Krasnoyarsk
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Krasnoyarsk (Russian: Красноя́рск) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third-largest city in Siberian Federal District after Novosibirsk and Omsk. As of 2020, 1,095,286 people lived in the city.[1]
Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of aluminum.
The city is notable for its nature landscapes; author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia.[2] A city in Russia a krai birthplace of Konstantin Chernenko in 1911.[3]
Krasnoyarsk Media
Krasnoyarsk Anthem
Monument in the Trinity Cemetery to the Czecho-Slovak Legion, which controlled the Trans-Siberian Railway during the Russian Civil War
Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam
Aerial view of Krasnoyarsk
Church in Krasnoyarsk, 1895
The panorama of Krasnoyarsk from the Karaulnaya Gora hill, 1910
The Krasnoyarsk Lion
Population chart (1855–2012)
The Intercession church in Krasnoyarsk
Stalinist architecture in Krasnoyarsk
References
- ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (2011)Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ Anton Chekhov, "The Crooked Mirror" and Other Stories, Zebra Book, 1995. See page 200 for English translation of his journey through Siberia.
- ↑ Ireland, David. Yes So I Said Yes. Yes So I Said Yes (2021). doi:10.5040/9781350301153.00000003.
Other websites
- The official website of Krasnoyarsk (in Russian)