.comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}

The Siberian city Omsk

Photos and short notes from my life about wonderful Siberian city Omsk.

My Photo
Name:
Location: Omsk, Russia

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Omsk police academy



Omsk police academy on Irtyshskaya street.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am a Russian history student from the Los Angeles, California.
American historians have given a grim portrayl of the city of Olmsk. Was Olmsk a forbidden city? These pictures of the architecture look interesting. Is Olmsk polluted and how has it changed since 1991?

8:54 AM  
Blogger Nikolai said...

Yes. Omsk was a forbidden city, because of manufacturing of tanks, parts of military jets, satellites, parts of spaceships and a lot of military training sites and bases.

All these are still there, but the city is open.

Omsk is polluted in some parts like any other industrial city, but when I was working in Chicago in 90s, an air condition there was worse than in Omsk. So it depends.

10:57 AM  

Post a Comment

<< Home