Рассказ о хабаровске на английском

Khabarovsk is a city on the Amur river in the Russian Far East, just 19 miles away from the Chinese border. Хабаровск – это город на реке Амур на Дальнем Востоке, всего в тридцати километрах от границы с Китаем.

It is the capital of Khabarovsk Krai and the Far Eastern Federal District. – Он является столицей Хабаровского края и Дальневосточного федерального округа.
Khabarovsk was founded in 1858. Хабаровск был основан в 1858 году.

The city is named after explorer Yerofey Khabarov . – Город назван в честь землепроходца Ерофея Хабарова.

The city’s population is about 600 000 people. – Население Хабаровска приблизительно 600 000 человек.

It’s total area is 400 square kilometers. – Его площадь 400 квадратных километров.

It is located along the Trans-Siberian Railway. – Он расположен на Транссибирской магистрали.

You can also get there by train or by boat (in summer). – Сюда можно добраться также на самолете или на катере (летом).

The city’s five districts stretch for 45 kilometers along the Amur River. – Пять районов города протянулись на 45 км вдоль реки Амур.

The main street is Amursky Boulevard with many shops and a market. – Главная улица – Амурский бульвар с множеством магазинов и рынком.

There are a lot of museums along Shevchenko Street: Khabarovsk Regional Lore Museum, Far Eastern Art Museum, Far Eastern Military Museum. – На улице Шевченко много музеев: Хабаровский краевой музей, Дальневосточный художественный музей, Военно-исторический музей Дальневосточного военного округа.

The main architectural attraction of the city is Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral. It is the 3rd tallest church in Russia. Главная архитектурная достопримечательность города – Спасо-Преображенский кафедральный собор. Это третья по высоте церковь в России.

The Arboretum and Sysoyev Zoo are nice places to visit. – Стоит посетить Хабаровский дендрарий и зоопарк имени Сысоева.

The lakes Gorodskie Prudi are famous for their fountains with the light show. – Городские пруды славятся фонтанами со световым шоу.

In winter you can admire wonderful ice sculptures exhibited in Ice Fantasy Festival. – Зимой можно полюбоваться чудесными ледяными скульптурами на фестивале ледяных фантазий.

Khabarovsk Хабаровск
City[1]
View of Khabarovsk looking down the Ussuriysky Boulevard
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Anthem of Khabarovsk[3]
Location of Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk Location of Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Khabarovsk (Khabarovsk Krai)
Coordinates: 48°29′N 135°05′E / 48.483°N 135.083°ECoordinates: 48°29′N 135°05′E / 48.483°N 135.083°E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Khabarovsk Krai[2]
Founded	May 31, 1858[4]
City status since	1880[5]
Government
• Body	City Duma[6]
• Mayor[6]	Sergei Kravchuk[7]
Area [8]
• Total	400 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[9]
• Total	577,441
• Estimate  (2018)[10]	618,150 (+7%)
• Rank	26th in 2010
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of krai significance of Khabarovsk[1]
• Capital of	Khabarovsk Krai[2], city of krai significance of Khabarovsk[11]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Khabarovsk Urban Okrug[12]
• Capital of	Khabarovsk Urban Okrug[12], Khabarovsky Municipal District[13]
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [14])
Postal code(s)[15]	680000–680003, 680006, 680007, 680009, 680011–680015, 680017, 680018, 680020–680023, 680025, 680026, 680028–680033, 680035, 680038, 680040–680043, 680045, 680047, 680051, 680052, 680054, 680055, 680700, 680880, 680890, 680899, 680921, 680950, 680960–680967, 680970, 680999, 901183, 901185
Dialing code(s)	+7 4212
OKTMO ID	08701000001
City Day	Last Sunday of May[4]
Website	khabarovskadm.ru

Khabarovsk population

2010 Census	577,441[9]
2002 Census	583,072[16]
1989 Census	600,623[17]
1979 Census	527,848[18]

Khabarovsk (Russian: Хабaровск, tr. Habárovsk, IPA: [xɐˈbarəfsk] (listen)) is the largest city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,^[2] located 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the China–Russia border, at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, about 800 kilometers (500 mi) north of Vladivostok. With a 2010 population of 577,441, it is Russia’s easternmost city and home to more than half a million inhabitants. The city was the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia from 2002 until December 2018, when Vladivostok took over that role.^[19] It is the largest city in the Russian Far East, having overtaken Vladivostok in 2015.^{[citation needed]} It was known as Khabarovka until 1893.^[5] As is typical of the interior of the Russian Far East, Khabarovsk has an extreme climate with very strong seasonal swings resulting in strong cold winters and relatively hot and humid summers.

History[edit]

Earliest record[edit]

Historical records indicate that a city was founded on the site in the eighth century. The Tungusic peoples are indigenous to the city’s vicinity. The city was named Boli (伯力; Bólì) in Chinese when it was part of the Chinese empire. During the Tang dynasty, Boli was the capital of Heishui Protectorate, called Heishui Duhufu.
^[20] In A.D. 722, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (唐玄宗) established Heishui Protectorate and gave self-rule to Heishui Mohe tribes. The seat of this administrative region was then established near today’s Khabarovsk.^[21][22]

17th-century Russian exploration[edit]

In the mid-17th century, the Amur Valley became the scene of hostilities between the Russian Cossacks, who tried to expand into the region and collect tribute from the natives, and the rising Manchu Qing dynasty, who were intent on securing the region for themselves.

