Institution-учреждение

research institute-научно-исследовательский институт

What is known about scientific and technical importance of Novosibirsk in the world?

Are there any scientists living in Novosibirsk?

What directions are the developments under way in?

Higher education

Novosibirsk is the city of students. About 70 thousand students in 28 speciality groups are enrolled for study in seventeen institutions of higher education. The most prestigeous of them is Novosibirsk State University founded on the RAS/SD* base, clearing the way for young people to high science. Novosibirsk State Technical University is the largest in the number of students amounting to over 10 thousand. Novosibirsk State Transport University, founded in 1932, has a student body of 6 thousand.

The Novosibirsk institutions of higher education have the big advantage of close relationship with academic and sectoral science. The scientists of academic institutes teach at many of them.

*Russian Academy of Sciences/Siberian Department

Novosibirsk is the city of students, isn’t it?

What are the most prestigeous universities of Novosibirsk?

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Novosibirsk is considered the biggest city ______ the Urals.

Novosibirsk is a major educational centre ______ Siberia.

The fee for one trip by Underground does not depend _____ the length of your route.

The most prestigeous of them is Novosibirsk State University founded _____ the RAS/SD base.

Developements are _____ way _____ all natural-scientific directions.

The building _____ the first run (Studencheskaya-Krasny Prospekt) was completed in 1985.

The length of the motor-road system of the oblast is _____12,000 km.

84 Percent of goods are carried _____ electric traction.

The essential railways _____ the Kuzbass and Central Asia and the Transsib meet here.

Administratively Novosibirsk is segmented _____10 administration districts.

Dozens of factories and plants have been built _____ produce heavy machine-tools, powerful gen­erators, TV-sets and radio-parts, farm machinery, various appa­ratus, etc.

Novosibirsk is the largest industrial, scientific, cultural and administrative centre of Siberia, _____ a population of about 1.7 million.

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SIBERIAN FAIR,

THE GATE TO SIBERIAN MARKET

-100 industrial exhibitions and commercial fairs a year;

-90 specialized exhibitions in all leading branches of science and technology;

-10 universal internationalfairs in the international town of Siberia, Novosobirsk;

-5 away fairs per year in the main economic areas of Siberia the Urals and the Far East;

-participation in 10 largest foreign exhibitions in Europe and South-East Asia;

-services of the World Computer Commercial Network in the advancement of commodities

to the foreign market, increase in imports;

-customs declaration, transportation of goods and exhibits: Europe-Siberia-Europe;

-all communication facilities and services of the DHL Courier;

-the largest library of the trade directories of Russia and the CIS;

-over 100,000 catalogues of foreign firms;

-a representative collection of World Thesauri containing the addresses of all firms of the

world’s leading countries;

-the largest computer base of 350 thousand firms of Russia and the CIS;

-annual courses of the International Union of Exhibitions and Fairs in exhibition business;

-search for a foreign partner;

-marketing and sociological market research;

-production, hire and realization of exhibition facilities and furniture;

-building and design of exhibitions;

-bank services in the exchange and conversion of currency at exhibitions.

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CULTURAL CENTRE OF RUSSIA

Novosibirsk is one of the cultural centers of Russia. The cultural portrait of Novosibirsk is multifarious - architecture and painting, music and theatre, high classics and folklore - all kinds of culture and arts have got new development here.

Novosibirsk has six theatres, a philharmonic society, a number of clubs and palaces of culture, the Academy of Music (the Conservatoire), a number of music schools and colleges of music and culture, over 600 libraries. Over 200 schools of the city and nearly 20 higher educational institutions provide general and vocational education.

The Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre has become the architectural symbol of Novosibirsk - one of the most remarkable buildings in the city. It is often called the Bolshoy Theatre of Siberia. Not only the building is unique, but the cast of the theatre as well. The brilliant Siberian Ballet and wonderful opera are known in many countries all over the world.

