Khabarovsk

The city of Khabarovsk got its name in honor of the Russian traveler and explorer of the 17th century Yerofey Khabarov. Founded in 1858 on the banks of the Amur River as a military structure, by 1880 it received the status of a city.
Now Khabarovsk is a large city in the Russian Far East, through which the Trans-Siberian Railway passes and the largest stations are located - passenger Khabarovsk-1 and cargo Khabarovsk-2. The city has Novy International Airport and Maly Airport, the river port of the Amur River Shipping Company.

Khabarovsk is located along the Amur River for 50 kilometers. One of the most beautiful places in the city is the Amur embankment.

Much in the city is connected with the name of Count Muravyov-Amursky - both the monument that you can see on the five thousandth banknote of Russia, and the name of the main street (Muravyov-Amursky Street). The street has many buildings of the 19th - early 20th centuries, including the Far Eastern State Scientific Library, located in one of the oldest buildings in the city.

Muravyov-Amursky Street connects Lenin Square and Komsomolskaya Square. Lenin Square is the main one in the city. A monument to the Heroes of the Civil War in the Far East of 1918-1922 was erected here.

The youngest square in the city is Glory Square, next to it there is a memorial "Wall of Memory". Also on Glory Square, the buildings of the Theological Seminary and the Black Tulip monument dedicated to the soldiers who participated in the battles in Afghanistan are interesting.

Other sights of the city include the oldest theater of Khabarovsk - the Regional Theater of Musical Comedy (1926), the Khabarovsk Regional Drama Theater, the Central Park of Culture and Leisure, the long railway bridge (1916) across the Amur River, which became the final link of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the youngest in the city Museum of the History of Khabarovsk.

Museums of Khabarovsk occupy a separate place in the cultural life of the city. On Shevchenko Street there is the Khabarovsk Museum of Local Lore named after Nikolai Ivanovich Grodekov (1894). Museum of Archeology named after A.P. Okladnikov became the first archaeological museum in the Far East, and the Far East Art Museum has one of the largest art collections in the region. The Military Historical Museum of the Far Eastern Military District is notable for its exposition, which presents samples of weapons from different years. Bolshekhekhtsirsky State Nature Reserve, founded in 1963 to protect the Amur landscapes, is located 20 km south of the city.

chief Orthodox church city ​​became the Church of St. Innocent of Irkutsk, built around 1868. At first the temple was wooden, and then it was built in stone. The third largest Orthodox church in Russia after the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow and St. Isaac's in St. Petersburg, was the Khabarovsk Transfiguration Cathedral (2004), and the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov, opened for the 150th anniversary of Khabarovsk, was built in the Russian style Orthodox architecture - a snow-white church topped with golden domes.

Vladivostok is a port and city in the Far East of the Russian Federation, it is also the administrative center of Primorsky Krai. Interestingly, the name of the city of Vladivostok comes from two words "own" and "East". And judging by this, the city was named, like Vladikavkaz, this city was founded shortly before the city of Vladivostok.
And the first name is still the English bay of the Golden Horn - or Port May.
The Trans-Siberian Railway also ends in this city. The population of the city is 623.0 thousand people, data from November 2011, this is the 20th largest in Russia.

Vladivostok. Photo: watchsmart

The city is located on a peninsula called Muravyov-Amursky, on the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan. Also, the Peschany Peninsula and about fifty more islands in the Peter the Great Bay were included in the territory of the city.
There is an opinion that they will create a municipality called Big Vladivostok from satellite cities and Vladivostok itself. After that, the city will be included in the list of future anchor cities of Russia.
On November 4, 2010, the city of Vladivostok was given the significant status of the City of Military Glory.

Nakhodka

Nakhodka is a city in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East. It is located on the shores of Nakhodka Bay (Nakhodka Bay of the Sea of ​​Japan) and the eastern coast of the Trudny Peninsula, a major seaport. Railway station on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Not far from the city is Lisy Island, famous for its unique nature. It also protects the western part of Nakhodka Bay from sea waves. To the north of the city are the famous hills Brother and Sister.

