Timeline of Novosibirsk

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Novosibirsk, Russia.

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Prior to 20th century

• 1893 - Novonikolayevsk settlement developed on former village site during building of Trans Siberian Railway.^[1][2]
• 1897 - Bridge built over Ob River.

20th century

• 1906 - First bank opens.
• 1913 - Population: 62,967.^[3]
• 1915 - Chapel of St. Nicholas built.^[4]
• 1917 - December: Soviets in power.^[5]
• 1921 - City becomes seat of the Novonikolayevsk Governorate.
• 1922 - Monument to the Heroes of the Revolution unveiled.
• 1925
  • Central Park, Novosibirsk established.
  • Lenin Building constructed on Krasny Prospekt.^[6]
  • City becomes capital of the Siberian Krai.^[7]
• 1926
  • City renamed "Novosibirsk."^[5]
  • Population: 120,128.^[7]
• 1927
  • Spartak Stadium opens.
  • Statue of Lenin unveiled on Barnaul Street.^[6]
• 1930 - City becomes capital of the Western Siberian Krai.^[7]
• 1932 - National Bank building constructed.^[6]
• 1933 - Novosibirsk Regional Puppet Theatre founded.
• 1935 - Marketplace area officially named Stalin Square, Novosibirsk^[6]
• 1936 - Football Club Sibir Novosibirsk formed.
• 1937 - City becomes part of Novosibirsk Oblast.^[1]
• 1939
  • Novosibirsk military infantry school established.
  • Population: 405,589.^[7]
• 1945 - Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre building opens.
• 1946 - Central Siberian Botanic Garden established.^[8]
• 1947 - Novosibirsk Zoo founded.^[9]
• 1952
  • Novosibirsk Planetarium opens in Central Park.
  • Kleschihinskoe cemetery established.
• 1955 - Communal Bridge built.^[10]
• 1956 - Novosibirsk State Conservatory established.
• 1957
  • Novosibirsk trolley begins operating.
  • Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences established.
  • Novosibirsk Reservoir created near city.
• 1958 - Institute of Economics and Organization of Industrial Production established.^[11]
• 1959
  • Novosibirsk State University established.^[12]
  • Novosibirsk Theatre of Musical Comedy established in Central Park.^[13]
  • Population: 885,045.
  • Development of science town Akademgorodok begins near city.^[10]
• 1964 - Ice Sports Palace Sibir opens.
• 1967 - Novosibirsk Military Command Academy established.^[14]
• 1970
  • Statue of Lenin, Novosibirsk unveiled in Lenin Square, Novosibirsk.
  • Population: 1,160,963.
• 1981 - Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics active.^[12]
• 1984 - Novosibirsk Globus Theatre built.
• 1986
  • Novosibirsk Metro begins operating.
  • Metro Bridge, Novosibirsk opens.^[10]
  • Institute of Informatics and Computer Science established.^[15]
• 1991
  • Siberian Stock Exchange established.^[16]
  • Novosibirsk State Agrarian University active.^[12]
  • Vitaly Mukha becomes governor of Novosibirsk Oblast.^[5]
• 1992 - Novosibirsk State Technical University active.^[12]
• 1997 - Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Novosibirsk built.
• 1999 - Viktor Tolokonsky becomes governor of Novosibirsk Oblast.^[17]

21st century

• 2000
  • Sib-Altera theatre festival begins.^[18]
  • Vladimir Gorodetsky becomes mayor.
  • City becomes part of the Siberian Federal District.
• 2002 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk active.^[19]
• 2010 - Population: 1,473,754.
• 2014
  • Bugrinsky Bridge opens.
  • Anatoly Lokot becomes mayor.

See also

• Novosibirsk history
• Novosibirsk history (in Russian)

References

1. "Novosibirsk Oblast". Territories of the Russian Federation 2014. Europa Territories of the World (15th ed.). Routledge. 2014. ISBN 978-1-317-66012-5.
2. "Mid Siberian Railway". Guide to the Great Siberian Railway. St. Petersburg: Ministry of Ways of Communication. 1900. p. 265.
3. "Russia: Principal Towns: Siberia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
4. "Siberia". Russia & Belarus. Lonely Planet. 2006. ISBN 978-1-74104-291-7.
5. Igor V. Naumov (2006). History of Siberia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-20703-9.
6. Malte Rolf (2013). Soviet Mass Festivals, 1917-1991. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7868-8.
7. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Novosibirsk", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1352, OL 6112221M
8. "Garden Search: Russian Federation". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved March 2015.
9. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Western Europe: Russia and former Soviet Union (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
10. Alexander D'Hooghe (2005). "Siberia as Analogous Territory: Soviet Planning and the Development of Science Towns". AA Files (London: Architectural Association School of Architecture) (51). JSTOR 29544781.
11. K. Warren (1978). "Industrial Complexes in the Development of Siberia". Geography 63. JSTOR 40568943.
12. Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
13. Norbert Schott (ed.). "Oper und Theater". Deutschen in Novosibirsk (in German). Novosibirsk. Retrieved March 2015.
14. "Военный учебно-научный центр СВ «Общевойсковая академия» (филиал, г. Новосибирск)" [Novosibirsk Military Command Academy]. Higher Education (in Russian). Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Retrieved March 2015.
15. Stephen T. Kerr (1991). "Educational Reform and Technological Change: Computing Literacy in the Soviet Union". Comparative Education Review 35. JSTOR 1188162.
16. David G. Anderson (1994). "Novosibirsk Stock-Market Boom of 1993: Privatization and Accumulation in Russia". Anthropology Today 10. JSTOR 2783435.
17. Robert W. Orttung, ed. (2000). Republics and Regions of the Russian Federation: A Guide to Politics, Policies, and Leaders. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-0559-7.
18. "Russian Theatre Festivals by City". Russian Theatre Life in Brief. Moscow: Russian Theatre Union. Retrieved March 2015.
19. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Russia". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved March 2015.

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia and Polish Wikipedia.

Further reading

• William Henry Beable (1919), "Novo-Nicolaievsk", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Novosibirsk, various dates.