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News and op-ed on polymer composite technology, spe composites division supports build out of badger tech sailboat.

On June 14, 2013 I had the honor to attend the commissioning of the Badger Tech sailboat on the lakefront of Lake Mendota, Madison, WI. The sailboat was manufactured at the University of Wisconsin’s Mechanical Engineering department. The SPE Composites Division donated the funds needed to purchase a license for the PAM-RTM simulation software. The development of the sailboat revolved around an Introduction to Composites Processing course initiated by Prof. Tim Osswald. The course covered composites manufacturing theory in addition to a main project, which was building the Badger Tech. They performed flow and FEA simulations in addition to the complete lay-out and molding. The course was taken by 26 students during the spring semester. Another course is being taught over the summer. The course included a lot of engineering students who are also part of the UW Hoofers Sailing Club.

PAM-RTM was used by the students to simulate the resin flow through the fiber layup in the boat molds by considering different configurations proposed by the students for the location of inlets.

I was very impressed by the leadership and motivation of the students I met. Building a composites part like this for the first time is not an easy task. They worked very hard to provide a finished product that functions and looks great.

I am proud of the Composites Division providing support and taking part on this project. This is the type of program that helps the development of composites knowledge at the student level. Also, a paper is in the works that will be submitted to the ANTEC 2014 conference.

Antoine Rios, Secretary SPE Composites Division

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Sailing Through the Years

On a campus situated between two lakes, it’s only natural that students take advantage of the water. Just two years after the Hoofer Sailing Club formed in 1939, it already boasted more than 450 registered members. Today, UW–Madison students and community members still enjoy hopping into one of the club’s many boats to pick up a new skill. (For more, read “Learning to Sail.” ) View scenes of the sailing club over the years since its inception.

Students gather on the dock for an official Hoofers sailing lesson. Because of the reasonable price and long list of different activities to try, it’s one of the most cost-effective sailing programs in the country. UWArchives.dn06021405.bib

Hoofer sailors Fred Mareu, Judy Smith, and Tom Hall add some fresh paint to an old club boat in the mid-1950s. UW Archives 2017s01354

Three pairs of students sail parallel to one another across Lake Mendota in this photo taken in the mid-20th century. UW Archives S16168

In 1988, a student relaxes on a laser boat, a quick and agile addition to the Hoofers fleet. Beginners can start on tech boats or sloops and work their way up to the racing scows, or try out keelboats, 420s, or wind surfing. UW Archives S15798

Members of the Hoofer Sailing Club splash each other from two sailboats. In addition to providing a sporting outlet, the club emphasizes the social aspect of sailing by hosting contests and other opportunities for fun antics. UW Archives S05118

Guest and special students Jim Hamre ’66 (seated at left wearing glasses) and Jane Schmieding (seated at right wearing yellow jacket), who usually use wheelchairs, take control of the rudder and sail ropes of 34-foot Soma, the Hoofer Sailing Club’s largest boat, while sailing on Lake Mendota in September 2007. Hamre and Schmieding are flanked by students from a kinesiology class titled Adapted Fitness and Personal Training.

UW students and Hoofers instructors Katlyn Putney ’14 (left) and Ella Stutz ’13 demonstrate sailing maneuvers in 2012 to children who signed up for a youth sailing program. This “ground school” element of learning to sail is critical to success, so students understand the mechanics before they’re out on the water. Jeff Miller

At sunrise, a member of the Hoofer Sailing Club rigs up a sail on a tech boat in July 2016. The yellow boats lining the lakeside will look familiar to anyone who has walked along Lakeshore Path. Jeff Miller

Members of the UW Hoofer Sailing Club head out from the University of Wisconsin–Madison shoreline to enjoy a sunset sail on Lake Mendota during a mild, late-summer evening in September 2013. Jeff Miller

Published in the Summer 2018 issue

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Badger gained widespread fame as the subject of the book Voyaging On A Small Income. The concept of this design was to use the basic interior accommodation plan that worked so well on the 34′ Topsail Ketch Sunrise, which was evolved and improved on during the decade that I lived aboard her. We’d done several sailing dory designs before this one and it benefited from improvements we would make for a better hull form, both for sailing characteristics and for stability.The oft asked question is not only why is Badger such a good yacht, but specifically, why is she a good yacht for voyaging on a small income? One of Badger’s greatest attractions is that she is actually designed for just one couple. Most boats of her size have at least six berths and therefore the rest of the accommodation has to be built in around them. On many boats that are used for voyaging, the quarter berths are used for storage. However, on Badger, one can readily gain access to the space under the cockpit, so this area can be used for much more efficient stowage.Badger is designed to have a large and usable galley, a necessity on any serious voyaging yacht. She has a pleasant saloon with room for bookshelves and a double cabin. The head is large enough so that you can close the door and have a shower. She has a full-width/raised-deck cabin from cockpit to forward cabin, which gives a great sense of spaciousness and is much stronger, structurally, than a conventional coach-roof. There is room for a heating stove. The dory hull gives a wide flat floor, which allows for the accommodation to be pushed further to the sides of the boat without you having to stand on the sides of the hull. She is comfortable to live on both while at sea and in harbor.Plywood is a simple, quick and strong material with which to build. By shopping around carefully it can be bought for a very reasonable outlay and if you are building while working, it is possible to buy a little at a time. If you are using epoxy, it is not necessary to choose the best quality marine ply — even though that would be first choice — well made exterior can be satisfactory. When epoxy is used, you don’t need expensive fastenings, which tend to make up for the initial cost of the glue. Glued and epoxy sealed construction has the advantage that it doesn’t leak, a great advantage for any boat. The yacht is of moderate displacement, meaning that the initial building costs are also moderate. An advantage of plywood that is rarely mentioned is that it is very easy to repair, because the damaged area can be cut out and a new piece or pieces scarfed in.There are two versions of how to build the deck and cabin; one with a trunk cabin and the other with a raised, flush deck like Badger. The latter makes the most sense to me and I would recommend it for anyone going voyaging. It adds to the room below and makes the deck layout more open and easier to work upon. It also adds to the stability in a knockdown by adding volume where it does the most good in shifting the center of buoyancy in the right direction.The original cutter rig was done for building in an area where grown poles are available as spars. We worked out some simple hardware that could be made with modest equipment and this rig has worked out well on some sisterships.As Pete and Annie have found, it is a layout that has worked out very well for them, as it did for me. For anyone wanting to do the sort of cruising that the Pete and Annie Hill are doing, this boat would be hard to beat. It's got room for a couple to live and cruise in comfort and yet is of a size that is affordable and manageable.On deck, Badger is simple and uncluttered, with a small footwell aft, clear center deck and a sunken foredeck which keeps spray away from the cockpit area and allows a solid dinghy to be carried without impeding the helmsman’s view. She has plenty of hatches for ventilation. The deck boxes abaft the back of the cabin allow petrol (gasoline — if you must have some aboard) to be stored safely and provide a home for the tails from the sheets and halyards. They also make very comfortable seats. The rudder is hung outboard, for ease of maintenance.The junk rig is possibly the best short-handed cruising rig ever devised. It is also very inexpensive to build and to maintain. It allows more room below decks and is uncluttered above decks.Badger can be built simply and for very little money. Sheathed in cloth and epoxy she is easy to maintain and can be kept shipshape and Bristol fashion at very little expense — an essential prerequisite for a boat that is sailed on a small income.

