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The Straz Center Tampa, FL

The Lion King  

Thursday, April 3, 2025

$ 111 pp (Orchestra seats) (Price includes show ticket, transportation, and tip for bus driver)

Lisa Adams, Coordinator 9297 SW 90th CT Unit D Ocala FL 34481-7561

407-325-9863 Call 9-1 Only

Open to Book: Monday, December 2, 2024

All Tickets are Non-Refundable unless we have a “Wait List”

Lunch on your own at International Mall, Tampa FL.

More than 100 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of

Disney’s THE LION KING, and now you can, too. Winner of six Tony Awards®, including

Best Musical, this landmark musical event brings together one of the most imaginative

creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a

story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals .

THE LION KING also features some of Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted by

Tony Award-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice. There is simply nothing else like

THE LION KING.

Depart Approx. 9:00 a.m. Show 2:00 p.m. Return Approx. 7:00 p.m.

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Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This is Disney’s THE LION KING, making its triumphant return to the Shea’s Buffalo Theatre!

More than 100 million people around the world have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular – one of the most breathtaking and beloved productions ever to grace the stage.

Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, THE LION KING brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award®-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. THE LION KING also features the extraordinary work of Tony Award®-winning choreographer Garth Fagan and some of Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Award®-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice.

There is simply nothing else like THE LION KING.

Photo By: Darian Sanders as Simba. The Lion King North American Tour ©Disney. Photo by Deen van Meer.

Photo By: Darian Sanders as Simba. The Lion King North American Tour ©Disney. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Photo By: Mukelisiwe Goba as Rafiki. The Lion King North American Tour ©Disney. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Photo By: Mukelisiwe Goba as Rafiki. The Lion King North American Tour ©Disney. Photo by Matthew Murphy

Photo By: Peter Hargrave as Scar. The Lion King North American Tour ©Disney. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Photo By: Darian Sanders as Simba and Khalifa White as Nala ©Disney. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Photo By: Khalifa White as Nala. The Lion King North American Tour ©Disney. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Photo By: Gerald Ramsey as Mufasa. The Lion King North American Tour ©Disney. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Photo By: Lionesses Dance. The Lion King North American Tour ©Disney. Photo by Deen van Meer.

Photo By: Company of The Lion King on Broadway. Circle of Life ©Disney. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Photo By: Circle of Life Cheetah and Giraffes. ©Disney. Photo by Joan Marcus.

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Greenville, SC

The lion king: greenville, sc: sep. 11 - sep. 29. now on stage through sunday only x, tickets now on sale, peace center.

300 Main St. Greenville, SC

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Atlanta, GA

The lion king: atlanta, ga: oct. 2 - oct. 20. now on sale starts wednesday x, fox theatre.

660 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA

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The Lion King: Ottawa, ON: Oct. 24 - Nov. 10. Now on sale! X

National arts centre.

1 Elgin St. Ottawa, ON

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Hartford, CT

The lion king: hartford, ct: nov. 13 - dec. 1. now on sale x, the bushnell.

166 Capitol Ave. Hartford, CT

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Syracuse, NY

The lion king: syracuse, ny: dec. 4 - dec. 15. now on sale x, landmark theatre.

362 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY

Buffalo, NY

The lion king: buffalo, ny: dec. 18, 2024 - jan. 5, 2025. now on sale x, shea's buffalo theatre.

650 Main St. Buffalo, NY

Appleton, WI

The lion king: appleton, wi: jan. 8, 2025 - jan. 26, 2025. now on sale x, fox cities performing arts center.

400 W. College Ave. Appleton, WI

Kalamazoo, MI

The lion king: kalamazoo, mi: jan. 29, 2025 - feb. 9, 2025. now on sale x, miller auditorium.

1341 Theatre Dr. Kalamazoo, MI

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Baltimore, MD

The lion king: baltimore, md: feb. 12, 2025 - mar. 2, 2025. now on sale x, hippodrome theatre.

12 N. Eutaw St. Baltimore, MD

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Ft. Lauderdale, FL

The lion king: ft. lauderdale, fl: mar. 6, 2025 - mar. 30, 2025. on sale oct. 18 at 10:00am x, presale begins september 30, broward center.

201 SW 5th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL

VISIT: Click Here Call: 954-660-6307

The Lion King: Tampa, FL: Apr. 2, 2025 - Apr. 20, 2025. On sale Nov. 14 at 10:00am! X

Straz center.

1010 N Macinnes Pl. Tampa, FL

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Orlando, FL

The lion king: orlando, fl: apr. 23, 2025 - may. 18, 2025. on sale nov. 22 at 10:00am x, dr. phillips center.

