Tomsk Province: History of Education and Development

Первые обитатели на территории Томской области appeared a few thousand years ago. Two Paleolithic sites in the city of Tomsk and the village of Mogichin have been known to scientists for a long time. The territory was finally mastered in 3 000 BC. er at the end of the Neolithic.

Tomsk Province: from ancient history to the 20th century

In antiquity, the following cultures were formed on this territory:

• Shelomokskaya (VII – III centuries BC.);
• Kulaiskaya (V century BC);
• peoples: Selkups, Khanty and Siberian Tatars.

In the 10th century, nomadic tribes occupied the territory of the region.

During the invasion of the Tatar-Mongol, the territory was fully incorporated into the Mongol Empire. And in the 14th century, they constituted an independent Siberian Khanate.

At the end of the 16th century, the first fortress of Narym was built on the territory of the Tomsk region.

At the behest of Boris Godunov here in 1604 Cossacks founded the city of Tomsk, which Tomsk province is still proud of. It was here that, according to legend, Alexander I died, hiding under the name of Fyodor Kuzmich.

In 1629 Tomsk became the main city of the region, to which the following cities were attributed:

• Narym;
• Ketsk;
• Yeniseisk;
• Krasnoyarsk;
• Kuznetsk.

After the construction of the Siberian tract, the city became important for trade and gradually expanded due to this.

In 1804, Tomsk Province was headed by a new center - the city of Tomsk by decree of Alexander I.

The area included:

• Altai region;
• Novosibirsk region;
• Kemerovo region;
• East Kazakhstan region;
• Tomsk region;
• part of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The stone building of the city begins. By the end of the 19th century, there are 50 houses, 8 churches and the Trinity Cathedral.

The emblem of Tomsk becomes the emblem, where a horse with a crown in oak leaves is depicted on a green background.

At the end of the 19th century, Tomsk Province was connected to other regions of the Siberian Railway.

The history of Tomsk province in the Great Patriotic War

During the war years about 30 factories were evacuated to Tomsk, which greatly developed the city in industrial terms.

The following industries were involved:

• electrotechnical;
• optical mechanical;
• rubber;
• engineering;
• metalworking;
• easy;
• food.

It was the Tomsk province in 1941 that provided the field military medical base of the Western Front and trained the commanders on the basis of 2 artillery schools.

Tomsk region: our days

After the war, Tomsk became one of the centers of nuclear research.

In 1958, the first nuclear power plant began operating in the region.

Oil and gas fields are being developed in this area.

Tomsk is a recognized scientific center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.