Nakhodka is called the ocean gate of Russia in the Far East. The city with a population of 190 thousand people is located 165 kilometers southeast of Vladivostok. This is the main Russian port on the Pacific Ocean, in the recent past it was the only one open to foreigners.
From the first days of its existence, Nakhodka has become a center of international communication. Every year, up to 700 foreign ships under the flags of 20 countries of the world stood at the berths of the commercial port. It was the port workers who were the first to establish twinning ties with the cities of the countries of the Pacific basin. And now Nakhodka has seven sister cities in different countries of the world: Maizuru, Tsuruga, Otaru (Japan); Oakland and Bellingham (USA); Dog He (Korea) and Jilin (China).
Nakhodka with its port complexes has been the main harbor of the Far East for more than 50 years. This is the largest foreign economic transport interchange: the main volume of foreign trade transportation between Russia and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, almost all rail transit, is carried out through the ports of the city. It is in Nakhodka that the Asia-Europe transcontinental container line originates.

Magadan

Magadan is the administrative center of the Magadan region, one of the most remote (7110 km) from the capital of Russia and the youngest regional center of the Far East.
It is located on the coast of the Tauiskaya Bay in the northern part of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, on the isthmus connecting the Staritsky Peninsula with the mainland and having access to the Nagaev and Gertner bays.
In terms of population, Magadan belongs to medium-sized cities (99.4 thousand people), 54% of the region's population and 59% of the total urban population live in it.
The industry is represented by enterprises of the electric power industry, mechanical engineering, food, light, woodworking and building materials industries. Industrial enterprises of the city produce more than a third of the region's industrial output.

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula on the shore of the Avacha Bay. The city was founded during the wintering of the Second Kamchatka Expedition of Bering and Chirikov (1733-1743). This is the main Far Eastern port.

The Kamchatka Peninsula is 1200 km long and 450 km wide. Mountains stretch from north to south, where there are 29 active and 141 extinct volcanoes. Because of so many volcanoes, there are many thermal springs and acid lakes. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the starting point for tourists. Numerous excursions to the natural attractions of the peninsula are arranged from here.

The most popular excursions are to Avachinsky volcano (2751 m). It is located 30 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. This is one of the most active volcanoes of the peninsula, the last eruption was noted in 1945, and in 1996 it woke up again. Also interesting are the volcanoes Koryaksky (3456 m), Vilyuchinsky (2173 m), Mutnovsky (2324 m), Gorely (1829 m), Khodutka (2090 m), Karymsky (1536 m) and of course the highest volcano in Europe and Asia - Klyuchevskoy ( 4850 m) with 69 side craters and funnels and the northernmost volcano of Eurasia - Shiveluch (3283 m).

In 1941, a unique natural area was discovered in Kamchatka in the Kronotsky Reserve - the Valley of Geysers. In the local valley, covered with lush vegetation, there were about 20 large geysers, which, gushing, were a bewitching sight. However, on June 3, 2007, a powerful mudflow covered about two thirds of the area of ​​the unique natural object, and many geysers were lost. It seemed that the unique natural object was lost forever, but in just a year the nature of the Valley of Geysers was restored, and already on July 1, 2008 it was again open to the public. Most of the geysers have resumed their work, in addition, new outlets of hot springs have formed here, and a picturesque lake has formed on the Geysernaya River. The appearance of the valley has changed a lot, and it will change in the future. Bears returned to the Valley of Geysers, and new landscapes began to attract even more tourists.

Blagoveshchensk

Blagoveshchensk, one of the oldest cities in the Far East, the business and administrative center of the Amur region, whose history since 1858 has been closely connected with the development of the Amur region, by the end of the last century became the largest city on the Amur, the capital of gold mining and agriculture, the most important port and shipping center for the entire Amur region. the edges. As in other Far Eastern cities, many of the historical and cultural traditions and, first of all, folk culture have always been carefully stored and passed on in it. Throughout its history, Blagoveshchensk has been and remains one of the largest industrial and cultural centers of the Far East, with a population of 220,000 people.

