Akademgorodok, Research campus in Sovetsky District, Novosibirsk, Russia
The scientific district spans across pine and birch forests along the Ob Sea reservoir, housing 35 research institutes and Novosibirsk State University.
Mathematics professor Mikhail Lavrentyev established Akademgorodok in 1957 as a research center during the Cold War, creating 20 scientific institutes within seven years.
The House of Scientists contains a library of 100,000 volumes featuring literature from Russia, America, Britain, France, Germany, and Poland.
Located 30 kilometers south of Novosibirsk city center, Akademgorodok connects to numerous institutes through public transportation and internal road networks.
The district earned the name Silicon Forest due to its concentration of technology companies amid the Siberian wilderness.
Location: Novosibirsk
Inception: 1957
Founders: Mikhail Lavrentyev
Elevation above the sea: 151 m
GPS coordinates: 54.84510,83.10030
Latest update: September 24, 2025 10:13
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