Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk is also one of the biggest cities of Russia. It is situated on the river Enisey. This city is wall-known for its wonderful landscapes, thick Siberain forests, beautiful mountains and infamous Stolby Nature Sanctuary (470000 hectare), which has a lot of extraordinary mountains looking like giant columns.

Nearby this place there's the biggest zoo in Russia - "Roev Ruchei". There is about 2 700 animals in this zoo. Among all the others you can see the exotic African animals and one of the biggest collection of the cat family in the world. A lot of species if this zoo are in the local The Red Book. Some of them can be found in the Russian and the International ones.

The city has also many things to see. The locals love to visit the Central Park of the city. The Opera and Ballet  Theatre here is one of the most famous in Russia. The Museum of Local History is one of the oldest in the region and in the whole country. It has very interesting history. The exhibits of this museum were moved from one building to another several times. The collections of museum show the exciting and long history of this land. There are about 400 thousand exhibits, including the rarity, which are important for science.

One of the most unusual sights of the city is the steamship "Svyatitel Nikolay" ("Bishop Nicholas") It was built in 1886, and in 1887 it started its first journy alond Enisey. At that time it used to be the fastest ship in these lands. After the October revolution the name was changed into "Nikolay", and in 1927 it started to transport oil. In 1960 it was wrote off and after ten years it was in again, as a museum, presenting the display, dedicated to Lenin's visit to this ship. Now the steamship "Svyatitel Nikolay" is in the middle of Krasnoyarsk, and its appearance and the exhibits inside attract many tourists. It is an extraordinary place to visit!