Ussuriysk

Ussuriysk is the center of the Ussuriysk region of Primorsky Krai. It is located in the valley of the Razdolnaya River, 110 km north of the regional center - the city of Vladivostok. Founded by settlers in 1866. like the village of Nikolskoye.
November 2, 1893 between the station Ketritsevo (now station Ussuriysk) and Vladivostok, a railway connection was opened, and in 1897. between Art. Ketritsevo and Khabarovsk.
November 14, 1922 Soviet power was proclaimed. In 1926. a city was approved under the name Nikolsk-Ussuriysky, which was included and founded in 1891. working settlement of Ketritsevo. Since 1935. the city had the name Voroshilov. In 1957. the city was renamed and became known as Ussuriysk.

Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Komsomolsk-on-Amur is located on the left bank of the Amur River, 356 km northeast of Khabarovsk. This is the second largest and most important city in the Khabarovsk Territory. It was founded in 1860 by peasants who were forcibly relocated from the Perm province, and initially it was a small village called Perm. In 1932, the village received the status of a city, from that year extensive construction began, in which visiting Komsomol members and prisoners of the Far Eastern camps took part. In 1981, the Baikal-Amur Railway.

The city stretches along the Amur River for 30 km. by the most beautiful place Komsomolsk-on-Amur is the embankment. It has a memorial stone in honor of the builders of the city. An inscription in gratitude to the "first Komsomol members" is carved on the stone, although, in fact, the city was built mainly by political prisoners, because the main transit point of the Far Eastern camps was located here. On the embankment stands the building of the River Station - the largest on the Amur River. In the industrial area of ​​the city - Leninsky district - there is an extensive city park - a great place for walking. Be sure to visit the local history museum. Several collections are presented here - ethnographic with products made of birch bark, wood, bone, metal and fabric, archaeological, covering the history of the region from the Mesolithic to the Middle Ages, natural history collection, collections of herbariums, taxidermy sculptures and soil, collections of works of art and posters, photo, negative and documentary funds and a collection of documents about the construction of the city in the 1930s.

The territory of the Russian Far East is a geographical area that includes areas in the river basins that flow into the Pacific Ocean. This also includes the Kuril, Shantar and Commander Islands, Sakhalin and Wrangel Islands. Further, this part of the Russian Federation will be described in detail, as well as some cities of the Russian Far East (a list of the largest will be given in the text).

Population

The territory of the Russian Far East is considered the most depopulating in the country. About 6.3 million people live here. This is approximately 5% of the total population of the Russian Federation. During 1991-2010, the population decreased by 1.8 million people. As for the population growth rate in the Far East, it is -3.9 in the Primorsky Territory, 1.8 in the Republic of Sakha, 0.7 in the JAO, 1.3 in the Khabarovsk Territory, 7.8 in Sakhalin, 17.3 in the Magadan Region, and 17.3 in the Amur Region. - 6, Kamchatka Territory - 6.2, Chukotka - 14.9. If the current trends continue, Chukotka will be left without a population in 66 years, and Magadan in 57.

Subjects

The Far East of Russia covers an area of ​​6169.3 thousand kilometers. This is about 36% of the entire country. Transbaikalia is often referred to as the Far East. This is due to its geographical location, as well as the activity of migration. The following regions of the Far East are administratively distinguished: Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin, Jewish Autonomous Regions, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk Territories. The Far Eastern Federal District also includes Primorsky Krai,

History of the Russian Far East

In the 1-2 millennium BC, the Amur region was inhabited by various tribes. The peoples of the Russian Far East today are not as diverse as they were in those days. The population then consisted of Daurs, Udeges, Nivkhs, Evenks, Nanais, Orochs, etc. The main occupations of the population were fishing and hunting. The most ancient settlements of Primorye, which date back to the Paleolithic era, were discovered near the Nakhodka region. In the Stone Age, Itelmens, Ainu and Koryaks settled on the territory of Kamchatka. By the middle of the 19th century, Evenks began to appear here. In the 17th century, the Russian government began to expand Siberia and the Far East. 1632 became the year of foundation of Yakutsk. Under the leadership of the Cossack Semyon Shelkovnikov, a winter hut was organized on the coast of the Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bOkhotsk in 1647. Today, this place is the Russian port - Okhotsk.

