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Tomsk

Tomsk (Russian: Томск, IPA: [tomsk]; Siberian Tatar: Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population: 556,478 (2021 Census);[11] 524,669 (2010 Census);[5] 487,838 (2002 Census);[12] 501,963 (1989 Census).[13]

Tomsk
Томск
City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
View of Tomsk
Location of Tomsk
Tomsk
Location of Tomsk
Tomsk
Tomsk (Tomsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°30′N 84°58′E / 56.500°N 84.967°E / 56.500; 84.967
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTomsk Oblast
Founded1604
Government
 • BodyDuma[2]
 • MayorIvan Klyayn[3]
Area
 • Total294.6 km2 (113.7 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 • Total524,669
 • Estimate 
(2018)[6]
574,002 (+9.4%)
 • Rank32nd in 2010
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toTomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
 • Capital ofTomsk Oblast,[1] Tomsky District[1]
 • Urban okrugTomsk Urban Okrug[7]
 • Capital ofTomsk Urban Okrug,[7] Tomsky Municipal District[8]
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 [9])
Postal code(s)[10]
634xxx
Dialing code(s)+7 3822
OKTMO ID69701000001
City DayJune 7
Websitewww.admin.tomsk.ru

Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a notable educational and scientific center with six state universities consisting of over 100,000 students, including Tomsk State University, the oldest university in Siberia.[14]

History edit

 
The "Where Tomsk was Founded" marker at the Tomsk History Museum.
 
Siberian State Medical University

Tomsk originated with a decree by Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604 after Toian [ru], the Tatar duke of Eushta [ru], asked for the Tsar's protection against Kyrgyz.[15] The Tsar sent 200 Cossacks under the command of Vasily Fomich Tyrkov [ru] and Gavriil Ivanovich Pisemsky to construct a fortress on the bank of the Tom River, overlooking what would become the city of Tomsk. Toian ceded the land for the fortress to the Tsar.[16]

In 1804, the Imperial Russian government selected Tomsk as the seat of the new Tomsk Governorate, which would include the modern cities of Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, and Krasnoyarsk, as well as the territories now in Eastern Kazakhstan. The new status brought development and the city grew quickly.[16]

The discovery of gold in 1830 brought further development to Tomsk in the 19th century; however, when in the 1890s the Trans-Siberian Railway bypassed the city in favor of the village of Novonikolayevsk (Novosibirsk), development began to move south to connect with the railway. In time, Novosibirsk would surpass Tomsk in importance.

In the mid-19th century one fifth of the city's residents were exiles. However, within a few years, the city reinvented itself as the educational center of Siberia with the establishment of Tomsk State University, founded in 1880, and Tomsk Polytechnic University, founded in 1896. By World War II, every twelfth resident of the city was a student,[16] giving rise to the city's nickname, the Siberian Athens.

After the October Revolution of 1917, the city became a notable center of the White movement, led by Anatoly Pepelyayev and Maria Bochkareva, among others. After the victory of the Red Army in the 1920s, Soviet authorities incorporated Tomsk into the West Siberian Krai and later into Novosibirsk Oblast.

Like many Siberian cities, Tomsk became the new home for many factories relocated out of the war zone from 1941. The resulting growth of the city led the Soviet government to establish the new Tomsk Oblast, with Tomsk serving as the administrative center.[16]

During the Cold War, Tomsk became one of many designated closed cities,[citation needed] which outsiders and, in particular, foreigners, could not visit. In 1949 matters went a stage further with the establishment of a secret city, known as "Tomsk-7" (or sometimes simply as "Postbox 5") 15 kilometres (9 miles) north-west of Tomsk; the new settlement became the home of the Tomsk Nuclear Plant (subsequently[when?] renamed the Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant), the Soviet Union's first industrial-scale nuclear-power station. Tomsk-7 received municipal status in 1956 and was renamed Seversk in 1992.

Administrative and municipal status edit

Tomsk serves as the administrative center of the oblast and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Tomsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated separately as Tomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Tomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Tomsk Urban Okrug.[7]

City divisions edit

Tomsk is divided into four city districts: Kirovsky, Leninsky, Oktyabrsky, and Sovetsky.

Climate edit

Tomsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) barely escaping a subarctic classification. The annual average temperature is +1.2 °C (34.2 °F). Winters are severe and lengthy, and the lowest recorded temperature was −55 °C (−67 °F) in January 1931. However, the average temperature in January is between −21 °C (−6 °F) and −13 °C (9 °F). The average temperature in July is +18.8 °C (65.8 °F). The total annual rainfall is 587 millimeters (23.1 in). In 2006, Tomsk experienced what might have been its first recorded winds of hurricane force, which toppled trees and damaged houses.[17]