445 S. Magnolia Ave. Orlando, FL

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Kansas City, MO

The lion king: kansas city, mo: may. 22, 2025 - jun. 1, 2025. on sale nov. 22 at 10:00am x, kansas city music hall.

301 W. 13th St. Kansas City, MO

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The Lion King: Dallas, TX: Jun. 4, 2025 - Jul. 3, 2025. On sale Dec. 6 at 10:00am! X

Music hall at fair park.

909 1st Ave. Dallas, TX

Edmonton, AB

The lion king: edmonton, ab: jul. 9, 2025 - jul. 27, 2025. on sale feb. 10, 2025 at 10:00am x, northern alberta jubilee auditorium.

11455 87 Ave. NW Edmonton, AB

Calgary, AB

The lion king: calgary, ab: jul. 30, 2025 - aug. 17, 2025. on sale feb. 10, 2025 at 10:00am x, southern alberta jubilee auditorium.

1415 14th Ave. NW Calgary, AB

Vancouver, BC

The lion king: vancouver, bc: aug. 20, 2025 - sep. 14, 2025. on sale feb. 10, 2025 at 10:00am x, queen elizabeth theatre.

630 Hamilton St. Vancouver, BC

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The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre

Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King is now in its 26th year at London’s Lyceum Theatre and has been seen by millions of people around the world. The audience is transported into a dazzling world that explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music. It tells the powerful and moving story of Simba and his journey from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands. Music by Sir Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice. Seats in the Royal Circle for matinee performance. There is a comfort stop on the outward journey.

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We offer the best theatre breaks in town! All the top shows, and the best seats in the house combined with a great range of London hotels, from budget lodges to 5-Star luxury hotels. The current must-have tickets include Mary Poppins , The Producers , Chicago and of course, Les Miserables.

There's nothing quite like a theatre trip to the capital, where the best performers from across the world converge on London's world-famous West End to put on a spectacular show, taking you on a thrill-ride of imagination without even having to leave your seat! From classic family favourites like The Lion King and Wicked, to captivating real-life stories from Tina - The Tina Turner Musical and Jersey Boys, there's something for all ages to sing-along to in London's West End. With coach travel, ticket admission and hotel accommodation covered, enjoy a stress-free break with no hassle, just pure fun and excitement! And you'll even get free time in the capital too. What more could you want?

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Don’t miss the world premiere of  Andrew Lloyd Webber’s   Cinderella The Musical ! Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher ( Les Misérables ,  The Addams Family ),  Cinderella  is a complete reimagining of the much-loved fairytale. Based on an original story by Emerald Fennell, the acclaimed screenwriter of the second season of  Killing Eve , this modern twist on a timeless classic promises to enchant audiences at the West End’s Gillian Lynne Theatre.

Experience the combination of opulent sets, beautiful costumes and fabulous special effects first-hand at Her Majesty’s Theatre. This iconic musical traces the tragic love story of a beautiful opera singer and a young composer shamed by his physical appearance into a shadowy existence beneath the majestic Paris Opera House. This is an unmissable theatrical experience that is sure to mesmerise!

Enjoy a journey to thestunningly reimagined world of Oz and marvel at the West End phenomenon of  Wicked ! Based on Gregory Maguire's acclaimed 1995 novel  Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , the multi award-winning stage musical features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. This untold story of the Witches of Oz continues to cast a spell over audiences across the world, combining technical wizardry, glorious costumes and mesmerising songs.

Brilliantly reimagined by acclaimed director Julie Taymor, the stage adaptation of Disney’s beloved film,  The Lion King , promises an unforgettable theatrical experience. The musical has been a sell-out success ever since it opened on Broadway in 1997 and continues to enchant audiences of all ages! Featuring music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, the smash-hit phenomenon includes tracks such as  Hakuna Matata ,  Circle of Life  and  Can You Feel the Love Tonight ?

Following its huge global success,  Hamilton  is retuning to the West End’s Victoria Palace Theatre to captivate audiences once again! Inspired by Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton and featuring music and lyrics by Tony award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical tells the story of American Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton. Since its London premiere,  Hamilton  has won a staggering seven Olivier awards, tying with  Matilda  for the most Olivier awards won by a musical.

Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr – divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. Everyone knows the story of Henry VIII and his six wives, but now we have the chance to hear a modern retelling of their lives in the fabulous  SIX the Musical ! Turning historic heartbreak into a 21st celebration of girl power, the famous wives tell their tales in the style of a pop concert, coming together to share their stories and decide who had it worst with the Tudor King.

You’ll get chills and they’ll multiply! Enjoy a spectacular adventure to the capital with time to take in all the iconic sights of London, and a visit to the Dominion Theatre to see  Grease the Musical !

