Siberian Federal District. Altai region. The area is 168 thousand square kilometers. Formed on September 28, 1937.
The administrative center of the federal district - city ​​of Barnaul.

Cities Altai Territory:

Altai region- subject Russian Federation, is part of the Siberian Federal District, located in the southeastern part of Western Siberia. The largest rivers are the Ob, Biya, Katun, Chumysh, Aley and Charysh. Of the 13 thousand lakes, the largest is Lake Kulunda.

Altai region part of the West Siberian economic region. The leading industries are manufacturing food products, production of engineering products (carriage, boiler, diesel, agricultural engineering, electrical equipment), production of coke, as well as chemical production, production of rubber and plastic products. A significant role in the food industry is focused on the processing of grain, the production of meat and dairy products, the production of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Altai region is a traditional producer of grain, milk, meat, sugar beet, sunflower, oil flax, fiber flax, hops, rapeseed and soybeans are also grown here. Fruit growing. Sheep breeding. Poultry farming. Beekeeping. Fur trade. Spotted deer and deer are bred in the mountains.
Mineral resources of the Altai Territory include polymetals, table salt, soda, brown coal, nickel, cobalt, iron ore and precious metals. Altai is famous for its unique deposits of jasper, porphyry, marble, granite, ocher, mineral and drinking waters, and natural therapeutic mud.

In July 1917, the Altai province was formed with the center in Barnaul, which lasted until 1925.
From 1925 to 1930. the territory of Altai was part of the Siberian Territory (the regional center was the city of Novosibirsk), and from 1930 until 1937 it was part of the West Siberian Territory (the regional center was the city of Novosibirsk).
In 1937, the Altai Territory was formed (the center is the city of Barnaul).

Cities and districts of the Altai Territory.

Cities of the Altai Territory: Aleysk, Belokurikha, Biysk, Gornyak, Zarinsk, Zmeinogorsk, Kamen-on-Obi, Novoaltaysk, Rubtsovsk, Slavgorod, Yarovoe.

Urban districts of the Altai Territory:"City of Barnaul", "City of Aleisk", "City of Belokurikha", "City of Biysk", "City of Zarinsk", "City of Zmeinogorsk", "City of Kamen-on-Obi", "City of Novoaltaisk", "City of Rubtsovsk", " City of Slavgorod, City of Yarovoe, Settlement of Siberian ZATO.

Municipal districts district: Aleisky district, Altaisky district, Baevsky district, Biysky district, Blagoveshchensky district, Burlinsky district, Bystroistoksky district, Volchikhinsky district, Yegoryevsky district, Yeltsovsky district, Zavyalovsky district, Zalesovsky district, Zarinsky district, Zmeinogorsky district, Zonal district, Kalmansky district, Kamensky district , Klyuchevsky district, Kosikhinsky district, Krasnogorsky district, Krasnoshchekovsky district, Krutikhinsky district, Kulundinsky district, Kurinsky district, Kytmanovsky district, Loktevsky district, Mamontovsky district, Mikhailovsky district, German national district, Novichikhinsky district, Pavlovsky district, Pankrushikhinsky district, Pervomaisky district, Petropavlovsky district, Pospelikhinsky district, Rebrikhinsky district, Rodinsky district, Romanovsky district, Rubtsovsky district, Slavgorodsky district, Smolensky district, Sovietsky district, Soloneshensky District, Soltonsky District, Suetsky District, Tabunsky District, Talmensky District, Togulsky District, Topchikhinsky District, Tretyakovskiy District, Troitsky District, Tyumentsevsky District, Uglovsky District, Ust-Kalmansky District, Ust-Pristansky District, Khabarsky District, Tselinny District, Charyshsky district, Shelabolikhinsky district, Shipunovsky district.

The subject of the Russian Federation
Altai region
Flag Coat of arms
Administrative center
Square	22nd
Total - % aq. pov.	167,996 km² 2,63
Population
Total - Density	↘ 2 350 080 (2018) 13.99 people/km²
Total, at current prices	RUB 498.8 billion (2016)
Per capita	210.4 thousand rub.
federal district	Siberian
economic region	West Siberian
Governor	Viktor Tomenko
Code of the subject of the Russian Federation	22
ISO 3166-2 code	RU-ALT
OKATO code	01
Timezone	MSC+4
Awards
Official site	altairegion22.ru

Baschelak Range in the Charyshsky District

Altai region(informal: Altai) - the subject Included in the Siberian Federal District, is part of the West Siberian economic region.

