Novosibirsk Oblast

Novosibirsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in southwestern Siberia, centered on Novosibirsk and bordering Kazakhstan.

Novosibirsk: Novosibirsk is Russia’s third-largest city and the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast. The oblast’s capital dominates its population, economy, and transport links.
Russian colonization of Siberia: Russian colonization of Siberia was the expansion of Russian rule and settlement across northern Asia from the sixteenth century onward. The region’s incorporation into Russia followed this broader eastward expansion.
Novosibirsk Akademgorodok: Novosibirsk Akademgorodok is a research district established south of Novosibirsk in the Soviet Union. Its research institutes make the oblast a major scientific center.
Altai Krai: Altai Krai is a federal subject of Russia immediately south of Novosibirsk Oblast. The two regions share a boundary and links through the upper Ob basin.
Irkutsk Oblast: Irkutsk Oblast is a Russian federal subject in southeastern Siberia, west of Lake Baikal. Its vast area and Baikal-centered geography contrast with the compact, west-Siberian oblast.
Siberia: Siberia is the vast region of northern Asia extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Novosibirsk Oblast occupies Siberia’s southwestern interior.
Trans-Siberian Railway: The Trans-Siberian Railway is a railway network linking European Russia with the Russian Far East. Its construction drove the growth of Novosibirsk and regional settlement.
Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences: The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a network of research institutions across Siberia. Its headquarters and concentration of institutes are in Novosibirsk.
Kemerovo Oblast: Kemerovo Oblast is a Russian federal subject east of Novosibirsk Oblast, centered on the Kuzbass coal basin. It is the oblast’s eastern neighbor and a major industrial partner.
Sakha Republic: The Sakha Republic is a vast Russian federal subject in northeastern Siberia, known for extreme cold and mineral wealth. Its sparse population and Arctic-scale distances contrast with Novosibirsk’s urban concentration.

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