Back to The Future

Great Scott! Load up your flux capacitor and get ready to travel 88mph –  Back to the Future   The Musical  is coming to London’s Adelphi Theatre! Based on the 1985 pop culture phenomenon,  Back to the Future  has been transformed for the stage by the film’s co-writers Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis as well as Tony Award-winning director John Rando.

'Les Miz', as it is affectionately known, is now the West End’s longest-running musical and is still breaking box office records. Cameron Mackintosh’s renowned production is a global stage sensation, seen by over 70 million people in 51 countries and translated into 22 languages around the world. Adapted from Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name, this legendary musical continues to mesmerise new and returning audiences alike.  

Dirty Dancing

Get ready to have the time of your life on this spectacular two-day break to London to see  Dirty Dancing  - live at the Dominion Theatre! Based on the smash-hit film, this thrilling musical transports you back to the summer of 1963 to tell the story of Baby and Johnny, two young people from different worlds, as they discover their love of dance and their passion for each other. With scintillating new choreography guaranteed to get your pulse racing and packed full of all the classic hits from the original film such as  Hungry Eyes  and  Do You Love Me?,  step into your dance space anddon’t missthis fabulous getaway to the capital.

Classic Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall

This March sees the return of the UK’s most popular classical music show,  Classical Spectacular , at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall. Enjoy an evening of all your favourite classical music such as  Jerusalem ,  Land of Hope and Glory  andElgar’s  Nimrod  being performed by the  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, choirs and soloists, the British Imperial Military Band plus the muskets and cannons of the Moscow Militia . The multi-coloured light and laser displays plus the famous finale to the music of the  1812 Overture with thundering cannons and indoor fireworks is  a performance that is guaranteed to raise the roof!

Having been seen by over 65 million people worldwide,  Mamma Mia!  set the record for premiering in more international cities faster than any other musical in history. Enjoy the ultimate feel-good factor at the Novello Theatre with a host of hit songs from  Dancing Queen  and  Take A Chance On Me  to  Super Trouper  and  Thank You For The Music .

The Drifters Girl

A fabulous time awaits at the West End’s Garrick Theatre! Don’t miss  The Drifters Girl , telling the remarkable story of one of the greatest vocal groups and the truth behind the woman who made them. The Drifters’ legendary manager, Faye Treadwell, worked tirelessly for three decades to transform the R&B, doo-wop and soul group into a global phenomenon who set musical trends worldwide.  

Jersey Boys

Oh what a night  this is set to be! Are you ready to watch the sensational  Jersey Boys ? Featuring a huge raft of instantly-recognisable tracks including  Walk Like a Man, December, 1963 (Oh What a Night), Big Girls Don’t Cry, Beggin’, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Who Loves You  and  Working My Way Back to You,  this much-loved musical phenomenon has finally returned to the bright lights of the West End at the brand new Trafalgar Theatre.

Mary Poppins

Join us for the heart-warming  Mary Poppins  at the Prince Edward Theatre, the musical’s original West End home! Brilliantly adapted from the delightful stories by PL Travers and the original 1964 Disney film, this acclaimed stage musical is co-created by Cameron Mackintosh and has a book by Oscar-winning screenwriter and  Downton Abbey  creator, Julian Fellowes. The charming story of the world’s favourite Nanny has been spectacularly transformed for the stage with dazzling effects and incredible choreography.

Moulin Rouge

After a long journey from screen to stage,  Moulin Rouge!   has finally been transformed into an unmissable musical! Join us for this incredible adaption of Baz Luhrmann’s iconic 2001 film at London’s Piccadilly Theatre, reconfigured especially for this production. Step into a world of romance and glamour in 19th-century Paris, where bohemians, socialites, rogues and aristocrats alike revel in lavish decadence.

Get Up Stand Up

Packed with the King of Reggae’s thrilling collection of iconic hits including  No Woman, No Cry, I Shot The Sheriff, Redemption Song  and more, this unmissable production tells the remarkable tale of Bob Marley’s musical and spiritual uprising. From a tiny farm in the Jamaican hills and the impoverished tenement yards in Kingston to global superstardom as the pioneer of reggae music, Bob Marley beat all odds to emerge as the very first international musical icon to arise from a developing country.

Do you wanna build a snowman?  Step into the magical world of Arendelle in Disney’s  Frozen ! Complete with dazzling sets, glittering special effects and sparkling costumes, prepare to join Elsa, Anna, Olaf and the rest of the gang in this unforgettable production at London’s iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Nobody ever did storming, stropping, gyrating rock goddess like Tina Turner, officially one of the best-selling female artists in history. Her rasping power vocal, tempestuous personal life and sheer survival instinct were just begging to be turned into a rock opera, and now it has been!

