Minusinsk

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Minusinsk (English)
Минусинск (Russian)
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Museum of Local Lore in Minusinsk
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Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Minusinsk is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Minusinsk
Minusinsk
Location of Minusinsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Administrative status (as of January 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to krai town of Minusinsk[1]
Administrative center of krai town of Minusinsk,[1] Minusinsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2009)
Urban okrug Minusinsk Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Minusinsk Urban Okrug,[2] Minusinsky Municipal District[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 71,170 inhabitants[4]
- Rank in 2010 220th
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[5]
Founded 1739[citation needed]
Town status since 1822[citation needed]
Dialing code(s) +7 39132[citation needed]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Minusinsk]] on Wikimedia Commons
Minusinsk Steppe, by Vasily Surikov

Minusinsk (Russian: Минуси́нск) is a historical town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population: 71,170 (2010 Census);[4] 72,561 (2002 Census);[6] 72,942 (1989 Census);[7] 44,500 (1973).

Geography

Minusinsk marks the center of the Minusinsk Hollow, one of the most important archaeological areas north of Pazyryk. It is associated with the Afanasevo, Tashtyk, and Tagar cultures—all of them named after settlements in the vicinity of Minusinsk.

History

"About 330-200 B.C. the iron age triumphed at Minusinsk, producing spiked axes, partly bronze and partly iron, and a group of large collective burial places." Greco-Roman funerary masks, like those found at Pazyryk, make up the "Minusinsk group: at Trifonova, Bateni, Beya, Kali, Znamenka, etc." "The Indo-European aristocracy with its Sarmatian connections was succeeded at Minusinsk by the Kirghiz after the third century A.D."[8]

The Russian settlement of Minyusinskoye (Минюсинское) was founded in 1739-1740[9] at the confluence of the Minusa River with the Yenisei. The Turkic Min Usa means "my brook",[10] or "thousand rivers".[11] The name transformed to Minusinskoye (Минусинское) in 1810.

By 1822, Minusinsk had emerged as a regional center of farming and transit trade and was granted town status.[9] During the 19th century, it was a node of cultural activities for a very large area. The Martyanov Natural History Museum was opened there in 1877.[9] It is still very active and publishes a quite useful annual report of its scientific findings, meetings, etc.

The town was also a place of political exile. George Kennan wrote in his very influential book Siberia and the Exile System (NY 1891) of the town and the museum being an intellectual haven for those tsarist political activists and revolutionaries who had been exiled from European Russia in the 1880s. Vladimir Lenin used to visit Minusinsk on numerous occasions when he was in exile in the nearby village of Shushenskoye between 1897 and 1900. In November 1918, during the Russian Civil War, Minusinsk peasants started a short-lived rebellion against the White Army because of extortion and high taxes. However, poor equipment and supplies led to eventual defeat in the December, and the rebels were subjected to execution, exile, prison or fines.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Minusinsk serves as the administrative center of Minusinsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the urban-type settlement of Zelyony Bor, incorporated separately as the krai town of Minusinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the krai town of Minusinsk is incorporated as Minusinsk Urban Okrug.[2]