The development of the Russian Far East continued. So, by the middle of the 17th century, the explorers Khabarov and Poyarkov went south from the Yakut prison. Na and Zeya, they encountered tribes that paid tribute to the Chinese Qing Empire. As a result of the first conflict between the countries, the Nerchinsk Treaty was signed. In accordance with it, the Cossacks had to transfer to the Qing Empire the regions formed on the lands of the Albazinsky Voivodeship. In accordance with the agreement, diplomatic and trade relations were determined. The border under the agreement passed in the north along the river. Gorbice and mountain ranges Amur basin. Uncertainty remained in the area of ​​the coast of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. The territories between the Taikansky and Kivun ranges were undelimited. By the end of the 17th century, the Russian Cossacks Kozyrevsky and Atlasov began exploring the Kamchatka peninsula. In the first half of the 18th century, it was included in Russia.

XVIII century

In 1724, Peter I sent the first expedition to the Kamchatka Peninsula. He headed it Thanks to the work of researchers, Russian science received valuable information about the eastern part of Siberia. We are talking, in particular, about the modern Magadan and Kamchatka regions. New maps appeared, the coordinates of the Far Eastern coast and the strait, which was later called the Bering Strait, were accurately determined. In 1730 a second expedition was created. It was led by Chirikov and Bering. The task of the expedition was to reach the coast of America. Interest, in particular, was represented by Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Chichagov, Steller, Krasheninnikov began to explore Kamchatka in the 18th century.

19th century

During this period, the active development of the Russian Far East began. This was largely facilitated by the weakening of the Qing Empire. She was involved in the Opium War in 1840. Military operations against the combined army of France and England in the areas of Guangzhou and Macau required large material and human resources. In the north, China was left virtually without any cover, and Russia took advantage of this. She, along with other European powers, participated in the division of the weakening Qing Empire. In 1850 Lieutenant Nevelskoy landed at the mouth of the Amur. There he established a military post. Convinced that the Qing government had not recovered from the consequences of the opium war and was inflamed in its actions and, accordingly, could not give an adequate response to Russia's claims, Nevelskoy decided to declare the coast of the Tatar Prospect and the mouth of the Amur to be domestic possessions.

In 1854, on May 14, Count Muraviev, who had information received from Nevelsky about the absence of Chinese military units, organized rafting on the river. The expedition included the Argun steamer, 29 rafts, 48 ​​boats and about 800 people. During the rafting, ammunition, troops and food were delivered. Part of the military went to Kamchatka by sea to strengthen the Peter and Paul garrison. The rest remained for the implementation of the plan for the study of the Amur region on the former Chinese territory. A year later, a second rafting was organized. It was attended by about 2.5 thousand people. By the end of 1855, several settlements were organized in the lower reaches of the Amur: Sergeevskoye, Novo-Mikhailovskoye, Bogorodskoye, Irkutsk. In 1858, the right bank was officially annexed to Russia in accordance with the Aigun Treaty. On the whole, it should be said that Russia's policy in the Far East was not of an aggressive nature. Agreements were signed with other states without the use of military force.

Physical location

The Far East of Russia in the extreme south borders on the DPRK, in the southeast on Japan. In the extreme northeast in the Bering Strait - from the USA. Another state with which the Far East (Russia) borders is China. In addition to the administrative, there is another division of the Far Eastern Federal District. So, the so-called regions of the Far East of Russia are distinguished. These are fairly large areas. Northeastern Siberia, the first of these, roughly corresponds to the eastern part of Yakutia (mountainous regions east of Aldan and Lena). The North Pacific country is the second zone. It includes the eastern parts of the Magadan Region, the Chukotka Autonomous Region, and the northern parts of the Khabarovsk Territory. It also includes the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka. The Amur-Sakhalin country includes the Jewish Autonomous Okrug, the Amur Region, the southern part of the Khabarovsk Territory. It also includes Sakhalin Island and Primorsky Krai. Yakutia is included in Central and Southern Siberia, except for its eastern part.

