The best city in the Primorsky region. Where in the Primorsky Territory is it better to create an ecological settlement? Fauna of Primorye

as part of Russian Federation. Formed 1938 G. by separating from ex. Far Eastern region. Name after location in Primorye.

Geographical names of the world: Toponymic dictionary. - M: AST. Pospelov E.M. 2001.

Primorsky Krai

on the south mainland part. Far East , incl. also a number of islands in the hall. Peter the Great Sea of ​​Japan. Pl. 165.9 thousand km². B.h. occupied by mid-altitude highlands Sikhote-Alin (up to 1855 m) with a characteristic hilly relief, swampy lowlands. only in the west (Prikhankaiskaya and Ussuriyskaya). The climate is moderate monsoon: winter is cold (average January temperatures from –10 °C on the coast to –27 °C in inland areas) with little snow, with strong winds; summer is warm (the warmest month is August, average temperature 21 °C, maximum up to 40 °C) and humid; Showers are frequent, especially during typhoons. Precipitation is from 600 to 900 mm or more per year. The river network is dense, west. the slope of Sikhote-Alin is drained Ussuri and its tributaries (Amur basin). Rivers east The slopes are short and rapids, flowing into the Sea of ​​Japan. There are few lakes, they differ in size Khanka And Hasan. Forests cover more than 2/3 of the territory, dominated by coniferous-deciduous trees (the so-called Ussuri taiga) with a rich species composition of trees, grasses and shrubs (Korean pine, Amur velvet, Manchurian walnut, lemongrass, actinidia, eleutherococcus, etc.). Representatives of the south coexist. and sowing fauna, many endemics (Ussuri tiger, leatherback turtle, goral, etc.). They are protected in the Sikhote-Alinsky, Lazovsky, Far Eastern Marine Reserves and in the nature reserve Kedrovaya Pad. Of the mineral resources, the most important are polymetallic ores (tin, lead, zinc, tungsten, etc.) and coal deposits.
Europeans received the first information about Primorye after the voyage of La Perouse ( late XVIII V.). Russian naval expeditions explored the coast in the first half of the 19th century. By that time, approx. 20 thousand indigenous people. The development of the region began after its foundation Vladivostok(1860, now administrative center), mainly immigrants from the European part of Russia. Peasant villages and Cossack villages were created, some later grew into cities ( Ussuriysk , Spassk-Dalniy ). Population 2068 thousand people. (2002), density 12.5 people. per 1 km², 78% live in cities; Russians 87%; Ukrainians 8%, Belarusians 1%. Most densely populated: lowland. W. and coast - ports (Nakhodka, Olga, Rudnaya Pristan bays) and mining industry. ( Arsenyev , Partizansk , Rudny, Dalnegorsk) areas.
The industry is focused on fish processing, mining and machinery. Sat down. The economy gravitates towards the plains in the west, where grain and fodder crops and soybeans are grown. Prig. Vegetables, birds and livestock are concentrated around the industrial area. centers. There are fur farming and reindeer herding (harvesting antlers) farms. In recent years, Primorsky Krai has held 1st place in honey collection (5294 tons in 1997). Ports of Vladivostok and Nakhodki, which are east. final destinations Trans-Siberian Railway , serve as transshipment points for transit cargo, incl. sent to the North of the Far East and Far North. Highway network. major roads connect us. edge points.

Dictionary of modern geographical names. - Ekaterinburg: U-Factoria. Under general edition acad. V. M. Kotlyakova. 2006 .

Primorsky Krai of Russia (cm. Russia) located in the south of the Russian Far East. The area of ​​the region is 165.9 thousand square meters. km, population -2157.7 thousand people, 78% of the population lives in cities (2001). The region includes 24 districts, 12 cities, 46 urban-type settlements (2001). The administrative center is the city of Vladivostok; large cities: Nakhodka, Arsenyev, Artem, Dalnegorsk, Ussuriysk. The region was formed on October 20, 1938, and is part of the Far Eastern Federal District.
Leading sectors of the regional industry: mechanical engineering, mining, woodworking, shipbuilding and ship repair (“Dalzavod”), production of building materials, fishing industry (“Dalmoreproduct”, “Primorrybprom”, “Vladivostok Base of Trawling and Refrigerated Fleet”, “Base of Active Marine Fisheries”) . In Primorye they grow rice, buckwheat, oats, wheat, fodder crops, soybeans, potatoes, and are engaged in vegetable growing and fruit growing. Meat and dairy farming, pig farming, poultry farming, fur farming (mink), and antler reindeer farming are developed here.

Natural conditions
Primorsky Krai is located in the south- eastern outskirts Russia, on the shores of the Sea of ​​Japan. In the north it borders Khabarovsk Territory (cm. Khabarovsk region), in the west with China (cm. China), in the southwest with Korea (cm. Democratic People's Republic of Korea), in the east and south for one and a half thousand km it is washed by the Sea of ​​Japan. The central and eastern parts of the Primorsky Territory are occupied by the Sikhote-Alin mountains (height up to 1855 m), in the west - the Ussuri and Prikhankai lowlands. The main river is the Ussuri with its tributaries; in the region there are many small, mainly mountain rivers of the Sea of ​​Japan basin. In the southwest there is a large lake Khanka. The rivers of Primorye are used as rafting routes.
The climate is moderate monsoon. average temperature January from -12 °C on the coast to -27 °C in mainland areas. Summer is warm and rainy. The average July temperature is from +14 °C to +21 °C. Precipitation is 600-900 mm per year. The snow cover melts very quickly, creating almost no melt water. Summer in Primorye is damp, but warm, and even hot in areas remote from the sea. Typhoons are common in late summer and autumn. On the coast there is intense fog turning into drizzle. Autumn in Primorye is the best time of the year - warm, dry and clear. The air temperature decreases slowly and the heat remains for a long time. At the beginning of October in autumn forests leaf fall begins. At the end of October - beginning of November there is a sharp cooling and a long winter with low air temperatures sets in. It lasts in the southwest for 3-3.5 months, and in the central and northern regions for 4-5 months. In mountainous areas, the greatest thickness of snow cover is 85-100 centimeters. In the south the snow cover is unstable. Primorsky Krai is located in a zone of deciduous forests. Forests occupy 90% of its territory. Main species: Ayan spruce, Korean cedar, Mongolian oak, Manchurian walnut.
In the north of the region there are fir-spruce and larch forests. In the south there are Manchurian forests (among the vines there are Amur grapes, lemongrass, and actinidia). The fauna is diverse: goral, sika deer, wapiti, roe deer, musk deer, elk, raccoon dog, Ussuri cat, wolverine, sable, weasel, fox, otter, over a hundred species of fish: salmon, herring, sea bass, flounder, halibut, greenling , pollock, tuna, saury, mackerel, sardine. In coastal waters, sea cucumbers, clams, mussels, scallops, sea ​​urchins, algae. In the Primorsky Territory there are nature reserves: Far Eastern Marine, Kedrovaya Pad, Lazovsky, Sikhote-Alinsky, Ussuriysky, Khankaisky; resorts Sadgorod, Shmakovka.

