The administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russiais located at the Yenisei river, Krasnoyarsk is a major transport and logistics and industrial center in the field of metallurgy, hydropower and space. Unusually thrives in
Krasnoyarskthe industry of education and science. In numerous and prestigious universities enrolled about a hundred students. In addition, the city was several times awarded the title most comfortable city in Russia.
The beginning of life of the city is in the late 20-ies of the XVII century, so Krasnoyarsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. In the years of its founding, the city had the status of a newly Kaczynski and Krasnoyarsk jail, and later was the center of the County, then the County town of the Siberian province and its Yenisei province. In the late EIGHTEENTH century Krasnoyarsk was the County town of Kolyvan region, was part of the Tobolsk and Tomsk provinces, and in 20-ies of the XIX century – the centre of Yenisei province. Before the Second World war – Krasnoyarsk became a district center.
Modern Krasnoyarsk divided by the Yenisei river into two parts, which in turn have several areas. The newest of these is the Railway, where the railway station, the Red square, the Music theatre and the Organ hall, museums and many other cultural institutions. The oldest is the Central district of Krasnoyarsk, where he survived the city's oldest building of the stone Church of the intercession, Dating back to the XVIII century. In the same part of Krasnoyarsk runs the regional government and other official structures, located on the main streets and avenues of the city, as well as theatre and Pushkin Museum. Here, as in the Railway area, there are public institutions and companies, trading enterprises, institutions of education.
The largest number of inhabitants, is considered the Soviet area, which is connected to the right-Bank part of the city two large bridges. On the outskirts of the Soviet district concentrated mass of industrial enterprises.
Another old district of Krasnoyarsk is the October district, where the functioning of the main UNIVERSITY of the city – Siberian Federal University, as well as many cinemas.
Right Bank of Krasnoyarsk, is represented by three districts – Kirovsky, staffed engineering and metallurgical plants, as well as higher educational institutions of Sverdlovsk area, famous for its lush parks and reserves, and Leninsky district, accommodating the main production in Krasnoyarsk, a huge number of schools, libraries and palaces of culture.