Khabarov’s Achansk[edit]

The Russian explorers and raiders of the 1650s set up a number of more or less fortified camps (ostrogs) on the Amur. Most of them were in use for only a few months and later destroyed. It is usually thought that the first such camp in the general area of today’s Khabarovsk was the fortified winter camp named Achansk (Ачанск) or Achansky gorodok (Ачанский городок), built by the Cossacks of Yerofey Khabarov in September 1651 after they had sailed to the area from the upper Amur. The fort was named after the local tribe whom Khabarov’s people called «Achans».^[23][24] On October 8 the fort was unsuccessfully attacked by joint forces of Achans and Duchers (who had good reasons to hate the Cossacks, due to their rather heavy-handed tribute-extraction tactics^[25]), while many Russians were away fishing.^[24] In late November, Khabarov’s people undertook a three-day campaign against the local chief Zhakshur (Жакшур) (whose name is also known in a more Russian version, Zaksor (Заксор)), collecting a large amount of tribute and announcing that the locals were now subjects of the Russian Czar. A similar campaign was waged later in winter against the Ducher chief Nechiga (Нечига), farther away from Achansk.^[24]

On March 24 (or 26), 1652, Fort Achansk was attacked by Manchu cavalry, led by Ninguta’s commander Haise, reinforced by Ducher auxiliaries, but the Cossacks stood their ground in a day-long battle and even managed to seize the attackers’ supply train.^[24] Once the ice on the Amur broke in the spring of 1652, Khabarov’s people destroyed their fort and sailed away.^[24]

The exact location of Khabarov’s Achansk has long been a subject for debate among Russian historians and geographers.^[25][26] A number of locations, both upstream and downstream of today’s Khabarovsk, have been proposed since Richard Maack, one of the first Russian scholars to visit the region, identified Achansk in 1859 with the ruins on Cape Kyrma, which is located on the southern (Chinese) shore of the Amur, upstream of Khabarovsk.^[25] The most widely accepted point of view is probably that of Boris Polevoy, who believed that Khabarov’s Achansk was located in the Nanai village later known as Odzhal-Bolon (Russian: Оджал-Болонь), located on the left bank of the Amur, closer to Amursk than to Khabarovsk. One of his arguments was that both Khabarov’s Achan (sometimes also spelt by the explorer as Otshchan, Отщан), and Wuzhala (乌扎拉) of the Chinese records of the 1652 engagement are based on the name of the Nanai clan «Odzhal» (Оджал), corresponding to the 20th-century name of the village as well. (The name of the clan was also written as «Uzala», as in the name of its best-known member, Dersu Uzala).^[25]

Polevoy’s view appeared to gain wide support among the Russian geographer community; petitioned by the Amur Branch of the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian Government renamed the village of Odzhal to Achan in 1977, to celebrate its connection with Khabarov’s raid.^[25]

As to the Cape Kyrma ruins, thought by Maack to be the remains of Achansk, B.P. Polevoy identified them as the remains of another ostrog – namely, Kosogorsky Ostrog, where Onufriy Stepanov stayed a few years later.^[26]

Qing Empire[edit]

After the Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between the Tsardom of Russia and the Qing Empire, the area became an uncontested part of China for the next century and a half. Modern historical maps of the Qing period published in China mark the site of future Khabarovsk as Bólì (Chinese: 伯力). All of the middle and lower Amur region was nominally part of the Jilin Province, run first out of Ninguta and later out of Jilin City.

French Jesuits who sailed along the Ussuri and the Amur Rivers in 1709 prepared the first more or less precise map of the region. According to them, the indigenous Nanai people were living on the Ussuri and on the Amur down to the mouth of the Dondon River (i.e., in the region including the site of the future Khabarovsk). These people were known to the Chinese as Yupi Dazi («Fish skin Tartars»).^[27]

From Khabarovka to Khabarovsk[edit]

In 1858, the area was ceded to Russia under the Treaty of Aigun. The Russians founded the military outpost of Khabarovka (Хаба́ровка),^[28] named after Yerofey Khabarov. The post later became an important industrial center for the region. Town status was granted in 1880. In 1893, it was given its present name: Khabarovsk.^[5]

In 1894, a department of the Russian Geographical Society was formed in Khabarovsk and to found libraries, theatres and museums in the city. Since then, Khabarovsk’s cultural life has flourished. Much of the local indigenous history has been well preserved in the Regional Lore Museum and Natural History Museum and in places like near the Nanai settlement of Sikachi-Alyan, where cliff drawings from more than 13,000 years ago can be found. The Khabarovsk Art Museum exhibits a rare collection of old Russian icons.

In 1916, the Khabarovsk Bridge across the Amur was completed, allowing Trans-Siberian trains to cross the river without using ferries (or temporary rail tracks over the frozen river in winter). During the Russian Civil War, Khabarovsk was occupied by Japan in September 1918.^[29]

Soviet era[edit]

After the defeat of Japan in World War II, Khabarovsk was the site of the Khabarovsk War Crime Trials, in which twelve former members of the Japanese Kwantung Army and Unit 731 were put on trial for the manufacture and use of biological weapons during World War II.

Chinese Emperor Puyi, captured by Soviet troops in Manchuria, was relocated to Khabarovsk and lived there from 1945 up to 1950, when he was returned to China.^[30]

When Japan fell in September 1945 the United States reached an agreement with Stalin to build two U.S. Naval Advance Bases (Fleet Weather Centrals) in the USSR.^[31] The U.S. built one 10 miles (16 km) outside Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula with the code name TAMA.^[32] The other was 20 miles (32 km) outside Khabarovsk in buildings provided by the Soviets, code-named MOKO.^[32] For mail Khabarovsk was assigned U.S.Navy number 1168, FPO San Francisco.^[33] The American use of these two bases was short-lived.

On 5 November 1956, the first phase of the city tram was commissioned. The Khabarovsk television studio began broadcasting in 1960. On 1 September 1967, the Khabarovsk Institute of Physical Education, now the Far Eastern State Academy of Physical Culture, opened. On 14 January 1971 Khabarovsk was awarded the Order of October Revolution. In 1975 the first stage of the urban trolley opened. In 1976 the city hosted an international ice hockey tournament with the ball for the prize of the newspaper Sovietskaya Rossia. In 1981 the Bandy World Championship was played in the city.

Russian Federation[edit]

In 1996, Khabarovsk held its first mayoral elections. Paul D. Filippov, whose candidacy was supported by Governor Viktor Ishayev, was defeated. In 1998, reconstruction of the central square of Khabarovsk was completed. In May 2000, President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, decreed that new federal districts be formed, and Khabarovsk became the center of the Far Eastern Federal District.

