Krasnoyarsk

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Location• Krasnoyarsk is

situated in the south of Krasnoyarsk region. The city stands on the Yenisei river.

Population• 1 016 385 people live in

Krasnoyarsk. 33 nationalities are living in Siberia.

Wildlife

• Flora and fauna are diverse. There are 17 species of birds, 91 species of mammals.There is the nature reserve «Stolby» in a suburb of Krasnoyarsk.

Flora• In our city there are 1005 species.

Forests cover 45% of Krasnoyarsk territory. There are a lot of parks and small groves here.

Rivers and lakes.

• There are a lot of lakes and rivers. But they are not so large. The citicens like spending their weekends near the lakes and rivers. Yenisey is the largest river in Krasnoyarsk region.

Famous people• They were born here– the artist

Vasily Surikov; the writers Vitaly Dixon, Evgeniy Popov; the opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky. They live in our city -the writer Alexander Bushkov, wrestlers Buvaysar Saytiev, Adam Saytiev; biathletes Pavel Rostovtsev, Evgeny Ustyugov and Olga Medvedtseva.

Beautiful places

• The most popular places for tourists is the huge national nature reserve Stolby ("pillars"). Other popular showplaces are the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station dam, the Karaulnaya Gora hill with the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel.

The Krasnoyarsk «Stolby»

• The «Stolby» was founded in 1925. Its area is 47 219 hectares. There are many rocks. People enjoy having a rest visiting the «Stolby» for about 100 years. Rock climbing is among teens and groups in our area.

Krasnoyarsk is the most beautiful city in Siberia.

Anton Chekhov