritage List 35 It was described at the time by ICOMOS an early representation of a typical parabolic polygonal truss bridge in Russia which became a testing ground for the application of engineering theories and the development of new innovative solutions which had numerous successors 36 The bridge was dismantled between 2002 2007 37 38 Among other notable buildings are the mansions of the merchant Nikolay Gadalov beginning of the 20th century the Roman Catholic Transfiguration Chapel Russian Preobrazhenskij sobor 1911 also known as the Krasnoyarsk Organ Hall the Krasnoyarsk Krai Museum stylized as an Ancient Egyptian temple the Krasnoyarsk Cultural Historical Center and the triumphal arch at the Spit 2003 the regional administration building flanked with two towers known as the Donkey Ears There are a number of two story wooden houses in the city built mostly in the middle of the 20th century as temporary habitations Many urbanized villages located inside the city keep the remnants of the traditional Russian village architecture wooden houses with backyards many somewhat dilapidated now but still inhabited nbsp View of Strelka district from Tatyshev islandCulture editThere are a number of local holidays celebrated annually in Krasnoyarsk The most significant holiday is the Day of the City celebrated in June usually with a carnival Other holidays and cultural events are the Mana Festival Russian Manskij festival The celebrations take place on the outside of town on the bank of river Mana usually held on the last weekend in June with the traditional bard contest the International Museum Biennale traditionally held in the Krasnoyarsk Cultural Historical Center the avant garde Museum Night festival dedicated to the International Museum Day May 18 the Jazz on Yenisey festival the Stolbist Day held many times a year celebrating the traditions of mountain climbing in the Stolby national reserve and the Bikers Rally Krasnoyarsk has a number of local television companies and the highly developed telecommunications many districts of the city have LAN based broadband Internet access nbsp The city is also home to the Krasnoyarsk Children s Choir a world renowned choir that tours in many countries as The Little Eagles of Siberia Education and science editNext to Novosibirsk Krasnoyarsk is a prominent scientific and educational center of Siberia with over 30 higher education facilities many of which are the branches of the Russian Academy of Science and about 200 high schools The most notable higher education institutes are Siberian Federal University Russian abbreviation is SFU founded on November 4 2006 The institution integrated four large higher education institutions Krasnoyarsk State University Krasnoyarsk State Academy of Architecture and Civil Construction Krasnoyarsk State Technical University State University of Non Ferrous Metals and Gold Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University Russian abbreviation is KGPU founded in 1932 Siberian State Technological University Russian abbreviation is SibGTU the oldest in the city founded in 1930 as the Siberian Institute of Forest nbsp Siberian Arts institute Siberian State Aerospace University Russian abbreviation is SibGAU founded in 1960 Krasnoyarsk State Medical University Russian abbreviation is KrasGMU founded in 1942 Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University Russian abbreviation is Krasnoyarsk GAU founded in 1952Like Novosibirsk Krasnoyarsk has a special city district called Akademgorodok Academic Town where several scientific research institutes are located Krasnoyarsk s Institute of Biophysics is known for a 1973 1985 experiment on ecological isolation of human beings the Bios Experiment Sukachev Institute of Forest founded in 1944 at Moscow and relocated to Krasnoyarsk in 1959 There are several museums in Krasnoyarsk One is the Krasnoyarsk Regional Museum containing historical items and exhibits of the region including ancient history native Siberians and woolly rhinos The Krasnoyarsk zoo is also a major attraction for residents and tourists Transportation edit nbsp Tram in KrasnoyarskMetro edit An underground system three lines has been in planning and construction phases in Krasnoyarsk for decades Subway construction was terminated in 2008 nbsp Krasnoyarsk rail stationPublic Transportation