It borders on the Republic of Altai, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo regions of Russia, Pavlodar and East Kazakhstan regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Physical and geographical characteristics

Geographical position

Entrance to the Altai Territory from the Republic of Altai on the border of the Soloneshensky and Ust-Kansky districts

Altai Krai is located in the southeast of Western Siberia between 50 and 55 degrees north latitude and 77 and 87 degrees east longitude. The length of the territory from west to east is about 600 km, from north to south about 400 km. The distance from to in a straight line is about 2940 km, on roads about 3600 km.

Timezone

Until March 27, 2016, Omsk time (MSK + 3; UTC + 6) was in the time zone, after which the region, in accordance with amendments to the federal law “On the calculation of time”, switched to Krasnoyarsk time (MSK + 4; UTC + 7). The region was also in this time zone until May 28, 1995.

Relief

Physical map of the Altai Territory

The territory of the region belongs to two physical countries: the West Siberian Plain and Altai - Sayan. The mountain part covers the plain from the eastern and southern sides - the Salair Range and the foothills of Altai. The western and central parts are predominantly flat in nature: the Ob plateau, the Biysko-Chumysh upland, the Kulunda plain. Almost all natural zones of Russia are present in the region: steppe and forest-steppe, taiga and mountains. The flat part of the region is characterized by the development of steppe and forest-steppe natural zones, with ribbon forests, a developed girder-ravine network, lakes and pegs.

Climate

The climate is significantly heterogeneous, due to the diversity geographical conditions. The foothill and Ob region parts have a temperate climate, transitional to sharply continental, which is formed as a result of frequent changes in air masses coming from the Atlantic, the Arctic, Eastern Siberia and Central Asia. The absolute annual amplitude of air temperature reaches 90-95 °C. Average annual temperatures are positive, from +0.5 to +2.1 °С. Medium maximum temperatures July +26…+28 °C, extreme temperatures reach +40…+42 °C. The average minimum January temperatures are -20 ... -24 ° C, the absolute winter minimum is -50 ... -55 ° C. The frost-free period lasts about 120 days. The most dry and hot is the western flat part. The climate here is sharply continental. To the east and southeast there is an increase in precipitation from 230 mm to 600-700 mm per year. The average annual temperature rises to the south-west of the region. Due to the presence of a mountain barrier in the south-east of the region, the prevailing west-east transport of air masses acquires a south-west direction. North winds are frequent during the summer months. In 20-45% of cases, the speed of southwestern and western winds exceeds 6 m/s. In the steppe regions of the region, the occurrence of dry winds is associated with an increase in wind. In the winter months, during periods of active cyclonic activity, blizzards are observed everywhere in the region, the frequency of which is 30-50 days a year.

Altai and Smolensk regions are characterized by the mildest climate, and Kulundinsky and Klyuchevskoy regions are the most severe. The highest air temperatures in summer are observed in Uglovsky and Mikhailovsky districts, the lowest in winter - in Eltsovsky, Zalesovsky, Zarinsky. The greatest amount of precipitation falls in the Krasnogorsk, Altai and Soloneshensky regions, the least - in the Uglovsky region and the western part of the Rubtsovsky region. The highest average annual wind speed is observed in the Blagoveshchensk region, the lowest - in the Biysk region.

The snow cover is established on average in the second ten days of November, is destroyed in the first ten days of April. The height of the snow cover averages 40-60 cm, in the western regions it decreases to 20-30 cm. The depth of soil freezing is 50-80 cm, on steppe areas bare from snow, freezing to a depth of 2-2.5 m is possible.

Hydrography

The water resources of the Altai Territory are represented by surface and ground waters. The largest rivers (out of 17 thousand): Ob, Biya, Katun, Chumysh, Aley and Charysh. Of the 13 thousand lakes, the largest is Kulunda Lake, its area is 728 km². The main water artery of the region: the Ob River, 493 km long within the region, is formed from the confluence of the Biya and Katun rivers. The Ob basin occupies 70% of the region's territory.

Valley of the Katun River

Flora and fauna

The diversity of zonal and intrazonal landscapes of the Altai Territory contributes to the species diversity of the animal world. The fauna includes 89 species of mammals from 6 orders and 22 families, more than 320 species of birds from 19 orders, 9 species of reptiles, 7 species of amphibians, 1 species of cyclostomes and 33 species of fish.

