Tioumen

Tioumen (in Russian: Тюме́нь ) is the capital of the Oblast de Tioumen, in Russia. The city is located at the edge of the river Toura at: 2144 km in the east of Moscow. Its population is of: 538320 inhabitants in 2005.

Contract of XXe for the Russians and energy lung for Europeans: the gas pipeline of Ourengoï in Tioumen. This control of: 5500 km will convey (1984) gas to the doors of the Occident.

History

Tioumen was the first Russian city of Siberia, built in 1589 by Fédor I of Russia on the site of the city of the Tatar S of Siberia Chimgui-Toura. The area of Tioumen belonged to the khanat of Siberia. It was annexed by Yermak Timofeyevitch in 1585 and the following year Tioumen was created like posts strengthened Russian. The Streltsy and Cosaque S constituted initially the majority of the population of Tioumen.

With 18th and 18th centuries, Tioumen became an important shopping mall on the roads of the Central Asia, the China and the Perse, as well as an important artisanal center of the work of leather. In 1763, the city counted approximately: 7000 inhabitants.

In 1836, the first Steamer of Siberia was built in Tioumen. The city was reached by the railroad Transsibérien in 1885.

During the civil war, Tioumen was initially controlled by the admiral Alexandre Koltchak and the white Army of Siberia. In January 1918, it was taken by the Red Army .

During the the Thirties, Tioumen became important centers industrial of Siberia. Steamers, cargo liners, pieces of furniture, clothing in fur and leather were produced in the city.

During the Second world war, the body of Lénine was moved of Moscow with Tioumen and was placed in a tomb discrete in what became the Institute of agronomy of Tioumen. Many factories were also evacuated in Tioumen since the European part of the Soviet Union. Important quantities of military equipment were then produced in the city. The August 14th 1944, Tioumen became the capital of a Oblast increased. In 1948, one discovered Pétrole in the area and in the the Sixties and 70, oil industry became an essential component of the economy of the city.

Famous people born in Tioumen

Irving Berlin
Grigori Raspoutine
Tamara Toumanova
Vladislav Krapivin

The modern city

Tioumen became an important center of Russian oil industry. The standard of living of the inhabitants is exceeded in Russia only by that of Moscow. Companies such as Gazprom, LUKoil and Yukos concentrated in Tioumen a good part of their activities. UTair Airlines also has its seat with Tioumen.

External bonds

institutional Site

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