Rubtsovsk (, ) is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

Altai Krai Altai Krai (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan ( East Kazakhstan Region, Abai Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative ce ...

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, located on the

Aley River The Aley () is a river in Altai Krai, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Ob. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Some of the towns along the river are Rubtsovsk, Gorkovskoye and Aleysk. Course The river flows along the Ob Plateau in i ...

( Ob's

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

) southwest of

Barnaul Barnaul (, ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob (river), Ob rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As of the Russian Censu ...

. Population: 167,000 (1975); 111,000 (1959); 75,334 (1939). Rubtsovsk is the industrial center of Western Siberia. In particular, mechanical engineering. The city-forming enterprises are the Altai Tractor Plant, the Altai Agricultural Engineering Plant, and the Altai Tractor Electrical Equipment Plant. Later, other large enterprises were put into operation: Rubtsovsk Machine-Building Plant, Rubtsovsk Tractor Spare Parts Plant.

History

It was founded in 1892. A number of

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incidents took place in the city in 1945.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rubtsovsk serves as the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

Rubtsovsky District Rubtsovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #35-ZS district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Altai Krai, fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the distric ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #28-ZS As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of krai significance of Rubtsovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

.Law #28-ZS As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Rubtsovsk is incorporated as Rubtsovsk Urban Okrug.Law #83-ZS

Transportation

The

Rubtsovsk Airport Rubtsovsk Airport () is an airport in Russia located 6 km north of Rubtsovsk Rubtsovsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Aley River (Ob River, Ob's tributary) southwest of Bar ...

is a derelict airfield which is used most commonly by local youth for drag racing.

Geography

The city is located on the

281 kilometers (175 mi) southwest of Barnaul, the largest city and administrative centre of Altai Krai.

Climate

Notable people

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, activist and wife of former Soviet leader

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, association football player *

Boris Eifman Boris Eifman (Борис Яковлевич Эйфман; born 22 July 1946) is a Russian choreographer and artistic director. He has done more than fifty ballet productions. Biography Eifman was born in Rubtsovsk, Siberia, where his engineer ...

, ballet choreographer *

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, politician *

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, boxer *

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, gymnast *

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, tenor

Cultural references

Novelist Esther Hautzig recounts her experiences in Rubtsovsk during World War II in ''

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.''

Twin towns and sister cities

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* * * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Altai Krai Populated places established in 1892 1892 establishments in the Russian Empire