History of Novosibirsk
Foundation and pre-revolutionary period (until 1917): Appears to be no such file.
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The city's development was so fast that contemporary officials compared its growth to "American life." The mayor noted that the locals truly loved their land and knew how to care for itТолстых Яна. Новосибирск — «Сибирский Чикаго» // Молодёжный журнал «TIMIX».. However, on 11 (24) May 1909, a massive fire destroyed 794 houses, followed by an epidemic of typhoid fever and choleraХроники 1893-1916 гг. // Музей города Новосибирска.. |
The city's development was so fast that contemporary officials compared its growth to "American life." The mayor noted that the locals truly loved their land and knew how to care for itТолстых Яна. Новосибирск — «Сибирский Чикаго» // Молодёжный журнал «TIMIX».. However, on 11 (24) May 1909, a massive fire destroyed 794 houses, followed by an epidemic of typhoid fever and choleraХроники 1893-1916 гг. // Музей города Новосибирска.. |
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[[File:Базарная площадь (совр. площадь Ленина) в Ново-Николаевске (совр. Новосибирске) в 1913 году.jpg|thumb|left|Market Square (now Lenin Square) in 1913]] |
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By 1915, the population reached 75,000. Industrial growth included many factories (iron foundries, leather, soap, sawmill, etc.)Ново-Николаевск // Новый энциклопедический словарь: В 48 томах. — СПб., Петроград, 1911—1916.. During World War I, the city was sending 25,000 trained soldiers to the front every monthФабрика Ю. А. Гарнизон г. Новониколаевска. // Энциклопедия Новосибирска. — Новосибирск, 2003. — С. 188.. Additionally, there was a camp for Austro-German prisoners of war for 10,000 people, which by January 1917 held approximately 12,000 peopleКорнеев В. В. Концентрационные лагеря в России в годы Первой мировой войны. // Военно-исторический журнал. — 2015. — № 9.. |
By 1915, the population reached 75,000. Industrial growth included many factories (iron foundries, leather, soap, sawmill, etc.)Ново-Николаевск // Новый энциклопедический словарь: В 48 томах. — СПб., Петроград, 1911—1916.. During World War I, the city was sending 25,000 trained soldiers to the front every monthФабрика Ю. А. Гарнизон г. Новониколаевска. // Энциклопедия Новосибирска. — Новосибирск, 2003. — С. 188.. Additionally, there was a camp for Austro-German prisoners of war for 10,000 people, which by January 1917 held approximately 12,000 peopleКорнеев В. В. Концентрационные лагеря в России в годы Первой мировой войны. // Военно-исторический журнал. — 2015. — № 9.. |
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