About 2,000 species of higher vascular plants grow here, which is two-thirds of the species diversity of Western Siberia. Among them are representatives of endemic and relict species. Especially valuable are: golden root (rhodiola rosea), maral root (safflower-like raponticum), red root (forgotten kopeechnik), marin root (evading peony), Ural licorice, oregano, St. John's wort, elecampane and others.

The forest fund occupies 26% of the region's area.

Minerals

In addition, the trajectories of launch vehicles from the Baikonur Cosmodrome pass over the territory of the region, as a result of which rocket fuel products and parts of stages burned in the atmosphere fall to the surface.

Specially protected natural areas

View of the resort town of Belokurikha from Mount Tserkovka

At present, the original natural landscapes are practically not preserved, all of them have been affected by economic activity or transport of substances by water and air currents. To preserve the diversity of flora and fauna, it is planned to create an extensive network of specially protected natural areas (SPNA): nature reserves, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, natural monuments.

On the territory of the region there are 51 natural monuments, the natural park "Aya", the Tigirek reserve and 35 reserves:

• Aleussky reserve,
• Bashchelaksky reserve,
• Blagoveshchensky reserve,
• Bobrovsky reserve,
• Bolsherechensky reserve,
• Volchikhinsky reserve,
• Egorevsky reserve,
• Yeltsovsky Reserve,
• Zavyalovsky reserve,
• Zalesovsky reserve,
• Cascade of waterfalls on the Shinok River,
• Kasmalinsky reserve,
• Kislukhinsky reserve,
• Kornilovsky reserve,
• Kulundinsky reserve,
• swan reserve,
• Liflyandsky reserve,
• Loktevsky reserve,
• mammoth reserve,
• Mikhailovsky reserve,
• Neninsky reserve,
• Obsky reserve,
• Lake Big Tassor,
• muskrat reserve,
• Pankrushikhinsky Reserve,
• Stream Peninsula,
• Sary-Chumyshsky Reserve,
• Sokolovsky reserve,
• Suetsky reserve,
• Togulsky reserve,
• Urzhumsky reserve,
• Lyapunikha tract,
• Ust-Chumyshsky reserve,
• Charyshsky reserve,
• Chinetinsky reserve.

The total area of ​​specially protected natural areas is 725 thousand hectares or less than 5% of the territory of the region (world standard: 10% of the area of ​​the region with developed agriculture and industry), which is significantly lower than the average for Russia and not enough to maintain landscape and ecological balance in the biosphere.

In the Altai Territory, 100 natural monuments have been approved, of which 54 are geological, 31 are water, 14 are botanical and 1 are complex. At present, the areas of plants and habitats of animals that are rare or endangered, which do not have the status of specially protected areas, have been identified.

Story

The settlement of the territory of the Altai Territory began in the Paleolithic, for which the Karama site, the caves of Okladnikov, Denisov, Chagyrskaya and the Lair of the hyena are known. The remains of representatives were found three types human race: Neanderthals, Homo sapiens and Denisovans.

Altai Mining District

Barnaul at the beginning of the 20th century

Settling of the Upper Ob and Altai foothills by Russians began in the second half of the 17th century.

The development of Altai began after the fortresses (1709) and Beloyarskaya (1717) were built to protect against the warlike Dzungars. In order to explore valuable ore deposits, search parties were equipped for the Altai.

The father and son of the Kostylevs are considered to be the discoverers; later, the Ural breeder Akinfiy Demidov took advantage of their discoveries.

In the 1730s, as a village at the silver smelter of Akinfiy Demidov, it was founded, which acquired the status of a city in 1771, and became the capital of the Altai Territory since 1937. It is located in the south of Western Siberia at the confluence of the Barnaulka River with the Ob.

Formed by the 2nd half of the 18th century, the Altai mining district is a territory that included the current Altai Territory, and part and regions with a total area of ​​\u200b\u200bmore than 500 thousand km² and a population of more than 130 thousand souls of both sexes.

improved water transport. The Stolypin land reform gave impetus to the resettlement movement in the Altai, which generally contributed to the economic upsurge of the region.

