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68-542: In 1724 the Yeniseysk Province based on Yeniseysk was established within the Siberian Governorate , disestablished in 1775. Its extents approximately corresponded to the future Yeniseysk Governorate. The Governorate was established on January 26 ( February 7 ), 1822 when the territory of Siberia General Governorate was divided into two governorates general : West-Siberian and East-Siberian according to

136-543: A desirable location for energy-intensive industries, such as aluminum plants. Krasnoyarsk Krai consists of forty-four districts and sixteen towns of district significance . Two of the districts (Evenkiysky and Taymyrsky; the former autonomous okrugs ) have special status. Population (including former Taymyr and Evenk Autonomous Okrugs ): 2,856,971 ( 2021 Census ) ; 2,828,187 ( 2010 Census ) ; 3,023,525 ( 2002 Census ) ; 3,596,260 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Ethnic groups : The population of

204-434: A journey from Beijing to Paris through Siberia published about his travel in journal with drawings and engravings from his photos. The province of Yeniseisk is very fertile; the governor tells us that in the district of Minousinsk, 200 versts to the south, rye costs 5 kopeks a pood, and that the harvest of 1889 is currently being sold. Only is cultured. If there are means of communication downstream, this country would be

272-791: A large number of islands off the krai's coast, the most prominent of which are (from west to east) Sibiryakov Island , Nosok Island, Dikson Island , Vern Island, Brekhovskiye Island (in the Yenisei Gulf ), Krestovskiy Island, the Kamennye Islands , the Zveroboy Islands , the Labyrintovye Islands , the Plavnikovye Islands , Kolosovykh Island , the Mona Islands , Rykacheva Island, Gavrilova Island, Belukha and Prodolgovatyy Islands,

340-495: A protectorate over Uryankhay Krai (conforming roughly to the territory of modern Tuva ), which became part of the Yeniseysk Governorate. In the summer 1914 Norwegian expedition ( Henrik Printz , botanist, Orjan Olsen, ornithologist, Anders Olsen, Fritz Jensen, zoological assistant, photographer, and Josif Ermilowitsch Gutschin assistant with archaeological and anthropological collections local Russian from Minusinsk )

408-584: Is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ) located in Siberia . Its administrative center is the city of Krasnoyarsk , the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk . Comprising half of the Siberian Federal District , Krasnoyarsk Krai is the largest krai in Russia, the second-largest federal subject in the country after neighboring Sakha , and the third-largest country subdivision by area in

476-453: Is included by the Russian government in the country's tentative World Heritage List . Within the framework of administrative divisions , Yeniseysk serves as the administrative center of Yeniseysky District , even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the krai town of Yeniseysk —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of

544-911: Is located in the basin of the Arctic Ocean ; a great number of rivers that flow through the krai drain into it eventually. The main rivers of the krai are the Yenisei, and its tributaries (from south to north): the Kan , the Angara , the Podkamennaya Tunguska , the Nizhnyaya Tunguska and the Tanama . There are also several thousand lakes in the krai. The largest lakes include Beloye, Belyo, Glubokoye , Itat, Khantayskoye , Labas, Lama , Pyasina, Taymyr , and Yessey . The rivers and lakes are rich in fish. The climate

612-533: Is now the krai in 1897–1900 and 1903, respectively. In Stalin's era, numerous Gulag camps were located in the region. On June 30, 1908, in the basin of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River , there occurred a powerful explosion most likely to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 5–10 kilometers (3.1–6.2 miles) above the Earth's surface. The force of

680-438: Is strongly continental with large temperature variations during the year. Long winters and short, hot summers are characteristic for the central and southern regions where most of the krai's population lives. The territory of Krasnoyarsk Krai experiences conditions of three climate belts: arctic , subarctic , and humid continental . In the north there are less than 40 days with temperature above 10 °C (50 °F), while in

748-535: Is the site of the Siberian Federal University , one of Russia's four largest educational institutions. Other notable higher education institutes of the krai are: Всероссийский Центральный Исполнительный Комитет. Постановление от 7 декабря 1934 г. «О разукрупнении Западносибирского и Восточносибирского краёв и образовании новых областей в Сибири». ( All-Russian Central Executive Committee . Resolution of December 7, 1934 On

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816-592: The Arkticheskiy Institut Islands , the Kirov Islands , Uyedineniya Island , Voronina Island , Severnaya Zemlya (the largest group), and Ushakov Island . The highest point of the krai is Grandiozny Peak in the Eastern Sayan Mountains at an elevation of 2,922 meters (9,587 ft). In the south there is a Ergaki Nature Park which is a protected area of Krasnoyarsk Krai. It contains

