Tomsk (Russian: Томск) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004. Population: 522,940 (2010 Census preliminary results); 487,838 (2002 Census); 501,963 (1989 Census).
It is served by the Bogashevo Airport.
Tomsk is located about 20 kilometers (12 mi) southeast of the town of Seversk, a major center of plutonium produ...
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Tomsk (Russian: Томск) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004. Population: 522,940 (2010 Census preliminary results); 487,838 (2002 Census); 501,963 (1989 Census).
It is served by the Bogashevo Airport.
Tomsk is located about 20 kilometers (12 mi) southeast of the town of Seversk, a major center of plutonium production and reprocessing and uranium enrichment.
Tomsk was established under a decree from Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604 after Toyan, the Tatar duke of Eushta, asked for the Tsar's protection against Kirghiz robbers. The Tsar sent 200 Cossacks under the command of Vasily Tyrkov and Gavriil Pisemsky to construct a fortress on the bank of the Tom River overlooking what would become the city of Tomsk. Toyan ceded the land for the fortress to the Tsar.
In 1804, the government selected Tomsk to become the seat of the new Tomsk Governorate, which would...
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