Novosibirsk

 Novosibirsk is the third largest city of Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg by population and area, and is often called: The Uncrowned capital of Siberia! It was built on the banks of the river Ob’ during the construction of the Trans-Siberian railway in 1893. Novosibirsk is the main industrial and business centre of the Asian part of Russia characterized by the highest level of business activity. The city has a rich cultural life and well-developed guest infrastructure presented by hotels and restaurants, theatres, Philharmonic Society, Circus, Academic Symphonic Orchestra, chamber and folk chorus, Conservatory and the Art Gallery. About one third of the scientific potential of Siberia is concentrated in its capital. Academgorodok (Academic Town), which was founded in the 60s has become the first scientific centre of Russia and served as a model for several organisations of the kind in Japan, France and South Korea. There are 7 International Research Centres supervised by specialists from the leading institutes of Academgorodok.