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Novosibirsk , city (1989 pop. 1,437,000), capital of Novosibirsk region and the administrative center of the Siberia district, S Siberian Russia, on the Ob River and the Trans-Siberian RR. It is a large river, rail, and air transportation hub and is the leading industrial center of Siberia. Novosibirsk has tin, gold, heavy machinery, food, textile, chemical, and metallurgical industries. Founded as Novonikolayevsk in 1893, during the construction of the Trans-Siberian RR, it grew as a trade center and was renamed in 1925. Its growth is largely due to the proximity of the Kuznetsk Basin . The Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences is in Akademgorok near Novosibirsk. There is a hydroelectric power station on the Ob above the city. The region forming Novosibirsk region (which includes the Baraba Steppe ) is predominantly agricultural, although there is coal mining to the east.

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Novosibirsk City on the River Ob, s Siberia, Russia. Founded in 1896 after the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, it grew quickly. During World War II it received complete industrial plants moved from war-stricken areas of the w Soviet Union. It is now a centre for scientific research. Industries: agricultural and mining machinery, metallurgy, machine tools, chemicals, textiles, furniture. Pop. (1999 est.) 1,399,000.

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Novosibirsk, Russia Novaya Derevna, Gusevka, Aleksandrovsky, Novonikolayevsky A province and a city developed from Novaya Derevna ‘New Village’ (also known as Krivoshchekovo) when this location was selected in 1893 as a crossing point over the River Ob for the Tran‐Siberian railway. In 1894 it was named Aleksandrovsky after the death of Alexander III (1845–94), Emperor (1881–94), and then between 1895 and 1925 ‘New Nicholas Town’ in honour of the accession of Emperor Nicholas II. It was renamed ‘New Siberia’ in 1925 during the process of exorcizing the Tsarist past.

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