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                                              Omsk

 Omsk is a city and the administrative center of Omsk Oblast, Russia, located in southwestern Siberia 2,236 kilometers from Moscow. With a population of over 1.1 million, it is Russia's second-largest city east of the Ural Mountains after Novosibirsk, and seventh by size nationally

Omsk is the administrative center of the Siberian Cossack Host. It also serves as the see of the bishop of Omsk and Tara, as well as the administrative seat of the Imam of Siberia.

Omsk stretches along on the banks of the north-flowing Irtysh at its confluence with the smaller Om River. The city has an elevation of 87 meters above mean sea level at its highest point.

The architectural centerpiece of the city is an ensemble of buildings along Lyubinsky Avenue/Lenina Street, anchored by the former Gostiny Dvor, and flanked by two chapels. The area is an eclectic mix of architectural styles, dominated by Art-Nouveau, Neoclassical and Second Empire. The Drama Theater gives a good example of the latter. Soviet Era additions run the gamut from Constructivist to Stalinist to Brutalist.

Closer to the confluence of the Om and the Irtysh are the few surviving sombre buildings of the 18th-century fortress. The largest and most opulent church in the city is the Dormition Cathedral, a five-domed edifice in the Russian Revival style, consecrated in 1896, demolished by the Soviets, and restored in the early first decade of the 21st century.

As a prominent educational center, Omsk has a large number of museums, theaters, music venues, and educational institutions.

Among Omsk's museums, the most notable are:

The State Museum of Regional History

The Dostoyevsky Museum of Literature

The Vrubel Museum of Fine Arts

The Military Museum Complex

The Kondraty Belov Art Museum

The Liberov Center for Art

Theaters include the Omsk Opera, The Omsk Theater of Drama, The Omsk Circus, and a number of smaller venues.

Omsk is a major rail, road, and air hub. The city is served by a station on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and by the Tsentralny Airport. Additionally, Omsk possesses a river port on the Irtysh, offering service to domestic destinations and to cities within Kazakhstan.

Municipal Transport consists of a large bus and trolley, and tram networks, although the latter of these has deteriorated severely since the collapse of the USSR. Marshrutkas supplement municipal transit networks.

Omsk is home to many institutions of higher learning and several universities:

ANO - Institute of Economics and Energetics

AKSI, Aksyonov Institute of Law and Economics, West Siberian department

Law and Economics Institut                            

Omsk Academy of Law

Omsk Academy of MVD Rossija

Omsk Aviation Technical School

Omsk Foreign Language Institute

Omsk Medical Academy

Omsk State Transport University (1961)

Omsk State Agrarian University (1918) (connected with Omsk State Veterinary Institute and Institute of Agribusiness and Continuing Education)

Omsk State Pedagogical University

Omsk State University (1974)

Omsk Institute of Consumer Service Technology

Omsk State Technical University (1942)

SibADI - Siberian State Automobile and Highway Academy

SibGUFK - Siberian Academy of Physical Culture

Siberian Institute of Business and Information Technology

Sovremennyi Gomunitarnyi University

SIBNFOR - Siberian Stock Market Institute

Vocabulary

Located- расположен

Size- размер

Bishop – епископ

Stretches – тянется

Banks – банки

Confluence – слияния

Elevation – высота

Centerpiece – гуляш

Ensemble – ансамбль

Anchored – якорь

Former – бывший

Flanked – окруженный

Dominated – доминируют

Additions – дополнения

Gamut – гамма

Opulent – роскошная

Edifice – здание

Consecrated – освящен

Demolished – снесена

Restored – восстановлены

Decade – десятилетие

Prominent – известный

Venues – объекты

Notable – заметный

Possesses – обладает

Offering – предлагая

Domestic – внутренний

Severely – серьезно

Supplement – Возможно