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 Novosibirsk is the largest city in Siberia. It is quite new, as it was founded in 1894 on a bank of the greatest river in Siberia, the Ob-river. In these years Novosibirsk has grown into a large industrial, cultural, and scientific center with a population of over 1,5
million
Novosibirsk
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Novosibirsk is often called the capital of Siberia.
Akademgorodok (Academic Town) is located 30 km from the city. It was founded in 1957 as a Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. It is not so large, but considered to be the capital of Siberian science and has about a half of the Siberian Branch research potential. There are a lot of physical scientific and research institutes in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. Among them are the Institute of Nuclear Physics, the Institute of Laser Physics, the Institute of Automation and Electrometry, the Institute of Semiconductor Physics, the Institute of Thermophysics, the Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, and the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry. The Akademgorodok institutes cooperate closely with the Novosibirsk State University, which is also situated in Akademgorodok.
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Akademgorodok is a very nice place. Surrounded by forest and located on a bank of the Ob-Sea, Akademgorodok is a fine recreation center. At the end of summer or at the beginning of fall, Siberia has a "golden season".
We
hope you will enjoy your stay here!
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