Pretty Woman

One of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time has been transformed for the West End!  Pretty Woman: The Musical  features direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell( Kinky Boots ,  Legally Blonde ,  Hairspray ), an original score by Grammy winner Bryan Adams and his longtime songwriting partner Jim Vallance ( Summer of ’69 ,  Heaven ) and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton.

My Fair Lady

Wouldn't It Be Loverly to experience  My Fair Lady in the West End once more? Well, now’s your chance!The multi-award winning production is coming to the iconic London Coliseum – the first major revival of Lerner and Loewe’s beloved musical in 21 years! With direction from Tony Award-winning Bartlett Sher and featuring all your favourite songs from  I Could Have Danced All Night  to  Get Me to the Church on Time  and many more, get ready to fall in love with this enchanting, critically-acclaimed classic.

Inspired by Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel,  Matilda The Musical  is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company. With sparkling writing by Dennis Kelly and outstanding songs by the celebrated composer and lyricist Tim Minchin, the musical adds a new dimension to this family favourite. Original songs, creative sets, an extraordinary cast and phenomenal choreography combine to create a musical triumph which revels in the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination.

Beauty and the Beast

We invite you to  Be Our Guest  and join us for an all new, reimagined performance of the much-loved Disney classic  Beauty and the Beast.  27 years after its Broadway debut, members of the original creative team have reunited on this production that features all of the beloved songs of Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice including  Belle, Gaston ,  Be our Guest  and the timeless  Beauty and the Beast  and more.

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Omsk: Western Siberia's hidden gem

A city view of Omsk. Source: Dmitry Feoktistov

Omsk was founded in 1716 when a wooden fort was constructed to house a Cossack unit in the area to protect the expanding Russian frontier from Central Asian nomadic incursions. It served various administrative functions throughout the 1800s and became infamous as a place of exile and incarceration. The city was rundown when selected as a hub for the Trans-Siberian railway in the 1890s. Many international trade companies and foreign consulates relocated here and the remnants of their offices can still be found in the city today.

The mystery of Kolchak’s gold

Omsk became the headquarters of the anti-Bolshevik white army led by Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak in 1918. In late 1918 there was a revolt in the city initiated by a leftist faction (Socialist Revolutionary Party or SPs) with 500 rebel deaths at the hands of Cossacks and Czechoslovak soldiers, a major factor in convincing the SPs to join the Bolsheviks. There is a large Soviet-era monument to the uprising at the corner of Lenina street and Broz Tito street.  

Kolchak was entrusted with a large portion of the Tsarist’s gold reserves, yet amazingly lost much of it. Supposedly 250 million rubles were lost (about $8 million at the time). Legend has it that they were buried near the village of Taiga, yet numerous excavations have turned up nothing. The area still attracts the occasional fortune seeker.

Kolchak’s headquarters are located at what is today the  Omsk Regional Archives  at Broz Tito St., 3. Nothing shows how much times have changed as the imposing Kolchak statue that was unveiled in 2012 around the corner. The statue guards  Kolchak restaurant , a four-story culinary complex featuring a steak house, an Irish pub, a Central Asian café and an Italian eatery.  For more details on where and how to dig Kolchak's gold, see  Top Ten Mysterious Lost Treasures of Russia

Dostoevsky and the Tsar

At 1.15 million people Omsk dwarfs the region’s second largest city, Tara (population 28,000). The city is split by the River Irtysh into two sections (all places of interest are on the right bank) with downtown emanating from the River Om.

Most foreigners have heard of Omsk via writer Fyodor Dostoevsky who spent four years here as a prisoner (1849-1853). He spent most of his time in Omsk in squalor and chains and with no books besides the Bible, however, it left an indelible mark on his memory and influenced his future literary output. There is a statue of the writer in chains grasping a Bible at the corner of Partizanskaya and Spartakovskaya streets, where Dostoevsky undoubtedly stepped many times. A  museum dedicated to the author's time in Omsk  is located nearby at Dostoevskogo St. 1. The local university is also named for him.

A view of the Assumption Cathedral, Omsk. Source: Lori/Legion-Media

Tarskaya Street is one of the city’s oldest thoroughfares. It features a monument to victims of Stalinist repressions and the Tara gates, originally built in 1792 as one of the four entrances to the Omsk fort. Nearby stands the Assumption Cathedral, one of the largest churches in Siberia. Future Tsar Nicholas II laid the first stone here in 1891 when making his way back to St. Petersburg after his Eastern journey.

In Omsk you are never more than a few steps from the village, made clear when one exits the center to the north, where most houses are wooden and roads unpaved. Stroll along Bulatova and Rabinovicha streets, a well-preserved ensemble of wooden architecture.

