We are from Siberia, city Krasnoyarsk. We long discussed what to tell you about our places,
because they are not only nice but at the same time they are unusual. First some words about
the names. We don't know the meaning of the word "Siberia" in our time. Many people-many
opinions. But we believe that this word comes from the tatarian language and means "sleeping
region" or "sleeping kindom".But some people think it comes from mongolian word "siber", that means clean, the other-it comes from russian word "siver", that means "north ". All meanings are right because it is a big , amazing, mysterious and unique part of the Earth. This ancient place have been keeping many secrets and mysteries of the disappeared civilization till now. Krasnoyarsk is one of the biggest city and the centre of the Krasnoyarsk region was founded in 1628. One of the streets is named after voivode Andrey Dubenski who put ashore a detachment of 300 cossaks in spring of 1628 right where the little but rough Kacha river falls into the Yenisei. Here on the steep banks of the Yenisei the goal was founded by cossaks.
The monument in honour to the voivode was opened not long ago on the high left bank of the
Yenisei and Kacha Rivers. The greatest sight of Krasnoyarsk is the river Yenisei. This word of Tungus origin "ionessi" means "high water".Some windows of our school face at the Yenisei. We can see it in all seasons. In summer many staem ships and boats sail up and down. Early in the mornings fishers go to caught fish. May be they 'll be lucky. But we can't swim in it because the water is very cold, only the most courageous persons can affort themselves to swim in the water of the Yenisei. Some of them do it in winter. We called them "walrus".In winter in spite of the great frost the water in the river doesn't freeze and great fog covers the area of the river. In summer the air is fresh and people like walking on the bankments of the river. Next to our school there is a nice square where we often ride bikes or rollerskate. The fauna of the region is rather rich and diverse. Some years ago the Siberian Zoopark of fauna and flara was constructed in the countryside of the city. You can see reindeers, bears, polar bears, sables, sqiurrels, links, foxes, polar foxes there. Yaks and stags, elks, roes live in the Zoo. Also you can see many birds: wood-grouse,hasel-grouse, heath-cocks, partridges and so on. The Zoo is the funniest place for children. They like to go there almost every day off.
Ludmila Emalyanova and students, school 8.