Climate data for Tomsk (1991–2020, extremes 1837–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
7.5
(45.5)
17.7
(63.9)
30.1
(86.2)
34.4
(93.9)
35.6
(96.1)
35.6
(96.1)
33.8
(92.8)
31.7
(89.1)
25.1
(77.2)
11.6
(52.9)
6.5
(43.7)
35.6
(96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9)
−9
(16)
−0.4
(31.3)
8.7
(47.7)
17.5
(63.5)
23.0
(73.4)
25.0
(77.0)
21.9
(71.4)
14.7
(58.5)
6.3
(43.3)
−4.8
(23.4)
−11.1
(12.0)
6.5
(43.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.5
(0.5)
−14.2
(6.4)
−6.3
(20.7)
2.6
(36.7)
10.4
(50.7)
16.5
(61.7)
18.8
(65.8)
15.9
(60.6)
9.2
(48.6)
2.0
(35.6)
−8.2
(17.2)
−14.9
(5.2)
1.2
(34.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.2
(−6.2)
−18.4
(−1.1)
−11.2
(11.8)
−2.2
(28.0)
4.9
(40.8)
11.2
(52.2)
13.8
(56.8)
11.3
(52.3)
5.2
(41.4)
−1.1
(30.0)
−11.3
(11.7)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−3.1
(26.4)
Record low °C (°F) −55
(−67)
−51.3
(−60.3)
−42.4
(−44.3)
−31.1
(−24.0)
−17.5
(0.5)
−3.5
(25.7)
1.5
(34.7)
−1.6
(29.1)
−8.1
(17.4)
−29.1
(−20.4)
−48.3
(−54.9)
−50
(−58)
−55
(−67)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36
(1.4)
26
(1.0)
29
(1.1)
35
(1.4)
50
(2.0)
60
(2.4)
72
(2.8)
68
(2.7)
52
(2.0)
53
(2.1)
55
(2.2)
51
(2.0)
587
(23.1)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 58
(23)
68
(27)
70
(28)
30
(12)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.8)
15
(5.9)
41
(16)
70
(28)
Average rainy days 0.3 0.3 2 12 16 17 17 17 19 15 5 1 122
Average snowy days 23 21 17 13 4 0.3 0 0 2 14 22 26 142
Average relative humidity (%) 81 78 72 65 61 70 76 79 79 80 83 82 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 57 104 169 224 258 314 316 253 171 86 51 41 2,044
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[18]
Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[19]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
189752,221—    
192692,274+76.7%
1939145,060+57.2%
1959248,823+71.5%
1970338,389+36.0%
1979420,730+24.3%
1989501,963+19.3%
2002487,838−2.8%
2010524,669+7.5%
2021556,478+6.1%
Source: Census data

Politics edit

 
Tomsk City Administration building
 
Tomsk, view from the fire-observation tower

Tomsk is governed by a mayor and a 33-member Duma. The current mayor, appointed in 2013, is Ivan Klyayn,[20] a member of The United Russia party.

Of the 33 members, 16 are elected from the eight double mandate districts while 17 are chosen from party lists.

In the October 2005 local elections, United Russia was expected to cruise to a solid victory; however, the Pensioners Party put up a strong showing. The final count was (proportional representation):

Double mandates
  • 10 seats — No party affiliation
  • 4 seats — United Russia
  • 1 seat — Pensioners Party
  • 1 seat — Liberal Democratic Party of Russia

Vote edit

In 2020, supporters of Alexei Navalny won at least 16 seats in Tomsk's 37-seat city council while the pro-Putin United Russia party secured no more than 11 seats.[21]

Economy edit

 
Lenin Square in Tomsk

Energy generation edit

Tomsk has the oldest electrical grid in Siberia. There are three power stations in the city:

  1. TEC-1 (launched on January 1, 1896)
  2. GRES-2 (launched on May 28, 1945)
  3. TEC-3 (launched on October 29, 1988)

Tomsk consumes more electric energy than it produces. The bulk of the city's electric and thermal energy is produced by the GRES-2 (281 MWt) and TEC-3 (140 MWt) powerplants, belonging to Tomskenergo Inc. Tomsk supplements its energy needs with electricity generated at Seversk.

Education edit

A large number of educational institutions in the city have contributed to making Tomsk a major center for Russia's IT industry. Tomsk was one of the first cities in Russia to gain access to the Internet, which became available in the early 1990s owing to grants received by universities and scientific cooperation. Tomsk has a number of prominent institutions of higher education, including:

Transportation edit

 
Lenina Avenue in Tomsk

Roads edit

  • northern branch of the M53 federal road;
  • road R 398 to Kolpashevo;
  • road R 400 to Mariinsk;
  • Northern latitude highway PermSurgut—Tomsk (under construction).

Railways edit

Tomsk is a small railway center that is situated on the TaygaBely Yar line (Tomsk branch) of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The main line of the Trans-Siberian railway, built in 1896, passes 50 km (31 mi) south of Tomsk and bypasses Tomsk. Access from Tomsk to the Trans-Siberian railway is available via the town of Tayga. A regional rail line links Tomsk with Tayga.

The Tomsk Railway existed as an independent entity until 1961. At the present time, the Tomsk line belongs to the West-Siberian Railway, branch of Russian Railways Corp. Trains link Tomsk to Anapa, Asino, Barnaul, Bely Yar, Moscow, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk, Sochi, and Tayga.

Public transportation edit

The majority of inner-city and suburban transportation is provided by marshrutkas (routed taxis) and minibuses (mostly manufactured by PAZ, and serving about forty routes).

Additionally, the city has eleven proper bus routes, eight trolleybus lines (built in 1967), and five tram lines (constructed in 1949). Private taxis are also readily available.

