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Tobolsk (Russian: Тобо́льск, IPA: [tɐˈbolʲsk]) is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh rivers. Founded in 1590, Tobolsk is the second-oldest Russian settlement east of the Ural Mountains in Asian Russia , and was the historic capital of the Siberia region.
Tobolsk, city, Tyumen oblast (region), west-central Russia. It lies at the confluence of the Irtysh and Tobol rivers. Founded in 1587, it was one of the chief centres of early Russian colonization in Siberia because it lay along an important river route to the east, but it declined when bypassed by
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Tobolsk appeared on the Russian map during the conquest of Siberia: In 1582, under the leadership of Yermak Russian troops occupied the Siberian Khanate’s capital of Kashlyk and, in 1587, a few ...
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According to the official version, Tobolsk was founded in the summer of 1587, about 17 km from the Tatar settlement of Siberia (also known as Kashlyk, Isker) (the former capital of the Siberian Khanate). There is a legend that Tobolsk was founded near the site where Ermak’s soldiers landed during the Battle of Chuvash Cape after which the Siberian ...
Tobolsk, founded in 1587, was the center of Russian colonization of Siberia. Today, it is one of the most beautiful cities in Russia. Every stone breathes history here. Because of the peculiar topography, Tobolsk is divided into two parts - the upper and lower. The climate is continental with severe long winters; short, relatively warm and humid su...
Tobolsk State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve.This museum has about 300,000 exhibits on ethnography, archaeology, paleontology, as well as manuscripts and printed books, photo-collection, collection of belongings of the royal family (Krasnaya Square, 5). Museum of Exploration of Siberia. The museum was opened in 2010. Thematic sections ...
Aug 19, 2023 · The most beautiful building of the Tobolsk Kremlin is the Sophia-Assumption Cathedral, built in 1686. This is a real... 9. Confluence of the Irtysh and Tobol Rivers. 3. Points of Interest & Landmarks. 10. Tobolsk Drama Theater (NA P. Ershov) 17.
The richest history of the city is associated with the names of many prominent historical figures of Russia. Tobolsk is the birthplace of the world famous scientist D.I. Mendeleev, composer A.A. Alyabyev, architect and chronicler S.U. Remezov, painter of the 19th- century Russian realist school V.G. Perov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yu.S. Osipov.
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Tobolsk is a city in Russia with a population of about 100 thousand people, located at the confluence of the Tobol and the Irtysh rivers, about 250 km northeast of Tyumen. It was founded as the center of the development of Siberia in 1587, about 17 km from the Tatar settlement of Sibier (also known as Kashlyk, Isker), the capital of the Siberian Khanate (1468-1598).