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A traveler's guide to Novosibirsk, the unofficial capital of Siberia

Trans-Siberian heritage

Residents of Novosibirsk love trains and are proud of the fact that their city played a significant role in the history of the grand Trans-Siberian railway, which spans the breadth of Russia. The railway is such a part of Novosibirsk identity that it is even depicted on the city’s emblem, along with the bridge that crosses the Ob river and two Siberian sables standing on their hind legs.  

In the city, there are as many as five monuments to trains, and an open-air locomotive museum is located in the vicinity of the train station Seyatel’. The museum has more than 100 steam locomotives, diesel locomotives and carriages, reflecting the history of rail transportation in Russia from pre-revolutionary times to the present day. Wondering around the stationary trains and comparing your height with the diameter of the gigantic iron wheels of the first steam locomotives is all very well, but why not climb inside the carriages and see how the nobility once traveled across Russia in pre-revolutionary times? These tours will however need to be booked in advance. The museum opens from 11:00 until 17:00 every day except Mondays. 

Novosibirsk spans both sides of the river Ob. In the early twentieth century, the border of two different timezones passed right through the city which led to a strange situation- morning on the east bank started one hour earlier than on the west bank! The two-kilometer covered metro bridge that crosses the river is considered the longest in the world. Due to the fluctuations in temperature across the year (on average +30 °C to -30 °C), during the summer the metro bridge expands, and in the winter it contracts by half a meter. To counter these effects, the bridge’s supports are equipped with special rollers that allow it to move.   

The cultural center of Siberia

The repertoire of the theatre can be viewed on its official website . The theatre season runs from September to July, and comprises mainly classical performances, like the ballet “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky, Borodin’s opera “Prince Igor” and Verdi’s “La Traviata”.  

The large Siberian sea and ligers

Weekends are best spent at the Novosibirsk zoo . The zoo is known for breeding big cats, although surrounded by controversy, hosts a successful crossing of a tiger and lion, which of course would not otherwise breed in wildlife. Ligers, or exotic cubs of an African lion and Bengal tigress, feel quite comfortable in the Siberian climate and even produce offspring. The zoo is open to visitors year-round, seven days a week, and even has its own free mobile app, Zoo Nsk .

Every year at the beginning of January, the festival of snow culture takes place bringing together artists from across Russia and around the world to participate in a snow sculpting competition. The tradition started in 2000 inspired by the snow festival in Sapporo, Novosibirsk’s twin-city.

Siberian Silicon Valley

Despite the fact that Akademgorodok was built half a century ago in the middle of the uninhabited Siberian taiga, architecturally it was ahead of its time. No trees were destroyed for its construction, and houses were built right in the middle of the forest. A man walking through the woods would seemingly stumble upon these structures. At that time, no one had built anything similar in the world and ecovillages only became fashionable much later.

For residents of the Novosibirsk Akademgorodok is a different world. When you step out the bus or car, you are immediately on one of the hiking paths through the forest, between the scientific buildings and clubs. On a walk through Akademgorodok, it is possible to unexpectedly encounter art-like objects handmade by residents of the city which have been erected as monuments and some monuments fixed up by city authorities. For example, the monument to the laboratory mice, which knits a strand of DNA on to some needles, can be found in the square alongside the Institute of Cytology and Genetics. In Akademgorodok there are many cafes and restaurants, in which it is possible to rest after a long walk. Grab a coffee and go to eat at Traveler’s Coffee , or eat lunch at the grille and bar People’s or Clover .

Winters in the Akademgorodok are slightly colder than in the city, so wrap up. Spring and summer are usually wetter, so waterproof boots are recommended. In the summer the Ob sea provides respite from the heat, so do not forget your swimsuit to go for a dip.

Memento Mori

Among the exhibits of the museum is one dedicated to world funeral culture — hearses, memorial jewellery from the hair of the deceased, samples from a specific photo-genre of  "post mortem", a collection of funeral wear from the Victorian era, deathmasks, statues and monuments. There’s also an impressive collection of coffins. One of them, resembling a fish, was manufactured on a special visit to Novosibirsk by a designer coffin-maker from Africa, Eric Adjetey Anang, who specializes in the production of unusual coffins.

Surprisingly, the crematorium itself does not look at all gloomy in appearance and definitely does not look like infernal scenes from movies, or like crematoriums of other cities that gravitate towards gloomy temple aesthetics. The Novosibirsk crematorium is decorated in “cheerful” orange tones and is surrounded by a park with a children’s playground nearby. A visit to the museum then leaves you with mixed feelings. 

Novosibirsk underground

Tourists from all over the world go down into the Moscow metro to take a ride and a few selfies in the most famous underground museum. The Novosibirsk metro is also quite a museum in itself — it has 13 stations, the most beautiful of which is Gagarinskaya, Sibirskaya and Rechnoy Vokzal.

The ultramodern Gagarinskaya station is like a real cosmos underground. Its technologically themed design includes marble walls with metallic elements, dark blue backlighting and portraits of Yuri Gagarin. The Sibirskaya station looks like an underground treasure trove, decorated by Altai masters craftsmen with mosaics of precious Siberian stones. The Rechnoy Vokzal station is framed with ten glowing stained glass windows depicting the largest cities of Siberia, including Novosibirsk itself, Omsk, Barnaul and others. The platform resembles a big ship sailing on the Ob, from which ancient Siberian cities are visible through its windows.  