Air transportation edit

The city is served by Bogashevo Airport, which offers both domestic and international flights.[23] Located 20 kilometers from the city center, the airport was renovated in 2013.[23] The airport is home to offices for S7 Airlines, Aeroflot, Ural Airlines, Turukhan Airlines, NordStar Airlines, RusLine, Red Wings Airlines, ALROSA, and UTair Aviation.[23]

Water transportation edit

There is a commercial and passenger port on the Tom River.

Culture edit

 
Tomsk Museum for Regional Studies and the Organ Hall of the Philharmonic
 
Example of wood carving in Tomsk wooden architecture

Tomsk has many local cultural institutions including several drama theaters, as well as a children's theater and a puppet theater. Major concert venues in the city include the Conservatory Concert hall and the Tomsk Palace of Sport. The city also boasts cultural centers dedicated to German, Polish and Tatar languages and culture.

One of the city's prominent theaters was destroyed in an act of terrorism in 1905. The Korolevsky Theater (built in 1884–85) was being used by a group of communist revolutionaries when the theater was attacked and set on fire by members of the Black Hundred, a hard-line nationalist organization. Those who escaped the flames were gunned down by Black Hundred members waiting outside the theater. Estimates put the number of casualties between 200 and 1000.[citation needed]

There are a number of museums in Tomsk devoted to various subjects, most notably art, local history and wood carving. There is also a Museum of Oppression, housed in a former KGB dungeon. Tomsk State University has a number of small museums with exhibits on archaeology, paleontology, zoology, as well as a herbarium and a botanical garden

As in many other cities in the former Soviet Union, the revolutionary government destroyed a number of old churches in the city including two that had existed since the 17th century. However, Tomsk managed to save some of its churches by transforming them into machine shops, warehouses, archives, and even residential buildings. Since the end of the communist era some of the churches have been renovated and returned to their congregations.

Tomsk is well known for its intricate "gingerbread" decoration of traditional wooden houses in the area. However, the number of old homes in this style is decreasing due to redevelopment or some of them catching fire, as the structures have little to no fire protection.

Trud (Labor) Stadium, in central Tomsk is the base for matches with the FC Tom Tomsk, the city's professional football club. The team's 2004 promotion to the Russian Premier League gave local fans a chance to see some of the nation's best teams play at the city's own stadium.

Tomsk has many local media outlets including the TV2 (Tomsk) [ru] television station, shut down by the authorities and turned into an internet TV medium,[24] the radio stations Radio Siberia and Echo of Moscow in Tomsk along with several newspapers (Tomskaya Nedelya, Krasnoye Znamya and Vechernii Tomsk).

In April 2006 Tomsk received international media attention as the venue of a major summit on economic cooperation, held in the city between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Notable people edit

International relations edit

Tomsk is the only non-capital member of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21.

Twin towns and sister cities edit

Tomsk is twinned with:

See also edit

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #271-OZ
  2. ^ Дума города Томска (in Russian). Tomsk City Duma. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Мэр города (in Russian). Tomsk official web portal. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Official website of the City of Tomsk. Structure of the Territory's Economy June 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  5. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  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 c Law #238-OZ
  8. ^ Law #241-OZ
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  11. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  12. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  13. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  14. ^ A Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors ISBN 978-1-606-23933-9 p. 398
  15. ^ Хахалкин А.А. . Хронос. Всемирная история в Интернете. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2015. 1603.12. - 1604.01. Поездка Тояна в Москву. Тоян подал челобитную царю Борису Годунову с просьбой принять его со всеми 'томскими людьми под высокую государеву руку'. [December 1603 to January 1604: Toyan's visit to Moscow. Toyan swore homage to Tsar Boris Godunov, requesting him to take himself and all 'the people of the Tom under his Lordship's protection'.]
  16. ^ a b c d General Information about Tomsk, Kommersant Daily February 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Погода и климат - Климат Томска (Weather and climate - Climate of Tomsk)
  18. ^ "Pogoda.ru.net" (in Russian). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  19. ^ "Tomsk Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Portal of "The city of Tomsk"". en.admin.tomsk.ru. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  21. ^ "Russia's ruling party loses majority in Siberian council targeted by stricken Navalny", reuters.com. Accessed 4 October 2023.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Научно-образовательный комплекс | Администрация Томской области". tomsk.gov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  23. ^ a b c "Общие сведения". ООО «Аэропорт ТОМСК» (in Russian). Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  24. ^ Томский телеканал ТВ2, закрытый властями, работает в Интернете (in Russian). Voice of America. February 14, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.

