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Tomsk is an old Siberian town
It is situated on the
bank of the Tom
river in West Siberia.
It is surrounded by
fine forests of pine,
birch, cedar and fir
trees.
Tomsk was founded
in 1604. Before the
Revolution Tomsk was just
like any other small Siberian
town - wooden
houses, unpaved dusty
narrow streets, no parks and
gardens. It was a town of
contrasts - fine buildings,
high schools, theatres for the
rich and poor.
At the beginning of the 18th
century it turned into
administrative and
commercial centre of
Siberia. In 1888 Tomsk
University, the first in
Siberia was opened and
Tomsk became an
educational centre. It was
called "Siberian Athens".
At that time it was also
known as a place of exile.
The history of our town is
connected with the names of
G.Batenkov, Korolenko,
V.Shishkov, K.Stanyukovich,
Kulyabko and other
outstanding people of Russia.
Many professional revolutionaries such as
S.Kirov, V'Kuibyshev, the
Yelizarovs fought for the
Soviet power in Tomsk.
There are many monuments,
historical places and museums in
Tomsk which tell us about the
glorious past of our town. Many
courageous people from Tomsk
defended our Motherland during
the Great Patriotic War. In 1979 a
monument fd'trie Heroes of the
Great Patriotic War was put up in
Lagerny Gardens.
Tomsk has always been the
city of intellectuals,
businessmen, scientists, artists
and students. It has the
repoutation of a
University town since it's
numerous universities are
famous for
their academic excellence.
Tomsk is proud of it's
scientists andeducatiorial
establishments which
Contributed much to the
development of world science.
Tomsk is known as a
great cultural centre of
Siberia. There are
several galleries,
theatres, concert halls,
museums in Tomsk.
Tomsk is а - great
industrial centre of
Siberia. Recently it has
become a large centre
of chemistry.
Production of Tomsk plants
and factories is known not
only in our country but
abroad. Unlike many cities
in Siberia - which have been
influenced by the
industrialism of the
twentieth century, Tomsk has
preserved it's own face.
Nowadays, one of the
main attractions of
Tomsk is it's wooden
and stone architecture
of the past, which is
carefully kept
and represents a very
special and unique local
style which contributes
to the city's identity.
Tomsk architectural
appearance
today presents the
combination Of old and
modern design, which
gives a rspecial
attraction to the city.
Our town is beautiful
in all seasons of the
year and we can't but
admire it. Coming to
it's 400th anniversary
Tomsk is constantly
changing and
becoming more and
mote beautiful and
attractive.
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