How to get there

The easiest way to get to Novosibirsk is by plane with Aeroflot or Novosibirsk airline S7 with one-way tickets from Moscow costing from 200-250 USD. If you decide to take from the train from Moscow, you’ll have to travel approximately a third of the Trans-Siberian Railway. That’s 3,300 kilometers over almost a three-day journey. 

Where to stay

There are many great hotels in Novosibirsk. Amongst the best include a four-star Doubletree hotel by Hilton , which is located near Lenin Square (per room from $200). After renovations and repairs, the congress-hotel Novosibirsk has improved (per room from $100) and is located across from the train station. Less expensive but of a similar standard is the four-star River Park hotel near Rechnoy Vokzal metro station, which costs $80 per night.

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Lori Nickel: Wisconsin Badgers football star Hunter Wohler exemplifies the Muskego way of life

MADISON and MUSKEGO – The best football player ever to come out of Muskego happened because of the Water Bugs Ski Team .

Shelly and Kyle Wohler took up water skiing in the late 1990s, performing on summer nights in Wisconsin and traveling as far away as China for shows. Shelly once even stood in for part of a then-world record pyramid with another nearby waterski team in Janesville . She and Kyle worked in tandem, as president and show director, on Idle Isle Park on Little Muskego Lake.

“When we got married, we were like, 'Well, let's just move out there.' So we did,” Shelly said. "It seems like a stupid reason now ..."

Muskego , in Waukesha County, got its name from the Potawatomi word for sunfish, which we more commonly call bluegills, and that’s often what anglers pull out of Little Muskego Lake. Muskego’s biggest claim to fame used to be Amusement Beach , established in 1861 and once home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

Today, Muskego is a suburb of single-family homes and pretty green lawns, small businesses and soccer fields, churches and big barns like Pop's that used to sell hot cider and apple doughnuts in the fall. There’s a festival called DandiLion Daze with a nod to the old amusement park. Driving ranges jut up against farms on busy Moorland Avenue, and the parking lots of the Gingerbread House and Bass Bay Brewhouse usually are packed.

This is what Hunter Wohler knows. The former football star for Muskego High School is now a 6-foot-2 senior captain for the Wisconsin Badgers . And, while he led all Big Ten defensive backs with 120 total tackles in 2023, the most for a Badgers defensive back since 1991, he still makes the I-94 drive home for anything Muskego needs. To advocate for a literacy program at the library. To coach kids at the youth football camp. To launch a charity fundraiser.

Life is busy now for Wohler. College football is starting to resemble the pro game more and more, so there's lots of media engagements, promotional earning through name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities, and detailed, demanding practices for Saturday games. Wohler also is a double-major in business, studying Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Management & Human Resources, and he's an Academic All-Big Ten student.

No matter what, though, there’s one respite: A small screened porch in the back of the house, facing Little Muskego Lake, with a patio table and four chairs, two zero-gravity lounger chairs and a grill. It's where the family has had thousands of meals together. It's where Wohler can take cues from the rolling waves and chill.

“100 percent. It’s so peaceful,” he said. “It's so nice.”

As successful as Wohler has been in football − undefeated in high school, player of the year − the game can break your heart sometimes. Injuries. Pandemic. Pressure. Leadership changes and drastic roster turnover. Twice, Hunter Wohler has had to think hard about where he was going to play, first in high school in the recruiting process and then again at the conclusion of last season in Madsion.

And twice, he came to the conclusion that there was really only one option, Wisconsin, and the reason why was simple. Muskego.

Muskego is family fun

It looks fun. But it’s really hard to do. Getting up on a U-board at the age of 4, and then on water skis, flying through the water behind a boat going 30 mph. That was Hunter’s first sport, along with football.

"I was really, really young. Loved it, absolutely loved it," Wohler said. “The core strength is definitely a big piece and the stability and leg strength. And also just patience, because you can't fight … water. It doesn't really work."

Wohler got his boaters license at age 12, but grew up immersed in learning the sometimes written, sometimes unwritten rules of lake life: Don’t drive a boat ripping through a deep area where people have dropped anchor and are just hanging out. Don’t be thoughtless in passing other boaters and certainly not other skiers. Little Muskego Lake is very busy with kayakers and sailors with water skiers. Being clueless and ignorant about lake rules is not an excuse. But just in case ...

“We try not to ski in the middle of the day to avoid all that,” Wohler said.

Inland, Hunter and his friends squirreled around the crushed limestone Muskego Recreation Trail path that cuts through town like a kid superhighway, riding their bikes over to each other’s backyards, killing hot summer August afternoons in the shade.

“I grew up on that thing,” Wohler said. “Me and my buddies would just bike around all day.”

Sunday mornings meant attending church service at St. Joseph’s in Big Bend, having breakfast at what used to be Niko’s (formerly called Delta ) , then back home for the Packers game on TV. The pre-teen and teen hangout was the Culver's on Racine Avenue. Thanksgivings sometimes included the St. Leonard Turkey Trot runs.

Hunter grew up attending school at St. Joseph’s parish, which he estimates had 120 kids in the whole school. When he graduated, there were eight kids in his eighth-grade class.

“I'm very much a small-town kind of person,” Wohler said. “I don't like the city. I like to be able to have my own space and just relax.”

And by the first grade, Wohler was playing tackle football for the Muskego Warriors youth team as a running back and a linebacker. He and a group of friends were really fast, too, and still hold some school track records, but football was a calling for him.

“The dad took it serious − my dad coached me first through eighth grade,” Wohler said. “But at the same time, young kids at that point, it's more comedy than anything. My dad says, ‘When you were that little, it's just a bunch of bobble heads running around.’”

A couple of Muskego families have dealt with tragic concussions to young players who were close to Wohler in age. Wohler grew up being aware of safety protocols from the time he put on pads.

“Yes, we talked about it and had all those conversations and did all the teaching of how to tackle the right way,” he said. “If you coach it the right way, there's definitely something to be said for that.”

There was a love for the game that stood out right away.

"If we're watching the Packer game, he'd go outside and throw the football to himself and run routes," Shelly Wohler said. "He just could never get enough of it.

"And I would say it was probably fifth or sixth grade, watching in the stands at the high school, I could see that he could see the play kind of unfolding earlier than many of the kids. He saw what was going to happen, and he was already headed there. Was he always the fastest? No. Was he always the tallest? Absolutely not. And he was skinny, but kids develop it in all different ways, especially in middle school. But I could see that he saw the game differently. And that's what stuck out to me."

