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One of the largest port cities in the Far East, the main military base of the Pacific fleet and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, is the cityVladivostokwhose territory is situated on the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula and adjacent Islands. In addition, the city has an enormous number of most important cultural, scientific and educational institutions of the region. The history of the city begins in the second half of the nineteenth century. Then it was an important strategic Outpost, however, after 20 years, Vladivostok received the status of city, and after a few years became a regional and later regional center of Primorye. However, despite the young age, the Vladivostok, these lands were inhabited since ancient times. So, since the VII century, there lived Jurchen and Mongol nomadic tribes who are gradually forcing their neighbors from these territories, and then these lands were abandoned. Only after the modern city was annexed to Russia, local land undeveloped. It was all to create the most important military port of the far Eastern partRussia. The favorable geographical position of Vladivostok determined protection of a harbour as well as the presence of a number of trade routes. And so, in the late 50-ies of the XIX century, the Golden horn were planted unit A. K. Shefner, with which begins its existence the city of Vladivostok. After some time, these lands have been actively buying and populated civilian settlers. In Soviet times, it housed a labor camp and transit camp for the formation of groups of prisoners, which was subsequently sent to various colonies in the Far East. After they took the well-known political prisoners and artists. The years after the collapse of the Soviet Union brought Russia the decline, the decline in standard of living and production, however, the city still managed to preserve its status as a major transportation, industrial, economic and commercial hub. And by the beginning of this century, the city managed to be on the track of effective development. In 2010, for outstanding feats of Vladivostok received the title of "City of military glory". A new impetus for upward movement, gave the city the APEC CEO summit, which was held here in 2012. In this period there were built many new modern buildings, among which the Russian and the Gold cable-stayed bridges, as well as far Eastern Federal University, created on the basis of DVGU.