Omsk’s cultural heritage 

The Pushkin State Library is worth a look with busts of Russian literary figures adorning the front side of the building. At the corner under the big “M” is one of several stations of the never completed Omsk metro. Construction began in 1992, but as of 2014 the project is again dormant due to financing problems.

One of Omsk’s most famous sons is Symbolist painter Mikhail Vrubel (1856-1910). Vrubel ignored contemporary trends and focused on themes from fairy tales, demons and religious subjects and also designed a majolica frieze for the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. Omsk’s Fine Arts Museum is named for him and features a number of  his works .

Milhail Vrubel's painting 'Demon Seated in a Garden' (1890)

Over the years a number of tourists have tripped over the monument to Stepanych. This bust of a plumber rising from a sewer was the idea of Omsk’s former mayor after a trip to Slovakia in the 1990s. Stepanych has become one of the symbols of the city.

Omsk is a hockey town, with one of the major teams,  Avangard , in the KHL, Russia’s premiere professional league. Russian champions on several occasions, check out a match at Omsk Arena. But if you can’t catch a game there’s a large kiosk featuring the team’s merchandise at the airport.

Siberian   punk, jazz and the classics

While Omsk may not be on everyone’s radar musically, it does host a  musical theater  built just after the war. The building on 10 Let Oktyabrya Street is in the form of an enormous sloping grand piano.

A monument to Stepanych, Lenina Street, Omsk. Photo credit: RIA Novosti/Pavel Lisitsyn 

Perhaps Russia’s most famous punk band,  Grazhdanskaya oborona  (Civil Defence), was formed here in 1982. The band was active until 2008 when lead singer Yegor Letov died of heart failure at age 43. Letov is buried at the Staro-Vostochnoe cemetery. A sprawling graveyard with thousands of graves, fans should stop at the administration for help in locating his grave.

In Russia, Omsk is known among the younger, tech-savvy generation primarily because of the “Omsk bird,” also known as Winged Doom. The origin of what became one of Russia’s most ubiquitous memes comes from a painting by German artist Heiko  Müller. One day in 2009 an Internet user posted this painting with the line, “Welcome to Omsk,” at the top. Additional versions menace viewers stating, “Don't try to leave Omsk,” and “Omsk is closer than you think.” Like many popular memes on the Internet, this one went viral and has become something like an unofficial symbol of the city.

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Omsk city, Russia

The capital city of Omsk oblast .

Omsk - Overview

Omsk is one of the largest cities in Russia, a major scientific, cultural, sports, transport, and industrial center. The administrative center of Omsk Oblast, it is the second most populous city in Siberia.

The population of Omsk is about 1,126,000 (2022), the area - 567 sq. km.

The phone code - +7 3812, the postal codes - 644000-644246.

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History of Omsk

Foundation of omsk.

The need to build a Russian fortress on the banks of the Irtysh at the mouth of the Om River arose in connection with the steppe nomadic peoples. In particular, with the Oirats, whose tribes in the first decades of the 17th century began to appear within the borders of the Russian state being under the onslaught of their external enemies and as a result of internal civil strife. However, various foreign and domestic political problems of Russia hindered the development and defense of the South Siberian borders.

The situation changed only at the beginning of the 18th century, when the Russian conquest of Siberia intensified. Since Peter I paid great attention to geographical research in the south, the expeditions of that time combined socio-political tasks and tasks of scientific research.

One of such expeditions was led by the Russian military and statesman, associate of Peter I, Major General Ivan Bukhgolts. The goals of the expedition, numbering about 3,000 people, were to search for ore and gold deposits, the discovery of trade routes to India and China, as well as the construction of towns on the Irtysh River.

The expedition left Tobolsk to the south along the Irtysh in July 1715. In the spring of 1716, after a conflict with the Dzungars in the north of today’s Kazakhstan, the remnants of the expedition (about 700 people) withdrew to the mouth of the Om River, where they laid a new fortress named Omsky ostrog (fortified settlement).

According to the census of 1725, 992 people lived in the fortress, in 1742 - 1,092 people. From the first years of its existence, it served as a place of exile for prisoners. After serving hard labor and imprisonment, a lot of them stayed in Omsk for permanent residence.

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Omsk in the second half of the 18th century

The ethnic composition of the region’s population was formed in the process of settling the territory. Russians, Germans, Ukrainians, Poles, Belarusians, and representatives of many other nationalities were sent here to serve or were exiled. The indigenous people of the region were the Siberian Tatars and Kazakhs, who switched to a sedentary lifestyle.

