Many international students choose Tomsk, a quiet Siberian city, as a place for their studies. Photos were taken from thq website https://tripplanet.ru/dostoprimechatelnosti-tomska/
Tomsk is located in the southeast of the West Siberian Plain on the right bank of the river Tom. It is the oldest and largest Siberian educational, scientific, cultural and industrial center of Russia with a population of more than 500,000 inhabitants. In 2014, Tomsk celebrated its 410th birthday.
Tomsk has a continental climate. The average temperature in winter is -20° C, and in summer + 18 ° C. Nevertheless, international students are not afraid of severe frosts. On the contrary, they wrap in warm scarves and take photos, when the temperature is - 35°C. They make snowmen, roll in the snow, slide down snow slopes, go skating and skiing.
Chinese students often admire the purity of the air in Tomsk because they got used to live in cities affected by smog pollution. Tomsk is considered to be one of the cleanest centers for the quality of atmospheric air in the Siberian Federal District. Tomsk has got many trees, flowers, groves, parks and squares.
Tomsk is a student city. It is called "Siberian Athens", as it is the oldest educational, scientific and innovative center of Russia beyond the Urals. Despite the fact that Tomsk is small, there are six state higher educational institutions – Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), Tomsk State University (TSU), Siberian State Medical University (SibMed), Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR), Tomsk State Pedagogical University (TSPU), Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building (TSUAB).
Favorite places among citizens and guests of Tomsk are the embankment of the river Tom, Novosobornaya Square, City and Lagerny Gardens. In summer, you can enjoy wonderful music and fountains there, and in winter, there are huge decorated New Year trees sparkling with multi-colored lights. Citizens also like to visit various theaters and museums.
Tomsk is a city for people who like to do sports. All necessary conditions for an active lifestyle are provided here: several stadiums with a football field, hockey boxes, volleyball and basketball courts, ski and ice rinks; gymnasiums, bicycle lanes, swimming pools. Moreover, there is the best scuba diving club in Russia, hiking and boating, mountaineering and much more. The football team "Tom" gathers thousands of fans not only from Tomsk, but also from other parts of Russia at the "Trud" stadium.
In 1991, Tomsk was assigned a status of a historical city. You can find unique architectural monuments here; some of them are more than 300 years old. Tomsk buildings are a mixture of architectural styles from different historical eras. Stone buildings, wooden architecture decorated with ancient carvings, and, of course, modern high-rise buildings are side by side in this small cozy city.