In 2006, the Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, a high-tech medical center, was constructed according to a Russian national health project. In 2008, the train station was completely renovated, and the adjacent square was reconstructed to include fountains and an underground passage. In 2009, Khabarovsk hosted the EU-Russia summit. In 2010, the city hosted a meeting of the Great Circle of Ussuri Cossacks. On 3 November 2012, Khabarovsk was awarded the honorary title of «City of Military Glory».

On 9 July 2020, the governor of the region, Sergei Furgal, was arrested and flown to Moscow. The 2020 Khabarovsk Krai protests began on 11 July 2020 in support of Furgal.^[34]

Flag[edit]

The flag of Khabarovsk displays a bear and a Siberian tiger holding a yellow shield with a blue reversed pall and a red fish. The flag is a representation of the coat of arms of Khabarovsk.^[35] The flag was adopted on 30 October 2007 and is 2:3 in ratio.

Climate[edit]

Khabarovsk
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D 14 −16 −24 11 −11 −20 22 −2 −11 44 10 0 61 19 7 72 24 13 133 27 17 153 25 16 79 19 9 50 10 1 26 −3 −11 17 −14 −21 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: Pogoda i Klimat (Weather and Climate)[36]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D 0.6 4 −10 0.4 13 −3 0.9 29 12 1.7 51 32 2.4 65 45 2.8 75 55 5.2 80 62 6 77 61 3.1 66 49 2 50 34 1 26 13 0.7 8 −5 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Khabarovsk experiences a monsoonal dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb borders on Dwa).

The average annual precipitation is 696 millimeters (27.4 in), mainly concentrated in the summer. In a few years, November to March hardly receive any precipitation. The driest year was 2001 with only 381 millimeters (15.0 in) of precipitation and the wettest was 1981 when 1,105 millimeters (43.5 in) of precipitation fell. The wettest month was August 1981 with a total precipitation of 434 millimeters (17.1 in). Snowfall is common, though light, with an average maximum snow height of 16 centimeters (6.3 in).

The city’s extreme climate sees daily average high and low temperatures vary by around 50 °C (90 °F) over the course of the year. The average temperature in January is −19.2 °C (−2.6 °F) and the average for July is +21.4 °C (70.5 °F). Extremes have ranged from −40 °C (−40 °F) in January 2011 to +36.4 °C (97.5 °F) in June 2010.^[36]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Khabarovsk is the administrative center of the krai^[2] and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Khabarovsky District,^[38] even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of krai significance of Khabarovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Khabarovsk is incorporated as Khabarovsk Urban Okrug.^[12]

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic composition (2010):^[39]

• Russians – 92.6%
• Ukrainians – 1.8%
• Koreans – 1.1%
• Chinese – 0.6%
• Tatars – 0.5%
• Uzbeks – 0.5%
• Others – 2.9%

Economy and infrastructure[edit]

Primary industries include iron processing, steel milling, Khabarovsk shipyard, Daldizel, machinery, petroleum refining, flour milling, pharmaceutical industry, meatpacking and manufacturing of various types of heavy and light machinery.

A high-speed international fiber-optic cable connects the city of Khabarovsk with the city of Fuyuan in China.

Transportation[edit]

The city is a principal railway center and is located along the Trans-Siberian Railway; the rail distance of Khabarovsk railway station from Moscow is 8,523 kilometers (5,296 mi).

Khabarovsk is served by the Khabarovsk Novy Airport with international flights to East Asia, Southeast Asia, European Russia, and Central Asia.

Road links include the Trans-Siberian Highway (M58 and M60 Highways), and water transport links are provided by the Amur River and Ussuri River.

Public transport includes: tram (8 routes); trolleybus (4 routes); bus and fixed-route taxi (marshrutka, approximately 100 routes).

Transborder travel to China in winter ice road in summer boat on Amur river to Fuyuan (and train to Harbin)

Education[edit]

There are the following institutions of higher education in Khabarovsk:^[40][41]

• Pacific National University (former Khabarovsk State University of Technology)
• Far Eastern State University of Humanities (former Khabarovsk State Teachers Training University)
• Far Eastern State Medical University
• Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law
• Far Eastern State Transport University
• Far Eastern Academy of Public Service
• Far Eastern State Physical Education University
• Khabarovsk State Institute of Arts and Culture

Tourism[edit]

A key street in Khabarovsk is the broad Amursky Boulevard with its many shops and a local market. The city’s five districts stretch for 45 kilometers (28 mi) along the Amur River. The similar boulevard – Ussuryisky is located between the two main streets Muravyov-Amursky and Lenin street and runs to the city’s artificial lakes (Gorodskie Prudi) with the sport complex Platinum Arena. The lakes are famous for their fountains with the light show. The Military History Museum of the Far Eastern Military District is located in the city, the only such museum in the Russian Far East.^[42]

Recently,^[when?] there have been renovations in the city’s central part, rebuilding with historical perspective. There is a walking tour from the Lenin Square to Utyos on Amur via Muravyov-Amursky Street, where visitors find traditional Russian cuisine restaurants and shops with souvenirs.^{[citation needed]} There are a number of night clubs and pubs in this area.
In Wintertime ice sculptures are on display on the cities squares and parks. Artists come from as far as Harbin in China.

Unlike Vladivostok, the city has never been closed to foreigners, despite it being the headquarters of the Far East Military District, and retains its historically international flavor. Once the capital of the Soviet Far East (from 1926 to 1938), since the demise of the Soviet Union, it has experienced an increased Asian presence. It is estimated that over one million Chinese travel to and through Khabarovsk yearly, and foreign investment by Japanese and Korean corporations have grown in recent years. The city has a multi-story shopping mall and about a dozen hotels.

Aleksandr Fedosov, the Khabarovsk Krai Minister of Culture, estimates that the city became more attractive to tourists following the 2015 Bandy World Championship.^[43]

Khabarovsk is the closest major city to Birobidzhan, which is the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway, close to the border with China. The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the Russian Far East, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China. Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan, and it is the only region in the world in which Yiddish is the official language. Khabarovsk provides the closest major airport to Birobidzhan, which is Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV / UHHH), 198 km from the center of Birobidzhan.

