Akademgorodok (Krasnoyarsk)
Akademgorodok is a major scientific center of Siberia; located in the west of the city Krasnoyarsk. Built during the Soviet times, it was conceived as a healthier, privileged enclave for academics to live in, among trees and vegetation and outside of the dirtier industrial areas.History
The oldest institute, Forest Institute was established in 1944. The Institute of Physics was established in 1956 by academician L. V. Kirensky. The Institute of Computational Modeling SB RAS was established in 1975. The Institute of Biophysics was established in 1981.Krasnoyarsk Akademgorodok is home to more than 20 research institutions and organizations. The most prominent are:
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Also:
- Central science library – contains more than 500 000 books
- House of Scientists
