Komsomolsk, Tomsk Oblast

Komsomolsk (Russian: Комсомольск) is a rural locality (a selo) in the Pervomaysky District of Tomsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Chulym River.

The population was 1997 as of 1 January 2015.[1]

Residents earn money in the summer by gathering Siberian cranberries in local forests and swamps.[2]

Transport

Komsomolsk is home to the Balagachevo Rail Station (ru), and was also previously connected to the nearby Frantsevo(ru) via the [[Komsomol Narrow Gauge Rail] (ru), but said rail was demolished by the logging company that owned it as of 2015[3].

References

"Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Томской области (по состоянию на 1 января 2015 года)" (PDF). Администрация Томской области. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"'There Is No Other Way': How A Siberian Village Survives Off The Forest". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
The End Of A Railroad -- And A Siberian Village, retrieved 2020-02-08

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Томской области (по состоянию на 1 января 2015 года)" (PDF). Администрация Томской области. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[2] "'There Is No Other Way': How A Siberian Village Survives Off The Forest". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

[3] The End Of A Railroad -- And A Siberian Village, retrieved 2020-02-08