There are many cities in Russia - large and small, ancient and young. Each of them is interesting in its own way. There are cities known to the whole world for their sights or important historical events that took place there. Many tourists come there, both from other regions of Russia and from abroad. What city is considered the youngest in Russia?
Gubkinsky - the city of oil and gas workers
The youngest city in Russia today is Gubkinsky, which got its name in honor of the famous geologist Ivan Mikhailovich Gubkin. It was founded on April 22, 1986 as a base settlement for geologists, and just 10 years later it received the status of a city of district subordination. The city of Gubkinsky is located in the southern part of the Yamalo-Nenets Okrug, on the left bank of the Pyakupur River. Its population is about 27 thousand people, including a large percentage of Russians. Also, Ukrainians, Tatars, Belarusians, Bashkirs live in Gubkinsky. The city owes its origin to the richest oil and gas fields in the northern part of Western Siberia.
It is in Gubkinsky that the headquarters of LLC RN-Purneftegaz, the most promising enterprise of NK Rosneft, and CJSC Purgaz are located. Associated petroleum gas is processed and dried by a branch of OJSC SiburTyumenGaz. The climate in Gubkinskoye is rather harsh, with long cold winters and short, moderately warm summers. The city is located just 200 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. Therefore, in winter there are very short days.
What can Gubkinsky boast about, except for oil and gas production?
Of course, in such a young and relatively small city there cannot be many attractions. Nevertheless, guests of the city will certainly be interested in the Museum of the Development of the North, the exposition of which tells about the stages of the formation of Gubkinsky. The local folk dance collective "Northern Lights" is known far beyond the city and even the district. In Gubkinsky, a lot of attention is paid to physical education and sports. The well-equipped ski lodge regularly hosts trainings and competitions. At the service of the townspeople - the opportunity to engage in 24 sports!
Residents can learn about the news in the life of the city from their weekly socio-political newspaper "Gubkinskaya Nedelya", as well as from the programs of the local television and radio company "Vector". They come out daily. The morning edition takes an hour and a half, and the evening one hour.
The city has about 6 kindergartens, several schools, as well as the Fakel youth center. Also in Gubkinsky there are higher educational institutions, for example, a branch of the Udmurt State University, a representative office of the State University of the city of Tyumen.
