The geographical center of Russia identified by the great Russian
scientist Mendeleev, 1906. Center of Russia is not far from the site
of the Tunguska meteorite. More than 400 years ago, there stretched
the road of Russian explorers. Located on the southeastern shore of
Lake Vivi in the Evenki District of Krasnoyarsk Krai. On the territory
of a nature sanctuary prohibits logging, construction of buildings;
violation of the natural landscape.You can hunting, fishing, reindeer
herding.
There is an English club for locals who are studying the language and
meet foreigners. We do joint tent tours with backpacks in summer, trip
to the wonderful Lakes with inflatable boats. In winter do city tourism
and skiing, holy fun Halloween day. 24b@bk.ru
Flower monuments are located
all over the city. Large figures (2–5m) made of flowers can be seen only
in summer. The first figure is a Bear, it stands near the mayoralty building
known for its modernist Big Ben-like clock, a family of Giraffes on the
Lenina str. behind the Regional Government building knows as the Grey
House, a Rooster near the Theater of Musical Comedy, a family of Elephants
on the Kopylova str. The Culture and History Center (former Lenin
Museum) constantly presents various local and international exhibitions
and events, all open to the public and sometimes free: fine art and photography
by modern artists, art-house and independent movie festivals, museum
nights with performances by young local artists, wax figure exhibitions,
moving exhibitions from other cities, etc. The very building of the center
itself is an incredibly interesting place to visit due to its original and
atmospheric inside architecture. Get around There is a good network of public buses, which are very cheap. The taxi companies
are numerous, but the chance of that your English will be understood is
very small.
Similarly to Novosibirsk and Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk has a special
city district called Akademgorodok (Academic Town) where many
of the institutes are located. There, in the Institute of Biophysics,
the experiment on ecological isolation of human beings called
"Bios", similar to the US experiment Biosphere 2, has
been successfully held in 1973-1985 The most notable higher education
institutes are: Krasnoyarsk State University, founded in 1963
as a division of Novosibirsk State University, became a standalone
university in 1969. Krasnoyarsk State Technical University, founded
in 1956. Krasnoyarsk State University of Education, founded in
1932. Siberian State Technological University, the oldest in the
city, founded in 1930 as the Siberian Institute of the Forest.
Siberian State Aerospace University, founded in 1960. Krasnoyarsk
State Medical Academy, founded in 1942.