884-619: The Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai where he remains in the role today. Krasnoyarsk Krai is represented in the Federation Council of Russia , the upper house of the Russian parliament by two senators. In 2007, eight deputies were elected to the State Duma from Krasnoyarsk regional lists of different political parties . Over 95% of the cities, a majority of the industrial enterprises, and all of

952-835: The Nordenskiöld Archipelago , the Firnley Islands , the Heiberg Islands , Starokadomsky Island , Maly Taymyr Island , the Komsomolskaya Pravda Islands , the Faddey Islands , and the Saint Peter Islands . There are also a number of islands further out that fall under the administration of Krasnoyarsk Krai – the most prominent being Bolshoy Island, Sverdrup Island , the Izvestiy TSIK Islands ,

1020-680: The Scythian culture in Krasnoyarsk Krai belong to the 7th century BC and are some of the oldest in Eurasia . A prince's grave, the Kurgan Arshan, discovered in 2001, is also located in the krai. Russian settlement of the area (mostly by Cossacks ) began in the 17th century. After the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway the Russian colonization of the area strongly increased. In 1822,

1088-464: The Siberia Governorate : Vyatka, Solikamsk and Tobolsk, and five years later two more - Irkutsk Governorate and Yeniseisk Governorate with a center in the city of Yeniseisk . The Yeniseisk Governorate included the following uezds (listed as towns): Mangazeya , Yeniseysk , Krasny Yar , Tomskoy , Kuznetskoy , Narym and Ketsk. In 1764, by decree of Catherine II , the territory of Siberia

1156-598: The Tobolsk Governorate (until 1804; then, until 1822, they were part of the Tomsk Governorate ). In order to centralize management in 1803, the Siberian General Governorate was created with the center in the city of Irkutsk , which absorbed the territories of Tobolsk Governorate , Irkutsk Governorate and Tomsk Governorate . In 1822, this system of territorial subordination was abolished, and

1224-612: The Yeniseysk Governorate was created with Krasnoyarsk as its administrative center that covered territory very similar to that of the current krai. During both the Tsarist and the Soviet times, the territory of Krasnoyarsk Krai was used as a place of exile of political enemies, actual or alleged. The first leaders of the Soviet state, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin , were exiled to what

1292-477: The districts . As a municipal division , the krai town of Yeniseysk is incorporated as Yeniseysk Urban Okrug . The town is served by the Yeniseysk Airport . Yeniseysk has a subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfc ), with long, severely cold winters and short, warm summers. Precipitation is moderate, and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Being less affected by

1360-730: The 58th parallel to extensive discontinuous around the 60th parallel and continuous north of the 63rd parallel . The coastline contains several prominent peninsulas – from west to east the main ones are the Minina Peninsula , Mikhailov Peninsula , the Taymyr Peninsula (by far the largest, and itself containing the Zarya Peninsula, Oskara Peninsula and Chelyuskin Peninsula ) and the Khara-Tumus Peninsula. There are also

1428-638: The Decree of December 18, 1708, the entire territory of the Russian Empire was divided into eight provinces. Siberia and part of the Urals became part of the Siberia Governorate with the center in the city of Tobolsk . Due to the long distances, the lack of means of communication, the administration of the territories of the Siberia Governorate was extremely difficult. There was a need for territorial transformations. In 1719, three provinces were established as part of

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1496-556: The Russian Empire: in 1879, the okrug (districts) were renamed uezd (counties). The territory of the Yeniseysk Governorate did not undergo any changes and basically coincided with the borders of the modern Krasnoyarsk Krai . In 1886, the Usinsky border okrug (Usinsky Krai) was separated from Minusinsk Uyezd. In 1882 Ob-Yenisei channel construction started and opened for navigation of small ships in 1891. In 1892 Charles Vapereau made

1564-832: The Russian mission in Norway), etc, investigating a possible Northern Sea trade Route between Western Europe and the Siberian interior. The party then took the barge «Turukhansk» up the Yenisei River to Krasnoyarsk , and then through China along the Chinese Eastern Railway reached Vladivostok , on the way stopped in Khabarovsk , where he met a famous Russian traveler, explorer of the Ussuri region , Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Arseniev , from where he returned by cars, horses and at that time