Muskego is football

When Wohler was a freshman at Muskego High School, he was playing for the junior varsity team but suiting up for the varsity games before he got hurt in the first month of the season.

“I fractured the growth plate in my ankle, and I missed the whole rest of football season,” Wohler said. “I missed half of the basketball season, came back, finished out the second half of basketball season, then had to get surgery after basketball season. Then I missed all of indoor track. I was out of sports for a long time.”

Still, his family kept him grounded on his priorities. School would not be an afterthought with Shelly Wohler 's son, Hunter, and daughter, Autumn. Hunter was a standout student who took advanced-placement classes and finished with a 4.2 grade-point average.

“Mom was very stern on the grades,” Hunter said. “So was Dad, but Mom was a very good student, so she wanted both me and my sister to take care of school first. If school wasn't good, other things were going to be taken away. Luckily, I never tested the water. I knew the consequences were not going to be good.”

When Wohler returned healthy for the next three years, he created a football legacy that is immaculate.

He had 355 tackles and 9 interceptions at safety and the Warriors were undefeated − 37 wins, 0 losses − throughout his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Muskego won two state titles (at Camp Randall in Madison), in 2018 and 2019, and never got to contend for a third, given the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

But Wohler had his break-out moment in the first state title game against Kimberly.

“Twice it was fourth-and-2 and he was playing 10, 12 yards off the ball,” Muskego coach Kenneth Krause said. “And he comes up and tackles a guy for a loss. You don’t see that anywhere and it happened twice and it happened in the state championship. That was the moment that everybody in the state was like, 'he’s a Division I football player.'

“The following Monday, we had numerous colleges in our building.”

The only blemish of his career was the pandemic in the fall of 2020, when most of the postseason was canceled. Muskego Football will always wonder if it would have won a third straight championship, which would have been the second-longest streak in DI Wisconsin high school football. Instead, its pursuit of record-breaking streaks were snapped. Muskego had won 41 straight games.

"Which sucked − but his high school career ended on the Muskego field, so that's kind of the bittersweet part of it, that we were there," Shelly Wohler said.

“We can’t officially say we were state champs that year because there was no WIAA tournament,” Krause said. “We did finish ranked No. 1 in the state by every poll. We were never losing in a game all year; offensively, we averaged 10 yards a play. Our defense had four all-state players led by Hunter who was player of the year .”

Muskego had so much talent that Wohler didn't need to play two ways, and he was the 2021 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Wisconsin in football.

“He would have been an all-state running back for us,” Krause said. “He could have played offensive line, he's such an aggressive player.”

Muskego became a powerhouse and the community supported it when the stadium was renovated in 2018, early in Wohler’s prep career. And this summer, Muskego completed another athletic renovation project , and some call the school Muskego University now. Muskego passed a referendum to support the costs and Krause, who has lived and taught in Muskego for the past two decades, said it reflects the community’s values.

“Our community wants to be successful,” Krause said. “We’ve probably got the best high school weight room in the Midwest. We updated all our tech-ed classes, we’ve got a brand-new auto shop. Wood shop. We’ve got classes for CNA for nursing. We got new art classrooms, we updated our food labs.”

Said Wohler: “It is very cool knowing that all the stuff that that they've been able to put up, it was a little bit of the legacy that my class left. Everyone's big into athletics. Everyone is very supportive. Everyone wants to see their kids succeed, and the kids want to see their classmates succeed. So Friday nights, the student section is packed. The stands are packed with parents that don't even have kids at the school anymore."

People were fighting over seats and trying to reserve their spots with blankets in the stands, so local restaurants started putting the games on their TVs.

“We are Friday Night Lights,” said Krause, who always bumps into people he knows when he makes a run to the Wal-Mart or Kwik Trip. “We’ve had games with 5,000, 6,000 people. We had to build new stands. Our bleachers were packed and it was standing room only on the fence. A lot of our fans have to go sit on the visitors side and the visitors side gets mad because the Muskego people are there. We’re really lucky, for $3-$5, people love coming to our games. We have a great band , we have the biggest band in the state.

“And he’s going to go down in history as the best player in Muskego football.”

Muskego is home

Big-time college football programs wanted Wohler. Ohio State, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota and Notre Dame. 

And Wohler considered them. Everyone he knew went to Wisconsin. He wondered if he could distinguish himself a little bit. Maybe he could be a little different, be his own man, wearing blue or gold or filling his helmet with Buckeyes . He was such a huge college football fan after all, he had an idea of what was out there.

But that’s a lot of pressure for a high school kid. And, it’s a lot of work – even before NIL made everything more complicated and confusing. He was recruited in the darkest days of the pandemic, too, so none of his visits were the big official ones, yet it was still a lot to deal with, traveling around and doing his due diligence.

"Honestly, I didn't really like the recruiting process very much,” Wohler said. “I very much just wanted to go about my business. I didn't want to be on the phone with coaches every night. I didn't want to take the visits. I mean, I obviously wanted to take them, but like, I didn't want to be gone every weekend going to a different game.

“I didn't love the process. I knew it was obviously cool going and seeing all the different places and meeting coaches and seeing new programs, but I didn't love being gone for weekends at a time, doing all the camps and stuff like that. Just that wasn't my thing.”

His father pushed him to endure, reminding him that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, encouraging him to keep an open mind. But on the drive home after the visit to Madison, Wohler made the early decision in the fall football season of his junior year when he was 16.

“Dad, this is where I want to be,” Hunter said.

Kyle responded: Are you sure? Are you sure ? You don't have to decide right now.

Shelly was a volleyball player and track athlete at McDonnell High in Chippewa Falls (class of 1992) and Kyle played volleyball at Greendale (class of 1990). They loved sports − Shelly even coached Hunter in middle school track − and are high achievers. She works as a financial planner for Pointer Group and he works for Rampf Group − but they wanted to do their best to let him make his own decision.

“I'm done with all the recruiting stuff. I know where I want to go,” Wohler told his parents.

They kept it quiet for a while. And then at Christmas, the Wohlers gave the grandparents and family members Wisconsin shirts and merchandise to reveal Hunter’s choice.

Wohler appreciated being close to home. Not only could his parents come to every home game, but so could extended family from all over, like Eau Claire. He had faith, too, that he was making a solid decision.

“I've always been a strong believer that God's got a plan,” Wohler said. “And as much as we want to try to make it our own, it doesn't work. I think of that saying about how, Man plans; God laughs. Once I kind of got over myself a little bit, trying to be different, it was a no-brainer.