Climate

Here it should be said that the Far East of Russia has a rather large extent. This explains the special contrast of the climate. Throughout Yakutia and in the Kolyma regions of the Magadan region, for example, sharply continental prevails. And in the southeast - monsoon type of climate. This difference is determined by the interaction of maritime and continental air masses in temperate latitudes. The south is characterized by a sharply monsoon climate, and maritime and monsoon-like for the north. This is the result of the interaction of land and the Pacific Ocean. The Sea of ​​Okhotsk, as well as the Primorsky cold current along the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan, has a special influence on the state of the climate. Mountainous relief is also of no small importance in this zone. In the continental part of the Far Eastern Federal District, winters are not snowy and frosty.

weather features

Summer here is quite hot, but relatively short. As for the coastal regions, here winters are snowy and mild, springs are cold and long, autumns are warm and long, and summers are relatively cool. On the coast, cyclones, fogs, typhoons and torrential rains are frequent. The height of the fallen snow in Kamchatka can reach six meters. The closer to the southern regions, the higher the humidity becomes. So, in the south of Primorye, it is quite often set at around 90%. Almost throughout the Far East in the summer there are prolonged rains. This, in turn, causes systematic river floods, flooding of agricultural land and residential buildings. In the Far East, there are long periods of sunny and clear weather. At the same time, continuous rains for several days are considered quite common. This kind of diversity of the Far East of Russia differs from the "gray" European part of the Russian Federation. There are also dust storms in the central part of the Far Eastern Federal District. They come from the deserts of Northern China and Mongolia. A significant part of the Far East is equated or is the Far North (except for the Jewish Autonomous Region, the south of the Amur Region, Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories).

Natural resources

In the Far East, the reserves of raw materials are quite large. This allows him to be in the leading positions in the Russian economy in a number of positions. Thus, the Far East in the total Russian production accounts for 98% of diamonds, 80% of tin, 90% of boron raw materials, 14% of tungsten, 50% of gold, more than 40% of seafood and fish, 80% of soybeans, cellulose 7%, wood 13%. Among the main industries of the Far Eastern Federal District, it should be noted the mining and processing of non-ferrous metal, pulp and paper, fishing, timber industry, ship repair and shipbuilding.

Industries

In the Far East, the main income is brought by the forestry, fishing industry, mining, and non-ferrous metal mining. These industries account for more than half of all marketable products. Manufacturing industries are considered underdeveloped. When exporting raw materials, the region incurs losses in the form of value added. The remoteness of the Far Eastern Federal District causes significant transport margins. They are reflected in the cost indicators of many economic sectors.

Mineral resources

In terms of their reserves, the Far East occupies a leading position in the Russian Federation. In terms of volume, tin, boron, and antimony available here account for about 95% of the total amount of these resources in the country. Fluorspar and mercury account for about 60%, tungsten - 24%, iron ore, apatite, native sulfur and lead - 10%. In the Republic of Sakha, in its northwestern part, there is a diamond-bearing province, the largest in the world. The Aikhal, Mir, and Udachnoye deposits account for more than 80% of the total diamond reserves in Russia. The proven reserves of iron ore in the south of Yakutia amount to more than 4 billion tons. This is about 80% of the regional volume. These reserves are also significant in the Jewish Autonomous Region. There are large coal deposits in the South Yakutsk and Lena basins. Its deposits are also present in the Khabarovsk, Primorsky Territories, and the Amur Region. Placer and ore gold deposits have been discovered and are being developed in the Republic of Sakha and the Magadan Region. Similar deposits were found in the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories. In the same territories, deposits of tungsten and tin ores are being developed. Lead and zinc reserves are mostly concentrated in Primorsky Krai. A titanium ore province has been identified in the Amur Region. In addition to the above, there are also deposits of non-metallic raw materials. These are, in particular, reserves of limestones, refractory clays, graphite, sulfur, and quartz sands.

Geostrategic position

The Far Eastern Federal District has the most important geopolitical significance for the Russian Federation. There is access to two oceans: the Arctic and the Pacific. Taking into account the high rates of development of the Asia-Pacific Region, integration into the Far Eastern Federal District is very promising for the fatherland. With a reasonable conduct of activities, the Far East can become a "bridge" in the Asia-Pacific region.

Cities of the Far East of Russia: list

These cities of the Russian Far East are of great economic and geostrategic importance for the Russian Federation. Blagoveshchensk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Nakhodka, Ussuriysk are considered very promising. Yakutsk is of particular importance for the entire region. At the same time, it should be noted that there are also dying settlements. Most of them are located in Chukotka. This is mainly due to the inaccessibility of areas and severe weather conditions.

It occupies the easternmost part of Russia, including the Novosibirsk, Kuril, and Sakhalin islands. This is the largest region of Russia, the area is 6.2 million km2.

