The place where Omsk is located is the most Western Siberia

Omsk - a kind of place, in no case not a tourist center, but is able to provide travelers with a lot of pleasant experiences. It is better to come to it in late spring or summer, when the greenery of numerous trees hides the shortcomings of the city.

History of the foundation and development of the city

In 1716, at the confluence of the rivers Om and Irtysh, by order of Emperor Peter I, a fortress was built. The place where Omsk is located in the 21st century was very convenient for a military base, as it allowed to protect Russian settlements from nomadic djungars, which were ruining Central Asia at that time. The fortress became a key point in the line of the Irtysh border line, and in 1764 it was supplemented by another defensive structure - the New Ostrog on the right bank of the Irtysh.

Since 1782 Omsk has received the status of a city and several decades dragged on the existence of a typical county seat. The development of the city began only in the 3rd decade of the XIX century, when the flow of settlers increased, production (manufactories) appeared. After the reform of M. M. Speransky, Siberia was divided into the Eastern and Western governor-general. The capital of the latter and became Omsk, having moved from this place uncomfortably located Tobolsk.

The branch of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, which was stretched through the city , provided him with a high position in the region and steady growth. By the design of the invited architects erect majestic buildings, banks and representative offices of foreign companies are opened. The place where Omsk is located in all respects is very convenient for the transportation of goods both from the Altai Territory and from Central Asia. Up until the outbreak of World War I, the city was experiencing an agrarian and financial boom.

The Supreme Ruler of Russia, AV Kolchak, made Omsk his capital for 1 year. This "status", as well as several peasant uprisings in the 1920s, provided the city and the population with the closest attention to Soviet power.

During the Patriotic War, Omsk became a safe haven for more than 100 enterprises evacuated from the central regions of the country. Most of them remained in it after the war, giving rise to the industrial giants - the plants to them. N. G. Kozitsky, it. PI Baranov, "Flight", etc. There were no more sharp leaps of growth in Omsk. The development of the city is slow, but in increasing order.

Transport accessibility

Through the region where Omsk is located, there are many highways, and you can get to or leave the city in any of the following ways:

1. Automobile routes of federal significance M-51 "Baikal", M-38, 1Р402 (in the south direction). These roads are constantly moving vehicles, and parking with food and hotels is enough for a leisurely and comfortable journey. The road surface on them sometimes leaves much to be desired, since the locality where Omsk is located is replete with small marshes and is prone to permanent subsidence.
2. Railways in the directions "West-East" (Novosibirsk-Tyumen) and "South" (Kazakhstan). They connect Omsk not only with other regions, but also in the cities of the region - Isilkul, Nazyvayevsky, Kalachinsky.
3. Omsk-Tsentralny Airport accepts regular flights from Moscow 2 times a day, as well as a large number of charters abroad. Near the city, it was also planned to build a more modern airport in the village of Fedorovka, but due to lack of investment it was stopped at an early stage.
4. River routes along the Irtysh are mainly used for communication with the settlements of the region and cities upstream (Tobolsk). Most of the Omsk river fleet is designed to transport construction materials.

Main Attractions

Omsk is a large historical and cultural center, and can offer travelers a lot of interesting objects. Among the vast number of attractions can be especially highlighted the following:

• The Holy Dormition Cathedral - restored in the beginning of the XXI century the temple in recent years has become a real symbol of the city. Around it is a well-groomed park and the main government buildings of the city, including the Office of the Federal Security Service, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Omsk Diocese and the Prosecutor's Office of the Omsk Region. Each of them in itself is an architectural monument.
• Omsk fortress, consisting of several buildings of the XVIII-XIX centuries, including the magnificent Tarsky Gate. The buildings have preserved most of the architectural features and are still in use. For example, in the building of the commandant's office there is the Literary Museum.
• Lenin Street is noteworthy because it permeates the whole historical center of the city, and the main sights seem to be strung on it. In particular, from this street you can get to the River Station and the pier, go past a lot of decorative monuments (Lyubochka, Gorodovaya, Dynamic balance, etc.), admire the building of the Baroque Dramatic Theater and the Museum. Vrubel, get to the Fire Station and the Cathedral Square.

Of great interest to tourists can be the finally restored in 2016 Resurrection Cathedral in Omsk, which is unique from a historical point of view, the Gospel - a gift of the Empress Catherine the Great. The temple is located at the intersection of the streets Partizanskaya and Taube, and you can get to it while you walk around Lenin, just turning around near the Seraphim-Alekseevsky chapel.

Major events

Omsk all year round becomes a venue for events of various levels, among which it is worth noting:

• Siberian International Marathon, which won fame throughout the world. Every year, it attracts amateurs from all over the world, and sometimes the number of participants reaches 10-12 thousand people. Residents and guests of Omsk run alone and in groups, with baby carriages and flags of their companies. For the whole day, the Red Road from the Cathedral Square to the Telecentre (Lysaya Gora) turns into a sports track.
• The Christmas half-marathon is of an unofficial nature and is very popular among extremists. It takes place on January 7 and in any weather. There are cases when athletes fled at -35˚C, during heavy snow and heavy wind.
• Day of the city of Omsk (first Sunday in August). To this day, throughout the city, there are venues for performances, an exhibition "Flora", trade fairs, and shortly before the parade the clubs of historical reconstruction conduct exemplary knight tournaments. The last many years were spent on the Fortress territory, but from 2015 on, you can see the battles of knights and Russian soldiers between the streets of Tarska and Herzen, where Victory Square in Omsk is located.

Accommodation in the city and beyond

Places where the city of Omsk is located, are deprived by exotic recreation like mountains, hot springs or sea shore. But the latter with success replaces the full-fledged Irtysh, and its steep slopes in winter use snowboarders and skiers. Directly outside the city, in the settlements of Krasnoyarka and Chernoluchinsky, there are many rest houses and boarding houses - "Fairy Tale", "Forest", "Marina Grove", "Russian Forest", etc.

Perhaps there is nothing easier than finding a home within the city. Omsk offers its guests hostels, mini-hotels and hotels of different levels and price categories. Among the most famous hotel is the "Mayak" on the Irtysh embankment and the hotel "Ibis Siberia", where for the time of matches with the "Hawks" ("Vanguard") hockey teams from other cities stop.