Military[edit]

The headquarters of the Russian Ground Forces’s Eastern Military District is located at 15 Serysheva Street. The district was preceded by the Far Eastern Military District, which was located in the same location. The following component units of the district are stationed in the city:

• 104th Chuj Headquarters Brigade
• Honour Guard Company of the Khabarovsk Garrison^[44][45]
• 17th Independent Electronic Warfare Brigade
• 118th Independent Pontoon-Bridge Railway Battalion
• 392nd Pacific Training Center for Junior Specialists
• 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
• Military Band of the Eastern Military District

All 5 of these units make up the Khabarovsk Garrison. The Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet maintains a presence in the city as well. There is also an airbase located 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east of the city. The main public relations asset for the military in the city is the Military History Museum of the Far Eastern Military District and the district military band.

Sports[edit]

• Amur Khabarovsk, a professional ice hockey club of the international Kontinental Hockey League and plays its home games at the Platinum Arena. It used to be the furthest team from the European-based teams in the league until Admiral Vladivostok joined the KHL in 2013 as an expansion team.
• FC SKA-Khabarovsk, a professional association football team playing in the Russian First League, the second tier of Russian association football.
• SKA-Neftyanik, a professional bandy club which plays in the top-tier Russian Bandy Super League at its own indoor venue Arena Yerofey. It is both the easternmost and southernmost team in the top division. In the 2016–17 season the club became Russian champion for the first time.^[46] As of 2019 the team has won the title three years in a row.^[47]

International events[edit]

The city was a host to the 1981 Bandy World Championship. It also hosted the 2015 Bandy World Championship, which was visited by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.^[48] 21 teams were expected,^[49] which would have been 4 more than the then record-making 17 (now it’s 18) from the 2014 tournament. In the end, China was the only newcomer, while Canada and Ukraine withdrew, the latter for political reasons. Khabarovsk organised the 2018 tournament as well, but not Division B that time around, which was held in Chinese Harbin.^[50] The event was named by the Federal Agency for Tourism as one of the best 200 events of the year.^[43]

A delegation from the 2022 Winter Olympics organising committee will visit Khabarovsk to watch matches in the bandy league since they are considering letting bandy be a part of the programme in 2022.^[51]

Notable people[edit]

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Khabarovsk is twinned with:^[52]

Awards[edit]

• Khabarovsk placed first in different categories of «Most Developed and Comfortable City of Russia» in 2006,^[54] 2008^[55] and 2009.
• In 2010, Khabarovsk won the second place in the Forbes list of most suitable cities for private business in Russia.^[56] First place went to Krasnodar.

See also[edit]

• Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island
• 2020 Khabarovsk Krai protests

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

Sources[edit]

• Хабаровская городская Дума. Решение №856 от 28 января 2014 г. «О гимне городского округа «Город Хабаровск»». Вступил в силу 28 января 2014 г. Опубликован: «Сборник нормативных актов администрации города Хабаровска и Хабаровской городской Думы», No. 1, январь 2014 г. (Khabarovsk City Duma. Decision #856 of January 28, 2014 On the Anthem of the Urban Okrug of «the City of Khabarovsk». Effective as of January 28, 2014.).
• Хабаровская городская Дума. Решение №509 от 13 июля 2004 г. «Устав городского округа «Город Хабаровск»», в ред. Решения №167 от 22 сентября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Устав городского округа «Город Хабаровск»». Вступил в силу 8 октября 2004 г. (за исключением отдельных положений). Опубликован: «Хабаровские вести», №152, 8 октября 2004 г. (Khabarovsk City Duma. Decision #509 of July 13, 2004 Charter of the Urban Okrug of «the City of Khabarovsk», as amended by the Decision #167 of September 22, 2015 On Amending and Supplementing the Charter of the Urban Okrug of «the City of Khabarovsk». Effective as of October 8, 2004 (with the exception of several clauses).).
• Законодательная Дума Хабаровского края. Закон №109 от 28 марта 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Хабаровского края», в ред. Закона №155 от 23 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Хабаровского края». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования (28 апреля 2007 г.). Опубликован: «Приамурские ведомости», №52, 17 апреля 2007 г. (Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai. Law #109 of March 28, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khabarovsk Krai, as amended by the Law #155 of December 23, 2015 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Khabarovsk Krai. Effective as of after 10 days from the official publication day (April 28, 2007).).
• Правительство Хабаровского края. Постановление №143-пр от 18 июля 2007 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Хабаровского края», в ред. Постановления №273-пр от 28 августа 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Хабаровского края от 18 июля 2007 г. №143-пр «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Хабаровского края»». Вступил в силу 13 августа 2007 г. Опубликован: «Собрание законодательства Хабаровского края», №7(60), 12 августа 2007 г. (Government of Khabarovsk Krai. Resolution #143-pr of July 18, 2007 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Khabarovsk Krai, as amended by the Resolution #273-pr of August 28, 2015 On Amending the Resolution #143-pr of the Government of Khabarovsk Krai of July 18, 2007 «On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Khabarovsk Krai». Effective as of August 13, 2007.).
• Законодательная Дума Хабаровского края. Закон №177 от 28 апреля 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования города Хабаровска статусом городского округа и об установлении его границы». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования (28 мая 2004 г.). Опубликован: «Приамурские ведомости», №95, 28 мая 2004 г. (Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai. Law #177 of April 28, 2004 On Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the City of Khabarovsk and on Establishing Its Border. Effective as of the day of the official publication (May 28, 2004).).
• Законодательная Дума Хабаровского края. Закон №264 от 14 марта 2005 г «Об административных центрах сельских поселений и муниципальных районов Хабаровского края», в ред. Закона №239 от 28 ноября 2012 г. «О преобразовании городского населённого пункта рабочий посёлок Тырма, находящегося на территории Верхнебуреинского района Хабаровского края, путём изменения его статуса в сельский населённый пункт — посёлок Тырма и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Хабаровского края». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: «Приамурские ведомости», №57, 1 апреля 2005 г. (Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai. Law #264 of March 14, 2005 On the Administrative Centers of the Rural Settlements and the Municipal Districts of Khabarovsk Krai, as amended by the Law #239 of November 28, 2012 On the Transformation of the Urban Locality the Work Settlement of Tyrma, Located on the Territory of Verkhnebureinsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, by Changing Its Status to That of a Rural Locality—the Settlement of Tyrma, and on Amending Various Laws of Khabarovsk Krai. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Nikolay P. Kradin. It Is Protected by the State: the Monuments of Architecture in Khabarovsk. Khabarovsk: Chastnaya kollektsiya, 1999. 192 p. ISBN 5-7875-0011-3