Sources edit

  • Государственная Дума Томской области. Закон №271-ОЗ от 22 декабря 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Томской области», в ред. Закона №153-ОЗ от 17 ноября 2014 г. «Об упразднении отдельных административно-территориальных единиц Томской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Томской области в связи с упразднением отдельных административно-территориальных единиц Томской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Томские новости", №51, 24 декабря 2009 г. (State Duma of Tomsk Oblast. Law #271-OZ of December 22, 2009 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tomsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #153-OZ of November 17, 2014 On Abolishing Several Administrative-Territorial Units in Tomsk Oblast and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of Tomsk Oblast Due to the Abolition of Several Administrative-Territorial Units in Tomsk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).
  • Государственная Дума Томской области. Закон №238-ОЗ от 12 ноября 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования "Город Томск" статусом городского округа», в ред. Закона №76-ОЗ от 19 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Томской области в части уточнения статуса населённых пунктов, входящих в состав городских, сельских поселений». Вступил в силу по истечении 20 дней со дня официального опубликования (6 декабря 2004 г.). Опубликован: "Красное знамя", №154, 16 ноября 2004 г. (State Duma of Tomsk Oblast. Law #238-OZ of November 12, 2004 On Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "City of Tomsk", as amended by the Law #76-OZ of June 19, 2014 On Amending Parts of Various Legislative Acts of Tomsk Oblast Dealing with the Clarification of the Status of Inhabited Localities Within Urban, Rural Settlements. Effective as of upon passing of 20 days from the day of the official publication (December 6, 2004).).
  • Государственная Дума Томской области. Закон №241-ОЗ от 12 ноября 2004 г. «О наделении статусом муниципального района, сельского поселения и установлении границ муниципальных образований на территории Томского района», в ред. Закона №76-ОЗ от 19 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Томской области в части уточнения статуса населённых пунктов, входящих в состав городских, сельских поселений». Вступил в силу по истечении 20 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Томские ведомости", №47, 18 ноября 2004 г. (State Duma of Tomsk Oblast. Law #241-OZ of November 12, 2004 On Granting the Status of a Municipal District, Rural Settlement to and on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Tomsky District, as amended by the Law #76-OZ of June 19, 2014 On Amending Parts of Various Legislative Acts of Tomsk Oblast Dealing with the Clarification of the Status of Inhabited Localities Within Urban, Rural Settlements. Effective as of after 20 days from the day of the official publication have passed.).

