- In addition to being the capital of Siberia, Novosibirsk is an important cultural, scientific, tourist and transport hub, as well as Russia’s third largest city.
- Novosibirsk was originally established in 1893 as a settlement for builders working on the construction of a railway bridge across the Ob River.
- Novosibirsk is the administrative center of the Siberian Federal District of Russia, as well as the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast region.
- Novosibirsk is the largest city in Siberia, home to one of the best universities in Russia, and is 2 days by train from Moscow along the Transsib.
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- Novosibirsk is the third most populous city in Russia, the administrative center of the Siberian Federal District and Novosibirsk Oblast.
- The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Completed in 1898, this historic cathedral was one of the first buildings in Novosibirsk to be made of stone.
- What is life in Novosibirsk like? People live mostly in block apartments. Private houses are rare, inhabited mostly by the very poor or the very rich.