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Yeniseysk

Yeniseysk was founded as a jail by Cossacks in 1619. The waterway from the River Ob towards Lake Baikal was the main trade way for many years.

Yeniseysk being in the middle of this way was growing quickly, and became the base for Cossacks who conquered the Northern, Southern and Eastern areas of Siberia for Russia. Yeniseysk is a historical preserve town, as numerous original buildings are protected by the State.

In the beginning of the 18th century a few scientific expeditions arrived at Yeniseysk for research work and investigation of the Siberian Northern and Eastern territories. In the 19th century the discovery of the golden lodes in taiga around the town attracted lots of gold miners, manufacturers and merchants that served to further growth of the town, and to the development of its economics and culture.

Last update: 10.04.2005