One part of this city, Akademgorodok, is an area called the "Silicon Forest" and is home to the "House of the Scientists," a major center for scientific research which was allegedly the site where perestroika was conceived.
South of this city is the Ukok Plateau and Salair Ridge, as well as a man-made lake polluted by nuclear waste. One part of this city, Akademgorodok, is an area called the "Silicon Forest" and is home to the "House of the Scientists," a major center for scientific research which was allegedly the site where perestroika was conceived. The Kommunalniy Bridge replaced the original span that prompted this city's founding in 1893 and this city celebrated the introduction of its first Metro in 1985. For 15 points, identify this third-largest city in Russia, located on the Ob River and the Trans-Siberian Railway.
South of this city is the Ukok Plateau and Salair Ridge, as well as a man-made lake polluted by nuclear waste.
Novosibirsk