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Omsk

Country
Russian Federation
State
Omsk Oblast
City
Omsk
Type of Location
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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By Air

Tsentralny Airport (IATA: OMS, ICAO: UNOO) is an airport in Omsk Oblast, Russia, located 5 km southwest of Omsk.It handles large aircraft.567,940 passengers passed through airport in 2007.A new airport is built at Fedorova, North-West of Omsk. As of 2010, construction is stalled.

By Train

The construction of the Trans-Siberian town was further developed.The town has two railway stations in the neighborhood and forming station square, "Omsk-Passenger" and "Omsk-Suburb." Both the station in compliance with European standards.There are firm trains Omsk formation: the train Irtysh no. 47/48 Omsk-Moscow direction and the direction no. 87/88 Omsk, Novosibirsk, according to European standards, "Omich" direction Omsk, Nizhnevartovsk, "Friendship" - Omsk, Karaganda and dvugruppny firm train "Ob" direction Novosibirsk-Omsk-Novy Urengoy.

By Bus

Municipal Transport consists of a large bus and trolley, and tram networks, although the latter of these has deteriorated severely since the collapse of the USSR. Marshrutka shared taxis supplement municipal transit networks.On the left bank of the Irtysh is a bus station, from walking long distance and international buses in the Omsk region, other cities of Russia and Kazakhstan.

By Ferry

Omsk River Port (founded in 1951) is located in the city on both banks of the Irtysh River at its intersection with the Trans-Siberian Railway, in 1858 km from the mouth.Omsk river port the largest transshipment port on the Irtysh.In 1970 its share fell 31% overall handling of the Irtysh basin.Historically the most ancient form of transport, it was during the campaign of the river the town was founded.Throughout its history the city was closely associated with the river.Built in 1964, River Station is in the heart of the city: the birthplace of the Omsk fortress.At present JSC "Irtysh Shipping Company provides passenger routes on the lines of Omsk, Salekhard (through Tobolsk and Khanty-Mansiysk).At the three-month period of navigation on this route go Ships "Chernyshevsky" and "homeland".Today it is one of the few remaining river passenger routes in Russia.On high-speed lines and Omsk-Tevriz Tevriz Little Beach-working high-speed ships "Sunrise" and "Dawn."

Key places to visit
Vrubel Museum of Fine Arts, Omsk Drama Theater, Uspensky Cathedral, Omsk Arena, Omsk fortress, Children's Ecological and Biological Center


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Places to Visit

Vrubel Museum of Fine Arts

Nowadays the Omsk M.A. Vrubel Regional Museum of Fine Arts possesses one of the largest art collections in Siberia. The total amount of storage units makes about 25 thousand.Formation of a collection was started by the first museum director F.V. Melekhin (1882-?). Thanks to his vigorous activity in 1924-1928 the first arrivals from the State Museum Fund (former Rumyantsev Museum, Winter and Marble Palaces, Museum of Academy Arts, Russian Museum, from collections of the Botkins, Golitsins, Ryabushinskys, Shuvalovs, Yusupovs, and others) were carried out. In 1932 a significant number of exhibits were transferred from the Tretyakov Gallery, from museum of the M.A. Vrubel Artistic-Industrial Technical School (Omsk). The following large updating of collection took place in the 1980s, when Leningrad collector E.M. Lavrenko made a gift of over three thousand works of graphics and rare editions. In 2004 with the means allocated by the Government of the Omsk Region, museum bought about 70 works of Omsk artists; the Moscow masters and their families made a of over one thousand works; by order of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography took place a transfer of about 180 exhibits. The collection of the rare books is represented by prayer books of the 18th -19th centuries, and also by secular books of the 18th – 21st centuries including the literature on theory and history of world art, architecture, museum study, restoration, history, philosophy, aesthetics, archeology, bibliology, and reference books.

