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The reasons you should visit Omsk
The reasons you should visit Omsk
The spit – the place where Omsk was founded. Omsk was founded in 1716, just a few years after Saint-Petersburg. However what differs it from the northern capital of our country is that its foundation wasn’t planned so minutely and was actually accidental. All the Russian towns in Siberia at that time were situated in the north so as to escape attacks of the nomads. The governor of Siberia, prince Gagarin, who lived in Tobolsk, understood that without forcing out the nomads it was impossible to further the economical and cultural development of the region. By that time Peter the Great defeated Swedes at Baltic and prince Gagarin thought that it was high time to draw his attention to the problems of expanding his empire in an easternby direction. Pursuing this object he sent a man to Saint-Petersburg, who ostensibly gave to the emperor a snuff-box containing not tobacco but some gold dust from the upper reaches of Irtysh. This man apologized and explained that it was easier to find gold than tobacco in Siberia. No wonder that Peter became interested – his treasury had been seriously drained by the war. Soon a troop of 3 000 people was sent from Tobolsk to Siberia. At that time it was a powerful military unit. It was headed by a Russian colonel of German origin, Ivan Buchholz, who knew the emperor personally. Using boats they made a trip of almost 400 kilometers up-stream to the salt lakes “Yamyshevskie”. But the nomads were still too strong and having suffered heavy casualties Buchholz had to retreat in northern direction. Taking into account that his troops were exhausted, he decided to stop near the junction of Irtysh and Om and founded a fortress there. So began the history of Omsk… Now this place bears the name of Buchholz square. In the middle of it is a big metal sphere, symbolizing the development of Siberia. On its sides pictures represent different episodes from the history of Omsk. Not futher than 200 meters away from this monument the old brass cannon “protects” the river. This place is very popular among just married couples for taking photos because presumably Buchholz landed right here. A splendid river-boat station and the hotel “Mayak”, a favorite place with foreign tourists arriving in Omsk, are situated on Buchholz square. The Split
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