Rubtsovsk (, ) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Aley River (Ob's tributary) southwest of Barnaul. 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 anti-Semitic incidents took place in the city in 1945.
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.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.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 is a derelict airfield which is used most commonly by local youth for drag racing.
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
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 Yury Kataev, painter and sculptor
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 Changji, China Semey, Kazakhstan
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