edit The transit system is dominated by buses but there also are several trolleybus and tram routes Railway edit nbsp Krasnoyarsk Riverport Krasnoyarsk lies on the Yenisei River and historically has been an important junction on the Trans Siberian Railway Krasnoyarsk Passazhirsky Russian Krasnoyarsk Passazhirskij lit Krasnoyarsk Passenger is the main railway station of Krasnoyarsk Long range trains of the Trans Siberian Railway stop at this station There are some stations served by Elektrichka and there is Krasnoyarsk East goods station 26 3 km east of Krasnoyarsk Passazhirsky Airports edit Krasnoyarsk was served by two airports Yemelyanovo Airport is the main airport and handles both medium and long haul domestic as well as international flights and is 27 km 17 mi northwest of the city 39 The secondary Cheremshanka Airport handled short haul flights Cheremshanka has lost its eminent role as the main base airport for an extensive network of local air services MVL in Krasnoyarsk Krai formerly served by the local Aeroflot Krasnoyarsk Directorate In December 2011 a fire broke out at the Cheremshanka airport which destroyed the terminal building and the air traffic control tower 40 Tourism editThe most popular place of attraction for tourists visiting Krasnoyarsk is the huge national nature reserve Stolby pillars which covers an area of 470 km2 180 sq mi with numerous giant granite rocks formations up to 100 meters high many of very extraordinary shapes Stolby is also a major rock climbing location Many local climbers intentionally do not use any belaying equipment and call their extreme sport stolbizm known elsewhere as solo climbing Other popular showplaces include the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station dam the Karaulnaya Gora hill with the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel museums theaters etc Sports editKrasnoyarsk is a center of Siberian sports Areas where Krasnoyarsk excels compared to other Russian cities include rugby union bandy and freestyle wrestling Yenisey was the Soviet bandy champions every year in the 1980s as well as in 1991 The first Russian title came in 2001 In 2014 they became champions of the Bandy Super League and had the highest average attendance 5 747 41 In 2015 the league title was won again as well as in 2016 42 43 At the 2019 Winter Universiade bandy will feature as a demonstration sport for the first time and tournaments for both men and women will be held 44 needs update An indoor stadium will be built for the occasion 45 46 needs update It is planned to be ready for use by the end of 2018 47 needs update The complexity of the construction is considered unique 48 nbsp Crystal Arena Krasnoyarsk nbsp Arena Sever nbsp Yenisey Stadium nbsp Platinum Arena Krasnoyarsk nbsp Central Stadium of Krasnoyarsk nbsp Ivan Yarygin Sports PalaceThe city is considered a stronghold of rugby union in Russia to the extent that the Rugby Union of Russia was headquartered locally for many years Two Krasnoyarsk clubs Krasny Yar and Enisey STM participate in the national Professional Rugby League and European Rugby Challenge Cup the second tier pan European club competition Matches take precedence in the local media and the city derby match can attract crowds of about 3000 5000 Many players of the Russian national rugby team hail from the area Some of Russia s international rugby matches are played at the Central Stadium Club Sport Founded Current League LeagueRank StadiumYenisey Krasnoyarsk Football 1937 Russian Premier League 2nd Central StadiumSokol Krasnoyarsk Ice Hockey 1977 Higher Hockey League 2nd Arena SeverYenisey Krasnoyarsk Bandy 1934 Bandy Super League 1st Yenisey StadiumBC Enisey Basketball 1993 VTB United League 1st Arena SeverKrasny Yar Rugby Union 1969 Professional Rugby League 1st Krasny Yar StadiumEnisey STM Rugby Union 1975 Professional Rugby League 1st Avangard StadiumYenisey Krasnoyarsk Volleyball 1992 Women s Volleyball Super League 1st Dvorkin Sports HouseYenisey Krasnoyarsk Volleyball 1993 Volleyball Supreme League A 2nd Dvorkin Sports HouseFormer Carolina Hurricanes left winger Alexander Semin is from Krasnoyarsk Host of the international wrestling tournament named after Ivan Yarygin Sport events edit nbsp Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Winter UniversiadeThe 2019 Winter Universiade