“Coach Paul Chryst was great. Coach Jim Leonhard was phenomenal. But the locker room was so special. Everyone was very welcoming, very inviting, and I knew what the tradition at Wisconsin is.

Muskego always supports its kids

Last year was not it for the Badgers.

Under first-year head coach Luke Fickell, and a stunning amount of social media hype, Wisconsin finished 7-6. Almost no one decried injustice for firing coach Paul Chryst in 2022 and no one wanted to talk about the departure of interim coach Jim Leonhard. Last season was too mediocre for everyone. The student-athletes had to face boos, in front of their own families . Thirty players left the program in a year, from Waukesha’s Chimere Dike for Florida, to Fond du Lac’s Braelon Allen to the NFL. Who could blame them?

Wohler stayed.

“I think I just had to, to be completely honest,” Wohler said.

How do you put into words what a football team means to you when the team and the school and your hometown and your family blend over so much?

In 2022, Wohler injured his leg in the season opener. And he had to miss a game. It was torture to not be with his football family, so he turned to his actual family.

"He's like, can you please just come and get me?" Shelly recalled. "Absolutely, let's just get you out of there. Because it was the first time that he wasn't with the team; he would have been sitting at home by himself. So, yeah, we'll just get you out of there. Come home and we'll do something totally different."

And what did they do? Hunter got to watch his sister's volleyball tournament that weekend. And the family took a pontoon-boat ride together. Wisconsin is Muskego and the Wohlers are Wisconsin and there's no separating things, even when things are tough.

Hunter sits still for a minute, the new captain of the Badgers, in the UW athletics cafeteria. The clatter of dishes settles down and students shuffle out. Wohler is a good talker, but he doesn't spout off a lot. So when he does say something, it seems worthwhile to listen.

“I came here to win and to carry out the tradition of what Wisconsin is,” he said. “I didn't want to leave after last year and not leave Wisconsin better than when I got here. This place is special to me, and I care about the guys, and there's a lot of guys that could have left, could have gone to the league, could have gone in the portal.

“Guys stayed, because they believe in what we can do, and I believe in Coach Fick. And so did I have an option? Yeah.

“But in my heart, I didn't . I knew what I was going to do.”

Think back to November 2023, when Hunter Wohler probably wanted to consider Wisconsin's 24-10 loss at Northwestern on his own and process it in his own way. But in American sports, fans demand answers, and as one of the team leaders, Wohler stepped up to face some tough questions. It looked like he tried to hold back; but he could not. Wohler blasted everyone.

More: Hunter Wohler says his 'soft' Wisconsin football team has hit rock-bottom after loss to Northwestern, lack of effort from players evident

This is part of what Wohler said: "There is no answer to getting smoked. We have to be better. We’re soft. We’re not physical. We’re not doing the things the coaches ask of us. And we go out there and expect to win? That’s not how this game works. Guys have to look inside themselves and find out who they really are, if they really want to play this game and if they really want to be part of this team. Because this is not what I came to Wisconsin for, to be completely honest. This is miles different from what I grew up watching. Obviously, I take responsibility for it, being a part of the team."

Wohler was not going to leave this program. And nearly a year later, Wohler's high school coach help explains why.

“Those comments he made from the Northwestern game − I think that’s coming from the Muskego culture,” Krause said. “We want to give our best effort.”

Muskego High School provides leadership and mental training to its football players. There is no hiding in this town, it is too small. People make mistakes – not excuses.

“We are a one-high school town and we’re far enough from Milwaukee that we’re kind of our own town,” Krause said. “Muskego has a lot of hard-working people but caring people. They’re Wisconsin people.

“He started in first grade and I can’t take all the credit – myself and the coaching staff – but he only knew one way growing up."

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Novosibirsk - Overview

Novosibirsk is the third most populous city in Russia, the administrative center of the Siberian Federal District and Novosibirsk Oblast. It is the largest business, cultural, transport, educational, and scientific center of Siberia. Novosibirsk is often called the “Capital of Siberia”.

The population of Novosibirsk is about 1,621,000 (2022), the area - 503 sq. km.

The phone code - +7 383, the postal codes - 630000-630901.

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History of Novosibirsk

Foundation of novosibirsk.

Novosibirsk is a city with a very interesting history. Unlike many other cities in Russia, it does not have a specific founder. Since the 18th century, on the left bank of the Ob, one of the largest rivers in the world, there was the village of Krivoshchekovo, where migrants from the European provinces of the Russian Empire lived. However, it did not become the basis of Novosibirsk. The city was born on the other, right, bank of the Ob, when the Trans-Siberian Railway approached it in 1893.

Originally it was just a village for the builders of a railway bridge across the Ob. It could turn out to be temporary and disappear after the completion of construction, if not for the combination of several factors that contributed to the development of trade - a large river, a railway, a flat relief convenient for building. At first, the village was named Alexandrovsky, in honor of Emperor Alexander III. For the third anniversary, it received a new name and became Novonikolaevsky, in honor of the Emperor Nicholas II.

In 1897, the first trains went across the bridge. The settlement was quickly growing. By 1898, there were already 7.8 thousand people in the village. In 1903, when the village acquired the status of a town with the name Novonikolaevsk, its population was 26 thousand people. In the 1910s, Novonikolaevsk experienced a construction boom. By 1913, the population of the city was 86 thousand people.

Novonikolaevsk, was the center of the major lines of communication, in which the navigable Ob River crossed with the Great Siberian Way and the Altai Railway. The First World War turned the city into the largest center for training troops beyond the Urals.

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Novosibirsk - the Siberian Chicago

In 1921, Novonikolaevsk received the status of the administrative center of the Novonikolaevsk Governorate. In 1925, it became the administrative center of the huge Siberian Krai - practically all the regions of Trans-Ural Russia.

The capital of the new huge region needed a new name. Here are just some of the proposed names: Krasnograd, Sibleninsk, Krasnoobsk, Sibkraisk, Sibkraigrad, Leningrad-on-Ob. On February 12, 1926, Novonikolaevsk (“a new city of Nicholas”) was renamed Novosibirsk (“a new city in Siberia”. In 1926, at the Regional Scientific Congress, it was decided to turn Novosibirsk into a “promsad” (“industrial garden”) or “city-garden”. About 120 thousand people lived in the city at that time. The city got the nickname “Siberian Chicago”.

