Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Tomsk (Russia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Trud Stadium, Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary, and Tomsk State University. Also, be sure to include THE MUSEUM OF SLAVIC MYTHOLOGY in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Tomsk (Tomsk).
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Trud Stadium
Also known as: Труд
Multi-purpose stadium in Tomsk, Russia. The Trud Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tomsk, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Tom' Tomsk. The stadium holds 10,000. It was built in 1929 and opened on 1 June.[1]
Address: Belinskogo St. 11/1, 634029 Tomsk
Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary
Also known as: Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы Царицы Святого Розария
Catholic church in Tomsk, Russia. The Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary or more formally Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary is a Catholic church in Tomsk, Russia. under the patronage of the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Tomsk, a city known for its universities and rich historical tradition, is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of the Transfiguration at Novosibirsk.
Since 1978 it is protected as an object of cultural heritage of regional value.[2]
Tomsk State University
Also known as: Томский государственный университет
Public university in Tomsk, Russia. National Research Tomsk State University, TSU is a public research university located in Siberia, Russia. On May 28, 1878, Emperor Alexander II signed a decree on the establishment of the first and only higher education institution in the vast expanses from the Russian Urals to the Pacific Ocean – the Siberian Imperial University in Tomsk, Russia. The TSU is the first Russian university in Asia.
TSU was opened in 1888. The first classes for the first 72 students began on September 1, 1888 at the single, Medical Faculty. Classes were given by eight professors, aided by seven assistants and laboratory technicians. Professor Nikolai Gezekhus was appointed the first rector of the University.
At present, there are 23 Faculties and Institutes with 151 Departments and about 23,000 students (among them are about 2,000 international students).
The University's pride is its Scientific Library (4 million copies, the rare book museum) and the Siberian Botanical Garden.
In 2018, asteroid 343322 Tomskuniver was named in honor of Tomsk State University.[3]
Address: Lenin Ave 36, Tomsk
THE MUSEUM OF SLAVIC MYTHOLOGY
Specialty museum, Museum
Address: Zagornaya, 12, 634050 Tomsk
Tomsk Polytechnic University
Also known as: Томский политехнический университет
University in Tomsk, Russia. National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University is a historically fourth technical university in Russia and the first one in Asian Russia. TPU is a member of 12 international associations and consortiums, including the European Association of Research Management and Administrations, the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research, the Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research, the European University Association.
TPU is a member of Priority 2030, a state program for the support of Russian universities.[4]
Address: Lenin Avenue, 30, Tomsk
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio-electronics
Also known as: Томский государственный университет систем управления и радиоэлектроники
Public university in Tomsk, Russia. Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics is a public university in Tomsk, Russia.
Founded in 1962, TUSUR University was formed when two faculties, the Faculty of Radio Engineering and the Faculty of Electric Radio Control, split from Tomsk Polytechnic University to create a new educational institution.
The mission of TUSUR as an entrepreneurial research university is “to create cultural, educational, research and innovative environment, ensuring achievement of success by alumni whose labor and knowledge guarantee that high technologies serve the country, society and the world”.
TUSUR is recognized nationally as one of the leading engineering universities in Russia. It carries out extensive basic and applied research in the area of its expertise and maintains close links to the industry, making it one of the highest-performing research universities in the country.[5]
Address: Lenina Ave., 40, 634050 Tomsk
Akademgorodok
Also known as: Академгородок
Tomsk Akademgorodok is an estate in the Soviet area of Tomsk, Siberian Federal District, in which are research institutes, and have employees of the Tomsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Tomsk Akademgorodok is located in the eastern part of the Tomsk and on all sides surrounded by forests. Tomsk Akademgorodok is located on the high right bank of the river Ushaika. Its total area is 200 hectares. Construction of Tomsk Akademgorodok began in 1972. The Grand opening of the first scientific institute in Tomsk, Akademgorodok-the Institute of Atmospheric Optics, was held on January 25, 1975.[6]
Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science SB RAS
Also known as: Институт физики прочности и материаловедения СО РАН
Research institute in Tomsk, Russia. Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences—one of the institutes of the Tomsk Research Center of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is located in Tomsk Academic City. The Institute consists of 5 buildings with a total area of 18,487 square meters. The Institute has 15 research laboratories, the center of collective use "Nanotech", the international centre for research on physical mesomechanics, materials, the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Center "Welding", the Testing Laboratory "Metal-Test", and 2 scientific and technological departments.[7]
Address: 2/4 Академический, Tomsk
Siberian State Medical University
Also known as: Сибирский государственный медицинский университет
Public university in Tomsk, Russia. The Siberian State Medical University, SibMed is a public medical school in Tomsk, Russia. It was founded in May, 1878 by the decree of the Emperor Alexander II. Today, Siberian State Medical University provides undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate degrees in biochemistry, biophysics, general medicine, pediatrics, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursery fields. It is one of the few universities in Russia that has its own hospital that is not only providing medical care for citizens in Tomsk Region and other regions but, also, is a full-fledged training center for students and medical professionals. It has more than 6 500 students that come from 39 countries worldwide. In 2017, SibMed obtained the status of the only flagship medical university in Russia.[8]
Tomsk State Pedagogical University
Also known as: Томский государственный педагогический университет
University in Tomsk, Russia. Tomsk State Pedagogical University is a university in Tomsk, Russia. It is the successor of the Tomsk Teaching Institute founded in July 1902. The University is the oldest professional establishment for training teachers in Siberia. It was opened on the basis of Tomsk Institute of teachers. The foreign languages department started in 1939 as one of the first five departments of the University. Since that time the faculty had two major priorities in its development: training of qualified teaching staff for teaching foreign languages at schools and universities, and scientific investigations in linguistics and methodology of teaching of foreign languages. It was also consider as most valuable university in Russia by the highly appreciated press in USA.[9]
Oppression Museum
Museum