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This article is about a major city in Russia For Tomsk the Womble see The Wombles Not to be confused with TomSka or Omsk Tomsk Russian Tomsk IPA tomsk Siberian Tatar Tүn tora is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia located on the Tom River Population 556 478 2021 Census 11 524 669 2010 Census 5 487 838 2002 Census 12 501 963 1989 Census 13 Tomsk TomskCity Under Oblast Jurisdiction 1 View of TomskFlagCoat of armsLocation of TomskTomskLocation of TomskShow map of RussiaTomskTomsk Tomsk Oblast Show map of Tomsk OblastCoordinates 56 30 N 84 58 E 56 500 N 84 967 E 56 500 84 967CountryRussiaFederal subjectTomsk OblastFounded1604Government BodyDuma 2 MayorIvan Klyayn 3 Area 4 Total294 6 km2 113 7 sq mi Elevation80 m 260 ft Population 2010 Census 5 Total524 669 Estimate 2018 6 574 002 9 4 Rank32nd in 2010 Density1 800 km2 4 600 sq mi Administrative status Subordinated toTomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction 1 Capital ofTomsk Oblast 1 Tomsky District 1 Municipal status Urban okrugTomsk Urban Okrug 7 Capital ofTomsk Urban Okrug 7 Tomsky Municipal District 8 Time zoneUTC 7 MSK 4 9 Postal code s 10 634xxxDialing code s 7 3822OKTMO ID69701000001City DayJune 7Websitewww wbr admin wbr tomsk wbr ruFounded in 1604 Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia The city is a notable educational and scientific center with six state universities consisting of over 100 000 students including Tomsk State University the oldest university in Siberia 14 Contents 1 History 2 Administrative and municipal status 2 1 City divisions 3 Climate 4 Politics 4 1 Vote 5 Economy 5 1 Energy generation 6 Education 7 Transportation 7 1 Roads 7 2 Railways 7 3 Public transportation 7 4 Air transportation 7 5 Water transportation 8 Culture 9 Notable people 10 International relations 10 1 Twin towns and sister cities 11 See also 12 References 12 1 Notes 12 2 Sources 13 External linksHistory edit nbsp The Where Tomsk was Founded marker at the Tomsk History Museum nbsp Siberian State Medical UniversityTomsk originated with a decree by Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604 after Toian ru the Tatar duke of Eushta ru asked for the Tsar s protection against Kyrgyz 15 The Tsar sent 200 Cossacks under the command of Vasily Fomich Tyrkov ru and Gavriil Ivanovich Pisemsky to construct a fortress on the bank of the Tom River overlooking what would become the city of Tomsk Toian ceded the land for the fortress to the Tsar 16 In 1804 the Imperial Russian government selected Tomsk as the seat of the new Tomsk Governorate which would include the modern cities of Novosibirsk Kemerovo and Krasnoyarsk as well as the territories now in Eastern Kazakhstan The new status brought development and the city grew quickly 16 The discovery of gold in 1830 brought further development to Tomsk in the 19th century however when in the 1890s the Trans Siberian Railway bypassed the city in favor of the village of Novonikolayevsk Novosibirsk development began to move south to connect with the railway In time Novosibirsk would surpass Tomsk in importance In the mid 19th century one fifth of the city s residents were exiles However within a few years the city reinvented itself as the educational center of Siberia with the establishment of Tomsk State University founded in 1880 and Tomsk Polytechnic University founded in 1896 By World War II every twelfth resident of the city was a student 16 giving rise to the city s nickname the Siberian Athens After the October Revolution of 1917 the city became a notable center of the White movement led by Anatoly Pepelyayev and Maria Bochkareva among others After the victory of the Red Army in the 1920s Soviet authorities incorporated Tomsk into the West Siberian Krai and later into Novosibirsk Oblast Like many Siberian cities Tomsk became the new home for many factories relocated out of the war zone from 1941 The resulting growth of the city led the Soviet government to establish the new Tomsk Oblast with Tomsk serving as the administrative center 16 During the Cold War Tomsk became one of many designated closed cities citation needed which outsiders and in particular foreigners could not visit In 1949 matters went a stage further with the establishment of a secret city known as Tomsk 7 or sometimes simply as Postbox 5 15 kilometres 9 miles north west of Tomsk the new settlement became the home of the Tomsk Nuclear Plant subsequently when renamed the Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant the Soviet Union s first industrial scale nuclear power station Tomsk 7 received municipal status in 1956 and was renamed Seversk in 1992 Administrative and municipal status editTomsk serves as the administrative center of the oblast and within the framework of administrative divisions it also serves as the administrative center of Tomsky District even though it is not a part of it 1 As an administrative division it is together with seven rural localities incorporated separately as Tomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts 1 As a municipal division Tomsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Tomsk Urban Okrug 7 City divisions edit Tomsk is divided into four city districts Kirovsky Leninsky Oktyabrsky and Sovetsky Climate editTomsk has a humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dfb barely escaping a subarctic classification The annual average temperature is 1 2 C 34 2 F Winters are severe and lengthy and the lowest recorded temperature was 55 C 67 F in January 1931 However the average temperature in January is between 21 C 6 F and 13 C 9 F The average temperature in July is 18 8 C 65 8 F The total annual rainfall is 587 millimeters 23 1 in In 2006 Tomsk experienced what might have been its first recorded winds of hurricane force which toppled trees and damaged houses 17 Climate data for Tomsk 1991 2020 extremes 1837 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 3 7 38 7 7 5 45 5 17 7 63 9 30 1 86 2 34 4 93 9 35 6 96 1 35 6 96 1 33 8 