was hosted by Krasnoyarsk in 2019 Notable people editMain article List of people from Krasnoyarsk nbsp Monument to Viktor Astafyev nbsp Monument to Vasily SurikovMirra Andreeva tennis playerViktor Astafyev writer Vyacheslav Butusov singer and songwriter Caziel artist Walter Ciszek Polish American Jesuit priest held captive here on suspicion of espionage for the Vatican Valentin Danilov Russian scientist Elena Abramovna Davidovich numismatist and archaeologist Helene Fischer German singer and actress Iya Gavrilova ice hockey player Dmitri Hvorostovsky operatic baritone Evgeny Isakov ice hockey player Elena Khrustaleva biathlete Sergey Ivanovich Lomanov bandy manager and former player Sergey Sergeyevich Lomanov bandy player Andrei Makine novelist Yevgeni Popov writer Sofia Samodurova figure skater Alexander Semin ice hockey player Andrei Shepelenko professional ice hockey player Pyotr Slovtsov opera singer Vasily Surikov historic painter Viktoria Tereshkina prima ballerina Evgeny Ustyugov biathlete Viktor Tretiakov violinist Andrey Vorobyov governor of Moscow Oblast Konstantin Chernenko Soviet PoliticianTwin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia Krasnoyarsk is twinned with 49 nbsp Heihe China 1999 nbsp Istaravshan Tajikistan 2000 nbsp Sault Ste Marie Canada 2002 nbsp Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 2003 nbsp Samarkand Uzbekistan 2003 nbsp Oneonta United States 2004 nbsp Cremona Italy 2006 nbsp Zilina Slovakia 2013 nbsp Changchun China 2014 nbsp Manzhouli China 2017 Cooperation agreements edit Krasnoyarsk has cooperation agreements with nbsp Kokshetau Kazakhstan 2022 50 See also edit nbsp Siberia portalReferences editNotes edit a b c d Law 10 4765 a b c d Charter of Krasnoyarsk Osnovanie Krasnoyarska www krinfo ru in Russian TVK Sergey Yeryomin appointed head of Krasnoyarsk Archived October 26 2017 at the Wayback Machine a b Poexaly ru Krasnoyarsk Tourist Portal Krasnoyarsk Archived October 5 2020 at the Wayback Machine in Russian 26 Chislennost postoyannogo naseleniya Rossijskoj Federacii po municipalnym obrazovaniyam na 1 yanvarya 2018 goda Federal State Statistics Service Retrieved January 23 2019 a b Law 10 4763 a b c Law 13 3148 Ob ischislenii vremeni Oficialnyj internet portal pravovoj informacii in Russian June 3 2011 Retrieved January 19 2019 Pochta Rossii Informacionno vychislitelnyj centr OASU RPO Russian Post Poisk obektov pochtovoj svyazi Postal Objects Search in Russian Telefonnye kody Krasnoyarskij kraj Ruspostindex ru Archived from the original on October 4 2018 Retrieved March 26 2013 Calend ru Krasnoyarsk in Russian Predvaritelnaya ocenka chislennosti postoyannogo naseleniya na 1 yanvarya 2017 goda i v srednem za 2016 god po gorodskim okrugam i municipalnym rajonam Krasnoyarskogo kraya Tab 5 VPN 2020 XLSX Yandeks Dokumenty docs yandex ru Roach Peter 2011 Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary 18th ed Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 15253 2 Krasnoyarsk The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 5th ed HarperCollins Retrieved August 14 2019 Krasnoyarsk Lexico UK English Dictionary Oxford University Press Archived from the original on March 22 2020 Krasnoyarsk Merriam Webster com Dictionary Retrieved August 14 2019 Russian Federal State Statistics Service Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2020 goda Tom 1 2020 All Russian Population Census vol 1 XLS in Russian Federal State Statistics Service Anton Chekhov The Crooked Mirror and Other Stories Zebra Book 1995 See page 200 for English translation of his journey through Siberia Butanaev V Ya Toponimicheskij slovar Hakassko Minusinskogo kraya Abakan 1995 a b Narodnaya enciklopediya Moj gorod Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarskij kraj www mojgorod ru Elsa Bjorkman Goldschmidt Elsa Brandstrom 1969 pp 174 187 Pike John Yeniseysk Krasnoyarsk Globalsecurity org Retrieved March 26 2013 Latynina Yulia Today Let s Go Inside the Other Russia Moscow Times 21 February 2001 Atlas dostoprimechatelnostej Krskstate ru Archived from the original on February 3 2013 Retrieved March 26 2013 Okrestnosti Krasnoyarska Karta FGUP Goscentr Priroda 2003 g Gerb goroda Krasnoyarska Krasnoyarsk City website in Russian Krasnoyarsk administraciya goroda Krasnoyarsk Archived from the original on March 18 2005 Reshenie