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Tomsk (Russian: Томск) is a city in the Tomsk Oblast in the West Siberia. There are many students and Russian-Germans in the city, which sets it apart from other Siberian cities.
background
Located on the Tom River, the city was founded in 1604 on the orders of Tsar Boris Godunov as a military outpost against the nomadic peoples. Gold was discovered in 1830, which spurred the fortunes of the city, but after the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which bypassed Tomsk and passed the area further south, economic development also drifted away from the city. Instead, Tomsk became a university town. Tomsk profited after World War II when the factories were relocated to the east, away from the conflict. It was closed to outsiders during the Cold War.
Today Tomsk has about 525,000 inhabitants, of which 15% are students who come from all over Siberia, Central Asia and even from the European part of Russia. As a result, Tomsk probably has a larger proportion of foreign language speakers than any other Siberian city.
getting there
By plane
- 1 Bogashevo Airport (IATA: TOF) (27 km southeast of the city center).
Flights from / to Moscow (4 hours overnight), Novosibirsk (30 minutes, occasional departures), Ekaterinburg (2.5 hours), Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Surgut and Tyumen.
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Bus # 118' (16 руб) runs between the airport and the city center.
By train
The station is on the Taiga railway line - Bely Jar. There are further stops for suburban and regional trains in the urban area. In taiga there is connection to the Trans-Siberian Railway. On the Tomsk Line, you can get to Tomsk by electric trains.
There are 2 train stations in Tomsk:
- 2 Tomsk-1.Located in the southeast part of the city.
- 3 Tomsk-2.Located near the current geographic center of the city.
By bus
From Novosibirsk, Tomsk can be easily reached by bus (4.5 hours, about 800 rubles (2020)). Tickets can be purchased under avtovokzaly.ru to be bought.
- 4 Bus station, пр. Кирова, 68 (on the square in front of Tomsk-1 station). There are bus connections from Novosibirsk, Kemerovo (daily, many times), Barnaul, Novokuznetsk, Jurga, Mariinsky, Angero-Sudzhenskij, Belovo (several times a day), Krasnoyarsk (daily), Abakan, Chernogosrk, Minusinskij, Belokurikhaiskoy, Gorno-Altoisky weekly or more often), a number of other cities and towns, within the region - with all district centers to which there are roads all year round, and a number of other settlements, as well as with suburban settlements. International bus routes connect Tomsk with cities in Kazakhstan (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Pavlodar, Karaganda, Semipalatinsk) and Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek). Online ticket sales are available on the bus station website.
In the street
On the Russian highway 
"Baikal", the from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk leads, you come to Tomsk.
By boat
There is no regular supraregional shipping traffic, there are only local transport lines, but ships from Novosibirsk sometimes dock. Motorboats go from Tomsk port to the opposite bank and back, there are trips along the Ob to Krasnoyarsk with several stops and pleasure trips. There is a ferry connection between Kargask and Strezhev as well as between Nikolsky and Krasny Yar and the Ob in the region.
mobility
There are five tram and six trolleybus, 25 city and 9 suburban bus routes available. Mainly minibuses drive in the city. There are normal buses on the suburban routes. Payment is made at the front entrance. If the bus is not fully occupied, the half-empty bus drives. The buses skip stops, so please inform the driver loudly and clearly before the next exit point. Some of the buses are equipped with a voice information system that automatically announces the names of the stops (via GPS).
Fare in the city (mid-2019): for retirees by age - 18 rubles, for everyone else - 21 rubles. For large luggage you have to pay 10 rubles per seat.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Tomsk State University (Томский государственный университет), Lenin Ave, 36, Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, Russia, 634050 (пр. Ленина, 36, Томск, Томская обл., 634050). The main building is an architectural gem, embedded in a pretty park. There are various museums in the building.
- Zoologicheskiy Muzey Tgu. Tel.: 7 382 252-97-63. The Zoological Museum was founded in 1887 by N.F. Kashchenko.Open: Mon to Fri 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- I.K. Bazhenov Mineralogical Museum Минералогический Музей имени И.К.Баженова ТГУ, Lenin Ave, 36, Tomsk, 634050. Tel.: 7 382 252-96-85.
- Museum of Archeology and Ethnography of Siberia Музей археологии и этнографии Сибири. Tel.: 7 382 252-96-26.
- 2 Frunze-Allee 12, Frunze-Allee 12., Проспект Фрунзе, 12 (Верхняя Елань). A sample of a wooden house in the classicism style, extremely rare for Siberia, was built in the 1860s. Don't expect any extravagance, just strict wooden masonry and a mezzanine on top.