1632-617: The Senate issued a decree "On the organization of the post office in the Yeniseysk Governorate". A provincial post office was established in Krasnoyarsk , postal expeditions were established in Yeniseisk and Achinsk , and post offices were opened in Kansk , Minusinsk and Turukhansk . For 50 years after the creation of the Yeniseysk Governorate, minor changes took place in the administrative structure of

1700-611: The Starozhily ( Russian : старожилы, lit.   'Old-Timers, Old-Settlers') and later settlers "Raseyskie" , prevailed, and the bulk of the inorodtsy population, consisting of indigenous peoples of Siberia . According to the 1897 census, 570.2 thousand people lived in the province, including 62.9 thousand people in cities (11.7%). The religious composition was dominated by Orthodox - 93.8%, there were also Old Believers - 2.1%, Catholics - 1.1%, Jews - 1.1%, Muslims - 0.8% Lutherans - 0.7%. Literate - 13.7%. The estimated population in 1906

1768-491: The West Siberian General Governorate (center Tobolsk ) and East Siberian General Governorate (center Irkutsk ) were created instead. The Siberian people belonged to the inorodtsy class and their nomadic status was confirmed by a special system of self-government "steppe duma - foreign government - tribal government", in accordance with the "Charter on the management of foreigners". At the same time, at

1836-538: The Western Sayan Mountains. The park was established in 2005 and it covers an area of 342,873 ha (847,260 acres). It is bordered by the Yenisei highway. According to archaeologists, the first people reached Siberia circa 40,000 BC . The Andronovo culture , a group of Bronze Age peoples, lived in the area around 2000–900 BC, the remains of which were discovered in 1914 near the village of Andronovo, Uzhursky District . The grave-mounds and monuments of

1904-580: The Yeniseisk Governorate, which was 1/7 of the entire population of the province. In the second half of the 19th-early 20th centuries, the formation of the population of the Yeniseisk Governorate occurred as a result of both ongoing spontaneous and organized migration processes. According to the results of the General Census of 1897, the Russian-speaking population, consisting of Siberians -

1972-409: The agriculture are concentrated in the south of the krai. The krai is among the richest of Russia's regions in natural resources: 80% of the country's nickel , 75% of its cobalt , 70% of its copper , 16% of its coal , and 10% of its gold are extracted here. Krasnoyarsk also produces 20% of the country's timber . More than 95% of Russian resources of platinum and platinoids are concentrated in

2040-413: The decree of Alexander I "On the division of Siberia into two general governments" of the administrative reform under the project of Mikhail Speransky . On July 22 ( August 3 ), 1822, the Yeniseysk Governorate with the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk was separated from the Tomsk Governorate to become a part of East-Siberian Governorate General. The Yeniseysk Governorate were located in

2108-566: The decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee , their territories are merged into a single Siberian Krai , with the center in Novosibirsk , along with the territories of Oyrat Autonomous Oblast and Altai , Novo-Nikolayevsk , Omsk , and Tomsk Governorates . Achinsky, Kansky, Krasnoyarsky, Minusinsky, and Khakassky Uezds of the governorate were at the same time transformed into okrugs, while Turukhansky Uezd

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2176-472: The dry Siberian High in winter than areas farther east, Yeniseysk has reliably high snowfall by Siberian standards with a total of 207.8 millimetres (8.18 in) of precipitation between October and April, although on average not very high amounts compared to cold climates close to oceans. Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai ( Russian : Красноярский край , romanized :  Krasnoyarskiy kray , IPA: [krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj] )

2244-747: The east of the Taymyr Peninsula ) is 2800 verst , the greatest width from west to east is up to 1300 verst . In the north, the Yeniseysk Governorate was bounded by the Northern Ocean , In the northeast by the Vilyuysk okrug of the Yakutsk Oblast , in the east and southeast by the Kirensky Uyezd and Nizhneudinsky Uyezd of the Irkutsk Governorate ; in south by China . In the west, Yeniseysk Governorate bordered on West Siberian General Governorate . In

2312-602: The enlargement of the Yeniseysk governorate's uezds (districts). The Usinsk okrug was formed in 1924 as part of the Yeniseisk Governorate, but already in 1925 it became part of the Minusinsk okrug of the Siberian Krai , On June 23, 1924, new Turukhansky Uezd was formed in the governorate. Its Yuzhnaya Volost was formed on the part of the territory of Antsiferovskaya Volost of Yeniseysky Uezd . After that, Yeniseysky Uezd itself

