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Akademgorodok

Akademgorodok (äkädāmgô'rôdôk) [key], city, W central Siberian Russia, near Novosibirsk. A scientific center begun in 1959, it is the site of 20 institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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