Story
The most ancient settlements in Primorye were discovered in the territory of the current Nakhodka region. They date back to the Paleolithic era. Ancient settlements (there are more than 50 of them) cover the period from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages in the south of the Russian Far East (chronological stage between the 4th and 16th centuries) coincided with the periods of the emergence, prosperity and death of the states of Bohai (698-926), Jin (115-1234), Eastern Xia (1215-1233). During this period, agriculture and crafts began to develop in Primorye, trade arose, cities appeared, and the pastoral and agricultural cultures of the Far East mixed with the developed agricultural and urban economy of the Chinese.
The territory of the South Ussuri region was included in the Russian state under the Aigun (1858) and Beijing (1860) treaties with China. Administratively, the region became part of the Primorsky region, formed in 1856. The Ussuri region was very sparsely populated: in 1861 there were less than 20 thousand people. Governor-General of Eastern Siberia N.N. Muravyov (for concluding the Aigun Treaty he was given the title of Count of Amur) was the leader of the expedition that in 1859 explored the northwestern coast of the Sea of ​​Japan and determined the location for a military post, the future capital of Primorye - Vladivostok. Then military posts were founded on Lake Khanka, in Olga Bay. In 1865-1869, Cossack villages were built on the Ussuri River, and later the Ussuri Cossack army, whose task was to protect the borders.
The Russian government encouraged settlers to the Ussuri region, which was declared free for settlement by peasants who did not have land, and people of all classes who wished to resettle at their own expense. Each family of settlers was allocated a plot of land of up to 100 dessiatines (109 hectares) for free use; the settlers were forever exempted from the poll tax and for 10 years from conscription duty. The influx of peasants to the South Ussuri region increased noticeably: three thousand people arrived in 1861-1881, and about 50 thousand people in 1883-1899, and in 1897 the region had about 150 thousand people.
Construction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries played an important role in the development of Primorye and all of Siberia. The Trans-Siberian Railway, connecting the Far East with Central Russia. The economic development of Primorye took place on the basis of market relations, although private land rights were limited. The leading branch of agriculture was farming; winter and spring wheat, rye, oats, buckwheat, potatoes, legumes, sunflowers, corn, sugar beets, hemp, flax, and tobacco were grown here. Since the end of the 19th century, vegetable gardening, horticulture, melon growing developed, cattle, horses, pigs were bred, and antler reindeer breeding was born.
The industrial development of Primorye was carried out primarily through the development natural resources: coal deposits (in the area of ​​Posyet Bay, Suchan), gold (on Askold Island), polymetallic ores. By the end of the 19th century, the production of fish and seafood (seaweed, sea cucumbers, crabs) acquired industrial importance. In the 1890s, the woodworking industry began to develop on the basis of the forestry industry: five steam sawmills, a match and plywood factory were built, printing production arose, and the first power plants appeared. Based on the ship repair workshops built in 1864, a ship repair plant (now Dalzavod) was created in Vladivostok. By 1914, Vladivostok became one of the five largest ports in Russia. More than a dozen consulates were opened in the city, a large number of foreign trade missions.
In 1922, the region was transformed into the Primorsky province, which was part of the Far Eastern Region (FER). In 1926, the Far Eastern Region was transformed into the Far Eastern Territory (DVK), and the Primorsky province was first transformed into the Vladivostok Okrug, then (since 1932) into the Primorsky and Ussuri regions. In 1938, Primorsky Krai was formed with administrative center Vladivostok.
In the 1920s, the private sector played a dominant role in the economy of Primorye. NEP took strong roots here and lasted longer than in Central Russia. Two-thirds of the economy was in the hands of foreign capital. Among the large foreign companies, Kunst and Albers and Brynner stood out. The largest foreign concession was the English mining Tetyukhe Mining Corporation (1925-1931), which was engaged in the search, exploration, development and processing of silver-lead-zinc ores at the Tetyukhe deposit in the north of Primorye. But since the late 1920s, the city became closed to foreigners, all foreign enterprises were closed.
In the early 1930s, forced industrialization and then collectivization began in Primorye. The construction of roads and new industrial enterprises (mining, forestry, fishing, ship repair) began. Reconstructed coal mines. The fishing industry remained one of the leading industries in the region. Various types of transport also developed - railway, air, the capabilities of the Far Eastern maritime shipping company(DVMP). In agriculture, collective farms were created, wealthy peasants were subjected to dispossession and repression.
Rapid economic development required an influx of new labor. The resettlement of working and peasant families from the central regions of Russia, as well as demobilized Red Army soldiers, to the Far East was organized. Prison labor began to be widely used. At the end of 1929, branches of the Far Eastern camp (Dallag, later Vladlag) and the “Second River” transit camp (Vladivostok) were organized in Primorye, from where prisoners were transported by steamship to the Kolyma to the North-Eastern camps. Prisoners in Vladivostok worked in construction and loading work, in Nikolsk-Ussuriysky and Spassk-Dalniy they mined gold on Askold Island, in Suchan and Artem - coal, harvested timber in the taiga and fish along the entire coast of Primorye.
During the years of Stalinist repressions (especially in 1937-1938), tens of thousands of people were arrested, exiled to camps and executed, and forced deportation from Primorye of all Korean residents was also carried out (to Kazakhstan and Central Asia) and Chinese (mainly to China) nationalities, in total - about 200 thousand people. Despite forced evictions, deportations, executions and return migration, the population of Primorye grew rapidly in the 1930s. By 1940, its number reached 939 thousand people. During the Second World War, Primorye was located deep in the rear, although the danger of a Japanese attack remained for a long time. Production was established here military equipment and shells, the extraction of timber, coal, rare and non-ferrous metals continued.
After the end of the war, Primorsky Krai continued to develop as an industrial-agrarian region of the Far East. More and more deposits of coal and ores were being developed, mining and processing factories and new power plants were being built. The fishing industry has been replenished with trawlers, seiners, and refrigerators. A large flow of transport was carried out by the Far Eastern Railway and the port of Vladivostok. A new one was built major port Nakhodka, which in the 1970-1980s became one of the largest in the Russian Federation. Since the 1980s, another new seaside port, Vostochny, began operating near Nakhodka. By the mid-1960s, industries that were new to the region were created: chemical, electrical, instrument-making, tools, porcelain, and furniture.
By 1979, the population of the region reached 1 million 381 thousand people. Along with Vladivostok and Ussuriysk, the cities of Nakhodka, Spassk, Lesozavodsk, Arsenyev, the villages of Dalnegorsk and Kavalerovo quickly developed, which became industrial centers. But the costly economy of “developed socialism” could not ensure the efficiency of the economy. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Primorye experienced difficulties in the transition period. In 1992, Vladivostok was opened to foreign citizens: tourists, businessmen, small entrepreneurs.

