An Englishman in Omsk (Англичанин в Омске)

I plan to visit every single oblast, krai and republic in Russia before I leave. This is number 15: The city of Omsk in Omsk Oblast Omsk is the capital of Omsk Oblast and is the second largest city in Russia east of the Ural Mountains. As a stop on the TransSiberian it is an essential transport hub for Siberia. Omsk was founded in 1716 as a fortress on the Imperial Russia s expanding southern frontier and by the 1850s it became the capital of Western Siberia. Today Omsk has over 1 million people and is t