The foundation of the second Omsk fortress took place in 1762. The first fortress, although it occupied a favorable geographical position, was wooden and, by the middle of the 18th century, it was dilapidated. In 1765, new stone fortifications were constructed. The first stone structure of the fortress was the Resurrection Military Cathedral, built in 1773 and preserved to this day.

In the end of the 18th century, the Omsk fortress was one of the largest structures in the eastern part of the Russian Empire, its area was more than 30 hectares. In 1782, it was transformed into a town named Omsk within the Tobolsk Governorate. In 1785, the coat of arms of Omsk was approved.

Omsk became the center of management of the Siberian transport routes and the Siberian Cossack army, which not only guarded the South Siberian borders, but also made a huge contribution to the economic development of the steppe expanses of Kazakhstan, the annexation of Central Asia to the Russian Empire.

Omsk in the 19th century

The fire of 1819 destroyed almost half of the town including the archive and the magistrate of Omsk with all the first archival documents. Therefore information about the life of Omsk in the 18th - early 19th centuries is scarce and fragmentary. In 1825, the population of the town was about 9,000 people.

In 1829, the town’s development plan was approved. It was made by the famous Petersburg architect V.I. Geste, who took the city of St. Petersburg as a model with its wide avenues, huge neighborhoods, fountains, cast-iron bridges, and an abundance of green spaces.

The composition of the population of Omsk was not quite usual. In the middle of the 19th century, since Omsk was the center of the military and civil administration, the proportion of the military in the local population reached about 60%.

Fyodor Dostoevsky (one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature), who served a term of hard labor in the Omsk prison in 1850-1854, in a letter to his brother gave Omsk the following description: “Omsk is a disgusting town. There are almost no trees. In summer, heat and wind with sand, in winter, a snowstorm. I have not seen nature. The town is dirty, military and highly depraved.”

By the second half of the 19th century, Omsk in its development outstripped many steppe towns and became not only an administrative, but also a commercial and industrial center. In 1861, in Omsk, there were 2,122 houses (31 stone houses), 34 factories and plants, about 20 thousand residents.

In 1892, the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway began, which gave a new impetus to the economy of Siberian towns and positively influenced Omsk. The development of the Trans-Siberian Railway caused an increase in the urban population due to migrants who came to work from the central part of the Russian Empire. According to the 1897 census, 37.3 thousand people lived in Omsk. The town had 14 streets with a total length of more than 140 km and 13 squares.

Omsk in the first half of the 20th century

The beginning of the 20th century was a time of great changes for Siberia. Mass peasant colonization caused a sharp leap in the development of the region’s economy, primarily its agrarian sector, and the Trans-Siberian Railway ensured the inclusion of the local economy in the system of the All-Russian and European markets.

Due to its favorable economic and geographical position - at the intersection of the railway and the Irtysh River, in the middle of a vast agricultural territory - Omsk quickly turned into a large transport, trade and industrial center of Western Siberia and Governor-Generalship of the Steppes (Eastern and Central Kazakhstan).

Wholesale trade in bread, butter and other agricultural products was concentrated here. Omsk also became one of the industrial, social and cultural centers of Western Siberia. By 1903, the city’s population grew to 60 thousand people. In 1914, it had about 134.8 thousand residents. Omsk became the most populous city in Siberia.

During the Civil War on the territory of the former Russian Empire, from June 1918 to November 1919, Omsk was the residence of the Supreme Ruler of Russia, Admiral Alexander Kolchak, who declared this city the capital of white Russia opposing red Russia of the Bolsheviks. Soviet power was finally established in the city in 1920.

In the summer of 1921, an event took place that had a decisive impact on the cultural and economic life of Omsk. The functions of the administrative center of Siberia were transferred from it to the city of Novonikolaevsk (future Novosibirsk). In 1934, Omsk became the administrative center of a separate Omsk Oblast.

Over the years of industrialization, Omsk became one of the largest centers for agricultural engineering in the USSR. The metal-working industry also developed at a rapid pace. In 1939, Omsk numbered more than 288 thousand people.

During the Second World War, about 200 industrial enterprises were evacuated to Omsk, as well as 60 hospitals, dozens of educational institutions, theaters, museums, and hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Omsk after the Second World War

In the post-war years, new enterprises were put into operation in Omsk, all existing factories and plants were reconstructed and expanded. The industrial potential of the city was also strengthened by the Omsk oil refinery, the largest in the country. In connection with the rapid development of industry, especially petrochemical enterprises, the ecological situation deteriorated. The concentration of harmful substances in the air sharply increased. In 1964, the population of Omsk was about 702 thousand people.