Krasnoyarskogo gorodskogo Soveta deputatov ot 26 maya 2010 goda No V 169 Decision of the Krasnoyarsk City Council of Deputies 26 May 2010 in Russian Pogoda ru net Weather and Climate The Climate of Krasnoyarsk in Russian Weather and Climate Retrieved November 8 2021 Krasnojarsk Krasnoyarsk Climate Normals 1961 1990 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved October 29 2021 Russian Federal State Statistics Service 2011 Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2010 goda Tom 1 2010 All Russian Population Census vol 1 Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2010 goda 2010 All Russia Population Census in Russian Federal State Statistics Service Nacionalnyj sostav naseleniya Federal State Statistics Service Retrieved May 17 2023 Decision 27 COM 8C 47 The First Railway Bridge over the Yenisei River Russian Federation World Heritage Centre UNESCO 2003 Retrieved September 10 2021 International Council on Monuments and Sites June 16 2003 Evaluations of Cultural Properties World Heritage Committee 27th Ordinary Session PDF UNESCO p 13 Muzhschinsky Andrey May 21 2018 Mosty Krasnoyarska Istoriya pokoreniya Eniseya Gor Novosti in Russian the dismantling of the Tsar s bridge began in 2002 On August 7 2007 the dismantled object was handed over for scrap V Krasnoyarske unikalnyj starinnyj Carskij most poshyol na metallolom Tayga info in Russian April 7 2007 Yemelyanovo International Airport About General Information Tower and terminal of Krasnojarsk Cheremshanka Airport burned down The Aviation Herald ABC of the golden season redyarsk ru April 10 2014 Retrieved March 14 2022 via Google Translate FHMR congratulates the Krasnoyarsk Yenisei rusbandy ru March 26 2016 via Google Translate https i ytimg com vi Y0lhvnE7pU hqdefault jpg bare URL image file Sports Archived December 14 2015 at the Wayback Machine K Universiade v Krasnoyarske poyavitsya krytyj stadion dlya hokkeya s myachom Novosti sporta Krasnoyarska i Krasnoyarskogo kraya Newslab Ru Retrieved March 14 2022 Google Translate Archived from the original on October 31 2020 Retrieved December 15 2016 Est vtoraya arka Arhiv novostej Federaciya hokkeya s myachom Rossii Retrieved March 14 2022 Delegaciya FIB i FHMR posetila arenu v Krasnoyarske Arhiv novostej Federaciya hokkeya s myachom Rossii Retrieved March 14 2022 Kontakty s inostrannymi gorodami i organizaciyami admkrsk ru in Russian Krasnoyarsk Retrieved January 19 2021 Krasnoyarsk signed a memorandum of cooperation with the city of Kokshetau of the Republic of Kazakhstan Krasnoyarsk City Administration August 25 2022 Retrieved August 27 2022 Sources edit Zakonodatelnoe sobranie Krasnoyarskogo kraya Zakon 10 4765 ot 10 iyunya 2010 g O perechne administrativno territorialnyh edinic i territorialnyh edinic Krasnoyarskogo kraya v red Zakona 7 3007 ot 16 dekabrya 2014 g Ob izmenenii administrativno territorialnogo ustrojstva Bolsheulujskogo rajona i o vnesenii izmenenij v Zakon kraya O perechne administrativno territorialnyh edinic i territorialnyh edinic Krasnoyarskogo kraya Vstupil v silu 1 iyulya 2010 g Opublikovan Vedomosti vysshih organov gosudarstvennoj vlasti Krasnoyarskogo kraya 33 404 5 iyulya 2010 g Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai Law 10 4765 of June 10 2010 On the Registry of the Administrative Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai as amended by the Law 7 3007 of December 16 2014 On Changing the Administrative Territorial Structure of Bolsheuluysky District and on Amending the Krai Law On the Registry of the Administrative Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai Effective as of July 1 2010 Zakonodatelnoe sobranie Krasnoyarskogo kraya Zakon 10 4763 ot 10 iyunya 2010 g Ob administrativno territorialnom ustrojstve Krasnoyarskogo kraya v red Zakona 8 3263 ot 19 marta 2015 g O vnesenii izmenenij v Zakon kraya Ob administrativno territorialnom ustrojstve Krasnoyarskogo kraya Vstupil v silu na sleduyushij den posle oficialnogo opublikovaniya Opublikovan Vedomosti vysshih organov gosudarstvennoj vlasti Krasnoyarskogo kraya 31 402 28 iyunya 2010 g Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai Law 10 4763 of June 10 2010 On the Administrative Territorial Structure of Krasnoyarsk Krai as amended by the Law 8 3263 of March 19 2015 On Amending 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