I just played chess against someone who lives in Krasnoiyarsk, Russia (the most beautiful city in Siberia). It was a very interesting game but in the end it was a dead draw. As usual I looked up this city which I never heard of before. Wikipedia is my friend.

Krasnoyarsk Красноярск (Russian)
-  City[1]  -
Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Krasnoyarsk Location of Krasnoyarsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 56°01′N 92°52′ECoordinates: 56°01′N 92°52′E
Coat of arms	Flag
City Day	Second Sunday of June[2]
Administrative status (as of March 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to	krai city of Krasnoyarsk[1]
Administrative centerof	krai city of Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai[3]
Municipal status (as of February 2005)
Urban okrug	Krasnoyarsk Urban Okrug[4]
Administrative centerof	Krasnoyarsk Urban Okrug[4]
Head[6]	Sergey Yeryomin[5]
Representative body	City Council of Deputies[6]
Statistics
Area (city)	348 km2 (134 sq mi)[7]
Population (2010 Census)	973,826 inhabitants[8]
- Rank in 2010	14th
Population (2017 est.)	1,083,865 inhabitants[9][10]
Density	2,798/km2(7,250/sq mi)[11]
Time zone	KRAT (UTC+07:00)[12]
Founded	August 19, 1628[6]
City status since	1690[13]
Postal code(s)[14]	660000, 660001, 660003–660005, 660006, 660009–660023, 660025, 660027, 660028, 660030–660032, 660036, 660037, 660041–660043, 660046–660050, 660052, 660054–660056, 660058–660062, 660064, 660067–660069, 660071, 660073–660075, 660077–660079, 660091–660095, 660097–660100, 660113, 660115, 660118, 660119, 660121–660127, 660130–660133, 660135, 660136, 660880, 660890, 660899, 660911–660946, 660960–660966, 660970, 660999, 901175, 901177, 901179, 901181, 993600
Dialing code(s)	+7 391[15]
Website	www.admkrsk.ru
Krasnoyarsk on Wikimedia Commons

Krasnoyarsk (Russian: Красноя́рск, IPA: [krəsnɐˈjarsk]) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirskand Omsk, with a population of 1,035,528 as of the 2010 Census.^[8] Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of aluminum.

The city is notable for its nature landscapes; author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia.^[16]