Composition: 10 subjects of the federation - Amur, Kamchatka, Magadan, Sakhalin regions, Primorsky, Khabarovsk Territories, the Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), the European Autonomous Region, Chukotka and Koryak Autonomous Regions.

EGP is unique. The Far East is very remote from the main economic regions countries, communication with them is difficult due to poor transport security. On the other hand, the region has a wide outlet to and , a sea border with and , a land border with and , that is, an advantageous foreign trade position, being a link between Russia and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

The population is multinational, small, the average density is slightly more than 1 person/km2. As in other eastern regions, the population is concentrated in the favorable southern part along. The level is 76%, one of the highest in Russia.

The national composition of the population is very diverse, but Russians predominate everywhere. Their share reaches 88%, about 7% are. Koreans also live here. In recent years, there has been a significant influx of Chinese. Indigenous peoples are represented (380 thousand people), live in the north, and Evens, occupy the northeast, in - Aleuts, in Kamchatka - and Itelmens, in the Amur basin and to the east of it - Nanais, Ulchis, Orochis, periods, Udege, Nivkhs. The number of each nation does not exceed 10 thousand people. (Evenks - 24 thousand people). Difficult conditions of residence determined the predominance of the urban population over the rural population, on average for the region - 76%.

Branches of specialization:

Mining. There are more than 70 types of minerals in the region, including 90% of Russia's tungsten, 80% of tin, 98% of diamonds, 70% of gold, as well as polymetallic ores. There are rich deposits of oil and gas. Higher quality coal is mined from the South Yakutsk and Lena basins.
developed in Primorye and Khabarovsk Territory. Combines for the smelting of tin, lead, zinc are located in Dalnegorsk, Khrustalninsk.
The timber and pulp and paper industry is concentrated in the south of the region, there are rich resources, including valuable broad-leaved trees (Blagoveshchensk, Lesozavodsk, Khabarovsk).
Fish industry. More than 60% of fish and seafood products (salmon fish, crabs, shrimp, squid, etc.) fall on the Far Eastern seas. Centers: Sakhalin, Primorye, Kamchatka.
The hydro potential of the rivers - Lena, Zeya, Bureya, Ussuri - is huge. A large role in the economy of the region belongs to the ports - Nakhodka, Vanino, etc.

A large South Yakutsk TPK is being created (ore, apatite, coal, timber, non-ferrous metallurgy, energy). At present, only the most valuable products - non-ferrous metals and seafood - are supplied to the European part from the Far East, the rest is exported to Japan and other countries.

One third of the territory of Russia, its population is no more than 5% of the total number of inhabitants of the country. In 1999, their number barely exceeded 7 million people, and over the next 10 years by 22%. The population of the largest cities of this region - Vladivostok and Khabarovsk - fluctuates within half a million. And the smallest, the administrative center of Chukotka - the city of Anadyr, does not reach 12 thousand people. In search of more comfort and better opportunities, people continue to leave these harsh lands, despite the efforts of local authorities, new ways of development and the meaning of the existence of people in these regions.

According to the residents themselves, the reason for the depopulation is low due to weak entrepreneurial activity and job cuts, as well as a lack of preschool and educational institutions. Owners of small and medium-sized businesses claim that the reason is the low consumer ability of the population, the poor infrastructure of cities, "administrative barriers" and the lack of qualified specialists. A powerful deterrent to the transition of medium-sized businesses to large ones is corruption at different levels and in the form of criminal elements as such.

It should be noted that the Far Eastern cities are relatively young. For example, Khabarovsk was founded in 1880, Vladivostok with a population of more than 600 thousand people was founded in 1860 as a military fortress, but after 20 years it became a city. The development of lands far from the capital region has always been a priority for Russia, and therefore a lot of effort and money was spent on the development of territories. So, in these northern cities there are many cultural institutions that the central part of the country can only envy, the Far Eastern Federal University with six hundred educational programs. This is a real giant that forms a whole campus in the heart of Vladivostok.

