Krasnoobsk can be explored through a wide variety of details: the forest park named after Academician Sinyagin represents a diverse plant world, while circular residential buildings, a Russian-Byzantine church and a sculpture reveal the town’s built and cultural side. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, you can first decide which of these highlights you want to shape your trip.
Forest Park and Plant Life
The forest park named after Academician Irakli Ivanovich Sinyagin was established in the 1970s at his initiative, during the development of the science town. The park is home to 22 landscape stands and 205 landscape groups, planted with more than 80 tree and shrub species. The area also contains around 212 plant species and numerous vertebrate and invertebrate animals, including species listed in regional and federal Red Data Books. The species composition may change over time.
An arboretum with a nursery is located on the opposite side of Krasnoobsk from the forest park. Saplings of ornamental and fruit plants are available for purchase there; if you are planning a visit for this purpose, check in advance whether sales are currently available.
Research History and Townscape
In 1970, Krasnoobsk began to take shape as a research complex of the Siberian Branch of VASKhNIL (the All-Union Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences). The residential development also has its own planning history. Among the distinctive residential buildings are eight-storey panel blocks arranged in a circle. Three residential rings with circular arrangements of eight-storey panel blocks were originally planned. The third ring was not built; ordinary rows of buildings were constructed on the site originally earmarked for it.
Church, Art and Grebennikov
The Church of St. Sergius and Our Lady of Kazan combines five domes and a tent-shaped bell tower with the Russian-Byzantine style. Its two church spaces also differ in their dedication and decoration: the lower one is dedicated to St. Sergius of Radonezh, while the upper one is adorned with a faience iconostasis.
The sculpture “Polet mysli” (“Flight of Thought”) depicts a flock of birds seemingly moving through a cloud in slow motion. The motif symbolizes the value and beauty of the moment. The sculpture was originally called “Veter” (“Wind”); the name change shifts the focus from movement to the motif of thought.
The V. S. Grebennikov Museum of Agroecology and Environmental Protection was founded in 1976 by Viktor Stepanovich Grebennikov. He was a renowned animal artist and entomologist, as well as the author of several popular science books about insects. Grebennikov’s spheroama “Reliktovaya step” recreates a first-person view while taking the viewing angle into account. The depiction therefore depends not only on the subject, but also on the perspective adopted.
Sports Facilities
The Armada sports and recreation complex includes a swimming pool, a climbing wall and an aqua-thermal area. A neighbouring building houses a wind tunnel and the Fly Surf artificial surf wave. If you are considering any of these activities as part of your plans, check in advance which are currently open to visitors.
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