External links[edit]

• (in Russian) Official website of Khabarovsk
• (in Russian) Khabarovsk Business Directory
• (in Korean) Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion (나선정벌 (羅禪征伐)
• (in Korean) map of the Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion (나선정벌 (羅禪征伐)
• (in Russian) Major problems of Russian-Korean relationship
• (in Russian) China and Russia relationship and history
• Website of Khabarovsk

В топике Мой Хабаровск я расскажу о своем родном городе и, хотя сейчас я живу в Белогорске, я очень люблю Хабаровск – второй по величине город на Дальнем Востоке после Владивостока и один из крупнейших городов в России. Этот город — культурный и образовательный центр, в нем много театров, кинотеатров, музеев, институтов и университетов. Кроме того, это важный транспортный узел и крупный промышленный центр страны. Среди достопримечательностей могу назвать площадь Карла Маркса и городские парки Хабаровска. Я всегда скучаю по этому городу, ведь недаром говорят: «В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше».

«East or West, home is best.» As for me I always remember this proverb when I have to leave my native city Khabarovsk. To tell the truth, I usually miss Khabarovsk greatly when I’m far from it because I love it with all my heart.
As you see, I consider Khabarovsk to be my native city, though I live in Belogorsk now. The fact is I was born there in 1995. More than that, I have lived there for 11 years. So I’m going to tell you about this wonderful and fascinating city.
According to the historical facts, Khabarovsk was founded in 1880. It was called in honour of the greatest Russian explorer Yerofei Khabarov. The city is located on the picturesque bank of the river Amur. The wide river Amur with sandy banks is stretching for many kilometers. It goes without saying — Khabarovsk is a fast-growing city. It’s a regional center with the population of about 700,000 people. Today Khabarovsk is the second largest city in the Far East after Vladivostok and one of the largest cities in Russia. Besides, it is an important transport junction and a major industrial centre. There are several residential areas in our city. By the way, every district has schools, kindergartens, shops, everyday services.
It’s obvious that Khabarovsk is a great cultural and educational centre. It is remarkable for its theatres, cinemas, museums, institutes and universities. As for higher educational establishments, you can train there medicine, careers of railway and building engineers, bank specialists, policemen and different specialists of culture. As far as theatres concern, their shows are always sold out for every performance. When I was a little child, my parents took me to the puppet theatre on days off. Later I became a visitor of the musical comedy theatre. Both theatres are situated in Karl Marks Street which is the main one in the city. I can’t help mentioning that our musical comedy theatre is famous for its creations not only in Russia but in such countries as Korea, China and Japan.
No doubt, the most favourite place for the citizens is Karl Marks square which is the heart of the city. Most entertaining centres, supermarkets, banks, official establishments are located there. People are fond of spending their spare time in this square.
Among the entertaining centres that visitors can also see in Khabarovsk are city parks. Frankly speaking, they are my favourite places, particularly, for early morning walks in spring and summer. The fact is I’m an early-riser and I enjoy walking there about six o’clock in the morning. At times like that it’s really hard to believe that you are in the heart of a big city.
In conclusion I’d like to say that Khabarovsk is the best city in the world for me. I advise you to visit this beautiful megapolis and enjoy its sightseeing. I’m sure you will be greatly impressed by it.

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afternoon, Dear guests — participants
of Asia-Pacific
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Welcome
to the capital of the Far East Federal District of the Russian
Federation — Khabarovsk. My name is ________, I’ll be your guide.
Today, we’ll take a bus tour of a historic part of the city during
which you’ll be able to learn some interesting facts about its
history and development, visit one of the biggest and most beautiful
cathedrals in Russia and enjoy the unique collection of exhibits of
the largest in the Russian Far East, the Khabarovsk N. I. Grodekov
Museum of Regional Studies. While taking a stroll along the
embankment of the Amur River we will become the participants of an
animated show, and you will also have a chance to make a fascinating
boat trip along the Amur River.

This
year the city of Khabarovsk celebrated its 154th anniversary. The
city was founded May 31, 1858 as a military post Khabarovka.

Khabarovka
was set in a very convenient location: at the confluence of two
mighty rivers of the Far East – the Amur and the Ussuri. Due to its
advantageous geographical location Khabarovka started very rapidly.
Indeed, the point of deployment of the military post was chosen
expertly as it is convenient for the defense, shipping and even
postal service in winter time on the ice of the river. It was
soldiers who were responsible for the construction of the city.

Entrepreneurs
followed the servicemen. The main occupations of that period were:
fur and fisheries and the unequal exchange with the natives. It was a
very profitable business, which attracted many people to the area.
They were also attracted by a huge amount of fertile land, which was
distributed free of charge. Six years later the Khabarovka
development plan was designed by military topographer Michael
Lubensky. According to his plan, Beregovaya Street had become the
first and the main street of the city. It was initially called so
because, as you can see, it stretches along the bank of the Amur. In
1873 the street was named Alexejev str. in honor of prince Alexey’s
visit to Khabarovsk. Since 1921 this street carries the name of the
great Ukranian poet Taras Shevchenko. And this is the street we are
now on. As many other streets of the city, it remained unpaved for a
long period of time, with thick mud after the rain. Even cabmen
couldn’t pass it on their coaches; a horse was reported to get
drowned.

In
accordance with the plan, the natural landscape was to define the
«face» of the future city – a high bank of the Amur
river, three long hills with rivers Uri and Buri flowing between them
were the key elements in the organization of the urban area.
Therefore, the city was often described as «Three humps and 42
portfolios” (you can guess, that people meant streets under
portfolios). Contemporary Khabarovsk stretches for 50 km along the
right bank of the Amur and occupies more than 400 square kilometers.
It’s populated by more than 600,000 people. Its central part is
located on three parallel hills, which are now the main streets of
the city — Muravyev-Amursky str., Lenin str. and Seryshev str.