92 8 31 7 89 1 25 1 77 2 11 6 52 9 6 5 43 7 35 6 96 1 Mean daily maximum C F 13 4 7 9 9 16 0 4 31 3 8 7 47 7 17 5 63 5 23 0 73 4 25 0 77 0 21 9 71 4 14 7 58 5 6 3 43 3 4 8 23 4 11 1 12 0 6 5 43 7 Daily mean C F 17 5 0 5 14 2 6 4 6 3 20 7 2 6 36 7 10 4 50 7 16 5 61 7 18 8 65 8 15 9 60 6 9 2 48 6 2 0 35 6 8 2 17 2 14 9 5 2 1 2 34 2 Mean daily minimum C F 21 2 6 2 18 4 1 1 11 2 11 8 2 2 28 0 4 9 40 8 11 2 52 2 13 8 56 8 11 3 52 3 5 2 41 4 1 1 30 0 11 3 11 7 18 5 1 3 3 1 26 4 Record low C F 55 67 51 3 60 3 42 4 44 3 31 1 24 0 17 5 0 5 3 5 25 7 1 5 34 7 1 6 29 1 8 1 17 4 29 1 20 4 48 3 54 9 50 58 55 67 Average precipitation mm inches 36 1 4 26 1 0 29 1 1 35 1 4 50 2 0 60 2 4 72 2 8 68 2 7 52 2 0 53 2 1 55 2 2 51 2 0 587 23 1 Average extreme snow depth cm inches 58 23 68 27 70 28 30 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 15 5 9 41 16 70 28 Average rainy days 0 3 0 3 2 12 16 17 17 17 19 15 5 1 122Average snowy days 23 21 17 13 4 0 3 0 0 2 14 22 26 142Average relative humidity 81 78 72 65 61 70 76 79 79 80 83 82 76Mean monthly sunshine hours 57 104 169 224 258 314 316 253 171 86 51 41 2 044Source 1 Pogoda ru net 18 Source 2 NOAA sun 1961 1990 19 Historical populationYearPop 189752 221 192692 274 76 7 1939145 060 57 2 1959248 823 71 5 1970338 389 36 0 1979420 730 24 3 1989501 963 19 3 2002487 838 2 8 2010524 669 7 5 2021556 478 6 1 Source Census dataPolitics edit nbsp Tomsk City Administration building nbsp Tomsk view from the fire observation towerTomsk is governed by a mayor and a 33 member Duma The current mayor appointed in 2013 is Ivan Klyayn 20 a member of The United Russia party Of the 33 members 16 are elected from the eight double mandate districts while 17 are chosen from party lists In the October 2005 local elections United Russia was expected to cruise to a solid victory however the Pensioners Party put up a strong showing The final count was proportional representation 19 42 5 seats Pensioners Party 17 85 5 seats United Russia 9 95 3 seats Communist Party 8 57 2 seats Union of Rightist Forces Yabloko coalition 7 77 2 seats Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 14 67 Against all candidatesDouble mandates10 seats No party affiliation 4 seats United Russia 1 seat Pensioners Party 1 seat Liberal Democratic Party of RussiaVote edit In 2020 supporters of Alexei Navalny won at least 16 seats in Tomsk s 37 seat city council while the pro Putin United Russia party secured no more than 11 seats 21 Economy edit nbsp Lenin Square in TomskThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Energy generation edit Tomsk has the oldest electrical grid in Siberia There are three power stations in the city TEC 1 launched on January 1 1896 GRES 2 launched on May 28 1945 TEC 3 launched on October 29 1988 Tomsk consumes more electric energy than it produces The bulk of the city s electric and thermal energy is produced by the GRES 2 281 MWt and TEC 3 140 MWt powerplants belonging to Tomskenergo Inc Tomsk supplements its energy needs with electricity generated at Seversk Education editMain article Education in Siberia A large number of educational institutions in the city have contributed to making Tomsk a major center for Russia s IT industry Tomsk was one of the first cities in Russia to gain access to the Internet which became available in the early 1990s owing to grants received by universities and scientific cooperation Tomsk has a number of prominent institutions of higher education including Tomsk Polytechnic University founded in 1896 and opened in 1900 the oldest technical university in Siberia 22 Tomsk State University the oldest university in Siberia founded in 1878 opened in 1888 22 Siberian State Medical University founded in 1930 22 Tomsk State Pedagogical University 22 Tomsk State University of Architecture and Construction 22 Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics 22 Tomsk Economics and Law University Tomsk Institute of Business Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics Siberian Branch of RAS Institute of Petroleum Chemistry Siberian Branch of RAS 22 Institute for Monitoring Climatic and Ecological Systems Siberian Branch of RAS 22 Republican Scientific Technical Center at ISPMS SB RAS 22 Institute of Atmospheric Optics Siberian Branch of RAS 22 High Current Electronics Institute Siberian Branch of RAS 22 Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science SB RAS 22 Siberian Research Institute of Agriculture and Peat 22 Tomsk National Research Medical Center Siberian Branch of RAS 22 Transportation edit nbsp Lenina Avenue in TomskRoads edit northern branch of the M53 federal road road R 398 to Kolpashevo road R 400 to Mariinsk Northern latitude highway Perm Surgut Tomsk under construction Railways edit Tomsk is a small railway center that is situated on the Tayga Bely Yar line Tomsk branch of the Trans Siberian Railway The main line of the Trans Siberian railway built in 1896 passes 50 km 31 mi south of Tomsk and bypasses Tomsk Access from Tomsk to the Trans Siberian railway is available via the town of Tayga A regional rail line links Tomsk with Tayga The Tomsk Railway existed as an independent entity until 1961 At the present time the Tomsk line belongs to the West Siberian Railway branch of Russian Railways Corp Trains link Tomsk to Anapa Asino Barnaul Bely Yar Moscow Novokuznetsk Novosibirsk Sochi and Tayga Public transportation edit The majority of inner city and suburban transportation is provided by marshrutkas routed taxis and minibuses mostly manufactured by PAZ and serving about forty routes Additionally the city has eleven proper bus routes eight trolleybus lines built in 1967 and five tram lines constructed in 1949 Private taxis are also readily available nbsp Asia AM928 nbsp Mudan MD6106 nbsp LiAZ 5256 nbsp PAZ 3205 nbsp Tram KTM 19 71 619KT nbsp Tram KTM 5M3 71 605 nbsp Tomsk trolley nbsp Trolleybuses Trolza nbsp AKSM 321 low floor trolleybus nbsp Bogashevo Airport nbsp Tomsk 1 railway station nbsp Tomsk River PortAir transportation edit The city is served by Bogashevo Airport