Investment Projects of 2013–2015
Including industrial and sporting buildings, business and retail centers, transport junctions, living blocks etc.
Opinion
Vera Glagoleva, Film director, People’s Artist of Russian Federation:
The streets of Omsk are beautiful, with their merchant buildings still preserved. Old times, they are forever. Omsk has a face of its own and a desire to preserve its history and culture, which is important for the authorities and the city people. And the most remarkable fact is that Omsk has a rich cultural program, bubbling with film festivals and basically everything is associated with the young ambitious enthusiasts and professionals. This is what fills the lives of the people of Omsk, let them always keep it that way.
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 becomes the permanent residence of Western Siberia Governor-General. At this time Main Headquarters of Western Siberia also moves 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.