Attractions
The mud and seaside resort of Sadgorod is located 26 km from Vladivostok. The sanatorium, located in a forested park area, has a beach with a silt bottom on the shore of Uglovoy Bay. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and female infertility are treated here. There are several sanatoriums in Shmakovka (335 km from Vladivostok). The oldest of them are military. It is located in a park on the banks of the Ussuri River, surrounded by spurs of the Sikhote-Alin ridge. Height above sea level - 90 m. Sharply continental climate, warm summers, subtropical vegetation and main factor- carbon dioxide mineral water with a wide range of microelements creates conditions here for the treatment and prevention of diseases of the circulatory system and gastrointestinal tract.
The Izumrudny sanatorium is located in the village of Gornye Klyuchi on the banks of the Ussuri. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are treated here. For more active recreation, there are several recreation centers in the region. Among them: “Gold Coast” (25 km from Vladivostok, in Shamor), “Orlinoe” (in Kuchelinskaya Pad). Fans of water trips can take a trip on kayaks and catamarans along the rivers Bolshaya Ussurka, Bikin, Armu, Zeva, Kema (there is a portage between them).
The Far Eastern Marine Reserve is located in Peter the Great Bay. It was founded in 1978 to preserve valuable species that inhabit the shelf of the Sea of ​​Japan. The area of ​​the reserve is 64 thousand hectares (of which 63 thousand hectares are water areas), the reserve includes nine islands. The territory consists of three sections: eastern, western and southern. The eastern section includes the islands of the Rimsky-Korsakov archipelago. The western section is located in Posiet Bay on the southern coast of the Krabe Peninsula, southern section- y west coast Posiet Bay, includes the islands of Furugelm, Vera and Falshivy.
The marine flora in the reserve includes about 800 species of algae, marine fauna- about 250 species of fish, numerous species of invertebrates. The main goal of creating the reserve is to preserve the gene pool of marine organisms, commercial, as well as rare and endangered species. The Rimsky-Korsakov Archipelago is a zone of complete conservation, Posiet Bay and Furugelm Island are a reproduction area for sea cucumbers, scallops, and giant oysters; Popov Island is a museum of the nature of the sea and its protection. The Khanka Nature Reserve was founded in 1990 on the territory of the Khanka Lowland, near Lake Khanka. Its area is 38 thousand hectares. The main wealth of the reserve is semi-aquatic and waterfowl. Among them are Japanese and white-naped cranes, red-legged ibis, and spoonbill.
The population of the city of Spassk-Dalniy is 55.4 thousand people (2001). It was founded by settlers around 1886 as the village of Spasskoye, near which the Evgenievka station of the Ussuri Railway was built in 1906. In 1917, the village was transformed into the city of Spassk. During the Civil War, the Spassk Operation (“assault nights of Spassk”) was carried out in the Spassk-Dalniy area. In 1926, the station village of Evgenievka became part of the city. Since 1929 - Spassk-Dalny. Back in 1908, on the basis of limestone and clay deposits near Evgenievka, the first was built, in 1932-1934 - the second, and in 1976 - the Novospassky cement plant. Architecture and landmarks: railway station buildings, men's gymnasium. On the territory of Spassk-Dalniy there is a protected natural monument (since 1981) Spasskaya Cave.

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The land of Japanese cars, fog and hills - Primorye remains one of the most romantic regions of Russia. Primorsky Krai is the southernmost part of the Russian Far East, an unexplored land for many residents of the European part of the country. It is in the capital of Primorye - Vladivostok - that the world's largest Trans-Siberian Railway ends. Crossing Russia from west to east by train is a cherished dream of travelers

First of all, Primorye is a beach holiday. The sea here is warm, but the swimming season is short - from 30 days in the east to 100 days in the south. Beautiful coast and rich undersea world Sea of ​​Japan, waterfalls, ancient extinct volcanoes, caves, tourist bases on the islands and easy access to most attractions make the region very attractive to travelers.

People come to Primorye for environmental and health tourism(especially from China): located in the region National parks“Call of the Tiger”, “Udege Legend” and “Land of the Leopard”, six state nature reserves and healing Shmakovsky mineral water springs. There is also plenty for extreme sports lovers: you can go skiing, kiting, rafting, surfing, diving, horse riding, explore caves, skydive or paraglid.

Sea of ​​Japan lake Khanka Furugelma Island 1 Vladivostok 2 Arsenyev 4.1 Ussuriysk 3 Nakhodka 4.2 Mount Livadiyskaya 5 Posiet village 6 Yew Grove 8 Safari Park 7 Ussuriysk Reserve 9 Trans-Siberian Railway 10 10. Trans-Siberian Railway 9. Ussuriysk Reserve 8. Yew Grove (Petrova Island) 7. Safari Park (Shkotovsky district) 6. Posiet village 5. Livadiyskaya 4. Nakhodka and Arsenyev 3. Ussuriysk 2. Vladivostok 1. Furugelm Island Primorsky Krai

Sea of ​​Japan lake Khanka 4.2 7 6 10 8 9 2 1 3 4.1 5 2. Vladivostok 1. Furugelm Island 3. Ussuriysk 4. Nakhodka and Arsenyev 5. Mount Livadiyskaya 6. Posyet village 7. Safari Park (Shkotovsky district) 8. Yew Grove (Petrova Island) 9. Ussuri Nature Reserve 10. Trans-Siberian Railway Primorsky Krai

How to get there?