2380-454: The explosion is estimated to be about 10–15 megatons. It flattened more than 2,000 square kilometers (490,000 acres) of pine forest and killed thousands of reindeer. Krasnoyarsk Krai was created in 1934 after disaggregation of the West Siberian and East Siberian Krais and later included Taymyr and Evenk Autonomous Okrugs and Khakas Autonomous Oblast . In 1991, Khakassia separated from

2448-622: The foothills of the Sayan Mountains). Snow covers the central regions of the krai from early November until late March. The peaks of the Sayan Mountains higher than 2,400–2,600 metres (7,900–8,500 ft) and those of the Putorana Plateau higher than 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft) are covered with permanent snow. Permafrost is absent at low altitudes south of Lesosibirsk , but as one moves north it grades from sporadic around

2516-663: The fundamental law of the region. The Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai is the province's regional standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The legislative assembly consists of 52 deputies. 22 of them are elected in 22 one-mandate electoral districts by plurality system , 2 in Taymyr, 2 in Evenkia, and 26 are elected by proportional system from

2584-704: The granary of Siberia. While there is no grain to sell here, there is scarcity and famine 1,000 versts to the west and the starving peasants are forced to emigrate. Since 1913, the Yeniseysk Governorate had been part of the Irkutsk Governor General. In the summer of 1913, Fridtjof Nansen travelled to the Kara Sea , by the invitation of Jonas Lied , as part of a delegation: Vostrotin Stepan Vasilyevich (Siberian public figure, polar explorer, politician and diplomat), Iosif Grigorievich Loris-Melikov (secretary of

2652-490: The krai Charter in accordance with the Constitution of Russia . In December 1991, president Boris Yeltsin appointed Arkady Veprev as the first governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In January 1993 Yeltsin appointed Valery Zubov as the second governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In Krasnoyarsk Territory governor elections were called. Zubov was elected in a universal election for a five-year term. The Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai

2720-535: The krai and became a republic within the Russian Federation. On January 1, 2007, following a referendum on the issue held on April 17, 2005, the territories of Evenk and Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs were merged into the krai. During the Soviet period, the high authority in the krai was shared between three persons: The first secretary of the Krasnoyarsk CPSU Committee (who in reality had

2788-428: The krai mostly consists of Russians , and some other peoples of the former Soviet Union . The indigenous Siberian peoples make up no more than 1% of the population. The 2021 Census reported the following ethnic composition: Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.43 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): Total — 68.35 years (male — 63.56, female — 73.13) As per

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2856-404: The krai. The krai's major industries are: non-ferrous metallurgy , energy, forestry, chemicals, and oil refining. The major financial-industrial groups of Krasnoyarsk Krai are: The two most powerful hydroelectric plants in Russia are at the Yenisei River : Three are at its tributary Angara River : It makes Krasnoyarsk Krai one of Russia's most important producers of electric energy and

2924-477: The legislative assembly elected Khloponin for the second term. In 2010, after Khloponin was promoted to the office of the president's envoy in the North Caucasian Federal District , Lev Kuznetsov , a businessman and politician from Khloponin's circle, became the new governor of the krai. After Kuznetsov, Viktor Tolokonsky became Governor September 2017. After Tolokonsky, Aleksandr Uss became

2992-415: The lists offered by political parties. The highest executive body is the Oblast Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day-to-day matters of the province. The Oblast administration supports the activities of the Governor who is the highest official and acts as the guarantor of the observance of

3060-400: The most authority), the chairman of the krai Soviet (legislative power), and the chairman of the krai Executive Committee (executive power). Since the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the demise of the CPSU , the head of the krai administration, and eventually the governor has been appointed or elected alongside the elected regional parliament . The Charter of Krasnoyarsk Krai is

3128-425: The museums of Oxford and Pennsylvania made a trip along the Yenisei , consisting of anthropologist Maria Czaplicka , anthropologist Henry Usher Hall , ornithologist Maud Doria Haviland , Dora Curtis painter, Vasily Korobeinikov. The researchers traveled overland to Krasnoyarsk , along the Trans-Siberian Railway and on the "Oryol" steamer climbed the Yenisei to the mouth of the Golchikha, where they spent

3196-430: The same sickle in its right paw. The shield is surmounted by the imperial crown and surrounded by golden oak leaves connected by St. Andrew's ribbon. The coat of arms of the Yenisei Governorate was approved on July 5, 1878 by the All-Russian Emperor Alexander II . In 1886, decorations were removed from the city shields by the armorial department under the Department of Heraldry. The lion symbolized strength and courage, and