Omsk Drama Theater

one of the oldest drama theaters Siberia.Prior to the 1840's in Omsk was no professional theater, only occasionally visited on tour.Prior to 1850 there was a theater in town, who set action-plays of the theater mentioned.Omsk Drama is one of the most exciting theaters. This rise is associated with the name of the legendary director Migdata Nurtdinovicha Hanzharova. In 1962, the theater and headed Hanzharov remain in office until 1988. The main producers in this period were: Yefim R. Higerovich (from 1963 to 1966), Yakov Markovitch Kirzhner (1968-1977), Arthur Yuzefovich Haykin , Gennady Rafailovich Trostyanetskiy (1980 - director, from 1985 to 1987 - chief director).

Uspensky Cathedral

one of the most visited temples of Omsk, located in the heart of the city in Cathedral Square.Sight of Omsk.It was destroyed during the Soviet regime and restored at the beginning of the XXI century by means of a specially assembled townspeople.At the end of the XIX century, it was decided the money raised for the expansion of the Resurrection Cathedral in Omsk, to build a temple in the city center on the former site of the city trees.Initially it was assumed that this will be the church of the Ascension, but in 1895, after the establishment of the Orthodox diocese in Omsk, it was decided to call the Assumption cathedral.In 1933 with the cathedral bells were removed and melted down for the industrialization of the country. In 1934 the whole church plate was transferred to a museum of atheism and subsequently lost.Soon after Omsk party leaders decided to rebuild the cathedral in the Opera House.A Commission survey acoustics of the cathedral under the direction of Lebedev. Acoustics unsatisfactory.

Omsk Arena

Ice Palace of Sports in Omsk.Located in the administrative district of the Kirov.Capacity of 10 318 spectators.Palace can take six guest hockey teams, which corresponds to the rules of the International Hockey Federation ( IIHF ).Since the beginning of hockey season here in 2007 conducting home games ice hockey club "Avangard" Omsk region.The first pile into the ground was full of LDS March 16 2004, construction was carried out by the Austrian company AMR.Opening of a new ice arena was August 31 2007, the third game Super Series between the youth teams of Canada and Russia.

Omsk fortress

a guard strengthening of the Siberian line, now the city of Omsk.First, at the mouth of Omi for fortress defense and construction of military equipment has been erected two small redoubts: triangular and quadrangular.Work on their construction led marcher I. D. Buchholz Swedish artillery Kalander.In 1717, was sent from Tobolsk drawing "On the structure of the Omsk fortress for Omyu river and households in the line."Built its major Aksakov, which was conducted on behalf of all correspondence for the construction of first fortress.The place of its construction was the steep bank of Omi height of 12-15 m, 500 m from the Irtysh River.The fortress occupied an area of ​​approximately 6 hectares (now it is occupied by musical theater, the area of them. VI Lenin).In celebration of 293 anniversary of the Omsk fortress took its first visitors: tour conducted in a mini-cinema showing documentaries about the city, had various exhibitions on the history.On the area found a permanent stage, where are the city's creative teams.For the first time in many years, the center of the City Day celebrations was the Omsk fortress.It is planned that it will remain the center of the future the City Day celebrations.Finally, the reconstruction will be completed by the 300th Anniversary of Omsk.

Children's Ecological and Biological Center

Municipal educational establishment of additional education for children in Omsk, established on the basis Yungorodka.In 1911, in the future Yungorodka held the first West-Siberian agriculture, forestry, trade and industrial exhibition.The exhibition was of great importance for the development of Omsk and Siberia as a whole.During the First World War, this place was a POW camp.In Soviet times, was opened here gorzelenhoza nursery, and then the regional station naturalists.The collection Children's Zoo are birds of 84 species, mammals, 20 species of fish and 31 species reptiles 14 species.Demonstrated two species of birds and 3 species of reptiles listed in the International Red Book.At the Omsk zoo can meet hedgehogs, deer, foxes, llamas, ponies, deer, crocodiles, snakes and other animals.In 2011, registered with the department in 1048 consisted of 180 species of animals, copies of (non-food and domestic animals).Children's Halls greenhouse covers an area of ​​250 m2.Botanical Garden has a collection of more than 300 species indoor , tropical and subtropical plants and 800 species of succulents, which is constantly updated and upgraded more rare instances.In 2011 the Center found in a collection of 234 species and 375 specimens of plants in greenhouses.

Right Time to Visit

October - March
June - September

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