The only international airport in Primorsky Krai is located near the city of Artyom, 45 km north of Vladivostok. You can get to Primorye from Moscow in 8 hours and 12,000 rubles one way. Return tickets will be much more expensive, especially during the tourist season. From Vladivostok airport, planes fly to cities in Siberia, the Far East, Central Russia, as well as to Japan, China, Korea and the USA.

Road from Moscow to Vladivostok:

The train from the Russian capital takes six days to get here. Electric trains depart from the Vladivostok railway station to Ussuriysk, Nakhodka, Artyom, Smolyaninovo, Partizansk and Kiparisovo. In addition, from almost every settlement you can take a bus to the central regions of the region.

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Vladivostok, the capital of Primorye, is the most Big City Russian Far East and one of the largest ports on the Pacific coast. Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen once compared it to Naples, and Nikita Khrushchev, returning from a tour of the United States, promised to turn the city into “our Soviet San Francisco.”

Zolotoy Rog Bay is the city center. In the 19th century, on its banks, the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia Nikolai Nikolaevich Muravyov-Amursky ordered the founding of a military post and gave it the name Vladivostok. For a long time The bay cut the city into two poorly connected parts, but in 2012, for the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Community, the two banks were connected by a magnificent cable-stayed bridge, called the Golden Bridge.

On holidays it is closed to cars - and a walk along the bridge gives best opportunity see central part Vladivostok from above. Several ships of the Pacific Fleet are always on duty in the bay itself, and in the summer ocean liners moor at the sea terminal. Several unconnected embankments were built along the bay. The most popular among Vladivostok residents, Tsarevich Embankment, opened quite recently. Here you can rent a bicycle or roller skates and ride along the water sparkling in the sun.

In addition to motor transport, it is convenient to get to the bay by boat and ferry, but swimming in it, to put it mildly, is not recommended. The environment of the Golden Horn is in dire straits: garbage and oil products float on the surface of the water.

Vladivostok seems like a romantic city: hills, descents and ascents, terraced buildings, fiery sunsets, a night port, lighthouses, walking sailors and fog. The neighboring regions also have a large coastline, but cannot boast of dozens of islands nearby.

The largest is Russky Island, which had several military camps in Soviet times, and has become the main brand of the APEC summit. For a long time, Russky Island remained the outskirts of Vladivostok - a sparsely populated area with several residential settlements and clusters of military bases. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military left almost all parts of the island, and city residents were able to appreciate the numerous cozy bays with warm water and access to the open sea. Everything changed after the APEC summit in 2012, which was significant for Primorye.

A grandiose cable-stayed bridge connected the mainland with the island, and a modern complex campus buildings of the Far Eastern Federal University. Now you can get to Cape Tobizin or Filippovsky Bay, beloved by Vladivostok residents, in just half an hour. The administration of the city and the region has big plans for Russky Island: the largest oceanarium in Russia will open in the near future, and in further power they plan to complete a ring highway around the island and build it up with sanatoriums and residential areas. However, the appearance of the bridge has already entailed side effects - just a couple of years after the opening of the bridge, environmentalists sounded the alarm: the once pristine beaches are overflowing with garbage by the end of summer.

Off the coast of Russky, in Novik Bay, there is an amazing tiny island of Papenberg, its shape reminiscent of a whale. In fact, it is an “island within an island.” Its length is about 90 meters and its width is 50 meters. The uninhabited island is difficult to see on maps, but tourists, having seen it in person, dream of getting there. Papenberg has rocky and steep banks, as well as a pebble beach, the island is mainly covered with dense deciduous forest, dominated by oaks and lindens, with the occasional birch tree.

Vladivostok, thanks to its natural topography, is famous for its numerous viewpoints. They are one of the unique features of the city. Of course, it’s difficult to walk uphill or downhill, but you can always enjoy the beauty that opens from above. The best way see the city from two different points at once - walk along the central street Svetlanskaya from the Square of Fighters for Soviet Power to the FEGTU stop and take the funicular up to Orlinaya Sopka. This panoramic platform is the oldest and most popular in the city. By bus from the top station of the funicular you can get to the Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater, while at the same time admiring the views from the Golden Bridge. And near the theater there is a newly built second viewing platform, which opens up the city from an unexpected side. More viewing platforms in Vladivostok are equipped on Zmeinka, on the Shkota Peninsula.

The highest point in the city - Mount Kholodilnik, 258 meters high - is not accessible by public transport, but in good weather from here you can see with your own eyes that Vladivostok is located on a peninsula and see the Ussuri and Amur bays at the same time. Unfortunately, the highest hill in the suburbs of Vladivostok - Mount Vargina 458 meters - is occupied by the military, and it is simply impossible to get to it. Unless you agree in advance.

Guidebooks often unfairly ignore the Vladivostok fortress. Meanwhile, the city has dozens of unique long-term fortifications built at the beginning of the 20th century. The fortress was built taking into account the experience of the Russian-Japanese War and was the most fortified of all defensive buildings of that period. They didn’t have time to complete it, but they still spent, according to some information, an eighth of the entire gold reserve of the Russian Empire. Redoubts, coastal batteries and forts are scattered throughout Vladivostok - but now, alas, most of the fortress’s structures are abandoned or occupied by the military. Several forts have become a popular place of leisure for Primorye residents; they are attracted by the extensive network of catacombs up to 25 meters deep and the dizzying views that open from the walls of the fortress. Among the most popular is Fort No. 7 named after Tsarevich Alexei. Located just half an hour from the city center, it is much better preserved than other buildings, and inexpensive tours of its dungeons are available. Operates on the territory of the Bezymyannaya fortress battery museum exhibition, dedicated to the fortress.

It is worth visiting the Zarya Center for Contemporary Art. According to some connoisseurs, it can replace the Moscow Garage for those who cannot live without Tissue magazine, workshops and discussions on the topic of multidisciplinary new media. The gallery owners bought the loft space from the garment factory of the same name, now it is an art residence for artists, a co-working space, a cafe, book Shop and a meeting place for advanced youth. In the center you can attend a course by St. Petersburg graffiti artists, talk about video art with the Thai artist Saravuta Chutivongpeti, a new resident of Zarya, and say hello from Moscow friends to curator Maria Kramar, who teaches a course here on transgression in contemporary art.