3264-462: The same volosts. Since 1898, the okrugs (districts) of the Yenisei Governorate were again called uezd (counties) . At the end of the 19th century, the Yeniseysk Governorate included 5 uezds (since 1898 - okrugs) and the Turukhansky Krai. coat of arms (1897), people In the 1760s-1780s, exile to Siberia became widespread. In the 1820s, the exiles constituted the second largest group of residents of Minusinsk . In 1863, 44,994 exiles lived in

3332-511: The shores in boats, inspected the ships, asking if there was anything “unallowed” 56°01′00″N 92°52′00″E  /  56.0167°N 92.8667°E  / 56.0167; 92.8667 Yeniseysk Yeniseysk (Russian: Енисейск , IPA: [jɪnʲɪˈsʲejsk] ) is a town in Krasnoyarsk Krai , Russia , located on the Yenisei River . Population: 18,766 ( 2010 Census ) ; 20,394 ( 2002 Census ) ; 22,891 ( 1989 Soviet census ) ; 20,000 (1970). Yeniseysk

3400-422: The sickle and shovel reflected the main occupation of the inhabitants - agriculture and mining, primarily gold . Until 1629, the territory of the modern Krasnoyarsk Krai was part of a vast region with the center in the city of Tobolsk . Later, the ostrog (fortress) of Yeniseisk , Krasnoyarsk and Kansk with adjacent lands were assigned to the Tomsk razryad . In 1676, the Yeniseisk ostrog received

3468-399: The south along the Yenisei River to the Taymyr Peninsula in the north. It borders (counting clockwise from the sea) the Sakha Republic , Irkutsk , the Tuva Republic , the Republic of Khakassia , Kemerovo , Tomsk , Tyumen Oblasts , the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug , the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Kara Sea and Laptev Sea of the Arctic Ocean in the north. The krai

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3536-465: The south there are 110–120 such days. The average temperature in January is −36 °C (−32.8 °F) in the north and −18 °C (−0.4 °F) in the south. The average temperature in July is 5 to 10 °C (41 to 50 °F) in the north – where the most poleward tree line in the world is found at Ary-Mas – and +20 °C (68 °F) in the south. The annual precipitation is 316 millimeters (12.4 in) (up to 1,200 millimeters (47 in) in

3604-403: The southwest and west with the Kuznetskiy Okrug , Marinsky Uezd and Narymsky of the Tomsk Governorate, from the northwest with the Beryozovsky Uezd of the Tobolsk Governorate . The area of the Yeniseysk Governorate was 2,211,589 square verst (the second largest province, after the Yakutsk Oblast ). “In a scarlet shield, a golden lion with azure eyes and tongue, and black claws, holding

3672-421: The status of a city, under which all the settlements along the Yenisei river and the right-bank territories stretching to Transbaikal were transferred. Peter I in 1708 carried out territorial and administrative transformations to streamline the administration of the state . The main administrative unit of the Russian Empire was the Governorate, which included provinces, divided into uezds . According to

3740-408: The suggestion of M. M. Speransky , who was conducting an audit of the Siberian possessions, Emperor Alexander I signed a decree on the formation of the Yeniseysk Governorate as part of five districts: Krasnoyarsk, Yeniseisk (with Turukhansk Territory), Achinsk, Minusinsk and Kansk. The city of Krasnoyarsk was approved as the administrative center of the newly formed province. On February 26, 1831,

3808-464: The summer studying the nature and beliefs of the indigenous peoples of Siberia . A similar administrative-territorial division persisted until the early 1920s. Uryankhay Krai existed until August 14, 1921, when local revolutionaries, supported by the Red Army of the RSFSR, decided to proclaim the national sovereignty of Tuvan People's Republic . Apart from Mongolia , however, no other country recognized its independence. Since 1923, work began on

3876-485: The survey conducted in 2012, 29.6% of the population of Krasnoyarsk Krai adhered to the Russian Orthodox Church , 5% declared to be a nondenominational Christian (excluding Protestant churches), 2% belonged to a different Orthodox churches , 1.5% was Muslim , 1% followed the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery), and 10.9% did not give an answer to the survey. In addition, 35% of the population declared to be "spiritual but not religious" and 15% to be atheist . Krasnoyarsk

