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Perm

Perm

• Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia.
• It is located on the banks of the Kama River in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains.
• The city was founded on the 15 th of May in 1723.

• The Kama is the main tributary of the Volga River and one of the deepest and most picturesque rivers of Russia.
• The city is divided by the Kama into two parts: the central part and the right bank part. The city stretches for 70 kilometers along the Kama and 40 kilometers across it.

• Perm was first mentioned as the village of Yagoshikha in 1647; however, the history of the modern city of Perm starts with the development of the Ural region by Tsar Peter the Great.
• From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov.

Population

• The population of Perm is more than a million people. The city is the thirteenth most populous in Russia

Culture

• The Perm Opera and Ballet House is one of the best in Russia.
• There are many other theaters in Perm, including the Drama Theatre, the Puppet Theater, the Theater for Young Spectators, the Theater "Stage Molot", and the Theater "Near the Bridge".

• Among the cities museums and galleries, the Perm State Art Gallery is recognized for its outstanding collections of art, including paintings from the 15th- to 18th-century art movements, and wooden sculptures from the region.

Education

• Perm is a scientific center; some of the scientific institutes are combined in the Perm Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Perm is a home to several major universities including Perm State University

The most famous monument

• Permyak Salty Ears - urban sculpture by Rustam Ismagilov
• The sculpture consists of two parts - the figure of the photographer and a round frame with large ears, in which those who wish to pose for a photograph can put their faces.
• In 2009 the monument was judged to be "the strangest" in Russia.

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