In
1880 a military post Khabarovka got the status of a city with the
population of about four thousand people, and in 1884 the capital of
the newly formed the Amur region general- governorship was moved
there from Nikolaevsk-on-Amur.

In
1893, the city was officially renamed and got its present day name —
Khabarovsk. The city is named after a famous Russian explorer Yerofey
Khabarov, whose statue now stands in the Railway Station Square.
Khabarov is one of the most famous figures among the Russian pioneers
of the 16^th
century. He led two expeditions of the Russian Cossacks to the Amur
river in 1646 and in 1649. The exploration of the Amur territories
became more intensive only after the expeditions headed by Khabarov.
Actually Khabarov was the one who set up the first Russian
settlements in the Far East. For local people, the family name of
this explorer is of a particular importance, because in the Old
Russian the word «khabar» means «lucky and happy.»

According
to the legend, it was the governor-general who chose the place for
Khabarovsk to be founded during one of his trips along the Amur, when
his vessel was approaching the cliff he exclaimed: “This is the
place where a town will be built”. His name — Nick. Nichol.
Muravyev — Amursky is known in Russia’s history due to the signing of
the Aigun Agreement between Russia and China 16 (28) May, 1858.
According to the agreement the left bank of the Amur from the Argun
River to the estuary was legally annexed to Russia and the right bank
of the Amur up to the Ussuri River was assigned to China. At that
time a number of military outposts were built to guard the borders,
Khabarovka being one of them. Muravyev – Amursky was a prominent
statesman, an experienced navigator, a far-sighted politician, a wise
commander and the youngest governor in Russia in the middle of the
19th century. He was among the first who proposed the abolition of
serfdom in Russia. (I will give you more information about this
outstanding personality a bit later).

In
1861 the serfdom was abolished in tsarist Russia and due to this fact
migration of Russian and Ukrainian peasants, the former serfs, to
Siberia and the Far East had become more intensive. Peasants were
attracted by visions of free land mainly. The construction of the
Trans Siberian Rail Road stimulated the development of the productive
forces in this areas well. The construction of this road started in
1891 and was finally completed in 1916.

On
the right you can see a former building of garrison club. In
1914-1916 it was reconstructed by engineer A. Nikolaev-Trukhanov but
he failed to remove superfluous mixed-styled details from its façade.
There is still the abundance of stucco molding, columns, etc. In
Soviet times a military hospital was housed there. Then later the
building was giving to the Trade Unions. And only since the 80s
this building hosts the Far Eastern Arts Museum, which was set up in
1931 and at present holds more than 10,000 pieces of Russian and
Western Arts, as well as a unique collection of the Far Eastern
aboriginal applied arts that includes fish skin outfits, beautiful
carpets and bone engraved items. One exhibition hall of the second
floor is devoted to the gems of the museum collection – to the
Russian Orthodox icons from the medieval times. There is also a big
collection of the pictures by famous Russian painters of the 19^th
century – Shishkin, Aivazovsky, Repin, Levitan and others. Next to
the Hall of the Russian Art there is the Hall of the European Art
with a nice collection of Italian, French and Dutch paintings. At the
West-European Department exhibits relating to the 7-1 centuries B. C.
are represented. Many of the exhibits were sent from the leading
museums of Russia — Hermitage, Pushkin’s Museum and Tretjakov
Gallery.

Right
now we are approaching the main street of the city, which starts from
the Amur Embankment and carries the name of governor-general
Muravyev-Amursky. This street stretches for two kilometers and leads
to Lenin square. The main street looks much more old-fashioned than
any other street in Khabarovsk; it is a live chronicle of the city
history as the noble deeds and ambitions of our ancestors are
illustrated by the stone pages of the city main street. Besides, it
is one of the most expressive streets of Khabarovsk regarding
architecture. Side by side with constructions in pseudo-Russian and
modern style you can see here interesting buildings in constructivist
style designed by Moscow architects.

To
your left is one of the oldest squares of the city — Komsomolskaya
Square or Sobornaya Square. In the past the square was called
Sobornaya or Cathedral Square after a beautiful Assumption (Uspensky)
Cathedral which stood in the square. The gilded 18 meter dome of the
cathedral was somewhat a city’s calling card as it was vividly seen
by all ships passing by and it was in fact the center of the city.
People used to stroll along the square and Pribrezhniy Boulevard
(Central Recreation Park now). Here gala ceremonies, secular and
Orthodox celebrations were held and formations of the local garrison
units took place. In 1924 the Cathedral was beheaded by the
Communists and the square was named Red Square. During the 30ties of
the last century the members of the now defunct Communist Youth
League – the Komsomol — cleared and arranged the square. Since then
the square has been called Komsomolskaya square. The Cathedral you
can see now is the Grado-Khabarovsk Dormition Cathedral (or the
Grado-Khabarovsk Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady) and it is a
new reproduction of the old building. Since 2001 the square is called
Sobornaya again. In the square you can also see a monument to the
fighters for Soviet power and heroes of the Civil war in the Russian
Far East. A 22-meter high memorial was erected in October 1956. The
monument made of granite is topped with a five-point star framed by a
laurel wreath. At its top a bronze sculpture seven meters high
consisting of a worker, a partisan with a machine gun and a young
soldier with a banner symbolizes the forces of revolution. The
monument was designed by sculptor Faidysh-Krandievsky and architect
professor Barsh.

Throughout
its history Khabarovsk has always been a trading center on the Amur.
Many well-known all over Russia merchants: Plyusnin, Bogdanov,
Pyankova launched their business here. Khabarovsk is also a live
witness of the developing relations with many neighbouring countries,
mainly China, Japan and Korea. Since the foundation of Khabarovsk
many Chinese, Mancurian, Korean and Japanese used to live and work
here. There were also some emigrants from Europe. While we are moving
along the main street of the city we can still see the buildings that
belonged to the merchants of that time, for example:

—
The trading house of the Plyusnins (now the Regional Scientific
Library); In the corner of
Komsomolskaya square there is an old red brick building, which dates
back to 1901. Its facing presents a combination of red and grey
brick. You can notice some excesses of taste of the customer, but if
taken separately every piece of decoration is surprisingly luxurious.
It’s a former trade house of merchant Plusnin, one of the most
cultural men in the history of our city. He left fond memories
behind, on his donations a church and a primary school were built and
one of his houses serves us till now. This building features the
architectural style ‘’a la russe” and has been restored to its
original splendor. It is occupied by the richest in the Russian Far
East universal scientific library, opened in 1894 as the library of
the Museum of Regional Studies of the Russian geographical society.
There are more than 2 mln. books on all branches of knowledge and
culture in the library. There are some rare and particularly valuable
editions relating to the 17^th
century – memorials of culture and book-printing.