Each of the 8 city theatres is of high professionalism, has originality and all of them have got their own admires ( Novosibirsk State Academic Theatre “Krasny fakel”, the Youth Theatre Globe, the Theatre of music, songs and dance “Chaldony”, Russian House of Folk Traditions and others).

Graduates of Novosibirsk State Conservatory named after M.I.Glinka, of the Choreographic, Theatrical and Musical Colleges reinforce the creative groups of Novosibirsk and other theatres of Russia. The particular pride of the Conservatory is its violin school having trained a number of world-class violinists.

In the 90s the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society has become a real leader in the musical life of the city and is the only one in Russia to have 13 groups in the staff including The Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arnold Kats; The Chorus Chamber conducted by Igor Yudin; the Music Orchestra Chamber conducted by Honoured Artist of Russia Mikhail Tourich, etc.

Novosibirsk is famous for its jazz groups as well. The city is proud of the biggest Picture Gallery in Siberia. Its exposition includes more than 6 000 works of art of Russian and foreign painters. The pearl of the exhibition is the collection of N. Rerikh's pictures, which was presented to the city by the artist's son.

How is the cultural portrait of Novosibirsk characterized?

Why is Opera and Ballet Theatre unique?

What is Novosibirsk Conservatory famous for?

What does Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society include?

How does the exposition of Novosibirsk Picture Gallery represented?

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AKADEMGORODOK — A NEW TOWN OF SCIENCE AND CULTURE

respond- отвечать, отзываться

spread- распространение, размах

daring- смелый, отважный

assign- назначать, определять, поручать

extend- расширять

canvases- полотна

“Complex” is the best word to describe the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1956 academicians M. Lavrentyev, S. Sobolev, A. Trofimuk and other leading scientists readily responded to set up in Siberia foreposts of modern science. Soon construction was begun some 25 kilometers from Novosi­birsk, in the pinewood and birch coppices spreading along the shore of the man-made Ob sea. This was a daring experiment. Never before had people of science moved so quickly to developing regions. Siberia assigns to the scientists so many tasks that only a complex of researches in many fields can cope with them. Between 1958 and 1968 the Siberian branch developed many large subdivisions with research centers of their own. They extended research centers in Irkutsk, Kras­noyarsk, Ulan-Ude, Yakutsk and Vladivostok, Sakhalin, Chukotka and Kamchatka. The Academic Centre in Novosibirsk studies a wider range of problems. Twenty institutes have been concen­trated here, including a computer center, specialized design of­fices, a university, a botanic garden, and a large technical library.

The closeness of the town to Novosibirsk, a large cultural centre, is an additional blessing. Actors of the best Siberian theatres often visit the town and scientists see the plays, operas, ballets and other performances, and stars on tour also rarely miss the town.

There are cinemas, clubs, shops and cafes like in every other town. The difference is that you can walk in age-old forest just a few steps away from your home. Scientific conferences are held in the halls of the Scientists’ House, heated debates often take place in its cozy rooms. Exhibitions of scientific literature, devices and equipment both Russian and foreign are often organized here. The house has a collection of paintings numbering over 3,000 canvases.

The last link in the training of researchers is Novosibirsk State University. This is where the leading scientists of the Siberian Branch train new generations of researchers.

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Who was the founder of Akademgorodok?

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How did Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences develop between 1958 and 1968?

How does the closeness of Akademgorodok to Novosibirsk influence the life of the town?

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Science, to, people, of, so, developing, moved, regions, quickly.

Developed, Siberian, subdivisions, the, many, branch, large.

Technical, the, Novosibirsk, library, a, Academic, has, Centre, large, in.

Theatres, often, the, actors, the, Siberian, of, visit, town, best.

House, the, Scientific, are, in, conferences, Scientists’, held.

Equipment, in, foreign, organized, of, often, exhibitions, Akademgorodok, are.

State, researchers, the, scientists, Novosibirsk, in, leading, University, train.

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THE HISTORY OF NOVOSIBIRSK

heir- наследник