In the 1970s-1980s, Omsk developed rapidly. In 1975, the city’s population exceeded 1 million. The most pressing problem was the ecological situation. Omsk was in the top 10 cities of Russia in terms of environmental pollution. Another problem that required an immediate solution was the development of passenger transport. The capacity of Omsk streets was exhausted, and therefore the construction of the subway became an urgent issue.

The economic crisis that gripped Russia after the collapse of the USSR had a negative impact on the economy of Omsk and the region as a whole. There was a significant decline in industrial production, construction volumes fell, and unemployment rose. A lot of organizations of the defense complex, research institutes, and design bureaus found themselves in a deep crisis without the state defense order.

The share of mechanical engineering and metalworking, light industry, and, to a lesser extent, chemical and petrochemical, forestry and woodworking industries decreased. At the same time, the share of the fuel industry, energy, and construction materials industry began to grow.

In the 2000s, Omsk again became one of the most important economic centers of Western Siberia with a developing mechanical engineering, petrochemical industry, various branches of the woodworking, construction industry, and a highly productive agro-industrial complex. In recent years, Omsk has also acquired the features of one of the largest Siberian centers of entrepreneurship and banking/financial activities.

Architecture of Omsk

On the street in Omsk

Author: Tim Brown

Yak-9 fighter aircraft in front of the aerospace engineering company Polyot in Omsk

The Omsk Cadet Corps

Author: Stanislav Katsko

Omsk - Features

Omsk is located in the south of the West Siberian Plain at the confluence of the Om River into the Irtysh, about 150 km from the border of Russia with Kazakhstan. About 60% of all residents of Omsk Oblast live in Omsk. The City Day of Omsk is celebrated on the first Saturday of August.

The city’s coat of arms is very similar to the first coat of arms of Omsk approved by Empress Catherine II in 1785. It depicts a part of the brick fortifications, which symbolizes the reason for its foundation as a fortress and the center of the Siberian defensive line.

Omsk belongs to the temperate climatic zone with a continental climate of the forest-steppe of the West Siberian belt. It is distinguished by an abundance of sunlight. The average air temperature in January is minus 16.3 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 19.6 degrees Celsius. The highest wind speeds are observed in winter and spring, which is the reason for frequent snow and dust storms.

In the past, the ecological situation in Omsk was very unfavorable. Since 2011, the city’s environmental development rating has increased significantly. This was the result of large-scale modernization of many large industries (including the Omsk oil refinery). Today, road transport is the main source of air pollution in the city.

The level of pollution of the Omsk rivers - Irtysh and Om - remains consistently high. Swimming in them is prohibited. While industrial effluents are becoming more environmentally friendly, sewers are releasing waste products including diesel fuel and petroleum products into the rivers. Dust raised by dust storms is also a serious problem for the city as it contains a lot of harmful substances including lead.

The city’s industry is based on oil refining, petrochemistry, chemical industry, mechanical engineering (production of aerospace equipment, armored vehicles, agricultural equipment). Omsk is a major transport junction - the Trans-Siberian Railway runs through the city from west to east, and the navigable Irtysh River crosses it from south to north. Omsk Airport offers regular flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Tyumen, Surgut, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Salekhard, Kazan, Krasnodar, Sochi.

The unfinished subway of Omsk has become famous in Russia thanks to its only one fully built station. Its construction began back in 1992. However, due to funding problems, the completion of the first line was postponed numerous times. In 2019, it was finally decided to permanently stop construction. For local residents, because of the long wait for the completion of the construction, the Omsk metro symbolizes unrealizable hopes, they talk about it with irony.

In Omsk, there are practically no buildings higher than 50 meters, according to this parameter it is one of the lowest cities with a population of over one million. 130 architectural monuments are concentrated in the central part of the city, almost half of the total number.

Main Attractions of Omsk

Dormition Cathedral - the largest church in Omsk located in the very center of the city. The original church was built in 1891-1898. In 1935, it was completely destroyed. In 2005-2007, an exact copy of the building was restored in its original place. This is one of the most beautiful buildings in Omsk. At night, the building is illuminated and looks especially majestic. Tarskaya Street, 7.

Irtysh Embankment - the main walking street of Omsk with a picturesque view of the Irtysh River. Built in the middle of the 20th century, the embankment was reconstructed in the 2000s. You can walk along the alley on foot, ride rollerblades or a bike.

Merchant Batyushkin’s Mansion (1902). This architectural monument is located on the Irtysh Embankment. It is also known as the Kolchak’s House because Alexander Kolchak, the Supreme Ruler of Russia, lived in this building in 1919. One part of the building is occupied by the registry office of the Central District of Omsk. The Center for the Study of the History of the Russian Civil War is also open here. Irtyshskaya Naberezhnaya Street, 9.

