Investment Projects of 2013–2015
Including industrial and sporting buildings, business and retail centers, transport junctions, living blocks etc.
Opinion
Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia:
Omsk Region is currently developing ties with foreign partners from 83 countries working on joint projects with whole-hearted support of regional authorities, and we appreciate that. There are contacts formed with Commonwealth of Independent States members and Asia-Pacific states, most notably with China, Vietnam, South Korea and Japan. Due to positive policy of regional authorities, cooperation with European Union is progressing in trade-economic, scientific-technical and cultural fields.
I do think that it’s useful if we learn more about Omsk Region, it’s history, modern times and prospects. I recommend our foreign partners to get a closer look at the common projects offered.
Historical Note
Omsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. Omsk Fortress was founded in 1716 by Cossack troops led by lieutenant-colonel Iwan Buchholz.
In 1822 Omsk became the permanent residence of Western Siberia Governor-General. At this time Main Headquarters of Western Siberia also moved to Omsk from Tobolsk.
In a couple of years Omsk became a big research center of Siberia and Central Asia. Omsk welcomed many reputed scientists and travelers such as Alexander von Humboldt, Alfred Edmund Brehm, George F. Kennan, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Nikolai Przhevalsky and others. Famous Kazakh educator and traveler Shoqan Walikhanov stayed in Omsk for studying and military service.
The construction of Trans-Siberian railway played a crucial part in Omsk development. Since becoming a junction of trade routes, Omsk started progressively turning into a major transport, industrial and commercial hub of the adjacent area.
©Photo: Dmitry Roudakov
Omsk historic center
As a result of Stolypins reforms, the beginning of the 20th century was marked by rapid growth of agricultural machinery manufacturing and agro-processing.
As a territorial district of Russia, Omsk Region appeared in 1934, and Omsk City became it’s administrative capital.
During the World War II Omsk City and Omsk Region became home for about 100 industrial plants pushed backward from European Russia—mostly belonging to metalwork, food processing, leather, textile and chemical industry.
In 50s Omsk was first in All-Soviet Union contest as a fully landscaped garden-city. Alongside with that there was a quick growth in petrochemical industry. Also local enterprises made a significant contribution to early space exploration—producing carrier-rockets, landing sections and controlling equipment.
For Russia Omsk always was a city of strategic importance. Nowadays Omsk is developing rapidly: new living blocks are rising, roads are being modernized and population is increasing. Modern Omsk is regarded as one of the most business-friendly cities in Russia.