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of the

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of the city of

Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, ...

Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of t ...

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19th century

* 1858 - Territory ceded to Russia by China per

Treaty of Aigun The Treaty of Aigun (Russian: Айгунский договор; ) was an 1858 treaty between the Russian Empire and the Qing dynasty that established much of the modern border between the Russian Far East and China by ceding much of Manchur ...

. * 1860 - June: Russian ship ''Manchzhur'' arrives; military barracks constructed under command of Nikolay Vasilyevich Komarov. * 1864 - Kunst & Albers in business. * 1865 - Vladivostok designated a

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. * 1871 ** Okhotsk Military Flotilla based in Vladivostok. ** Japan-Vladivostok telegraph cable installed. ** Amerikanskaya Street laid out. * 1877 - Maritime navigation

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established. * 1880 ** Vladivostok designated a city. ** Population: 7,300. * 1881 -

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directorate formed. * 1883 ** Resettlement administration established. ** Coat of arms

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design adopted. ** ''Vladivostok'' newspaper begins publication. * 1884 - Society for the Study of the Amur Region established. * 1887 - Public reading-hall opens. * 1888 - Oblast governor's residence related to Vladivostok from

Khabarovsk Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China–Russia border, at the confluence of ...

. * 1890 - Amurskiy Regional Museum opens. * 1891 - May:

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visits city. * 1892 - ''Far East'' newspaper begins publication. * 1894 - State Bank branch opens. * 1897 -

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: 28,896. * 1898 - Russo-Chinese Bank branch opens. * 1899 ** Oriental Institute opens. ** ''Advertiser'' newspaper begins publication. * 1900 ** Population: 38,000. ** Ceased to be a

20th century

* 1902 - Vladivostok Sea School of Far Navigation founded. * 1903 -

Trans-Siberian Railway The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...

begins operating. * 1906 - January: Armed revolt. * 1907 ** Siberian Bank branch opens. ** October: Armed revolt. ** Winter: After a multitude of alleged paranormal incidents and multiple crew deaths, the '' Ivan Vassili'' is burned by drunken sailors. * 1908 - Tram begins operating. * 1909 - Population: 90,100. * 1912 ** Train station built. ** ''Theater and Music'' begins publication. * 1917 - December: Japanese military occupies railroad. * 1918 **

Vladivostok Fortress Vladivostok Fortress is a system of fortifications built from 1889 to 1918 in Vladivostok, Russia, and the surrounding area. During construction, lessons from the Russo-Japanese War were taken into account, so that this is the most fortified ...

finishes construction. ** April 4: Three Japanese killed. ** April 5: United States, Japanese, and British military stationed in city. * 1920 - April: United States military withdraws from city. * 1922 - October 25:

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in power. * 1930s -

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prisons established. * 1930 ** Far Eastern Politechnical Institute established. ** Moscow-Vladivostok automotive rally conducted. * 1931 - Maxim Gorky Academic Theater founded. * 1932 -

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begins operating. * 1942 - A

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makes an emergency landing in Vladivostok. * 1954 - Krushchev visits city. * 1957 - Dynamo Stadium opens. * 1958 ** Vladivostok designated a

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. ** Vladivostok State Medical Institute established. ** Football Club Luch formed. * 1960 - Centennial Prospect (street) laid out. * 1965 - Population: 367,000. * 1967 - Far Eastern Technological Institute founded. * 1974 - November: USA-USSR arms control summit held. * 1985 - Population: 600,000. * 1988 - City opens to Soviet citizens. * 1990 - Vladimir Yefremov becomes mayor. * 1991 **

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relationship established with

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, USA. ** Vladivostok's

status ends. * 1992 ** Pacific Economic Development & Cooperation Center established. ** August: Asia-Pacific Theatre Festival held. * 1993 - Viktor Cherepkov becomes mayor. * 1994 - Tolstoshein Konstantin Borisovich becomes mayor. * 1996 ** September 21: VladiROCKstok music festival held. ** Viktor Cherepkov becomes mayor again. * 1998 - Youry Kopylov becomes mayor. * 1999 -

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basketball club formed. * 2000 - City becomes part of the

Far Eastern Federal District The Far Eastern Federal District (russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг, ''Dalnevostochny federalny okrug'') is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia but the least populated, with a p ...

21st century

* 2003 -

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film festival begins. * 2004 - Vladimir Nikolayev elected mayor. * 2005 - Czechoslovak Legions Graveyard renovated. * 2006 - '' Vladivostok Times''

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begins publication. * 2008 ** Igor Pushkaryov becomes mayor. ** December: Protest. * 2009 - Protests. * 2010 ** November: International Youth Tiger Summit held. ** Population: 592,100. * 2011 -

Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline The Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline is a pipeline for natural gas in Russia, transporting Sakhalin's gas to the most populated and industrialized regions of the Russian Far East (Khabarovsk Krai and Primorsky Krai). It is also pr ...

opens. * 2012 ** Zolotoy Rog Bridge and

Russky Bridge The Russky Bridge (russian: Русский мост, ''Russian Bridge'') is a cable-stayed bridge in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. The bridge connects the Russky Island and the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula sections of the city across the ...

built. ** September: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

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held on Russky Island.

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