Omsk State Museum of History and Local Lore - one of the oldest museums in Siberia and Russia founded in 1878. In total, this museum has over 200 thousand various objects of cultural, historical and artistic value. The museum is especially proud of such exhibits as the cast-iron figures of the Chinese lions Shi-Tzu, presented to the museum from China in 1895, as well as the skeleton of a woolly mammoth almost 3 meters high. Lenina Street, 23?.

Omsk Regional Museum of Fine Arts named after M.A. Vrubel - one of the largest museums of fine arts in Siberia. It has collections of foreign and Russian art from antiquity to the present day. In total, there are over 22 thousand works by painters, graphic artists and sculptors, as well as more than 1.5 thousand rare folios.

Walking through the exhibition halls, you can admire the canvases of Shishkin, Aivazovsky, Surikov, Repin, Serov, Vereshchagin. The exhibition of rare icons dating from the 17th-20th centuries is of constant interest among visitors, as well as a unique collection of jewelry made of precious metals found in the Scythian and Sarmatian burial mounds. Two buildings of the museum are located at Lenina Street 3 and 23.

In November 2019, a new exhibition was opened in a historical building at Muzeynaya Street, 4 - the exhibition of art of the 20th-21st centuries. The Hermitage-Siberia Center is located here too - the first representation of The State Hermitage Museum (the second-largest art museum in the world) beyond the Urals.

Chokana Valikhanova Street - a pedestrian street located in the historic part of Omsk. The street is decorated with abstract architectural forms, flower beds, wrought-iron lanterns. The walking area ends with an observation deck with a picturesque view of the Irtysh River.

Museum of Kondraty Belov . The museum of this landscape painter born in Omsk can be found in a picturesque wooden house, which is considered one of the most interesting architectural monuments of Omsk. The exposition tells about the life and work of Kondraty Belov, as well as about the history of the building itself.

In total, this museum has about 700 exhibits. The permanent exhibition also includes works by Kondraty Belov’s son Stanislav and paintings by some other local artists. In addition, temporary exhibitions of contemporary Omsk artists are regularly held here. Chokana Valikhanova Street, 10.

Plumber Stepanych Monument - an unusual sculpture located in the center of Omsk, which you can literally stumble upon while walking along Lenin Street between the houses #12 and #14. Leaning out of the hatch, the plumber is depicted as realistic and life-size as possible. It is among the most photographed monuments in Omsk. There is a similar sculpture in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

Lyuba Monument . This sculpture, located on the opposite side of Lenin Street from the monument to the plumber Stepanych, is especially loved by Omsk residents and tourists, who love to be photographed against its background.

This beauty in a lace dress with a neckline and a crinoline sitting on an openwork bench and reading a novel had a real prototype - Lyubov (diminutively Lyuba or Lyubasha) Gasford, the wife of the Governor-General of Siberia, who lived in Omsk in the 19th century and died at a young age due to illness. One of the streets of Omsk and the park are named in her memory. She is a local symbol of femininity and beauty.

Omsk Fire Tower - a picturesque architectural monument built at the beginning of the 20th century. Inside the tower there are museum expositions dedicated to the local fire brigade and the history of tower construction. Internatsionalnaya Street, 41?.

Park of Culture and Rest named after the 30th anniversary of the Komsomol - a popular place for walks, recreation and entertainment of Omsk residents and tourists, which has retained “the spirit of the Soviet era” in its name. Today, on an area of 73 hectares, several zones have been organized, various types of recreation are presented. There are walking alleys, ponds, water activities, for example, riding on hydro-scooters.

The ice town is open in winter, the Return of the Dinosaurs exhibition - in summer. The “House Upside Down” exposition is also popular with tourists. This park is a place for mass festivities, city celebrations and events. Maslenitsa, Christmas, City Day, and other holidays are celebrated here. Maslennikova Street, 136.

Natural Park “Bird Harbor” - a specially protected area located on the path of bird migration in the central part of Omsk. During autumn flights, up to 3 thousand birds stop here for rest. It is a great place to enjoy nature, walk along the eco-trail, and observe the life of birds. The park is situated in the floodplain on the left bank of the Irtysh River next to the Victory Park on Yeniseyskaya Street.

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Bogdan Khmelnitsky Monument in Omsk

Lenin Monument in Omsk

Churches of Omsk

Chapel of St. George in Omsk

Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Omsk

Cathedral of the Nativity in Omsk

Sights of Omsk

Fountain with frogs in the park next to the main building of the Agricultural Academy in Omsk

Author: Alexey Pavlov

Church of St. Nicholas in Omsk

Exaltation of the Holy Cross Cathedral in Omsk

Author: Stanislav Vosinsky

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