Tomsk Blomst Levering (Florist)

Probably the oldest Russian town to the east of the Ural mountains, modern Tomsk with its population of about 525 000 people, has achieved great renown of a cultural capital city of Siberia since the 1960s. It truly is, indeed. That is why 15% of the whole population of Tomsk are students. There are far better chances to meet someone speaking English, French or Spanish here than whenever else in taiga.
The administrative center of Tomsk region was founded in 1618 to protect local dwellers from nomadic tribes. In the 1830s, it followed the same fortune as California did during the Golden Rush. The little town in Siberia had remained a place of exile before the Soviet Union was established in 1924. Tomsk museum of the history of political repression is worth sightseeing. If you like attending geographical phenomena, don’t hesitate to visit the Eighth wonder of this region called the Great Vasyugan Mire. The swamp is the largest in the northern hemisphere of the Earth. It occupies a considerable part of the watershed of the Irtysh and the Ob rivers.
The marsh appeared 10 thousand years ago. As of that time it increased little by little. Now the Great Vasyugan Mire makes up 53 500 thousand kilometers. It is almost two times larger than the territory of Belgium.
The vegetation of the marshes is characterized by extreme diversity. This is due to its unique location – between the Southern taiga and small-leave forests subzone. There is a great number of endangered and rare species.
The Great Vasyugan Mire is definitely a recommended place for those to worship and see wild nature. Please, make sure that tours up there you are going to book are available as the marsh can only be accessed in the summertime.