Novosibirsk is a city in Russia, administrative center of Novosibirsk region and the Siberian Federal district, a major industrial, transportation, scientific and cultural centre, is located in 3303 kilometers from Moscow.
The city is located at the Priobskoye plateau adjacent to the valley of the river Ob, near the reservoir formed by the dam of the Novosibirsk hydroelectric power station.
Novosibirsk is the largest city of Siberia and the largest municipality in Russia. Its population in 2006 is 1 million 397 thousand inhabitants. The largest Novosibirsk belongs to the third place in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg. The city covers an area of about 500,kV. km (50021 ha).
Novosibirsk lies in the continental climate zone; the average annual air temperature is +0.2 C. Characterized by large fluctuations average (38 C) and absolute (88 C) temperatures. The average air temperature in January -18,8 C, in July +25 C. the lowest temperature was recorded on January 7, 1931 -50,2 C, the highest 22 July 1953 +37,2 C. the City is located at the intersection of forest-steppe and steppe natural zones.
The settlement that later became the city of Novosibirsk, was founded in 1893 as the future site of a railway bridge over the Ob river. During its existence it changes its name several times. First, the place where the future city was New village, after she became a New village, which was later named Alexander, in honor of St. Alexander Nevsky, the heavenly patron of Emperor Alexander III. Since 1895, it was renamed the village of Novo-Nikolayevskoye in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the patron Saint of Emperor Nicholas II. And in 1903, the settlement received the status of town. In 1925, the city of Novo-Nikolaevsk (after the October revolution, began to write the Novonikolaevsk) was renamed to Novosibirsk.
The sights of Novosibirsk include the Opera and ballet Theatre, St. Nicholas chapel, Communal bridge, a railway bridge, monument to Marshal Pokryshkin and others
At last the winter holidays came! I was very happy! I didn't have to get up early in the morning and run to school. I could stay in the bed till midday. But I didn't want to sleep. There were a lot of things to do.
The weather was fine so my freinds and I went to the skating- rink almost every day. It was fun!
Then I spent a week in the country where my grandfather and grandmother lived. It was great. I drank milk and eat a lot of tasty food which my granny prepared for me.
I have many friends in this village because I go there every holidays.
We went to the forest to ski, we made snowmen and played snowballs. We even played hockey!
But the winter holidays were over and I returned to the city again. I liked my holidays very much.
Наконец наступили зимние каникулы! Я был очень счастлив! Я не должен был вставать рано утром и бежать в школу. Я мог оставаться в постели до полудня. Но я не хотел спать. Было так много дел.
Погода была хорошая, так что мои друзья и я ходили на каток почти каждый день. Это было весело!
Затем я провел неделю в деревне, где живут мои дедушка и бабушка . Это было здорово. Я пил молоко и ел много вкусной пищи, которую моя бабушка готовила для меня.
У меня много друзей в этой деревне, потому что я езжу туда каждые каникулы.
Мы ходили в лес кататься на лыжах, мы делали снеговиков и играли в снежки. Мы даже играли в хоккей!
Но зимние каникулы закончились, и я вернулся в город снова. Мне очень понравились мои каникулы.