Revolution of 1917 and after Civil War led to the establishment of Soviet power in Altai. In July 1917, the Altai province was formed with a center in, which lasted until 1925. From 1925 to 1930, the territory was part of the Siberian Territory (the regional center is a city), and from 1930 until 1937 it was part of the West Siberian Territory (the regional center is a city). In 1937, the Altai Territory was formed (the center is the city).

The outbreak of the Great Patriotic War required a restructuring of the work of the entire economy. Altai received more than 100 evacuated enterprises from the western regions of the country, including 24 plants of all-Union significance. At the same time, the region remained one of the main granaries of the country, being a major producer of bread, meat, butter, honey, wool, etc. 15 formations, 4 regiments and 48 battalions were formed on its territory. In total, more than 550 thousand people went to the front, of which 283 thousand died or went missing.

In the post-war decades, a period of mass development of new equipment and technologies began. The growth rate of the region's industry was several times higher than the average Union. So, in the mid-1950s, the first automatic line for the production of plowshares in the USSR was commissioned at the Altayselmash plant, the Biysk Boiler Plant for the first time in the history of boiler building used a production line for the manufacture of boiler drums, and the Barnaul Mechanical Press Plant introduced the design of new embossing presses with a pressure of 1000-2000 tons. By the beginning of the 1960s, more than 80% of tractor plows and over 30% of freight cars and steam boilers produced by that time in the RSFSR were produced in the region.

At the same time, in the 1950s-1960s, the development of virgin lands in the western steppe part of the region began. In total, 2.9 million hectares were plowed up, 78 large state farms were created. About 350 thousand people from different regions of the country (Ural, Kuban), including 50 thousand young specialists on Komsomol vouchers, arrived in Altai for several years to participate in these large-scale works. In 1956, a record harvest was harvested in the region: more than 7 million tons of grain, for which the region was awarded the Order of Lenin. Altai Krai received the second Order of Lenin in 1970.

In the 1970s-1980s, there was a transition from separately operating enterprises and industries to the formation of territorial production complexes: agro-industrial units, production and production and scientific associations. Rubtsovsko-Loktevsky, Slavgorodsko-Blagoveshchensky, Zarinsko-Sorokinsky, Barnaul-Novoaltaisky, Aleisky, Kamensky and Biysk agro-industrial complexes were created. In 1972, the construction of the Altai Coke Plant began, and in 1981 the first coke was produced.

Modern period

In 1991, the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region left the Altai Territory, transformed into an independent subject of the Russian Federation:.

After the collapse of the USSR, the regional economy entered into a protracted crisis associated with the loss of state orders in industry and the unprofitability of agricultural production, which continued until the early 2000s. The dissatisfaction of the population and the resulting political sentiments contributed to the fact that for a long time the Altai Territory was part of the so-called "red belt", here in the power structures the majority remained with the left forces. In 1996, the informal leader of the left forces Alexander Surikov became the governor of the region, and his associate Alexander Nazarchuk took the place of the chairman of the Legislative Assembly.

The region's budget was in deficit for a long time, and the economy and social sector were supported by subsidies from the federal center and loans. So, for example, about 400 social facilities were built at the expense of the Semipalatinsk program to compensate for damage from tests at the nuclear test site: outpatient clinics, schools, and hospitals. At one time the budget of the Semipalatinsk program was one third of the regional budget. A positive role was played by the gasification of the region, which began in 1996, main gas pipelines were built, and the transfer of boiler houses to a new type of fuel began. Over 14 years, more than 2,300 kilometers of gas distribution networks have been installed.

In 2004, the well-known pop artist and film actor Mikhail Evdokimov won the election of the governor of the Altai Territory. A year and a half later, he died in a car accident under. Alexander Karlin has been the head of the region since 2005. In 2014, he won the gubernatorial elections, which were resumed in Russia after 2004.

Population

The population of the region according to Rosstat is 2,350,080 people. (2018). Population density: 13.99 people/km (2018). Urban population: 56.44% (2018).

National composition

More than 100 nationalities live in the Altai Territory: 94% of the population are Russians, the next largest are Germans (2%), Ukrainians (1.4%); all others - 3%.

According to the results of the All-Russian Population Census 2010, quantitative National composition The population of the region was as follows:

• Russians - 2,234,324 (93.9%),
• Germans - 50,701 (2.1%),
• Ukrainians - 32,226 (1.4%),
• Kazakhs - 7979 (0.3%),
• Armenians - 7640 (0.3%),
• Tatars - 6794 (0.3%),
• Belarusians - 4591 (0.2%),
• Altaians - 1763 (0.1%),
• Kumandins - 1401 (0.1%).