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Ussuriysk is called “the largest Chinese market in Primorye.” The city has a huge market for things from China, open even at night. But main symbol city ​​is a stone turtle installed in the city park. The figure on the pedestal dates back to the 13th century and belongs to the culture of the Jurchen state - a stone statue, presumably the tombstone of a Jurchen military leader, was excavated in the city in 1964 by archaeologists.

2 hours by express train (190 rubles)

or 2 hours by bus from the bus station (261 rubles)

The city itself is very green, but for real exotic plants, you should go to the lotus lake in the village of Oak Key. In summer it turns pink with flowers. And in the Komarov Nature Reserve, cedars, elms, black firs and ginseng grow. Far Eastern leopards, Ussuri tigers, black storks, forest cats, and mandarin ducks live there. On the territory of the reserve there is the only rehabilitation center in Siberia and the Far East for bear cubs that have lost their parents: they are looked after for a while, fed, and then released.

At the same time, Ussuriysk is the largest transport hub in Primorye. From here you can go to all corners of the region - take a break from the hustle and bustle in the reserves of the Khasansky district, admire the lotuses of Lake Khanka, climb the mountain peaks of Sikhote-Alin, or spend the whole day on the beaches near Nakhodka. Every day from Ussuriysk there are regular buses to the nearest Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin (Girin): the journey to the border trading Suifunhe will take about three hours, and if you wish, you can get to Harbin in half a day - central city all of northeastern China.

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In Primorye there are two more completely different cities that are definitely worth visiting: Nakhodka in the summer, and Arsenyev in the winter.

Nakhodka with the neighboring port of Vostochny is the main sea gate of the Russian Far East. In Soviet times, when Vladivostok was a closed city, everyone arrived in the USSR through Nakhodka Foreign citizens, among whom was once the legendary David Bowie. Foreigners who came to the Union for the first time noted the amazing photogenicity and unearthly appearance of the fog-shrouded city. Nakhodka, stretching along the slopes of the hills of the Trudny Peninsula, still looks extremely picturesque - and from almost any point there is a stunning view of the port.

How to get there from Vladivostok

Express train – 4 hours, 375 rubles (regular train takes 5 hours).Regular bus – 4 hours,440 rubles. Private minibuses – from 3 hours and 500 rubles

However, the city itself is not of particular interest to tourists. A few Stalinist buildings, a few shopping centers- but only. Nakhodka is cut off from the sea railway stations and port infrastructure. In hot weather, you want to run away as far as possible from the coal dust rising above the Vostochny port. Fortunately, there is where to go: the beaches in the suburbs of Nakhodka are famous throughout the Far East, and, unlike the Khasansky district, they are well equipped. The most popular are in the village with the “Crimean” name Livadia and in the Volchanets microdistrict.

The best is considered to be Triozerye Bay, which received its name because of the fresh lakes located on its coast. Getting to it from the center of Nakhodka is more than 40 kilometers along a not very good road, but it’s worth it. In addition to relaxing on the many kilometers of beaches in Triozerye, tourists can go diving, windsurfing or kiting. As in all of Primorye, the water here is warmest in August - at this time in the shallow waters of the bay it warms up to + 25°C.

How to get there from Vladivostok

5 hours by bus from the bus station

Vladivostok(640 rubles)

Arsenyev is the center of ski tourism for the entire Primorye. The city is located at the very foot of the Obzornaya hill, which has several ski slopes. Recently, the population of Arsenyev itself, which is relatively large by the standards of the Far East, has decreased by one and a half times, but the city-forming enterprise - the Progress plant - has survived, and today it produces Ka-52 Alligator multi-purpose military helicopters. Locals have long been accustomed to the “pinwheels” circling over the city, and for tourists every weekend, specialists from the local airfield conduct parachute jumps - a test jump from a height of 800 meters will cost only 2,500 rubles.

In the vicinity of Arsenyev there are many natural monuments - caves and waterfalls, as well as a lotus lake, which appeared several years ago through the efforts of naturalists.

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In the Primorsky Territory there are several uninhabited protected islands, the most famous are Askold, Petrova and Furugelma. Sika deer were previously raised on Askold, and Petrov Island is famous for its yew grove - there are only a few of these left in the world.

How to get there from Vladivostok

5 hours by bus to the village of Zarubino (600 rubles)

and 16 kmby boat to the island

The most interesting island is Furugelma. It is called the “last Russian island”: after all, it is located south of all the islands of the Russian Federation. In Soviet times there was a military garrison and an artillery battery here - and now it is home to tens of thousands of seagulls. Ecologists say that there is no such diversity of birds as on Furugelm even in the Volga delta. Getting here is not easy - this is a protected area and you can only land on the island with an organized excursion.

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Stretches the entire length of the Primorsky Territory from north to south mountain range Sikhote-Alin. In the north, the mountains reach a height of two kilometers and represent a very rugged terrain, barely developed by man. The southern part of Sikhote-Alin is accessible to tourists: the mountains have a regular rounded shape and climbing them is not difficult. Most of all, tourists love Mount Livadia, 1333 meters high, known under the ancient name Pidan.

They get to it from the village of Lukyanovka, 74 km from Vladivostok: on average, it takes four hours to walk to the foot of the mountain, and another three hours to the top. At the height of the season, dump trucks bring tourists from the village to the foot of the mountain several times a day; smaller vehicles may not be able to get through. Livadia is surrounded mystical stories about ghosts and special energy at the top. Scientific fact – there are dozens of megalithic blocks left over from an ancient civilization on the mountain. From the top of Livadiyskaya there is an excellent panorama of the mountain range, and in good weather you can even see the Sea of ​​Japan. Although, while admiring the picturesque landscape, you should be extremely careful: on the mountain there are many copperheads and vipers, the bite of which is very poisonous.

The nature and climate of Primorsky Krai are truly unique. This is a region that is ¾ covered with forest. This is a region where taiga trees grow next to vines, and in the middle of the salty sea there are springs of fresh water.

About the region as a whole

Primorsky Krai was formed in 1938 as a result of the fragmentation of the Far Eastern Territory. The region borders on two countries - China and North Korea. The population of Primorsky Krai is almost two million people. Moreover, about 80% of them live in cities.

The geographic location on the eastern edge of Eurasia largely determines the climate and local weather. Primorsky Krai stretches from north to south for almost 900 kilometers. Significant expanses of the region are occupied by low mountains: Manchurian-Korean, as well as Sikhote-Alin. The highest point of the region is Mount Anik with a height of 1933 meters. Largest river- Ussuri.