which offers both domestic and international flights 23 Located 20 kilometers from the city center the airport was renovated in 2013 23 The airport is home to offices for S7 Airlines Aeroflot Ural Airlines Turukhan Airlines NordStar Airlines RusLine Red Wings Airlines ALROSA and UTair Aviation 23 Water transportation edit There is a commercial and passenger port on the Tom River Culture edit nbsp Tomsk Museum for Regional Studies and the Organ Hall of the Philharmonic nbsp Example of wood carving in Tomsk wooden architectureTomsk has many local cultural institutions including several drama theaters as well as a children s theater and a puppet theater Major concert venues in the city include the Conservatory Concert hall and the Tomsk Palace of Sport The city also boasts cultural centers dedicated to German Polish and Tatar languages and culture One of the city s prominent theaters was destroyed in an act of terrorism in 1905 The Korolevsky Theater built in 1884 85 was being used by a group of communist revolutionaries when the theater was attacked and set on fire by members of the Black Hundred a hard line nationalist organization Those who escaped the flames were gunned down by Black Hundred members waiting outside the theater Estimates put the number of casualties between 200 and 1000 citation needed There are a number of museums in Tomsk devoted to various subjects most notably art local history and wood carving There is also a Museum of Oppression housed in a former KGB dungeon Tomsk State University has a number of small museums with exhibits on archaeology paleontology zoology as well as a herbarium and a botanical gardenAs in many other cities in the former Soviet Union the revolutionary government destroyed a number of old churches in the city including two that had existed since the 17th century However Tomsk managed to save some of its churches by transforming them into machine shops warehouses archives and even residential buildings Since the end of the communist era some of the churches have been renovated and returned to their congregations Tomsk is well known for its intricate gingerbread decoration of traditional wooden houses in the area However the number of old homes in this style is decreasing due to redevelopment or some of them catching fire as the structures have little to no fire protection Trud Labor Stadium in central Tomsk is the base for matches with the FC Tom Tomsk the city s professional football club The team s 2004 promotion to the Russian Premier League gave local fans a chance to see some of the nation s best teams play at the city s own stadium Tomsk has many local media outlets including the TV2 Tomsk ru television station shut down by the authorities and turned into an internet TV medium 24 the radio stations Radio Siberia and Echo of Moscow in Tomsk along with several newspapers Tomskaya Nedelya Krasnoye Znamya and Vechernii Tomsk In April 2006 Tomsk received international media attention as the venue of a major summit on economic cooperation held in the city between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Notable people editTheodore Kuzmich of Tomsk 1776 1777 1864 Russian Orthodox saint Mikhail Bakunin 1814 1876 anarchist Maria Bochkareva 1889 1920 soldier Nikolai Borschevsky b 1965 hockey player Nikolay Burdenko 1876 1946 surgeon Edison Denisov 1929 1996 musician Nikolai Erdman 1900 1970 dramatist Abram Petrovich Gannibal c 1696 1781 general Leonid Govorov 1897 1955 Marshal of the Soviet Union Murat Kamaletdinov 1928 2013 geologist Nikolay Kamov 1902 1973 engineer Sasha Kaun b 1985 basketball player Sergey Kirov 1886 1934 statesman Nikolai Klyuev 1884 1937 poet Vladimir Korolenko 1853 1921 writer Valerian Kuybyshev 1888 1935 revolutionary Yegor Ligachyov 1920 2021 statesman Mikhail Mil 1909 1970 helicopter designer Theodor Molien 1861 1941 mathematician Nikolai Nikitin 1907 1973 engineer Vladimir Obruchev 1863 1956 scientist Anatoly Pepelyayev 1891 1938 general Ivan Petlin 17th century traveler Grigory Potanin 1835 1920 geographer Alexander Radishchev 1749 1802 writer philosopher Viatcheslav Repin born 1960 Russian and French author of novels short stories and essays Nikolay Rukavishnikov 1932 2002 cosmonaut Gustav Shpet 1879 1937 philosopher Pyotr Sobolevsky 1904 1977 actor Konstantin Staniukovich 1843 1903 writer Kanysh Satbayev 1899 1964 geologist Herzl Yankl Tsam 1835 1915 military officer Mikhail Usov 1883 1939 geologist Alexander Volkov 1891 1977 writer Lyubov Yegorova b 1966 Olympic cross country skier Yakov Yurovsky 1878 1938 BolshevikInternational relations editTomsk is the only non capital member of the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 See also List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia Twin towns and sister cities edit Tomsk is twinned with nbsp Monroe Michigan United States nbsp Toledo Ohio United States nbsp Tbilisi Georgia nbsp Novorossiysk Russia nbsp Smolensk Russia nbsp Ulsan South KoreaSee also edit nbsp Siberia portalAkademgorodok in Tomsk Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary TomskReferences editNotes edit a b c d e f g h Law 271 OZ Duma goroda Tomska in Russian Tomsk City Duma Retrieved May 28 2015 Mer goroda in Russian Tomsk official web portal Retrieved May 28 2015 Official website of the City of Tomsk Structure of the Territory s Economy Archived June 29 2008 at the Wayback Machine in Russian a b 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 26 Chislennost postoyannogo naseleniya Rossijskoj Federacii po municipalnym obrazovaniyam na 1 yanvarya 2018 goda Federal State Statistics Service Retrieved January 23 2019 a b c Law 238 OZ Law 241 OZ 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 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 Russian Federal State Statistics Service May 21 2004 Chislennost naseleniya Rossii subektov Rossijskoj Federacii v sostave federalnyh okrugov rajonov gorodskih poselenij selskih naselyonnyh punktov rajonnyh centrov i selskih naselyonnyh punktov s naseleniem 3 tysyachi i bolee chelovek