Wooden architecture
More monuments of wooden architecture in the style of Siberian Baroque, Art Nouveau and Classicism have been preserved in Tomsk than anywhere else in Russia. Much of this splendor has been lost for various reasons, but something has been preserved. In many quarters you can still see traditional Siberian wooden buildings, houses decorated with filigree carvings. In Tomsk, the only Siberian city, groups of several standing old wooden houses have been preserved, which are to be placed under UNESCO protection; several such groups of houses have been restored since 2004. A municipal program to preserve at least 701 old houses has been adopted. At the same time, there is very little space left for development within the borders of Tomsk and there is almost no free space in the city center, so that the wooden buildings of the old Tomsk are being destroyed by developers who are erecting new buildings in their place, which are not always the meet basic aesthetic requirements. There are also masterpieces of stone architecture in Tomsk, including the beginning of the XX. Century that give the city a really unique look. An order from the local administration came into effect to prohibit the construction of deliberately burned houses on the site. It is allowed to build parks and squares in such places.
- 3 Russian-German house, Krasnoarmeyskaya Ulitsa, 71, Tomsk, 634041 (ул. Красноармейская, 71, s. Г. Томск, 634041). Tel.: 7 382 252-17-25. The white-sky-blue house was built for the famous merchant Georgiy Golovanow by the Tomsk architect Stanislaw Khomitsch in 1910.Open: Mon to Fri 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- 4 Muzey Derevyannogo Zodchestva Museum of wood construction, Kirov Ave, 7, Tomsk, 634034. Tel.: 7 382 256-40-97. It was the first wooden house in Tomsk in the Art Nouveau style. There are fragments of wood from various houses, objects with carved decorations and wooden objects of daily use from the past century.Open: Tue to Sun 10 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Russian-German house
The house with kites
19 Belinsky Street - Улица Белинского, 19
The house with firebirds - Дом с жар-птицами
17 Kuznetsova Street - Улица Кузнецова, 17
- 5 House with Dragons (House with Chimeras, Bystritsky Villa) (Дом с драконами), 68 Krasnoarmeyskaya Str. (Yurtochnaya Gora), ул. Красноармейская, 68.The house was built in 1917 by the local architect Vikentiy Ořeško. It's an unpainted wooden house with ice skates and a tower. On the ledge are heads of fantastic animals commonly associated with dragons, and it is sometimes believed that their design came from a wooden church in Borgunne, Norway. There is no evidence that Orgeshko has ever been to Norway, but the house really does look like a Norwegian church.
- 6 19 Belinsky Street, 19 Belinsky Street (Verkhnya Elan), Улица Белинского, 19. The building erected in 1917 in the modernist wooden style. Two-storey house with bay windows, towers and turrets. Painted in green, decorated in white.
- 7 The house with firebirds, 67/1 Krasnoarmeyskaya Street., Красноармейская улица, 67/1. This wooden house was built in 1903 (architect Fyodorovsky) and despite the fairly revealing restoration recently carried out, it remains one of the best monuments of Tomsk wooden youth thanks to several wooden figures of firebirds on the roof. The shape of the house is unusual, the architect (or the architects of later conversions) clearly overloaded it with decorative elements, so that verandas, mezzanines, towers and even a spire (to which two firebirds are attached) have emerged. The house is painted yellow, the entire interior is white.
- 8 Kuznetsova Street 17, Kuznetsova Street 17., Улица Кузнецова, 17 (Верхняя Елань). Art Nouveau wooden house on two floors with a bay window and a four-sided tower. Even more interesting is the north facade with a balcony (opposite the intersection). A wonderful carving has been added to the whole.
- 9 Kuznetsova street 30, Kuznetsova street 30, Улица Кузнецова, 30 (Верхняя Елань). The two-story house was built in the early 20th century. It is made of unpainted trunks, and only the decor is painted white, which contrasts with the brown trunks. On the other hand, you can study Art Nouveau architecture through its decoration - there are cladding with specific shapes, bay windows and only vertical lines at the top of the building. There is a plaque on the south facade informing that the composer Edison Denisov was born in this house in 1929.
- 10 Vershinina Street 12, Vershinina Street 12., Улица Вершинина, 12 (Верхняя Елань). The house was owned by Vikentiy Ožeško and was built according to his design in 1911. It is a one-story house of rather intricate shape, with a bay window on the facade and two gables on the side (it can be seen from Herzstrasse (улицы Герцена)). The house is a log cabin, the lower part is not painted, the upper part of the residential complex is painted with gray and blue boards, and the boards are decorated with white paint. It seems like a solid Art Nouveau style.