The natural landscapes of the Primorsky Territory amaze with their diversity. Some of them evoke thoughts of distant overseas countries; they are very different from typical Russian landscapes. These, for example, include landscapes that are called the “Russian edge of the world.”

The administrative center of the region is the city of Vladivostok. Primorsky Krai is administratively divided into 22 districts and 12 urban districts.

Geographical position

Primorsky Krai with an area of ​​165 thousand square kilometers takes up almost 1% Russian territory. The region is located on the southeastern outskirts of the Russian Federation. Its eastern shores are washed by the waters of the Sea of ​​Japan.

The coastline of the region is quite dissected, forming a number of bays, islands and bays. The largest bays are Peter the Great, Amursky, Vostok; islands - Russky, Askold, Putyatina and others.

The total length of the borders of Primorsky Krai is about 3000 kilometers. Half of them pass by sea.

The extreme points of Primorye are as follows:

• northern - the source of the Dagda River (48° 28’ north latitude);
• southern - the mouth of the Tumangan River (42° 18’ north latitude);
• western - the source of the Novgorodovka River (130° 24’ east);
• eastern - Cape Zolotoy (139° 02’ east).

Weather and climate of Primorsky Krai

In the minds of many Russian residents, Primorsky Krai is a distant, northern and very cold region. Few people know that the southernmost point of Primorye is located south of Monte Carlo or the once popular resort of Sukhumi. However, the climate of the Primorsky Territory is much harsher. In winter, frosts in some areas can reach 30-35 degrees below zero.

The climate type of Primorsky Krai is moderate monsoon. Winters here are clear, dry and quite cold. In spring there are significant temperature changes. Summer is cool and rainy: three summer months Up to 80% of annual precipitation falls in these areas. Autumn in Primorye is usually moderately warm and dry.

Frequent fogs, heavy rainfall and typhoons are common summer weather for this region. In the warm season, the Primorsky Territory is often visited by tropical cyclones. The consequences of these “visits” are often very unpleasant, including serious destruction of buildings and communications.

Average July temperatures in Primorye: +18... +26 degrees, January: -8... -18 degrees. Despite its severity, the climate of the Primorsky Territory allows for the cultivation of a wide range of agricultural crops. For example, Amur grapes.

Flora, fauna and natural areas

The flora of Primorye is unusually diverse. Botanists count within its borders about 250 species of trees and shrubs, a thousand species of algae and fungi, several hundred mosses and lichens. There are many endemic plants in the region: iron birch, alangium, maiden vine, heartleaf hornbeam and others.

The fauna of the region is no less rich. It is home to 103 species of mammals, 483 birds, 377 fish, and at least 22,000 species of insects, including the world's largest hornet. Typical representatives of the animal world of Primorye are the wolf, lynx, brown bear, elk, roe deer, squirrel, crane, fox, sika deer. There are also species exotic for Russia here: raccoon dog, Himalayan bear, Manchurian tiger. The habitat of the latter, by the way, practically coincides with the administrative borders of the Primorsky Territory.

Three natural zones can be distinguished within this region:

• taiga (in the north);
• variable-humid (monsoon type) forests - in the south and western part;
• zone altitudinal zone(Sikhote-Alin and spurs of the Manchurian-Korean mountains).

It should be noted that the natural zones of Primorsky Krai have a submeridional configuration. That is, they are all elongated in the direction from north to south.

Up to 80% of the region's territory is covered with natural forests. Spruce-fir and cedar-broad-leaved forests grow here. In the south of the region, more heat-loving tree species are gradually mixed in with them. On the sea coast and in river valleys you can see amazing natural complexes - thickets of ash, elm and Manchurian walnut, entwined with real vines.

Another natural zone that occurs fragmentarily in Primorye is the forest-steppe. True, it arose here as a result of human activity (long-term deforestation) and large-scale fires.

Population and ethnic composition

The population of Primorsky Krai today is just over 1.9 million people. 77% of them live in cities. Average density - 12 people/sq. km, but the population is distributed extremely unevenly. Most of the inhabitants are concentrated in the southern part of the region. About a third of the territory has no permanent population at all.

Russians are in the lead in the ethnic structure of the region (85%). They are followed by Ukrainians (2.5%) and Koreans (about 1%). The indigenous peoples of the Primorsky Territory are the Udege, Tazy and Nanai. However, they are very few in number. Their total share in ethnic composition the region's population does not exceed one percent.

Administrative divisions and cities

Primorsky Krai includes 22 districts and 12 urban districts. The capital is the city of Vladivostok, where about a third of the total population of Primorye lives. The regions of Primorsky Krai are not the same in size. The largest of them are located in the north (Krasnoarmeysky, Pozharsky and Terneysky), and the smallest are in the south.

There are 12 cities in the Primorsky Territory. The largest of them are Vladivostok, Ussuriysk and Nakhodka. Most of the cities in this region were formed in late XIX or the first half of the twentieth century.

Vladivostok (Primorsky Territory) - a city of fogs, ships and bridges

The largest and oldest city in the region is Vladivostok. It was founded in 1860 as a military post of the Russian Empire. Literally, the name of the city is interpreted as “to own the east,” which fully corresponds to the purpose of its appearance on the map of Eurasia.

Vladivostok urban district includes 50 islands. In 2012, two were built in the city most beautiful bridge(on the occasion of the APEC summit being held here). One of them is thrown across the bay and the other - to Russian Island. Since October 2015, Vladivostok has the status of a porto-franco city (“free port”).

About 90% of urban residential buildings are multi-storey buildings. Public transport represented by buses, trolleybuses, trams, ferries and even a funicular. By the way, the Vladivostok tram system appeared back in 1912 and is the oldest in the Asian part of Russia.

Many compare this Far Eastern city with the American San Francisco. True, the famous Russian blogger Ilya Varlamov calls it the “complete opposite” of the Foggy City of Frisco. There really are a lot of problems in Vladivostok. The most acute of them are constant traffic jams, lack of normal treatment facilities, high prices for products.

The main natural attractions of the region

Tourism is poorly developed in the Primorsky Territory. Perhaps the residents South Korea, Japan or China, this region is even more interesting than for Russians. Tourists from these countries come here regularly. And what attracts them here is primarily nature.

