Novokuznetsk ( rus, Новокузнецк, p=nəvəkʊzˈnʲɛt͡sk; literally: "new smith's", cjs, Аба-тура, ''Aba-tura'') is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in
Kemerovo Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...
(Kuzbass) in south-western Siberia,
Russia
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. It is the second largest city in the oblast, after
Kemerovo
Kemerovo ( rus, Ке́мерово, p=ˈkʲemʲɪrəvə) is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Iskitimka and Tom Rivers, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Ba ...
. Population:
It was previously known as ''Kuznetsk'' until 1931, and as ''Stalinsk'' until 1961.
History
Founded in 1618 by men from
Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a not ...
Tom River
The Tom ( rus, Томь, p=tomʲ, cjs, Том) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob in Central Siberia. Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Oblast, and Tomsk Oblast. It became the seat of
Kuznetsky Uyezd
Kuznetsky Uyezd (''Кузнецкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Saratov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kuznetsk.
Demographics
At ...
in 1622. Kuznetsk () was granted town status in 1689. It was here that
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...
married his first wife, Maria Isayeva (1857).
Joseph Stalin
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's rapid industrialization of the
Soviet Union
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transformed the sleepy town into a major
coal mining
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and industrial center in the 1930s. It merged with Sad Gorod in 1931. In 1931–1932, the city was known as Novokuznetsk and between 1932 and 1961 as Stalinsk (), after Stalin.
Climate
Novokuznetsk has a fairly typical southwest Siberian
humid continental climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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: Dfb) with warm summers during which most of the precipitation occurs, and severe, generally dry winters. Snowfall is very frequent during the winter, but its water content is generally very low due to the cold temperatures.
administrative center
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A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Novokuznetsky District
Novokuznetsky District (russian: Новокузне́цкий райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.Law #215-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Novokuznetsky Municipal ...
, even though it is not a part of it.Law #215-OZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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. As a municipal division, Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug.Law #104-OZ
Siberian State Industrial University
Siberian State Industrial University (russian: Сибирский государственный индустриальный университет, abbreviated СибГИУ) is the oldest university in Novokuznetsk, Russia. It was established o ...
*Novokuznetsk branch of
Kemerovo State University
The Kemerovo State University (russian: Ке́меровский госуда́рственный университе́т) (KemSU) was established in 1973 as a successor to Kemerovo Pedagogical Institute. It is a leading educational and scienti ...
*State Institute for Physicians Postgraduate Training (also known as Novokuznetsk Postgraduate Physician Institute), Russian Ministry of Health
*Novokuznetsk Scientific Center of Medicosocial Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Invalids, Federal Agency for Public Health and Social welfare
*Institute of General Problems of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Industry
Novokuznetsk is a heavily industrial city and is located in the heart of the
Kuzbass region
Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...
. Factories in the city include:
*
West-Siberian Metal Plant
West-Siberian Metal Plant ''(Russian: Западно-Сибирский металлургический комбинат)'' is a metal plant in the city of Novokuznetsk in Kemerovo Oblast in southwestern Siberia, founded on 27 July 1964. The West- ...
*
Novokuznetsk Iron and Steel Plant
Novokuznetsk Iron and Steel Plant (russian: Новокузнецкий металлургический комбинат) is a major Russian steel producer in the city of Novokuznetsk in Kemerovo Oblast in southwestern Siberia. The company's name i ...
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Metallurg Novokuznetsk (russian: Металлург Новокузнецк) is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are currently members of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).
History
The ...
is an
ice hockey
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team based in Novokuznetsk. Formerly a member of the
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...
, the team is currently a member of the
Supreme Hockey League
The Supreme Hockey League (SHL) (russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), links=no, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league i ...
. The football team of the same name was recently promoted to the Russian first division below the premier.
RC Novokuznetsk
Metallurg is a Russian rugby club from Kemerovo Oblast. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the top division of Russian rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Mast ...
compete in the
Professional Rugby League
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, the highest division of
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
in Russia.
Florida Panthers
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goaltender
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Andreyevich Bobrovsky (russian: Серге́й Андреевич "Боб" Бобровский; born 20 September 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has ...
,
Washington Capitals
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defenseman
Dmitry Orlov Dmitry Orlov may refer to:
* Dmitry Orlov (banker) (1943–2014), Russian banker
* Dmitry Orlov (ice hockey) (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Dmitry Orlov (writer) (born 1962), Russian-American engineer and a writer
* Dmitri ...
and
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...
winger
Kirill Kaprizov
Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov (russian: Кирилл Олегович Капризов; born 26 April 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before joining the Wild, Kaprizov ...
were all born in Novokuznetsk and began their pro careers with Metallurg Novokuznetsk.
Novokuznetsk is also the birthplace of US
chess Grandmaster
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Gata Kamsky
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Kamsky reached the final of the FIDE World Chess Cham ...
.
Transportation
The main airport is the
Spichenkovo Airport
Spichenkovo Airport (russian: Аэропорт Спиченково) , also known as Novokuznetsk Airport, is one of two major airports in Kemerovo Oblast area (russian: Кемеровская область, Kemerovskaya oblast), Russia, Southw ...
. The city is also a major railway junction with both local and long-distance trains. Local public transport is provided by trams, buses, and trolleybuses.
Novokuznetsk trolleybus 046.JPG, ZiU-682 trolleybus
Novokuznetsk railway station renovated.jpg, Novokuznetsk railway station renovated
Nizhny Tagil
Nizhny Tagil ( rus, Нижний Тагил, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj tɐˈgʲil) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located east of the boundary between Asia and Europe. Population:
History
The prehistor ...
