Rubtsovsk

Rubtsovsk (Russian: Рубцо́вск, pronounced [rʊpˈtsofsk]) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Aley River (Ob's tributary) 281 kilometers (175 mi) southwest of Barnaul. Population: 147,002 (2010 Census);^[3] 163,063 (2002 Census);^[8] 171,792 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 167,000 (1975); 111,000 (1959); 75,334 (1939).

Rubtsovsk Рубцовск
City[1]
Lenin prospekt in Rubtsovsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Rubtsovsk
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Coordinates: 51°31′N 81°12′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Altai Krai[1]
Founded	1892
City status since	1927
Government
• Head[2]	Dmitry Feldman[2]
Area
• Total	84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	147,002
• Rank	116th in 2010
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of krai significance of Rubtsovsk[1]
• Capital of	city of krai significance of Rubtsovsk,[1] Rubtsovsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Rubtsovsk Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Rubtsovsk Urban Okrug,[4] Rubtsovsky Municipal District[5]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	658200
Dialing code(s)	+7 38557
OKTMO ID	01716000001

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.^{[citation needed]}

A number of anti-Semitic incidents took place in the city in 1945.^[10]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city was the home city of several soldiers associated with the Bucha massacre^[11] and also a major destination for Ukrainian war loot.^[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rubtsovsk serves as the administrative center of Rubtsovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] 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.^[1] As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Rubtsovsk is incorporated as Rubtsovsk Urban Okrug.^[4]

Transportation

The Rubtsovsk Airport is a derelict airfield which is used most commonly by local youth for drag racing.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The city is located on the Aley River 281 kilometers (175 mi) southwest of Barnaul, the largest city and administrative centre of Altai Krai.

Climate

Climate data for Rubtsovsk (1991-2020, extremes 1924–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	4.7 (40.5)	5.2 (41.4)	20.4 (68.7)	31.2 (88.2)	37.3 (99.1)	39.5 (103.1)	40.7 (105.3)	39.6 (103.3)	35.6 (96.1)	27.2 (81.0)	17.1 (62.8)	7.0 (44.6)	40.7 (105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−11.2 (11.8)	−8.4 (16.9)	−0.6 (30.9)	13.0 (55.4)	21.7 (71.1)	26.7 (80.1)	27.7 (81.9)	26.2 (79.2)	19.6 (67.3)	11.0 (51.8)	−0.8 (30.6)	−8.1 (17.4)	9.7 (49.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−16.1 (3.0)	−14.2 (6.4)	−6.4 (20.5)	5.8 (42.4)	13.8 (56.8)	19.3 (66.7)	20.7 (69.3)	18.6 (65.5)	12.0 (53.6)	4.7 (40.5)	−5.3 (22.5)	−12.6 (9.3)	3.4 (38.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−19.2 (−2.6)	−11.5 (11.3)	−0.3 (31.5)	6.8 (44.2)	12.5 (54.5)	14.7 (58.5)	12.0 (53.6)	5.8 (42.4)	0.0 (32.0)	−9.0 (15.8)	−17.0 (1.4)	−2.1 (28.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−46.9 (−52.4)	−44.7 (−48.5)	−38.4 (−37.1)	−28.2 (−18.8)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.6 (29.1)	2.6 (36.7)	−1.0 (30.2)	−7.5 (18.5)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−42.0 (−43.6)	−48.7 (−55.7)	−48.7 (−55.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13 (0.5)	14 (0.6)	17 (0.7)	22 (0.9)	33 (1.3)	41 (1.6)	60 (2.4)	39 (1.5)	25 (1.0)	28 (1.1)	27 (1.1)	18 (0.7)	337 (13.4)
Average precipitation days	11.7	9.7	9.7	8.3	9.6	10.0	11.2	9.4	8.1	11.0	12.7	13.2	124.6
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net [13]
Source 2: climatebase.ru (precipitation days 1936-2012)[14]

Notable people

• Raisa Gorbachyova, activist and wife of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
• Yevgeni Kryukov, association football player
• Boris Eifman, ballet choreographer
• Vladimir Ryzhkov, politician
• Aleksei Tishchenko, boxer
• Yekaterina Lobaznyuk, gymnast
• Vladimir Galouzine, tenor

Cultural references

Novelist Esther Hautzig recounts her experiences in Rubtsovsk during World War II in The Endless Steppe.

Twin towns and sister cities

• Grants Pass, Oregon, United States^[15]
• Changji, China
• Semey, Kazakhstan

References

Notes

1. Law #28-ZS
2. Official website of Rubtsovsk Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. Law #83-ZS
5. Law #35-ZS
6. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
8. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
9. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
10. Redlich, Shimon; Anderson, Kirill Mikhaĭlovich; Altman, I. (1995). War, Holocaust and Stalinism: a ... - Google Książki. Psychology Press. ISBN 9783718657391. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
11. "Ukraine: The children's camp that became an execution ground". BBC News. May 15, 2022.
12. "Полтонны "трофеев" "Медуза" разыскала российских военных, отправлявших огромные посылки от границы с Украиной в Рубцовск. Именно в этот город идет большинство таких грузов".
13. "Погода и Климат – Климат Бийска" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
14. "Rubtsovsk, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
15. "Sister City". Retrieved March 20, 2021.

Sources

• Алтайский краевой Совет народных депутатов. Закон №28-ЗС от 1 марта 2008 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Алтайского края», в ред. Закона №16-ЗС от 4 апреля 2017 г. «О присоединении станции Железнодорожная Казарма 572 км к посёлку Октябрьскому Октябрьского сельсовета Кулундинского района Алтайского края и внесении изменений в отдельные законы Алтайского края». Вступил в силу 8 марта 2008 г. Опубликован: "Алтайская правда", №67, 8 марта 2008 г. (Altai Krai Council of People's Deputies. Law #28-ZS of March 1, 2008 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Altai Krai, as amended by the Law #16-ZS of April 4, 2017 On Merging the Station of Zheleznodorozhnaya Kazarma 572 km into the Settlement of Oktyabrsky in Oktyabrsky Selsoviet of Kulundinsky District of Altai Krai and on Amending Various Laws of Altai Krai. Effective as of March 8, 2008.).
• Алтайское краевое Законодательное Собрание. Закон №83-ЗС от 3 октября 2008 г «О статусе и границах муниципального и административно-территориального образования город Рубцовск Алтайского края». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Алтайская правда", №296, 11 октября 2008 г. (Altai Krai Legislative Assembly. Law #83-ZS of October 3, 2008 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal and the Administrative-Territorial Formation of the City of Rubtsovsk of Altai Krai. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).
• Алтайский краевой Совет народных депутатов. Закон №35-ЗС от 30 апреля 2008 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных и административно-территориальных образований Рубцовского района Алтайского края», в ред. Закона №93-ЗС от 31 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Алтайского края о статусе и границах муниципальных и административно-территориальных образований Алтайского края». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Алтайская правда", №139–140 (без приложений), 17 мая 2008 г. (Altai Krai Council of People's Deputies. Law #35-ZS of April 30, 2008 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal and the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Rubtsovsky District of Altai Krai, as amended by the Law #93-ZS of December 31, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Altai Krai on the Status and the Borders of the Municipal and Administrative-Territorial Formations of Altai Krai. Effective as of after 10 days from after the day of the official publication.).