Below are the 10 most beautiful, most famous and most impressive natural attractions of the region:

1. Big Amginsky waterfall.
2. Gamow Peninsula.
3. Krabbe Peninsula.
4. Cape De Livron.
5. Nazimova's Spit.
6. Anna Bay.
7. Rock
8. Triozerye is a picturesque bay and three freshwater lakes.
9. A reef bay with beautiful and huge sandy beaches.

Finally, we present to your attention 12 of the most interesting facts about the nature and population of this amazing region:

1. In the region you can find both real taiga and subtropical forests.
2. The warmest month of the year here is August.
3. About 75% of the area of ​​Primorsky Krai is occupied by forests.
4. The Far Eastern leopard lives within Primorye - a unique representative of felines that is not found anywhere else on the planet.
5. The windiest place in the region is the city of Vladivostok.
6. Primorsky Krai is perhaps the only place on Earth where both bears and tigers can live in the same forest.
7. On a small island in the waters of the Sea of ​​Japan there is a mysterious yew grove, which is at least a thousand years old.
8. On the territory of the Primorsky Territory there are many settlements with very colorful names: Kievka, Chernigovka, Poltavka, New Moscow, etc. All these villages were founded by settlers from the European part of Russia.
9. Before 1880 there was not a single city here.
10. The region produces a wide range of minerals, from brown coal to silver and gold.
11. There are many atheists in the Primorsky Territory - about 35% of the population (this is a record figure for Russia).
12. This region has its own Bosphorus Strait - the Eastern.

- a subject of the Russian Federation, part of the Far Eastern Federal District.

Square— 165.9 thousand sq. km.

Population— 1982.2 thousand people (2010 data)
Population density – 11.9 people. per 1 sq. km.
The share of the urban population is 75.4%

Administrative center- Vladivostok city.
Distance from Moscow 9259 km.

Geographical position.
It is located in the south of the Far East near the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan. The Primorsky Territory, in addition to the mainland, includes numerous islands: Russky, Popova, Putyatina, Reineke, Rikord, Rimsky-Korsakov, Askold, Petrova and others.

Borders:
in the north - with the Khabarovsk Territory;
in the west - with China;
in the southwest with North Korea;
from the south and east it is washed by the Sea of ​​Japan.

Climate.
The climate is temperate, monsoon, humid. In the mountainous part it changes with altitude: temperature drops and humidity rises. In winter, dry, frosty weather prevails. spring is quite early, summer is humid and foggy. Tropical cyclones - typhoons - often occur. From August to September is the most favorable time of the year. Average annual temperature in positive weather: +4.2°C, average monthly temperature in January -13°C (minimum temperature: -31.4°C), average monthly temperature in August + 19.4°C (maximum temperature: +34.1°C ). Average annual precipitation: 799 mm.

Vegetable world.
Primorsky Krai is located in a zone of deciduous forests. In the north there are fir-spruce and larch forests. In the south there are forests of the Manchurian type with the participation of lianas (Amur grape, lemongrass, actinidia). Swamps are widely developed in the Khanka lowland. Forests occupy 90% of the Primorsky Territory. Main species: Ayan spruce, Korean cedar, Mongolian oak, Manchurian walnut.

Animal world.
There are goral, sika deer, wapiti, roe deer, musk deer, elk, raccoon dog, Ussuri cat, wolverine, sable, weasel, fox, otter, etc. Over 100 species of fish: salmon, herring, sea bass, flounder, halibut, greenling, pollock, tuna, saury, mackerel, sardine, etc.

Minerals.
Almost 100 coal deposits have been identified in the region with total predicted reserves of up to 2.4 billion tons. The main coal deposits are Bikinskoye, Pavlovskoye, Shkotovskoye and Artemovskoye - lignite, Partizanskoye and Razdolnenskoye - hard coal.
Lots of non-ferrous metals. The most common is tin. At least 500 large and small ore occurrences are already known in Primorye. The most significant of the exploited deposits are Lifudzinskoye and Khrustalnoye in the Kavalerovsky district and Stalinskoye in Tetyukhinsky.
The second most common are lead and zinc; they are found both as independent deposits and together with tin. Lead-zinc ores often contain silver and some rare elements in industrial quantities. In total, about 200 deposits of lead and zinc are known in Primorye.
In addition to tin, lead and zinc, ore occurrences of copper, arsenic, tungsten, molybdenum, and antimony were discovered in the region. There are two known industrial deposits of this graphite. Gold mining is one of the oldest branches of the mining industry in Primorye. Its deposits are known in many areas.

Attractions.

Sikhote-Alin State Natural Biosphere Reserve.
Created on February 10, 1935. The reserve is located in the eastern and central watershed parts of the Sikhote-Alin ridge, on the territory of Terneysky and Krasnoarmeisky districts Primorsky Krai. The reserve has a Museum of Nature, as well as enclosures where Amur tigers are kept.

State nature reserve"Cedar Pad".
The reserve was organized in 1925, on the basis of the provincial reserve established here in 1916 on the initiative of the public. The reserve is located in Southern Primorye, on the spurs of the East Manchurian ridges mountain system, in the Khasansky district of Primorsky Krai.

Lazovsky State Nature Reserve named after. L.G. Kaplanova.
The reserve was created on February 10, 1935, located in Southern Primorye, east of the Kievka River valley, in the Lazovsky district of Primorsky Krai. The task of the reserve is to preserve and study natural complexes liana coniferous-deciduous and broad-leaved forests of Southern Sikhote-Alin; protection and restoration of populations of rare and valuable animals living here, primarily the goral and sika deer.

Military-historical fortification museum “Vladivostok Fortress” (Vladivostok).
The museum is dedicated to the naval history of the fortified city of Vladivostok and the development of its fortifications. The basis of the museum is the reconstructed coastal Nameless Battery, which occupied one of the key places in the defense of the fortress (known since 1862, rebuilt in a concrete version in 1900, reconstructed for museum purposes in 1989 - 1995).

Shaiginskoye settlement.
It is located near the village of Sergeevka, partisan district, approximately 70 km north of the city of Nakhodka. The Shaiginskoye settlement is a unique monument of Jurchen culture of the second half of the 12th - first third of the 13th centuries in the Primorsky Territory.

Primorsky State United Museum named after V.K. Arsenyev (Vladivostok).
The oldest museum of the Far East and Eastern Siberia is located in the central part of the city.

Holy Trinity Nicholas Monastery.
Located in the Kirovsky district of Primorsky Krai near the village of Shmakovka. It was built in 1895.