Religion

There are many religious communities in the Altai Territory. The largest: Orthodox. There are Catholic and Lutheran communities that resumed their activities in the 1960s. In addition, there are parishes and associations of various religious directions: Pentecostals, Evangelical Christians-Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, the Church of Christ, the Society for Krishna Consciousness, etc.

Government

The head of the executive power of the Altai Territory is the head of the regional administration (governor). The administration is an executive body, the legal successor of the regional executive committee.

The representative body of the legislative power is the Altai Regional Legislative Assembly. It consists of 68 deputies elected by the population of the region in elections for a term of 4 years: one half in single-mandate constituencies, the other on party lists. Chairman of the Legislative Assembly - Alexander Romanenko. In the elections held in 2011, the United Russia party won with 48 seats in the regional parliament; 5 people represent the Just Russia party; 9 - the Communist Party and 6 - the Liberal Democratic Party.

AT State Duma 6th convocation (2011-2016) Altai Territory is represented by 7 deputies: from United Russia - Sergei Neverov, Alexander Prokopiev and Nikolai Gerasimenko; from "Fair Russia" - Alexander Terentiev; from the Communist Party - Mikhail Zapolev and Sergei Yurchenko; and from the Liberal Democratic Party - Vladimir Semyonov. Two representatives of the region Sergey Belousov and Mikhail Shchetinin work in the Federation Council.

• See also: Leaders of the Altai Territory

Heraldry

Flag

The flag of the Altai Territory is a red cloth with a blue stripe near the pole and a stylized image of an ear on this stripe. yellow color as a symbol of agriculture. In the center of the flag there is an image of the coat of arms of the Altai Territory.

Coat of arms

The emblem of the Altai Territory was approved in 2000. It is a shield of French heraldic form, the base of which is equal to eight-ninths of the height, with a point protruding in the middle of the lower part of the shield. The lower corners of the shield are rounded. It is divided by a horizontal strip into 2 equal parts. In the upper part of the coat of arms on an azure background, symbolizing greatness, a smoking blast furnace of the 18th century is depicted, as a reflection of the historical past of the Altai Territory. In the lower part of the coat of arms on a red (scarlet) background, symbolizing dignity, courage and courage, there is an image of the Kolyvan queen of vases (jasper with a predominance of green), which is kept in the State Hermitage Museum. The shield of the coat of arms is framed by a wreath of golden ears of wheat, representing Agriculture as the leading sector of the economy of the Altai Territory. The wreath is intertwined with an azure ribbon.

Administrative-territorial division

The length of public roads is 15.5 thousand km. All regional centers are connected with paved roads. Federal highways pass through the territory of the region:

• R-256"Chuysky Trakt" Novosibirsk - Biysk - the state border with Mongolia,
• A-322 Barnaul - Rubtsovsk - the state border with the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Public passenger transport serves 78% of all settlements. Trams and trolleybuses operate in (see Barnaul tram, Barnaul trolleybus), (see Biysk tram), (see Rubtsovsky trolleybus). There are 12.5 thousand (2006) enterprises operating in the road transportation market, which provide 886 routes, of which 220 are urban, 272 are suburban and 309 are intercity. In addition, there are 8 bus stations and 47 passenger bus stations.

Barnaul Airport provides air communication with 30 cities in other regions of the country and abroad. It is planned to revive the Biysk airport. To date, the Rubtsovsky airfield has been recognized as abandoned.

The total length of shipping lines is about 650 km. One sixth of the region's territory with a population of about 1 million people is located in the water transport service zone. Navigation is developed along the rivers Ob, Biya, Katun, Chumysh, Charysh. Main cargo category: grain, Construction Materials, coal. There are specialized piers and river stations on the rivers.

Science and education

Altai State University

In 2010 year higher education in the Altai Territory receive at 12 state universities, as well as several branches and representative offices of universities from other regions.

The largest universities and institutes are located in. Among them, Altai State University, Altai State Technical University, Altai State Agrarian University, Altai State Medical University, Altai State Pedagogical University, Altai state institute Culture, Altai Academy of Economics and Law, Altai Institute of Economics and Law, Altai Institute of Financial Management and Barnaul Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

In addition, there are branches and representative offices Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian Academy National economy and public service, Altai Institute of Economics of the St. Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics, Leningrad Regional State University, Moscow State University of Culture and Arts, Barnaul branch of the Modern Humanitarian Academy.