The main elements of the renovated Siberian capital were supposed to be “social towns” - complex residential areas at factories and plants. New cadres were needed to build a new society. Novosibirsk quickly became a city of students. In the 1930s, 8 universities and 10 technical schools were opened here. The city became the Trans-Ural capital of such an architectural style as constructivism.

On July 30, 1930, due to the division of the Siberian Krai, Novosibirsk became the center of the West Siberian Krai. In 1934, a new railway bridge was built across the Ob River and the population grew to 294 thousand people. By 1939, it increased up to 406 thousand people. On September 28, 1937, the West Siberian Krai was divided into Novosibirsk Oblast with the capital in Novosibirsk and Altai Krai.

During the Second World War, the enlistment offices of Novosibirsk Oblast sent more than half a million soldiers to the front. There were 115 evacuation hospitals in the region. Almost 27% of all shells fired by the Red Army during the war were produced in Novosibirsk. Despite the fact that not a single bomb fell on the territory of Novosibirsk, the pre-war city disappeared forever. Instead of the planned residential areas/parks, industrial zones of evacuated factories appeared, a lot of buildings changed their civilian purpose to military-industrial (some of them - forever).

The evacuation radically changed the demography of Novosibirsk - people evacuated from Moscow and Leningrad brought with them a new way of life, new artistic tastes. A lot of them stayed in Novosibirsk after the war. During the war years, Novosibirsk also became the center of the musical culture of Siberia. The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, one of the main attractions of Novosibirsk, was opened on May 12, 1945.

Novosibirsk after the Second World War

The demographic inertia of the evacuation turned the pre-war Novosibirsk into a metropolis. By 1956, its population increased to 750 thousand people. On September 2, 1962, a millionth resident of the city was born. It took Novosibirsk only 70 years to achieve this status from the moment of its foundation, which made it the youngest of all million cities.

In 1950, the construction of the Novosibirsk hydroelectric power station began; a large reservoir was created, the so-called Ob Sea. The idea of creating a Siberian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk was implemented in 1957. About 20 kilometers south of the center of Novosibirsk, in the middle of the forest, Akademgorodok was built - a town of scientists. In 1959, Novosibirsk State University was opened.

In 1979, construction of the metro began in Novosibirsk. Opened in 1985, it became the first one in the Trans-Ural part of Russia. Today, the Novosibirsk metro has 13 stations and annually carries about 70 million passengers.

In 1990, the bridge that had given rise to the city was reconstructed. To preserve the memory of the first builders, one of its span structures was installed on the embankment of the Ob in the park “Gorodskoye Nachalo”.

The transition to a market economy led to a sharp drop in production. High-tech industries, such as radioelectronics, microelectronics, instrument making, and aircraft construction suffered especially heavy losses. In 1991-1998, industrial production in Novosibirsk decreased by more than 3 times.

In the 1990s, the economic structure of the Novosibirsk region and Novosibirsk underwent fundamental changes. The main structural change was that the production of services in the city began to exceed the production of goods, the role of industry decreased, the share of transport, trade, communications, agriculture, and a lot of branches of market services increased.

Thus, the potential points of growth of Novosibirsk reproduced on a new historical, technological, and institutional basis the initial system of its development priorities: a large transport hub in the system of transnational transport corridors, a trade, intermediary, and financial center - the center of Siberia, a large business, scientific, educational, and cultural center.

In the 21st century, Novosibirsk became the first Russian city (after Moscow and St. Petersburg) to exceed the population of 1.5 million.

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The building of the West-Siberian Railway in Novosibirsk

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Novosibirsk - Features

Novosibirsk is the most populous city in the Asian part of Russia. It is located in the southeastern part of the West Siberian Plain on both banks of the Ob River next to the Novosibirsk reservoir. The width of the Ob River within the city is 750-850 meters. The City Day of Novosibirsk is celebrated on the last Sunday of June.

The city is located in the continental climatic zone. The flatness of the territory allows both cold waves from the north and heat waves from the southwest to freely spread. That’s why both severe frosts and short-term thaws can be observed in winter. The duration of winter is 120-130 days, summer - about 90 days. The average air temperature in January is minus 16.5 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 19.4 degrees Celsius.

On the coat of arms of Novosibirsk you can see a schematic image of the Ob River and the bridge across it, part of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which gave rise to the city.

The economy of Novosibirsk is based on industry, trade, transport, science, and scientific services. The city is successfully developing in the absence of large resource-extracting enterprises in the region, which distinguishes it from most large cities in Siberia.

The main activities of industrial production are: production of food, computers, electronic and optical products, chemicals, vehicles and equipment, metallurgy, beverage production. Novosibirsk is one of the leading suppliers of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants and research reactors in Russia and abroad.

Novosibirsk is the largest scientific center in the Asian part of Russia. More than 100 organizations carry out research and development in this city. There are about three dozen higher educational institutions here.

It is the largest transport hub in Siberia connecting Siberia, the Far East, Central Asia with the European regions of Russia. Novosibirsk is also a river port. The city is served by Tolmachevo International Airport, the largest in terms of passenger traffic in the Asian part of Russia. The airport is located at the intersection of a large number of flights from Southeast Asia to Europe and from North America to India and Asia.

Novosibirsk was the only city in Russia located in two time zones. Since its foundation, it was growing in two parts along different banks of the Ob. And since the meridian of the hour passed right along the Ob River, there were two time zones in one city. On the left bank, the difference with Moscow was 3 hours, and on the right bank - 4 hours. At first, this did not cause much inconvenience as each half lived quite apart. In 1955, when the first road bridge across the Ob was built, the city became more connected. In 1958, Novosibirsk switched to a single time zone.

Despite its young age, Novosibirsk has 145 monuments of architecture, history, monumental art and archeology taken under state protection. 47 monuments of wooden architecture of the late 19th - early 20th centuries are of particular value. There are also over a dozen different museums in Novosibirsk.

Main Attractions of Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk Zoo - one of the largest and best zoos in Russia, where about 11,000 animals, birds, and reptiles of 770 species are kept on an area of 63 hectares in a pristine pine forest. More than 350 species are listed in the International Red Book. This zoo is visited by about one million people every year. It also hosts ecological events and festivals. Timiryazeva Street, 71/1.

Novosibirsk Theater of Opera and Ballet . Founded in 1945, it is one of the leading theaters in Russia. It occupies the largest theater building in Russia constructed in the constructivist style in 1931-1941. This unique architectural complex has the status of a cultural heritage of the Russian Federation. It is one of the symbols of Novosibirsk and probably its most recognizable building.