Population of Russia Its Federal Districts Federal Subjects Districts Urban Localities Rural Localities Administrative Centers and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3 000 XLS Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2002 goda All Russia Population Census of 2002 in Russian Vsesoyuznaya perepis naseleniya 1989 g Chislennost nalichnogo naseleniya soyuznyh i avtonomnyh respublik avtonomnyh oblastej i okrugov krayov oblastej rajonov gorodskih poselenij i syol rajcentrov All Union Population Census of 1989 Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs Krais Oblasts Districts Urban Settlements and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers Vsesoyuznaya perepis naseleniya 1989 goda All Union Population Census of 1989 in Russian Institut demografii Nacionalnogo issledovatelskogo universiteta Vysshaya shkola ekonomiki Institute of Demography at the National Research University Higher School of Economics 1989 via Demoscope Weekly A Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors ISBN 978 1 606 23933 9 p 398 Hahalkin A A Tomskaya Hronika XVII XVIII vv Hronos Vsemirnaya istoriya v Internete Archived from the original on October 15 2011 Retrieved September 25 2015 1603 12 1604 01 Poezdka Toyana v Moskvu Toyan podal chelobitnuyu caryu Borisu Godunovu s prosboj prinyat ego so vsemi tomskimi lyudmi pod vysokuyu gosudarevu ruku December 1603 to January 1604 Toyan s visit to Moscow Toyan swore homage to Tsar Boris Godunov requesting him to take himself and all the people of the Tom under his Lordship s protection a b c d General Information about Tomsk Kommersant Daily Archived February 7 2007 at the Wayback Machine Pogoda i klimat Klimat Tomska Weather and climate Climate of Tomsk Pogoda ru net in Russian Retrieved November 8 2021 Tomsk Climate Normals 1961 1990 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved November 3 2021 Official Portal of The city of Tomsk en admin tomsk ru Retrieved January 1 2018 Russia s ruling party loses majority in Siberian council targeted by stricken Navalny reuters com Accessed 4 October 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Nauchno obrazovatelnyj kompleks Administraciya Tomskoj oblasti tomsk gov ru in Russian Retrieved May 9 2020 a b c Obshie svedeniya OOO Aeroport TOMSK in Russian Retrieved May 9 2020 Tomskij telekanal TV2 zakrytyj vlastyami rabotaet v Internete in Russian Voice of America February 14 2015 Retrieved October 29 2015 Sources edit Gosudarstvennaya Duma Tomskoj oblasti Zakon 271 OZ ot 22 dekabrya 2009 g Ob administrativno territorialnom ustrojstve Tomskoj oblasti v red Zakona 153 OZ ot 17 noyabrya 2014 g Ob uprazdnenii otdelnyh administrativno territorialnyh edinic Tomskoj oblasti i o vnesenii izmenenij v otdelnye zakonodatelnye akty Tomskoj oblasti v svyazi s uprazdneniem otdelnyh administrativno territorialnyh edinic Tomskoj oblasti Vstupil v silu po istechenii 10 dnej posle dnya oficialnogo opublikovaniya Opublikovan Tomskie novosti 51 24 dekabrya 2009 g State Duma of Tomsk Oblast Law 271 OZ of December 22 2009 On the Administrative Territorial Structure of Tomsk Oblast as amended by the Law 153 OZ of November 17 2014 On Abolishing Several Administrative Territorial Units in Tomsk Oblast and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of Tomsk Oblast Due to the Abolition of Several Administrative Territorial Units in Tomsk Oblast Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication Gosudarstvennaya Duma Tomskoj oblasti Zakon 238 OZ ot 12 noyabrya 2004 g O nadelenii municipalnogo obrazovaniya Gorod Tomsk statusom gorodskogo okruga v red Zakona 76 OZ ot 19 iyunya 2014 g O vnesenii izmenenij v otdelnye zakonodatelnye akty Tomskoj oblasti v chasti utochneniya statusa naselyonnyh punktov vhodyashih v sostav gorodskih selskih poselenij Vstupil v silu po istechenii 20 dnej so dnya oficialnogo opublikovaniya 6 dekabrya 2004 g Opublikovan Krasnoe znamya 154 16 noyabrya 2004 g State Duma of Tomsk Oblast Law 238 OZ of November 12 2004 On Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the City of Tomsk as amended by the Law 76 OZ of June 19 2014 On Amending Parts of Various Legislative Acts of Tomsk Oblast Dealing with the Clarification of the Status of Inhabited Localities Within Urban Rural Settlements Effective as of upon passing of 20 days from the day of the official publication December 6 2004 Gosudarstvennaya Duma Tomskoj oblasti Zakon 241 OZ ot 12 noyabrya 2004 g O nadelenii statusom municipalnogo rajona selskogo poseleniya i ustanovlenii granic municipalnyh obrazovanij na territorii Tomskogo rajona v red Zakona 76 OZ ot 19 iyunya 2014 g O vnesenii izmenenij v otdelnye zakonodatelnye akty Tomskoj oblasti v chasti utochneniya statusa naselyonnyh punktov vhodyashih v sostav gorodskih selskih poselenij Vstupil v silu po istechenii 20 dnej so dnya oficialnogo opublikovaniya Opublikovan Tomskie vedomosti 47 18 noyabrya 2004 g State Duma of Tomsk Oblast Law 241 OZ of November 12 2004 On Granting the Status of a Municipal District Rural Settlement to and on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Tomsky District as amended by the Law 76 OZ of June 19 2014 On Amending Parts of Various Legislative Acts of Tomsk Oblast Dealing with the Clarification of the Status of Inhabited Localities Within Urban Rural Settlements Effective as of after 20 days from the day of the official publication have passed External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomsk nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tomsk Kropotkin Peter Alexeivitch 1888 Tomsk 1 Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 23 9th ed pp 437 439 Tomsk Cultural treasure in the taiga Pictures for the 400th anniversary of Tomsk in Russian The Pictures of Tomsk on Flickr com Tomsk live webcams in Russian Pictures of Tomsk Archived July 24 2011 at the Wayback Machine in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomsk amp oldid 1192128859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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