—
The house of merchant Khlebnikov (now a
pharmacy); opposite the former trade
house of the Plusnins;

—
The Apartment house of Takeuchi (street Muravyev-Amursky, 5);
The history of this 2-storeyed building presents some interest. About
20 years ago after a heavy rain a huge black inscription RUSS
appeared on the fronton through the
washed out plaster. In the past it was a one-storeyed wooden house,
which belonged to the Uspensky Cathedral. Later the façade of the
house was faced with brick and plastered and the house was rented by
private persons for a jewelry workshop and a hairdressing saloon. In
1906 a Japanese subject Takeuchi opened in a rented building a
photography saloon. A few photos with sights of the old Khabarovsk
bearing the signature stamp Takeuchi
Photography remained at the Regional
Scientific Library and at the Museum of Regional Studies. In 1911
Takeuchi built the second floor and a turret. The first floor was
still rented for private workshops. The second floor was occupied by
the inn RUSS.
After the revolution it still served as a hotel, after a
reconstruction, a restaurant was opened there. Recently the old name
RUSS was
given back to the restaurant. So this building is still a decoration
of the main street of the city.

—
Hotel «Explanad» and the municipal hotel «Far East»
(now the business center «Far East»);

—
The trading house «Kunst and
Alberts Co» (Central deli); It is
a massive building of old architecture the roof of which is decorated
with bronze allegoric figures.

—
The Apartment house of Zandau
(now the cinema house «Sovkino»);

—
The former city municipal house;
On the left you can see a beautiful building with a rich history. The
city municipal house was planned to be built in connection with
Khabarovsk getting the status of a city. This idea was first
expressed at the sitting of Khabarovsk city municipality –
Merchants’ Duma — in 1897. But either there was no money in the
city treasury or there were more important things to be done, but
they returned to the idea only 10 years later. On the 28^th
of November 1906 Khabarovsk Municipality addressed the St-Petersburg
society of architects with the announcement of a competition for the
best project. The building was to house local municipal
administration, city bank, telephone exchange, and shops. The term
for presenting projects ceased on the 26^th
of March, 1907. One of the conditions was to give preference to the
Russian style. Three prizes were instituted for the best projects:
700, 450, and 350 rubles. On June 28, 1907 a few projects were
examined at the sitting of the municipal administration and a
decision was taken to choose the project with the motto Izhitsa
in two circles by engineer P. V.
Bartoshevich. At this sitting the municipality was charged with the
task to begin the construction. The opening of the municipal house
took place on the 26^th
of November 1909. It took 12 years to carry out the idea of building
this house. After the revolution this building was occupied by
various regional and city Soviet organizations, the Khabarovsk city
Soviet of Working People’s Deputies included. After the WWII the
building was reconstructed to be the Pioneer Palace and it became
very popular with children. Now it still hosts some clubs and
studious for children as well as shops and a souvenir boutique.

—
The Apartment house of Arkhipov
(after the reconstruction — the building of the Central Department
Store) and many others.

The
Plyusnins, the Bogdanovs and the Pyankovs were the best-known
merchants. They were monopolists in the wholesale and foreign trade.
Fur trade as well as fishery, winery, forestry and unequal trade
exchange with the natives were the sources of their income.

They
say that when the first Russian settlers came here it was possible to
get a sable for a glass bottle or a copper button, and one could
catch this animal just around the house. Then the fur was sold 3-6
times as expensive in Irkutsk or Moscow. It was a very profitable
business.

Another
lucrative enterprise was winery business — the production of wine
from wild grapes.

At
that time the policy of the tsarist government allowed migrant
merchants to trade freely and gave them rights equal to those of
Russians. So German merchants, Chinese entrepreneur Tifontai, French
photographer Nino, Japanese photographer Takeuchi and many others
traded foreign goods here.

We
are approaching the central square of ​​the city of Khabarovsk –
Lenin square, which covers an area of almost 6 hectares and is one of
the biggest squares in the country. It is surrounded by the buildings
of Khabarovsk Krai Government, Medical University and Tsentralny
Hotel. In any Russian city, no matter whether it is large or small,
there is the main square, its center — a kind of a calling card
(brand identity) of the city. There is such a square in Khabarovsk.
It has its own history and its fate is closely linked with the
history of the entire city.

Originally
there was a cemetery on the site. But gradually the city grew bigger
and bigger and the cemetery surrounded on all sides by houses found
itself right in the center of the city, and was to be closed.
Until 1925 the square was called Nicholas Square in honor of the
Russian Emperor Nicholas II.

This
square used to be the place for military exercises, circus shows,
market trade (from 1912), and folk festivals, from 1925 it was used
as a stadium (in winter there was a skating ring, in summer — a
football field). In 1925 a monument to VI Lenin, the founder of the
Communist Party and the Soviet State, by prominent Russian sculptor
M. G. Manizer was erected here and the square became known as Freedom
Square. The first stone of the monument was laid on the first
anniversary of Lenin’s death in January 1925. The monument was
unveiled on November the 7^th,
1925.The money for the monument was donated by the citizens of
Khabarovsk.

A
red brick building behind Lenin’s monument is a former vocational
school, opened in 1903. For decades it was used as a city hospital
and now it is under reconstruction. Next to it there is the
Tsentralnaya Hotel, built in 1964. The Medical University which is
one of the oldest and the most prestigious universities of the
Russian Far East, built in 1930, is on the other side of the square.
Opposite the Medical University there is the building faced with
marble which houses the Krai Administration. Next to it there is one
of the biggest regional banks Dalkombank.