, Russia
*
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zapor ...
,
Ukraine
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*
Pittsburgh
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,
United States
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*
Banbury
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Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshire ...
,
United Kingdom
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Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Andreyevich Bobrovsky (russian: Серге́й Андреевич "Боб" Бобровский; born 20 September 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has ...
(born 1988), ice hockey player
*
Margarita Chernousova
Margarita Sergeyevna Chernousova (russian: Маргарита Сергеевна Черноусова, née Lomova (russian: Ломова); born 24 March 1996) is a Russian sport shooter.
She participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Champio ...
(born 1996), a
sport shooter
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football
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player
*
Evgeny Chigishev
Evgeny Alexandrovich Chigishev (russian: Евгений Александрович Чигишев; born May 28, 1979 in Novokuznetsk) is a former Russian weightlifter.
Career
At the 2000 Summer Olympics he competed in the 105 kg category, ...
(born 1979), a former
weightlifter
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and
Olympic
Olympic or Olympics may refer to
Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...
silver medal
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ist
* Andrey Dementyev (born 1970), a former professional football player
*
Kirill Kaprizov
Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov (russian: Кирилл Олегович Капризов; born 26 April 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before joining the Wild, Kaprizov ...
(born 1997), ice hockey player
*
Maxim Kitsyn
Maxim Alekseyevich Kitsyn (russian: Максим Алексеевич Кицын; born December 24, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently under contract with Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). ...
(born 1991), a professional ice hockey player
* Ana Kriégel, Russian-born Irish murder victim
* Anna Litvinova (1983–2013), a
fashion model
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and
beauty pageant
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Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
Nikita Morgunov
Nikita Leonidovich Morgunov (russian: Никита Леонидович Моргунов; born June 29, 1975) is a Russian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played both the power forward and center positions. He represented ...
(born 1975), a former professional
basketball
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player
*
Albert Nasibulin
Albert Galiyevich Nasibulin (russian: Альбе́рт Гали́йевич Насибу́лин, born 23 March 1972 in Novokuznetsk city, Kemerovo Region, USSR) is a Russian material scientist recognized for the contributions to synthesis of nan ...
(born 1972), a
material scientist
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*
Dmitry Orlov Dmitry Orlov may refer to:
* Dmitry Orlov (banker) (1943–2014), Russian banker
* Dmitry Orlov (ice hockey) (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Dmitry Orlov (writer) (born 1962), Russian-American engineer and a writer
* Dmitri ...
(born 1991), ice hockey player
* Maksim Pichugin (born 1974), a
Winter Olympic
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Anton Rekhtin
Anton Rekhtin (born 15 September 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Zauralie Kurgan of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).
Rekhtin played five games in the Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental ...
(born 1989), a professional ice hockey player
*
Artyom Sapozhkov
Artyom Rostislavovich Sapozhkov (russian: Артём Ростиславович Сапожков; born 21 March 1990) is a Russian former professional football player.
Club career
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Sokol S ...
(born 1990), a former professional football player
* Stanislav Sel'skiy (born 1991), a
rugby union
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Kirill Skachkov
Kirill Sergeyevich Skachkov (russian: Кирилл Сергеевич Скачков; born 6 August 1987 in Novokuznetsk) is a Russian table tennis player. In 2011 he won a silver medal in the doubles event in the Table Tennis European Champion ...
(born 1987), an Olympic
table tennis
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player
*
Denis Stasyuk
Denis Stasyuk (September 2, 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 6th round (171st overall) of the 2 ...
(born 1985), ice hockey player
* Daniil Tarasov (born 1999), ice hockey player
*
Ivan Telegin
Ivan Alexeyvich Telegin (russian: Иван Алексеевич Телегин; born 28 February 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by t ...
(born 1992), ice hockey player and Winter Olympic
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
ist
*
Arkady Vainshtein
Arkady Vainshtein (russian: Аркáдий Иóсифович Вайнштéйн; born 24 February 1942) is a Russian and American Professor Emeritus of Theoretical physics who was awarded Pomeranchuk Prize (2005) and Sakurai Prize (1999) for theor ...
(born 1942), a
Russian-American
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theoretical physicist
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*
Vladimir Vilisov
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Cross-co ...
(born 1976), a Winter Olympic cross-country skier
*
Maxim Zyuzyakin
Maksim Valerevich Zyuzyakin (Russian: Максим Валерьевич Зюзякин) (born 13 January 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract to HC Khimik Voskresensk in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL ...
(born 1991), a professional ice hockey player
*
Pavel Silyagin
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(born 1993,
professional boxer
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Gallery
NovokuznetskFilial KemSU-Metallurgov-19.jpg, Novokuznesk branch of Kemerovo State University
Novokuznetsk DramaTheatre.jpg, Teatralnaya Square
Novokuznetsk KuzSPA 2002-08-26.jpeg, Kuzbass State Pedagogical Academy
Novokuznetsk-MetallurgovStreet-6.jpg, Metallurgov Avenue, 6
Club Culturale dei Costruttori Novokuzneck.jpg, Constructors
Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture (russian: Дворец культуры, dvorets kultury, , ''wénhuà gōng'', german: Kulturpalast) or House of Culture (Polish: ''dom kultury'') is a common name (generic term) for major Club (organization), club-houses (comm ...