The main feature of the building is its huge dome with a diameter of 60 meters and a height of 35 meters. The large hall of the theater can accommodate 1,449 spectators. The theater is located on Lenin Square - the main square of Novosibirsk, where you can also find a number of interesting monuments. This theater is also known as the “Siberian Colosseum”. Krasnyy Prospekt, 36.

Novosibirsk Museum of Local Lore - one of the main museums in Novosibirsk. The historical department of the museum is located in a picturesque building of the former City Trade House (a monument of history and architecture of federal significance built in 1910).

This museum has a number of unique exhibits: a complete mammoth skeleton, collections of household and religious items of Siberian peoples collected by expeditions in the 1920s-1930s. There are also collections of numismatics, woodwork, glass, porcelain and faience, an archaeological collection, etc. Krasnyy Prospekt, 23.

Novosibirsk Art Museum . The permanent exhibition presents the following sections: icons (old Russian art), foreign art (works of Italian, French, Flemish, Dutch, Belgian, German masters), Russian art of the 18th-19th centuries (works by I. Shishkin, A. Kuindzhi, I. Repin , V. Surikov, and others), Russian art of the early 20th century, art of the Soviet period, Russian art of the late 20th century. There is a separate section devoted to the works of N. Roerich. Krasnyy Prospekt, 5.

Novosibirsk Museum of Railway Technology . This museum has a large collection of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, carriages, which mainly operated on the railways of Western Siberia. In addition, you can see such Soviet cars as GAZ, Moskvich, ZAZ of different years of production, as well as several trucks, tractors, and all-terrain vehicles. The total length of the exhibition grounds is about 3 kilometers. It is the largest museum of this subject beyond the Urals with over 100 exhibits. Razyezdnaya Street, 54/1.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (1897-1899). Built of red brick in the neo-Byzantine style, this is one of the first stone buildings on the territory of Novosibirsk and the most beautiful church in the city. Krasnyy Prospekt, 1A.

Monument to the Laboratory Mouse . This unusual monument is located in a public garden near the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the territory of Akademgorodok. The mouse with glasses holds the knitting needles in its paws and knits a double helix of DNA.

The monument symbolizes gratitude to this animal for the fact that mankind has the opportunity to use mice to study animal genes, molecular and physical mechanisms of diseases, and the development of new drugs. Akademika Lavrent’yeva Prospekt, 10/2.

Zaeltsovsky Park - one of the oldest parks in Novosibirsk that celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2017. The park has all the conditions for a comfortable and cultural pastime: walking paved paths, rides, summer verandas and gazebos, a paintball club, an ice rink, a rope park, etc.

For history buffs, the ethnopark “Territory of Siberia” has been created, where everyone can get acquainted in detail with the culture of the indigenous peoples who lived in these places several hundred years ago. In winter, it is a great place to go skiing. There is also a children’s railway with a length of 5.3 km here. At the terminal station, you will be offered to go to the Novosibirsk Zoo, which is located nearby.

Novosibirsk Central Park - a large park in the center of Novosibirsk and the oldest park in the city. On an area of 10.5 hectares, there are summer cafes and ice cream kiosks, dozens of rides and sports equipment rental points. There is an open-air skating rink in winter. The park often hosts festivals, concerts, and tournaments. The Novosibirsk Theater of Musical Comedy is also located here. Michurina Street, 8.

The Ob River and “the Ob Sea” . The Ob is one of the world’s largest rivers, its length is more than 3,600 km. This river flows through a lot of Siberian cities. Within Novosibirsk, the river is transformed into a large reservoir, which bears the unofficial name “the Ob Sea”. The main purpose of the water reservoir is to generate electricity. Also, the shores of the “sea” are a popular recreation area for locals and city visitors.

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37 Facts About Novosibirsk

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Modified & Updated: 17 Sep 2024

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Novosibirsk, often referred to as the “Capital of Siberia,” is a vibrant and dynamic city located in southwestern Russia. With a population exceeding 1.5 million residents, it is the third most populous city in Russia and serves as the administrative center of the Novosibirsk Oblast.

Nestled along the banks of the Ob River, Novosibirsk is renowned for its rich cultural heritage, scientific advancements, and picturesque landscapes. As the largest city in Siberia, it offers a perfect blend of modern and traditional attractions, making it a fascinating destination for both locals and tourists.

In this article, we will delve into 37 interesting facts about Novosibirsk, shedding light on its history, architecture, natural wonders, and cultural significance. Whether you are planning a visit or simply curious about this intriguing city, these facts will give you a deeper understanding of what Novosibirsk has to offer.

Key Takeaways:

• Novosibirsk, the “Capital of Siberia,” is a vibrant city with a rich cultural scene, stunning natural landscapes, and a strong sense of community, offering a high quality of life for its residents.
• From being a major industrial and transportation hub to hosting world-class cultural institutions and scientific research centers, Novosibirsk is a dynamic city with a diverse culinary scene and a thriving IT and tech industry.

Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia.

Situated in southwestern Siberia, Novosibirsk has a population of over 1.6 million people, making it one of the largest and most vibrant cities in the country.

The city was founded in 1893.

Novosibirsk was established as a railway junction on the Trans-Siberian Railway, playing a significant role in the development of Siberia.

It is known as the “Capital of Siberia”.

Due to its economic and cultural significance, Novosibirsk is often referred to as the capital of Siberia.

Novosibirsk is a major industrial center.

The city is home to a wide range of industries, including machinery manufacturing, chemical production, energy, and metallurgy .

It is famous for its scientific and research institutions.

Novosibirsk hosts several renowned scientific and research institutions, contributing to advancements in various fields including nuclear physics, chemistry, and biotechnology.

The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre is one of the largest in Russia.

This iconic cultural institution showcases world-class ballet and opera performances and is a must-visit for art enthusiasts visiting the city .

The city has a vibrant theater scene.

Novosibirsk boasts numerous theaters, showcasing a wide variety of performances from traditional plays to experimental productions.

Novosibirsk is a major transportation hub.

Thanks to its strategic location on the Trans-Siberian Railway, the city serves as a crucial transportation hub connecting Siberia with other regions of Russia .

The Ob River flows through Novosibirsk.

The majestic Ob River adds to the city’s natural beauty and provides opportunities for recreational activities such as boating and fishing.