There are 11 design and design and survey institutes and their branches and 13 research institutes in Barnaul.

Among the Barnaul research institutes, which are leaders in their fields: Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after. M. A. Lisavenko (with his arboretum in the Nagornaya part of the city), Institute of Water and environmental issues SB RAS, Altai Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Altai Research Institute of Agriculture, Altai Research Institute of Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture, Siberian Research Institute of Cheesemaking of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Agricultural Academy.

About 3,700 people are engaged in scientific research in universities and research organizations, including more than 250 doctors of science and almost 1,500 candidates of science.

Altai State Technical University has opened the Altai Technopolis on its base, which unites science-intensive enterprises. Altai State University organized the Scientific Research Institute of Science and Global Studies.

The Barnaul Planetarium is one of the oldest in Russia, opened in 1950. In 1964, the apparatus "Small Zeiss" of the German company Carl Zeiss Jena was installed in the planetarium hall.

Altaiskaya is located in Biysk state academy Education named after V. M. Shukshin (AGAO), Biysk Technological Institute of AltSTU, Institute of Problems of Chemical and Energy Technologies of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCET SB RAS) . Currently, this city is the largest science city of the Russian Federation in terms of population. The status of a science city of the Russian Federation was assigned to the city by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 21, 2005 No. 688 and retained for another 5 years by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 29, 2011 No. 216. Along with Barnaul, Biysk is a significant scientific and educational center of the region. A significant scientific and technical potential is concentrated here: highly qualified personnel, modern technological and experimental base, social and production infrastructure that ensures scientific research and development and obtaining significant scientific and technical results at the world level. Over the past five years, higher educational institutions of the city have developed 197 innovative projects concerning the development of combat units of conventional equipment, the development and synthesis of high-energy compounds, medicinal and biologically active substances, the creation of new materials, including composite, heat-insulating, polymer compositions micromodified with nanodispersed phases, the production of superhard materials in cavitating media, etc.

Rubtsovsk is home to the Rubtsovsk Industrial Institute of the AltSTU, the Rubtsovsk Institute of the Altai State University and the Rubtsovsk branch of the University of the Russian Academy of Education.

culture

Music

State Philharmonic of the Altai Territory

The traditional national musical culture is represented by the music of the Kumandins, who inhabit the southern regions, as well as Russian settlers. The Altai Regional State Theater of Musical Comedy and the State Philharmonic Society of the Altai Territory operate in Barnaul.

Theatre

biyskiy drama theatre(on right)

Most theaters are located in. The largest of them are the Altai Regional State Theater of Musical Comedy, the Altai Regional Drama Theater named after V. M. Shukshin, the Altai State Youth Theater. Youth and experimental theaters are represented by the studio theater "Kaleidoscope", the student theater "Pristroyka" and the Shadow Theater. There is a drama theater founded in 1939.

Festivals

Since 1976, the Shukshin Readings, a festival dedicated to the memory of the writer, actor and director, have been held in and in the village of Srostki.

Since 2006, in the village of Verkh-Obskoye, Smolensk region, an annual interregional festival of folk art and sports named after Mikhail Sergeyevich Evdokimov "Countrymen" has been held (from 1992 to 2005, the cultural and sports festival was held by Mikhail Evdokimov himself). Since 2009, the festival has had the status of an all-Russian festival.

Sport

In team sports, the Altai Territory is mainly represented by teams based in Barnaul. These are the hockey club "Altai" (the first league; previously, the now disbanded club "Motor" played in the major league, the football club "Dynamo" (second division), the football club "Polymer" (third division of Russia), the volleyball club "Universitet" (league A ), a field hockey club for women "Kommunalshchik", a basketball team "Altaibasket", etc. There used to be a football club "Progress"... Currently, Biysk "Dynamo", "Torpedo" play in the amateur football league of Russia. Among amateur teams held championships of the Altai Territory in basketball, hockey and football, as well as Olympiads among rural athletes.The captain of the Russian national football team in 2004-2005 Alexei Smertin was born and started playing football in Barnaul.Here he founded a sports school for children and youth of the Olympic reserve ( SDUSHOR) in football.

