Krasnoyarsk (rus)

Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk ranks 885th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Slovenj Gradec, Cappadocia, and Pforzheim. Memorable people born in Krasnoyarsk include Vasily Surikov, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Vitaly Abalakov. Memorable people who died in Krasnoyarsk include Nikolai Rezanov, Maria Bochkareva, and Viktor Astafyev. Krasnoyarsk has been the birth place of many athletes, and singers and the death place of many explorers, and military personnels. Krasnoyarsk is located in Russia.

Krasnoyarsk is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yenisey River, and is the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, with a population of over 1.1 million. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the renowned Trans-Siberian Railway, and is one of the largest producers of aluminium in the country. The city is known for its natural landscape; author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia. The Stolby Nature Sanctuary is located 10 km south of the city. Krasnoyarsk is a major educational centre in Siberia, and hosts the Siberian Federal University. In 2019, Krasnoyarsk was the host city of the 2019 Winter Universiade, the third hosted in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia