Perm, Russia

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky. City of Perm. General view (1910)

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky. View of the city of Perm from Gorodskiye Gorki (1910)

Perm (Russian: Пермь, pronounced:pʲɛrʲmʲ) is a city and administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It lies on the banks of the Kama River, at the foot of the Ural Mountains.

Perm is one of the largest cities in Russia, with 976,116 (2006 est.) inhabitants, fewer than the 1,001,653 recorded in the 2002 Census and 1,090,944 recorded in the 1989 Census.

In geology, the Permian period takes its name from the region.

History

From 1940 until 1957, the city was named Molotov (Мо́лотов), after Vyacheslav Molotov. In 2021, six people were killed in a mass shooting.

Administrative divisions

Building of the Perm Administration

Perm is divided into seven city districts:

City District	Population (2002 Census)
Dzerzhinsky (Дзержи́нский)	153,403
Industrialny (Индустриа́льный)	160,039
Kirovsky (Ки́ровский)	126,960
Leninsky (Ле́нинский)	57,569
Motovilikhinsky (Мотови́лихинский)	176,564
Ordzhonikidzevsky (Орджоники́дзевский)	111,631
Sverdlovsky (Свердло́вский)	215,487

Modern city

TGC-9

The city is a major administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center. The leading industries include machinery, defence, oil production (about 3% of Russian output), oil refining, chemical and petrochemical, timber and wood processing and the food industry.

There is one international airport in Perm Bolshoye Savino (Big Savino). Perm is also served by the smaller airport "Bakharevka".

Perm's public transit network includes streetcar (tram), bus, and trolleybus routes.

Sister cities

Perm is the sister city of (twinned with):

Louisville, Kentucky, United States (1994)
Oxford, United Kingdom (1995)
Duisburg, Germany (2007)

Sport

FC Amkar Perm, the football club based in Perm, playing in the Russian Premier League
Molot-Prikame Perm, ice hockey club playing in the Russian Hockey Super League
PBC Ural Great, the basketball club based in Perm, playing in the Russian Basketball Super League

Perm, Russia Media

The Kama River in Perm
Map of Perm and the Yagoshikha River, 1898
Pokrovskaya Street (nowadays Lenin street) in central Perm around 1910
This house is a typical example of the wooden buildings of Perm in the early 20th century. Location home: 14a, Klimenko str.
A view from the new bridge along the Stroiteley Street
Perm Opera and Ballet House
Perm Museum of Contemporary Art (PERMM) in the building of the Perm River Terminal

Other websites

Official website
Perm regional server Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
The Official Website of the Perm Municipal Duma Archived 2013-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
The heritage of Perm Region Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
Perm Chamber of Commerce and Industry Archived 2012-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
The Western Ural Photographic Album Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
History of Perm Archived 2000-09-30 at Archive.today
Perm and Perm Region Information on Kommersant Publishing webpage (also, see all other Russian subjects of the Federation) Archived 2005-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
The city of Perm - The poem of the town
Perm State University Archived 2012-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
Perm for travelers Sights of Perm and Perm's region
General info on the city of Perm