Generally, towns pride themselves on their size, on their historical monuments. What is Akademgorodok proud of? It is not big, in fact. It is the smallest district of Novosibirsk. It has no historical monuments, as yet. It is too young for that. Its architecture is also nothing to speak about, most of its buildings are of standard design.
Yet, the settlement has a style of its own, has its specific features and its pride. There used to be towns built near fortresses, near monasteries, near factories, ports and even town — museums. But Akademgorodok is the first town of science.
It has no more specific feature. It is one of the new towns in the world built right in the middle of a forest. This Siberian town extending on the shore of a man — made sea has preserved the pinewood and birch coppices with squirrels and birds.
Up-to-date scientific institutes coexist with white sails on the sea, symphonic music in the concert hall with the tests of the Hydrodynamics Institute.