- 11 House of the merchant Gromov (Дом купца Громова), Gagarin Street 42, улица Гагарина, 42 (Уржатка). The house, built in 1908 in Art Nouveau style, is quite unusual in its shape. Check out the carvings throughout the lower floor, including those with deer antlers, and the decoration tower in the northwest corner of the house.
- 12 House of the merchant Khamitov (Дом купца Хамитова), 35 Maxim-Gorki-Strasse., улица Максима Горького, 35 (Татарская Слобода). The house was built in 1905 in the style of eclecticism. In fact, it is a medium-sized palace because Khamitov was a wealthy Tatar trader. You are not allowed in, but there are very different design elements that are combined on the outside, some are reminiscent of Classicism, others of Art Nouveau. Please note that the ornament only uses plant motifs, not animals - the customer of the house was a religious Muslim.
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
- 13 Sunday Church (Воскресенская церковь (Томск)), Oktjabrski import, 10, Октябрьский Взвоз, 10.It is located on the Cape of the Resurrection Mountain. The church was built in a rare Siberian baroque style that combines elements of Russian and Ukrainian baroque. Originally the church was made of wood. The church was often destroyed by fires, so it was decided to build it out of stone. In 1807 the construction of a new stone church was completed. During the Soviet era, some valuables were confiscated, but in 1980-1990 the historical appearance of the church was restored.
- 14 Epiphany Cathedral (Богоявленский собор)
- 15 Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Храм Александра Невского), 47 Sovskaya Street., Советская улица, 47 (Верхняя Елань). From 1876.
- 16 White mosque (Белая Соборная мечеть (Томск)), Московский тракт, 43 (почти в Татарской Слободе).
- 17 Red mosque (Красная мечеть), Татарская улица, 24 (Татарская Слобода).
- 18 Catholic Church (Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы Царицы Святого Розария (Томск)), Bakunina Street 4, улица Бакунина, 4.
- 19 Choir Synagogue (Томская хоральная синагога), 38 Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse, улица Розы Люксембург, 38.
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The Sunday Church
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
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The White Mosque
The Red Mosque
The Catholic Church
The choir synagogue
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activities
shop
Tomsk has plenty of shopping opportunities to suit all tastes and budgets, from large shopping and entertainment centers to mini markets. In almost every neighborhood there are grocery stores that are open 24 hours a day or at least until late in the evening. The sale of alcoholic beverages in retail stores is allowed from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., according to regional law.
- 1 Izumrudny Gorod (ТРЦ Изумрудный город), 13B, Komsomolsky Prospect., Комсомольский проспект, 13Б. Tel.: 7 382 228-13-82. Open: daily 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- 2 Megapolis (ТРЦ Мегаполис), Lenin Ave, 217, Tomsk, 634009, проспект Ленина, 217 ст2. Tel.: 7 382 240-39-21. Open: daily 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- 3 Volna (Волна), Mira Ave, 48/3, Tomsk, 634057, пр. Мира, 48/3, Томск, Томская обл., 634057. Tel.: 7 382 290-10-49. Price: daily 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
kitchen
Cheap
There are many snack bars and canteens in the city, and establishments with Russian, Caucasian and Central Asian cuisine are popular. The majority of these locations are concentrated on the outskirts of the city and near the markets, with a number of facilities operating in the center. The most famous are the:
- 1 Biblioteka (Библиотека), Sovetskaya Ulitsa, 45, Tomsk, 634029, Советская ул., 45, Томск, Томская обл., 634029. Tel.: 7 382 252-78-18. Themed café and coffee shop. Tasty meat dishes.Open: daily 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
medium
The average price segment is represented by various cafes, restaurants, bars and beer clubs. The most famous are the following institutions:
- 2 U Kryugera, Ulitsa Arkadiya Ivanova, 18А, Tomsk. Tel.: 7 (3822) 42-39-03. Beer house with European and Russian cuisine. With a large selection of our own draft beer.Open: daily 12: 00–00: 00.
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Tomsk (Гостиница Томск), Kirov Ave, 65, Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, 634012, просп. Кирова, 65, Томск, Томская обл., 634012. Tel.: 7 382 254-41-15. 3-star hotel at the train station 1.
Learn
Tomsk is popular with international students. It is worth studying at Tomsk universities for a few months (semesters) and getting to know Siberia better. One in five Tomsk residents is a student, one in ten is a scientist, researcher, or works in science and education.
Work
security
health
Practical advice
- The next German Consulate General is in Novosibirsk
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.admin.tomsk.ru/ - Tomsk official website