The most amazing corner of the Far East and the edge of Russian geography is Primorye. Where it is and in what part of the country to look is easy to determine by the names of toponyms. Tourists are attracted here by the Ussuri taiga, the ice-free Sea of ​​Japan and the beautiful creation of nature in the region - the Far Eastern hills.

Geographical position

The area where Primorye is located is located in the southeastern part of the Pacific coast of the Russian Federation. The functions of a regional city are performed by half a million Vladivostok - an important political center and the main city of the Primorsky Territory of the Far Eastern District.

The facility’s proximity to China, North Korea (DPRK) and the Khabarovsk Territory favors growth economic development region. In addition to the mainland of the country, Primorye includes the islands of the Sea of ​​Japan, separated by the Gulf of Peter I - Russky, Reineke, Popova and others. Primorsky Krai stretches between parallels 42 and 49 s. w. V eastern hemisphere planets through which the 132nd and 140th meridians pass.

The side where Primorye is located is hilly and is part of the Sikhote-Alin mountain region. Average altitude indicators reach 400-1000 m, and maximum values ​​can reach up to 2000 meters. The flat areas are heavily swamped, cut by river valleys and covered with forest vegetation.

Climatic conditions

The coastal climate is moderate monsoon, the territory is dominated by humidity and strong winds, changing direction twice a year. In winter, the region is covered by the Asian High with little precipitation, severe frosts and minimal snow cover.

Northwest winds bring January temperatures down to -32 °C. Summer is characterized by high clouds, prolonged fog and heavy rains. The area receives up to 900 mm of precipitation per year. The first months are cool with temperatures up to 15 °C, more reminiscent of spring. The warmest is August with an average temperature of 20 °C. Primorye is where the strength of the south wind is twice as strong as the north. Here the best time of year is autumn, and there are more clear days in winter than in summer.

Flora of Primorsky Krai

Most of the territory is occupied by low mountains with rounded peaks, called hills in this region. They are covered with mixed forests of the Ussuri taiga. This is one of the richest forest areas great country. This is a real jungle Northern Hemisphere, where multi-tieredness is the main reason for the evergreen taiga. Korean cedar, Mongolian oak, Manchurian walnut or Amur philodendron, eleutherococcus, lemongrass and ginseng. Primorye is mesmerizing with such views. Where else in Russia can this be seen in wildlife such representatives flora? Mushrooms and berries grow here, and the number of types of medicinal herbs growing in Primorye exceeds many other regions of the country.

Fauna of Primorye

The uniqueness of the fauna of the region lies in the amazing combination of representatives of the southern and northern regions. The main part of Russian bird species is located in the Primorsky Territory. Rare and endangered species, migratory and sedentary representatives, find a cozy corner in the region. Golden eagles, eagles, ducks, geese, herons and swans fly here.

The taiga is home to red deer, wild boars, elk, Himalayan bears, lynxes and leopards. The protected areas protect the forest cat, Nepalese marten, sable, otter and mink, Amur tiger, badger and red wolf. On the territory of the Ussuri taiga, 4 reserves have been created that protect and enhance the flora and fauna of the region.

Historical reference

The first settlements on the site date back to the Paleolithic era. Tribes of hunters and fishermen settled here. Primorye is the homeland medieval states Parhe, Jin and Liao.

Among the list of Russian regions by area, modern Primorsky Krai is in 22nd place. But about 100 years ago, the territory of the modern region was designated as the South Ussuri region, which was poorly studied and sparsely populated. Migration flows to the Far Eastern expanses were influenced by the abolition of serfdom in 1861 and the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Ussuri Railway. In search of free and fertile lands, former serfs and retired Cossacks became the main segment of the population of modern Primorye. The international importance of Vladivostok has grown as a major Pacific port of Russia and the largest populated area in the region.

In the 30s of the 20th century, there was a demographic “cleansing” in Primorye. Representatives of Chinese and Korean nationality were forcibly evicted from here. In wartime, the region fell on the shoulders of the fate of the industrial supplier and agricultural breadwinner of the Motherland. The official date of formation of Primorye is considered to be October 20, 1938, when the huge Far Eastern region was divided into Primorsky and Khabarovsk.

Population of the region

Remoteness from the Central regions and proximity to foreign countries influenced the diversity national composition population in Primorye, where this is recorded in the statistical data of the region. In terms of population, the territory is dominated by 11 nationalities. The troika is led by Russians; about 2 million people live in their territory. Silver belongs to representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora - more than 90 thousand people, and bronze belongs to the Koreans - there are 17 thousand people. In addition to these representatives, Tatars, Belarusians, Chinese, Chuvash and other nationalities live in the territory where Primorye of the Far East is located.

At the end of the 20th century, immigration flows poured into the territory of the region from neighboring and nearby states. Today on the streets of Vladivostok, Nakhodka or Ussuriysk you can meet representatives of China, Vietnam or North Korea. The main occupations for immigrants from these countries were construction, trade and study.

The average life expectancy for women is much higher than for men and is 71.7 years, and for the stronger half - 59.8 years. The region's population is rapidly aging, which leads to a process of depopulation.

The working population is 70.1%, and the unemployment rate reaches 6%. According to 2017 statistics, out of 1,923,116 people living in the region, 921,063 are male, and 1,002,053 are female. Most of the population lives in cities and amounts to about 1,500,000 people. A third of the population lives in rural areas.

How to get to Primorye?

To get to the region of the Far Eastern hills, a tourist from Moscow to Vladivostok will have to travel 9259 km by rail and spend more than 6 days on the trip. Of course, such a long distance is covered by a branded train with comfortable conditions for passengers. You can speed up your travel time by taking a plane flight from the capital, spending a little more than 8 hours of flight time.

From St. Petersburg it is also easy to get to Primorye. Where this can be seen from the flight schedule in this direction. Direct flights are operated by Ural Airlines, and with transfers in Moscow or Novosibirsk are operated by Aeroflot companies.

Tourist opportunities

Despite such a huge remoteness, Primorye does not require an advertising description. Its famous riches of the Ussuri taiga are unique and immense. This is a treasure trove for hunting enthusiasts. The routes cover a variety of lands, and there are also extreme trails.

The beauty of the sea coast of the region is simply mesmerizing - it’s sandy beaches, rugged coastlines, numerous bays and wide bays. Tourists are attracted to the emerald islands, ports, protected areas and recreation centers.