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1581–1585 - Siberian campaign of Ermak Timofeevich 1586 - Vasily Sukin founded Tyumen (the first Russian city in Siberia), on the site on the former capital of the Siberian Khanate 1587 - Tobolsk was founded on the Irtysh , which later became the "Capital of Siberia"
The Siberian Traps (Russian: Сибирские траппы, romanized: Sibirskiye trappy) are a large region of volcanic rock, known as a large igneous province, in Siberia, Russia. The massive eruptive event that formed the traps is one of the largest known volcanic events in the last 500 million years.
Yermak's life and conquests had a significant impact on Russian policy towards Siberia and the colonization attempts that followed this shift. Prior to Yermak's agreement with the Strogonovs, the Russian attitude towards the Siberian expanse had been one preoccupied primarily with defense, not aggression.
The origin of the name is uncertain. [10] The Russian name Yugra was applied to the northern lands east of the Urals, which had been known of since the 11th century or earlier, while the name Siberia is first mentioned in Russian chronicles at the start of the 15th century in connection with the death of the khan Tokhtamysh, in "the Siberian land".
[22] [23] The Scythians may have adopted this gender tradition from other Central Asian steppe or Siberian societies. [24] Similar transgender phenomena have also been documented among Turkic peoples in Central Asia, as well as in other nomads from Siberia. [25] [26] There is striking uniformity in the material cultures of Eurasian nomads. [27]
A number of Siberian-based companies extended their businesses of various consumer products to meta-regional and an All-Russian level. Various Siberian artists and industries, have created communities that are not centralized in Moscow anymore, like the Idea [47] (annual low-budged ads festival), Golden Capital [48] (annual prize in architecture).
Date: 30 June 1908; 116 years ago (): Time: 07:17: Location: Podkamennaya Tunguska River, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire: Coordinates: 1]: Cause: Probable meteor air burst of small asteroid or comet: Outcome: Flattened 2,150 km 2 (830 sq mi) of forest Devastation to local plants and animals: Deaths: Up to 3 possible [2]: Property damage: A few damaged buildings: The Tunguska event was a ...
7 Endorheic Siberian rivers. 8 Unsorted. 9 Alphabetical list. Toggle Alphabetical list subsection. 9.1 A–G. 9.2 I–L. 9.3 M–S. 9.4 T–Z. 10 References. Toggle ...