3944-428: The unfinished northern route of the Trans-Siberian Railway to Norway through Yekaterinburg , where he participated in a meeting of the Russian Geographical Society , reporting on the voyage along the Yenisei . Nansen published a report from thу journey in book Through Siberia . In 1913 the Usinsk border okrug was transformed into the Usinsk-Uriankhai Krai. On April 17, 1914, the Russian government establishes

4012-406: The western part of Eastern Siberia between 52° 20' and 77° 33' north latitude and 95° and 128° east longitude. It stretched from the southern to the northern limits of the Russian Empire. The area looked like an irregular polygon, elongated in the direction from the southwest to the northeast. The greatest length of the Yeniseysk Governorate from China to the extreme northern tip of Asia (a cape in

4080-421: The world. The krai covers an area of 2,366,797 square kilometers (913,825 sq mi), constituting roughly 13% of Russia's total area. Krasnoyarsk Krai has a population of 2,856,971 as of the 2021 Census . The krai lies in the middle of Siberia , and occupies nearly half of the Siberian Federal District , almost splitting it in half, stretching 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) from the Sayan Mountains in

4148-463: The zoning of Siberia, which marked the beginning of the administrative reorganization of the territory of the region. Volosts were abolished, enlarged uezds (districts) were created. On November 14, 1923, parts of the Yeniseysk governorate's Minusinsky and Achinsky Uezds were merged with one volost of Kuznetskiy Uyezd of Tomsk Governorate to form new Khakassky Uezd . On March 19, 1924, Siberian Revolutionary Committee ( Sibrevkom ) approved

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4216-544: Was abolished and its remaining territory split between Kansky and Krasnoyarsky Uezds . At the same time, Daurskaya Volost of Achinsky Uezd was transferred to Krasnoyarsky Uezd. Also in 1924, parts of Znamenskaya and Tashtypskaya Volosts of Minusinsky Uezd were transferred to Khakassky Uezd . The former territory became a part of Charkovskaya Enlarged Volost, while the latter was merged into Tashtypskaya Enlarged Volost. On May 25, 1925, all Governorates (including Yeniseysk Governorate) and regions in Siberia are abolished by

4284-546: Was almost entirely Russian, the rest (about 10%) consisting of Samoyedes, Tatars, Tunguses, Yakuts, Mongols and Ostyaks. In the 19th century, the inhabitants of the coastal villages between Yeniseisk and Krasnoyarsk had the custom to call out to all ships and rafts passing by. The call was made in a singsong voice, in a drawling voice: “and who is swimming, and who is swimming, and who is swimming by name?”. Sailors had to respond and report their name or shout "good people." If they did not do this, residents immediately sailed from

4352-420: Was created as well. In 1998, Zubov lost in the gubernatorial election to General Aleksandr Lebed , a well-known politician in all of Russia. In 2002 Lebed died in a helicopter accident. In 2002, Alexander Khloponin , the governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug and an influential businessman, was elected a governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In 2007, he was nominated by president Vladimir Putin for re-election, and

4420-559: Was exploring  southern  Siberia  and  north-western  Mongolia "the  so-called  Urjankai  country,  a  tract  of  land  about  the  sources  of  the  Yenisei,  as yet  almost  entirely  unknown" "terra incognita" as it was described in resulting books " The vegetation of the Siberian-Mongolian frontiers: (the Sayansk region) " and " To Jenisei's sources. The Norwegian Sibirie Expedition's journey ". In 1914, an ethnographic expedition from

4488-426: Was founded in 1619 as a stockaded town—the first town on the Yenisei River. It played an important role in Russian colonization of East Siberia in the 17th–18th centuries. Its location is due to the Siberian River Routes from the Urals, up the Ob, up the Ket River and over a portage to Yeniseysk and from there to the Yenisei basin. It became less important due to road and rail building further south. Its old town

4556-412: Was renamed Turukhansky Krai and transferred to Krasnoyarsk Okrug . As of its foundation, the governorate included five okrugs (districts) from former uezd (counties): The administrative-territorial division of the Yenisei province remained basically unchanged until 1924. Only the volost division changed. The number of volosts in the province is 35. Turukhansky Krai is divided into 3 sections,

4624-421: Was subjected to another administrative-territorial reform: a second Governorate was established - Irkutsk Governorate , which included the Yeniseisk Governorate. Two decades later, the Yeniseisk Governorate was liquidated, its uezds were included in three Governorate: Tobolsk ( Yeniseisk and Achinsk ), Irkutsk and Kolyvan ( Krasnoyarsk ). In 1797, all the territories of the Yenisei River basin were assigned to

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