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Highlights include A University Built Before Anyone Was Certain, Bystrzhitsky’s Seven Dragons, Firebirds of the House with Firebirds, Horse Trader's Palace, Kryachkov House, Radishchev House.

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A University Built Before Anyone Was Certain

Local name: Томский государственный университет, проспект Ленина, 36

This stop connects the creation of Siberia's first university with the struggle over control of its future students.

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Open in mapsOn the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

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  1. A University Built Before Anyone Was Certain: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    This stop connects the creation of Siberia's first university with the struggle over control of its future students.

  2. Bystrzhitsky’s Seven Dragons: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    An archival investigation will show why the famous façade had to have its owner identified anew.

  3. Firebirds of the House with Firebirds: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    This stop lets you compare the restored postcard with everyday life behind the carved bay window.

  4. Horse Trader's Palace: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    The estate shifts the conversation from a merchant façade to the layout of the yard, where horses were traded and kept.

  5. Kryachkov House: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    Here, wooden architecture becomes an engineering dispute over height, warmth, and modern housing.

  6. Radishchev House: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    This is where the city’s memory begins to be tested: the plaque preserved the precise story but linked it to the wrong building.

  7. The Hill of the Fortress, Rebellion, and Fire Alarm: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    This spot shows how one height served as a construction site, a place of resistance, and a city lookout.

  8. The Mammoth’s Shore and Moving Earth: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    The finale brings together a scientific discovery and the fate of the bank that first exposed the find and then destroyed the excavation.

  9. Vtorov Passage: story on the “Old Tomsk: Wooden Neighborhoods and the University Riverbank” route

    Here, the grand façade stands alongside an episode that happened even before the shop opened.