Climate

Minusinsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb/Dwb), with very cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is quite low, but is much higher from June to September than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Minusinsk
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)		 9.6
(49.3)		 24.2
(75.6)		 33.0
(91.4)		 37.7
(99.9)		 38.2
(100.8)		 39.3
(102.7)		 37.7
(99.9)		 32.6
(90.7)		 25.8
(78.4)		 16.1
(61)		 6.7
(44.1)		 39.3
(102.7)
Average high °C (°F) −12.9
(8.8)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 10.5
(50.9)		 18.8
(65.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 26.8
(80.2)		 24.0
(75.2)		 17.2
(63)		 8.4
(47.1)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −10.8
(12.6)		 7.82
(46.08)
Daily mean °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)		 −17.7
(0.1)		 −8.0
(17.6)		 3.3
(37.9)		 11.1
(52)		 17.5
(63.5)		 20.1
(68.2)		 17.0
(62.6)		 10.0
(50)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −8.4
(16.9)		 −16.7
(1.9)		 0.89
(33.6)
Average low °C (°F) −25.3
(−13.5)		 −24.4
(−11.9)		 −14.6
(5.7)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 3.5
(38.3)		 10.1
(50.2)		 13.2
(55.8)		 10.3
(50.5)		 3.8
(38.8)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 −13.3
(8.1)		 −22.2
(−8)		 −5.43
(22.22)
Record low °C (°F) −52.2
(−62)		 −50.3
(−58.5)		 −46.7
(−52.1)		 −32.3
(−26.1)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 2.7
(36.9)		 −2.8
(27)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −24.0
(−11.2)		 −42.9
(−45.2)		 −49.4
(−56.9)		 −52.2
(−62)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.6
(0.339)		 6.9
(0.272)		 7.1
(0.28)		 15.3
(0.602)		 33.7
(1.327)		 56.4
(2.22)		 66.0
(2.598)		 62.5
(2.461)		 43.8
(1.724)		 23.4
(0.921)		 14.2
(0.559)		 11.5
(0.453)		 349.4
(13.756)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.7 7.6 7.4 11.0 10.0 10.7 12.7 12.1 10.0 12.7 11.3 14.8 132
Average relative humidity (%) 79.5 74.9 70.5 60.6 56.5 64.4 71.2 71.9 69.1 75.6 73.4 76.9 70.38
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.4 96.7 189.1 216.0 254.2 276.0 272.8 232.5 165.0 105.4 84.0 49.6 2,015.7
Source: climatebase.ru (1927-2008)[13]

Twin towns and sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Minusinsk is twinned with:

Culture

  • Minusinsk Drama Theater

It was established in 1882 as amateur theatrical society - now Minusinsk Drama Theater (in 1920 – 1930 was called as "Sovtheater") The theater was build by the initiative of the exiled Kon F.Y. and funded mainly by fire society. In the beginning the theater was on the second floor and fire department took the first floor. Modern Minusinsk Drama Theater (in 1920 - 1930 as "Sovteatr") performs in this building until today. Milestones in the theater performances were Vasilisa Melentyeva by Alexander Ostrovsky, Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich by Alexey Tolstoy, Death Squadron by A. Korneichuk, Destiny by Petr Proskurin, Is Not Listed by Boris Vasiliev. Performance of Alexei Cherkasov's drama “Hop” took Stanislavsky State Prize.

  • The Martyanov Natural History Museum (Museum of Local Lore)

The main attraction of the town is The Martyanov Natural History Museum. Based in 1877, it is one of the oldest in Siberia and first museum in the Yenisei's guberniya (provinvce).

  • Museum of Decembrists in Minusinsk
  • Memorial building of Krzhizhanovsky and Starkov
  • Minusink Art Gallery
  • Museum "Automobiles And Motor Vehicles Of The Soviet Union"

References

Notes

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Sources

  • Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №10-4765 от 10 июня 2010 г. «О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края», в ред. Закона №7-3007 от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении административно-территориального устройства Большеулуйского района и о внесении изменений в Закон края "О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края"». Вступил в силу 1 июля 2010 г. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №33(404), 5 июля 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #10-4765 of June 10, 2010 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai, as amended by the Law #7-3007 of December 16, 2014 On Changing the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bolsheuluysky District and on Amending the Krai Law "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Effective as of July 1, 2010.).
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  • Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №13-3022 от 18 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Минусинский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №7-2410 от 18 ноября 2008 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон края «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Минусинский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований»». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №9, 4 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #13-3022 of February 18, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Minusinsky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders, as amended by the Law #7-2410 of November 18, 2008 On Amending the Krai Law "On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Minusinsky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders". Effective as of ten days after the official publication.).

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Law #10-4765
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #13-3049
  3. ↑ Law #13-3022
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  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Н. И. Дроздов, В. С. Боровец "Енисейский энциклопедический словарь". Krasnoyarsk, 1998 (ISBN 5883290051), pp. 391.
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