Tomsk

Tomsk State University

Tomsk (Russian: Томск) is a Russian city, the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast. One of the largest cities in Siberia. Population 575 352 (2019).

History

Established under a decree from Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604.

In 1804, the government selected Tomsk to become the center for a new governorate which would include the modern cities of Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Altai, Krasnoyarsk and eastern Kazakhstan.

Education

Tomsk State University is the first university in Siberia (founded in 1878, opened in 1888). The Tomsk State University Library book reserve is considered to be among the richest in Russia.

Tomsk Polytechnic University is the first (founded in 1896 and opened in 1900) technical university in Siberia.

Siberian Medical University is one of the oldest (founded in 1930) and highest rated medical schools in Russia.

Climate

Continental climate, transitional from subarctic to sharply continental climate.

The annual average temperature is 0.9 °C. Winters are severe and lengthy (from the end of October to the beginning of April), and the lowest recorded temperature was −55 °C in January 1931.

Tomsk Media

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  The "Where Tomsk was Founded" marker at the Tomsk History Museum.

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  Siberian State Medical University

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  Tomsk City Administration building

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  Tomsk, view from the fire-observation tower

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  Monument is located on Lenin Square of Tomsk

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  Street scene in Tomsk, Russia. June 2008.

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  Tomsk Museum for Regional Studies and the Organ Hall of the Philharmonic

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  Example of wood carving in Tomsk wooden architecture

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  Asia AM928 bus in Tomsk, Russia

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  Mudan MD6106