In
1953 the most representative building appeared on the square, with
its size and architecture dominating the area and giving it a
completely different scale and
shape. This is the building of the Higher Party School (now — the Far
Eastern Academy of Public Administration).

The
fountains began to operate on the square in the year of the 100th
anniversary of Khabarovsk. The square got its present name in 1957.
Thus, the 100th anniversary of Khabarovsk significantly changed the
main square of the city. It became a place of rest of its citizens
and the center of events during different celebrations. The
square is used for parades and the pedestal of the Lenin monument is
used as a tribune by members of the local government and important
visitors during festivities.

When
New Year comes this square is turned into a winter playground,
beautified by a huge and magnificently decorated New Year Tree in the
center and numerous ice sculptures.

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В топике Мой Хабаровск я расскажу о своем родном городе и, хотя сейчас я живу в Белогорске, я очень люблю Хабаровск – второй по величине город на Дальнем Востоке после Владивостока и один из крупнейших городов в России. Этот город – культурный и образовательный центр, в нем много театров, кинотеатров, музеев, институтов и университетов. Кроме того, это важный транспортный узел и крупный промышленный центр страны. Среди достопримечательностей могу назвать площадь Карла Маркса и городские парки Хабаровска. Я всегда скучаю по этому городу,

ведь недаром говорят: “В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше”.

“East or West, home is best.” As for me I always remember this proverb when I have to leave my native city Khabarovsk. To tell the truth, I usually miss Khabarovsk greatly when I’m far from it because I love it with all my heart.
As you see, I consider Khabarovsk to be my native city, though I live in Belogorsk now. The fact is I was born there in 1995. More than that, I have lived there for 11 years. So I’m going to tell you about this wonderful and fascinating city.
According to the historical facts, Khabarovsk was founded in 1880. It was called in honour of the greatest Russian explorer Yerofei Khabarov. The city is located on the picturesque bank of the river Amur. The wide river Amur with sandy banks is stretching for many kilometers. It goes without saying – Khabarovsk is a fast-growing city. It’s a regional center with the population of about 700,000 people. Today Khabarovsk is the second largest city in the Far East after Vladivostok and one of the largest cities in Russia. Besides, it is an important transport junction and a major industrial centre. There are several residential areas in our city. By the way, every district

has schools, kindergartens, shops, everyday services.
It’s obvious that Khabarovsk is a great cultural and educational centre. It is remarkable for its theatres, cinemas, museums, institutes and universities. As for higher educational establishments, you can train there medicine, careers of railway and building engineers, bank specialists, policemen and different specialists of culture. As far as theatres concern, their shows are always sold out for every performance. When I was a little child, my parents took me to the puppet theatre on days off. Later I became a visitor of the musical comedy theatre. Both theatres are situated in Karl Marks Street which is the main one in the city. I can’t help mentioning that our musical comedy theatre is famous for its creations not only in Russia but in such countries as Korea, China and Japan.
No doubt, the most favourite place for the citizens is Karl Marks square which is the heart of the city. Most entertaining centres, supermarkets, banks, official establishments are located there. People are fond of spending their spare time in this square.
Among the entertaining centres that visitors can also see in Khabarovsk are city parks. Frankly speaking, they are my favourite places, particularly, for early morning walks in spring and summer. The fact is I’m an early-riser and I enjoy walking there about six o’clock in the morning. At times like that it’s really hard to believe that you are in the heart of a big city.
In conclusion I’d like to say that Khabarovsk is the best city in the world for me. I advise you to visit this beautiful megapolis and enjoy its sightseeing. I’m sure you will be greatly impressed by it.

My Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk is one of the largest cities in the Far East and the administrative center f the Khabarovsk Territory. It is situated in the south of the region on the right bank of the Amur and stretches for 28 miles. The area of the city is about 154 square miles. The population of the Territiry is under 2 million, over 650 thousand live in Khabarovsk.

The history of Khabarovsk goes back to the 19 th century. It was a small military settlement founded by the soldiers of the 13th Siberian Battalion under the command of Captain Dyachenko. In 1893 the military post of Khabarovka was turned into Khabarovsk.

Nowadays Khabarovsk is a major transport center, which connects remote eastern parts of Russia with the CIS and Pacific Rim countries. Its railway station, international airport, Amur river port are the largest in the Far East. The Transsiberien Railroad built in 1916 is over 6 000 miles long.

Khabarovsk airport with its international terminal is the second largest airport in Russia after Moscow. There are 40 domestic routes and regular flights to Japan, China, North and South Korea, the USA, Singapore as well as charter flights to many countries of the world. The Amur Shipping Company carries cargo to many seaports of our country and abroad.

Khabarovsk is an important industrial center of the region. The products of many enterprises are well known all over the world and exported to many than 50 countries, among them are Finland and Japan, Turkey and Bulgaria and others. Lately about 250 joint ventures, commercial banks and joint stock companies have been set up in the city.

Unique nature and rich natural resources attract foreign investors. Russian partners are interested in foreign capital , advanced know-how and managerial experience of other countries.

Khabarovsk is one of the largest educational and scientific centers in the country. There are mealy 80 schools , 8 universities and academies in the city which train specialists in the field of engineering, transport, education, medicine, commerce and finance, state and military service.

Achievements in science are very considerable. Scientific Research Institutes are engaged in the comprehensive study of the Far Eastern ecological system, processes in the earth’s crust. The scientists work out the scientifis basis for fishery and fish breeding, forestry and wood industry, geology and agriculture.

Khabarovsk is the large cultural center. Its Drama, Symphony orchestra, Musical and Youth Theatres are well known not only in Russia but also in many counties fog the world.

The Museum of Regional Studies founded in 1894 is a treasury of historical documents and exhibits. The Khabarovsk Art Museum founded in 1931 has the richest collection of original works of antique art and Renaissance, canvases by Pembrandt, Rubens, Manet. Art works by outstanding Russian painters Repin, Levitan, Polenov and others are on display there.

Khabarovsk is the center of tourism. Annually thousands of foreign guests visit our beautiful, picturesque city, as there is much interesting to see in it.