In individual sports, high achievements were achieved by such Altai athletes as Tatyana Kotova (bronze medalist of the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games in long jump), Sergey Klevchenya (silver and bronze medalist of the 1994 Olympic Games in speed skating), Alexei Tishchenko (gold at the 2000 Olympic Games in boxing), etc. In total, in the period from 1952 to 2008, athletes from the Altai Territory won 8 gold, 10 silver and 4 bronze medals at the winter and summer olympiads. The main sports infrastructure is concentrated in the largest cities of the region: there is a palace of spectacles and sports named after German Titov, sports complex"Ob", stadiums, gyms, swimming pools, hippodrome, ski bases, shooting ranges; in Slavgorod, and sports complexes and small football stadiums.

see also

• Charter of the Altai Territory
• Altai Tourism
• List of monuments cultural heritage Altai Territory on Wikipedia.

Notes

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Links

• Official website of the authorities
• Legislative and regulatory acts of the Altai Territory
• Altai Territory in the directory-catalog "All Russia" (unavailable link)
• Altai in pictures
• Maps Altai Krai
• The composition of the Altai Territory according to OKATO

The land of a thousand lakes, the land of caves and springs. A place where the endless expanses of the steppe mix with thickets of forests, turn into the blue of mountain peaks and dissolve behind the smoky horizon line in the vast sky. Being the heart of the Eurasian continent, the Altai Territory is rightfully named by UNESCO as one of the best places on Earth for recreation and living. A place with an abundance of natural areas of Russia, sung by Vasily Shukshin in his work, the sacred Siberian Shambhala.

In addition to mechanical engineering, which is the leading industry of the region, agriculture is widely developed, and the Altai Territory ranks first in the production of environmentally friendly products in Russia. Favorable climate, natural and medicinal resources and the dazzling beauty of the Siberian pearl led to the development of the tourism industry, sports and recreation, and medical and recreational institutions.

Unfortunately, in this moment The unique ecology of the Altai Territory is rapidly deteriorating. This is mainly due to the enterprises of the heavy and chemical industries, which form the basis of the region's economy, as well as the use of the nuclear test site near Semipalatinsk. At the same time, it is planned to create numerous reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, natural monuments.

Geographic location

Altai Territory borders in the northern part with Kemerovo region, as well as Novosibirsk, with which it is connected by the blue thread of the Ob River. In the southeast - with the Republic of Altai, and in the south and west - with Kazakhstan, from which he often receives gifts from Baikonur in the form of fragments of rocket stages and remnants of rocket fuel in the air. Plains and mountains ... in general, the entire Altai Territory resembles a hill that increases from northwest to southeast.

There are many caves on the slopes of the mountains, in some scientists even find traces of the existence of an ancient man. Of the 11,000 lakes in the region, the weakly saline Kulunda Lake (600 km2) is considered the largest. The locals even call it the Altai Sea. It is famous for its mineral waters, therapeutic mud, unique pine shores and sandy beaches. Forests are also quite common, among which there are fantastically beautiful ribbon pine forests.

Climate

Since the Altai Territory is located in the very center of the Eurasian continent, all the oceans are thousands of kilometers away from it. This means that summer here is most often hot, and the temperature can reach almost Egyptian 40-42 degrees. And in winter, there is fairly stable clear weather with severe Siberian frosts, and the temperature may well drop to -55 degrees Celsius.

The greatest amount of precipitation of 800-900 mm falls in the mountainous and steppe regions with ribbon forests. Summer rains and thunderstorms are often replaced by sunny and clear weather. The number of sunny days in summer is very high, and in this regard, many areas of the Altai Territory can be compared with the best resorts in the North Caucasus and South Crimea.

Population

The population of the Altai Territory is 2,398,750 people, most of which (55.49%), as expected, lives in cities. Due to the vast expanses of Siberia, the population density is only 14.28 people/km2. For comparison, the population density in the Leningrad region is 20.87 people/km2, and in the Moscow region as much as 158.82 people/km2.

Despite the fact that since 2007 the birth rate began to rise, unfortunately, at the moment, a negative population growth rate remains. Most likely this is due to the desire of people to live in cities with a population of one million, where opportunities for career and growth are much higher. Most of the population (86.79%) are Russians.

