Chelyabinsk was founded in 1736 at the site of the Cossack fortress Chelyaba. Chelyabinsk's coat of arms bears a camel to remind that a trade route to India once passed through the city. Today, ancient buildings remain in the center only, and there are cobbled pedestrian streets.
The Chelyabinsk airburst resulted in little structural damage, other than broken windows, window frames and doors. The extent of glass damage has been mapped by visiting over 50 villages in Chelyabinsk Oblast and supplemented by official information from the main damaged areas ( Popova et al., 2013 ).
Kungur has a spectacular ice cave, while the countryside offers hiking, cycling, rafting and horse riding. The conifer forest of the Sinegorye (Blue Mountains) makes the gently sloped ranges of the southern Ural Mountains look like frozen blue waves. Lake Turgoyak and two national parks are accessed from stations along the Ufa–Chelyabinsk ...
The monument to Kurchatov, the genius inventor, is situated near the main building of the university. He was born on the territory of the Chelyabinsk region. That is why he is honored in Chelyabinsk. Moreover, the local airport is named after him. I walked around the monument - there is a flat space behind the monument. The youth skate-board there.
Chelyabinsk Oblast Cams. The live webcams will show you around Chelyabinsk Oblast, an oblast or federal subject of Russia in the Ural Mountains. Its administrative centre is at the city of Chelyabinsk, a significant industrial centre, featuring interesting architectural buildings of different periods including in eclectic and post …