Thanks to their advantageous location, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok are ahead of other cities in terms of infrastructure development and human resources. An undeniable advantage is the good transport interchange: the availability of air, railway and road communications. The proximity of China contributes to the supply of raw materials and goods, attracting investors. Not far behind in this regard are cities such as Blagoveshchensk and Artyom. Where there is also a productive dialogue between the authorities and entrepreneurs, there are business support programs, healthy competition, and a low level of corruption.

The inhabitants of Yakutsk, the birthplace of diamonds, on the contrary, are not spoiled by the developed infrastructure, the support of local authorities and a decent standard of living. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Magadan can be attributed to the same category of cities with Spartan conditions. However, Yakutia and Kamchatka attract tourists with their extreme and wild beauty. Skiing, hunting, dog sledding, ecotourism and ethnographic excursions are just a small list of available entertainment.

- a region where, for the sake of swimming in the sea, it is advisable to go in August, when the water warms up to + 24˚C; for fishing, hunting, hiking, mountain climbing - in the summer months, and for active winter pastime - from November to March.

Far East: where is this land of contrasts?

The Far East is a region that covers the territory of Asia (east, southeast and northeast of this part of the world). It includes territories, and other countries.

The Russian Far East occupies 36% of the country's territory. This region includes the Amur, Sakhalin, Magadan, Jewish Autonomous Regions, Yakutia, Khabarovsk, Primorsky, Kamchatka Territories. On the south side, the DPRK borders the Far East of Russia and, on the northeast - in the Bering Strait, on the southeast -.

The Far East includes island (Sakhalin, Komandory, Kuriles), mainland (Dzhugdzhur Ridge, Koryak Highlands) and peninsular (Chukotka, Kamchatka) parts. The largest settlements are Belogorsk, Amursk, Yelizovo and others.

How to get to the Far East?

To get from to Vladivostok, passengers will have to spend 8.5 hours in flight (a change at will extend the air trip up to 13 hours, at - up to 14.5 hours, at - up to 15 hours), up to - 7 hours (flight through the capital China will take 17 hours, through Novosibirsk - 9.5 hours, through Khabarovsk - 19 hours, through Mirny - 13 hours 45 minutes, through Irkutsk - 16.5 hours), to Khabarovsk - 7.5 hours (if you stop to rest at the airport Novosibirsk, the duration of the air travel will be 10.5 hours, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - 12 hours, - 13.5 hours, - 13 hours, - 14 hours).

Rest in the Far East

Tourists should pay attention to the Kamchatka Territory (famous for more than 270 mineral springs, the largest of which is Paratunka; here you can raft along the Opala, Pymta, Bystraya rivers in May-October or take a boat ride along Avacha Bay; Mountains Moroznaya, Pokrovskaya and Krasnaya Sopki), Sakhalin (tourists are offered to explore the Vaidinsky cave with stalactites and stalagmites; watch birds on Lake Tunaycha; enjoy the unique underwater life on Moneron Island; go on a 2-3-day hike, during which you will be able to get acquainted with the picturesque mountain range Zhdanko), Primorsky Krai (the Baranovsky volcano, Lake Khanka, more than 2,000 historical and archaeological monuments deserve special attention, Anuchinsky, Lazovsky and Chuguevsky districts, where everyone goes to hunt wild boar, Olginsky and Kavalerovsky districts, where you can catch grayling, pike , carp, carp), (active travelers railway there is climbing the spurs of Miao-Chan, mountains Ko and Tardoki, sport fishing for salmon in the mouths of the rivers of the Okhotsk coast, rafting on the rivers Khor, Turugu, Uchur).

Far Eastern beaches

• Glass Beach: Sunbathing and swimming in the summer, and in the colder months, excellent photography and colorful “glass pebbles” (broken glass polished by stormy waves) can be enjoyed here.
• Chituwai beach: the water on this beach warms up well thanks to the fells that surround it on three sides. In the center of the beach there is sand, and its sides are represented by a rocky shore (the rocks near which you can snorkel are used by many as springboards for diving into the water).

Souvenirs from the Far East

Far Eastern souvenirs - gifts in the form of wooden and mammoth ivory products, jewelry made of beads, bear teeth and ornamental stones, suede and leather bags, red caviar, smoked fish, pine nuts, Bird's Milk sweets, canned seafood, Arali honey , Nanai slippers, cosmetics based on mineral mud and algae.