Unemployment and average wages

Over the past 8 years, the unemployment rate in the Altai Territory has reached a minimum value of 2.4%, and is one of the lowest in the Siberian Federal District. More than 70% of people who applied to employment centers managed to find a job. It is also good news that more than 20,000 temporary and permanent jobs were created as part of the implementation of socially significant work, including for unemployed people with disabilities, large families, etc.

Small businesses were not spared either: many start-up entrepreneurs received 60,000 rubles each for the development of their business. Over 600 alumni professional institutions was sent for an internship for possible further employment.

With all this, the level of wages in the Altai Territory takes a completely disgraceful last 12th place in the district. It is difficult to say whether this is due to the general poverty of the region, the absence of black rivers or nickel mountains, but the fact remains: the average salary of people is no more than 18,000 rubles. For comparison, the average teacher salary in the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region is more than 69,000 rubles a month, but in the Altai Territory, teachers receive only 15,000 rubles.

Crime

After the assassination of the most famous crime boss in Russia, Aslan Usoyan (Ded Khasan), who controlled up to 70% of all thieves in law in Siberia, many law enforcement agencies reasonably feared a significant increase in crimes associated with the redistribution of spheres of influence. However, at the moment the level of crime in the Altai Territory is one of the lowest in the Siberian Federal District, second only to the Omsk Region.

Meanwhile, the main problem leading to the commission of crimes, as in all of Russia, is alcohol and drugs. According to statistics, in the Altai Territory in 2012 every third crime was committed by a person in a state of intoxication.

Real estate

Buying a quite good two-room apartment on the secondary real estate market in Barnaul, for example, is quite possible for 2,000,000 rubles, and renting such an apartment will cost you no more than 25,000 rubles a month. Real estate prices are significantly inferior to Moscow and St. Petersburg. But the prices for suburban real estate vary quite significantly. Here, as elsewhere, the price depends on personal fantasies, and most importantly, opportunities: the cost of some buildings can reach 20,000,000 rubles, in no way inferior to the capital's cottages.

Cities of the Altai Territory

Even during the Second World War, Barnaul began to turn from an agricultural town into a powerful industrial center of Siberia, and the post-war economic development only strengthened this status.

Industry has greatly influenced the deterioration of the ecology of the entire Altai Territory. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you mention Altai? Endless mountain ranges, the song "Oh, frost, frost" echoing in the crystal clear air, Zolotukhin, smelling a flower ...

In fact, everything is much sadder. And Zolotukhin smelled flowers not at all in Altai, and emissions from the heavy and chemical industries led to the fact that a smoky oasis-Barnaul was born in the middle of the purest Siberian expanses. Where you literally see what you breathe, and where to stay for a long time without a gas mask is just as not recommended for health as breathing deeply in Moscow on the street in the middle of rush hour.

Barnaul is a fairly developed city in terms of transport, shopping centers, catering places, shopping malls. By the way, there is even an airport 17 km from Barnaul.

The city has four higher educational institutions and many colleges that allow you to get professional education. There are also more than 15 libraries in the city, a local history museum, the City Drama Theatre, several clubs and leisure centers for young people. There are more than 272 architectural monuments, 50 archeological monuments and 11 natural monuments on the territory of Biysk. That is why it proudly enters the Union of Historical Cities of Russia.

The main modes of transport in Biysk are buses, trams and fixed-route taxis, and there is also a cargo airport in the city.

A small settlement founded by Mikhail Rubtsov in 1886, in 1913 transformed into a station settlement, and in 1927 received the status of a city. The third largest city in Altai Krai with a population of 145,834.

Just like in Barnaul, many industrial enterprises were evacuated to Rubtsovsk during the Great Patriotic War, gradually turning it into an industrial center of the south-west of the Altai Territory. True, with the collapse of the USSR, many enterprises simply went bankrupt, lowering the city's economy into a severe decline.

But this does not prevent residents from developing and enriching themselves spiritually: the city has three universities, several vocational schools, and even two theaters and an art gallery.

Judging by the information from the city administration, residents are terribly fond of amateur performances, and therefore, against the backdrop of a general decline in the economy, there are many VIA, creative teams, and original performers. In general, from Alpha to Omega, from playing on spoons to harpsichord and organ.

The ecology of the city has been severely disturbed due to waste emissions from enterprises, and the close proximity of the nuclear test sites of Semipalatinsk generally makes one seriously think about a long stay in this city without a Geiger counter.