Novosibirsk is known for its harsh winter climate.

With temperatures dropping well below freezing in winter, the city experiences a true Siberian winter with snowy landscapes.

The Novosibirsk Zoo is one of the largest and oldest in Russia.

Home to a wide variety of animal species, including rare and endangered ones, the Novosibirsk Zoo attracts visitors from near and far.

Novosibirsk is a center for academic excellence.

The city is home to Novosibirsk State University, one of the top universities in Russia, renowned for its research and education programs.

The Novosibirsk Metro is the newest metro system in Russia.

Opened in 1985, the Novosibirsk Metro provides efficient transportation for residents and visitors alike.

Novosibirsk is surrounded by picturesque nature.

Surrounded by stunning landscapes, including the Altai Mountains and the Novosibirsk Reservoir, the city offers numerous opportunities for outdoor activities.

The Novosibirsk State Circus is famous for its performances.

Showcasing talented acrobats , clowns, and animal acts, the Novosibirsk State Circus offers entertaining shows for all ages.

Novosibirsk is home to a thriving art scene.

The city is dotted with art galleries, showcasing the works of local and international artists .

Novosibirsk has a diverse culinary scene.

From traditional Russian cuisine to international flavors, the city offers a wide range of dining options to satisfy all taste buds.

The Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History is a treasure trove of historical artifacts.

Exploring the museum gives visitors an insight into the rich history and culture of the region.

Novosibirsk is known for its vibrant nightlife.

The city is home to numerous bars, clubs, and entertainment venues, ensuring a lively atmosphere after dark.

Novosibirsk has a strong ice hockey tradition.

Ice hockey is a popular sport in the city, with local teams competing in national and international tournaments.

The Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Hall hosts world-class musical performances.

Music lovers can enjoy classical concerts and symphony orchestra performances in this renowned venue.

Novosibirsk is home to the Akademgorodok, a scientific research town.

Akademgorodok is a unique scientific community located near Novosibirsk, housing numerous research institutes and academic organizations.

Novosibirsk has a unique blend of architectural styles.

The city features a mix of Soviet-era buildings, modern skyscrapers, and historic structures, creating an eclectic cityscape.

Novosibirsk is an important center for ballet training and education.

The city’s ballet schools and academies attract aspiring dancers from across Russia and abroad.

Novosibirsk is a gateway to the stunning Altai Mountains.

Located nearby, the Altai Mountains offer breathtaking landscapes, hiking trails, and opportunities for outdoor adventures.

Novosibirsk hosts various cultural festivals throughout the year.

From music and theater festivals to art exhibitions, the city’s cultural calendar is always packed with exciting events.

Novosibirsk is a green city with numerous parks and gardens.

Residents and visitors can enjoy the beauty of nature in the city’s well-maintained parks and botanical gardens.

Novosibirsk is a center for technology and innovation.

The city is home to several technology parks and innovation centers, fostering the development of cutting-edge technologies.

Novosibirsk has a strong sense of community.

The residents of Novosibirsk are known for their hospitality and friendly nature, making visitors feel welcome.

Novosibirsk is a paradise for shopping enthusiasts.

The city is dotted with shopping malls, boutiques, and markets, offering a wide range of shopping options.

Novosibirsk has a rich literary heritage.

The city has been home to many famous Russian writers and poets, and their works are celebrated in literary circles.

Novosibirsk is a popular destination for medical tourism.

The city is known for its advanced medical facilities and expertise, attracting patients from around the world.

Novosibirsk has a well-developed public transportation system.

With buses, trams, trolleybuses, and the metro, getting around the city is convenient and efficient.

Novosibirsk is a city of sport.

The city has a strong sports culture, with numerous sports facilities and opportunities for athletic activities .

Novosibirsk has a thriving IT and tech industry.

The city is home to numerous IT companies and startups, contributing to the development of the digital economy.

Novosibirsk celebrates its anniversary every year on July 12th.

The city comes alive with festivities, including concerts, fireworks, and cultural events, to commemorate its foundation.

Novosibirsk offers a high quality of life.

With its excellent educational and healthcare systems, cultural amenities, and vibrant community, Novosibirsk provides a great living environment for its residents.

Novosibirsk is a fascinating city filled with rich history, stunning architecture, and a vibrant cultural scene . From its origins as a small village to becoming the third-largest city in Russia, Novosibirsk has emerged as a major economic and cultural hub in Siberia . With its world-class universities, theaters, museums, and natural attractions, Novosibirsk offers a myriad of experiences for visitors.

Whether you’re exploring the impressive Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, strolling along the picturesque banks of the Ob River, or immersing yourself in the city’s scientific and technological achievements at the Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk has something for everyone.

From its iconic landmarks such as the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral to its vibrant festivals like the International Jazz Festival , Novosibirsk has a unique charm that will captivate any traveler. So, make sure to include Novosibirsk in your travel itinerary and discover the hidden gems of this remarkable city.

Q: What is the population of Novosibirsk?

A: As of 2021, the estimated population of Novosibirsk is around 1.6 million people.

Q: Is Novosibirsk a safe city to visit?

A: Novosibirsk is generally considered a safe city for tourists. However, it is always recommended to take standard precautions such as avoiding unfamiliar areas at night and keeping your belongings secure.

Q: What is the best time to visit Novosibirsk?

A: The best time to visit Novosibirsk is during the summer months of June to September when the weather is pleasant and suitable for outdoor activities. However, if you enjoy the winter chill and snow, visiting during the winter season can also be a unique experience.

Q: Are there any interesting cultural events in Novosibirsk?

A: Yes, Novosibirsk is known for its vibrant cultural scene. The city hosts various festivals throughout the year, including the International Jazz Festival, Novosibirsk International Film Festival, and the Siberian Ice March Festival.

Q: Can I visit Novosibirsk without knowing Russian?

A: While knowing some basic Russian phrases can be helpful, many establishments in Novosibirsk, especially tourist areas, have English signage and staff who can communicate in English. However, learning a few essential Russian phrases can enhance your travel experience.

Novosibirsk's captivating history and vibrant culture make it a must-visit destination for any traveler. From its humble beginnings as a small settlement to its current status as Russia's third-largest city, Novosibirsk has a story worth exploring. If you're a sports enthusiast, don't miss the opportunity to learn more about the city's beloved football club , FC Sibir Novosibirsk. With its rich heritage and passionate fan base, the club has become an integral part of Novosibirsk's identity.

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