# Rubtsovsk

Rubtsovsk (Russian: Рубцо́вск, pronounced) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Aley River (Ob's tributary) 281 kilometers (175 mi) southwest of Barnaul. Population: 147,002 (2010 Census); 163,063 (2002 Census); 171,792 (1989 Soviet census); 167,000 (1975); 111,000 (1959); 75,334 (1939).
Rubtsovsk is the industrial center of Western Siberia. In particular, mechanical engineering. The city-forming enterprises are the Altai Tractor Plant, the Altai Agricultural Engineering Plant, and the Altai Tractor Electrical Equipment Plant.
Later, other large enterprises were put into operation: Rubtsovsk Machine-Building Plant, Rubtsovsk Tractor Spare Parts Plant.

## History

It was founded in 1892.
A number of anti-Semitic incidents took place in the city in 1945.

## Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rubtsovsk serves as the administrative center of Rubtsovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of krai significance of Rubtsovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Rubtsovsk is incorporated as Rubtsovsk Urban Okrug.

## Transportation

The Rubtsovsk Airport is a derelict airfield which is used most commonly by local youth for drag racing.

## Geography

The city is located on the Aley River 281 kilometers (175 mi) southwest of Barnaul, the largest city and administrative centre of Altai Krai.

### Climate

Climate data for Rubtsovsk (1991-2020, extremes 1924–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 5.2 (41.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 37.3 (99.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 40.7 (105.3) | 39.6 (103.3) | 35.6 (96.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) | −8.4 (16.9) | −0.6 (30.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 19.6 (67.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | −0.8 (30.6) | −8.1 (17.4) | 9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) | −14.2 (6.4) | −6.4 (20.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 4.7 (40.5) | −5.3 (22.5) | −12.6 (9.3) | 3.4 (38.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −11.5 (11.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | −9.0 (15.8) | −17.0 (1.4) | −2.1 (28.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.9 (−52.4) | −44.7 (−48.5) | −38.4 (−37.1) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −7.4 (18.7) | −1.6 (29.1) | 2.6 (36.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | −7.5 (18.5) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −42.0 (−43.6) | −48.7 (−55.7) | −48.7 (−55.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 22 (0.9) | 33 (1.3) | 41 (1.6) | 60 (2.4) | 39 (1.5) | 25 (1.0) | 28 (1.1) | 27 (1.1) | 18 (0.7) | 337 (13.4) |
| Average precipitation days | 11.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 124.6 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: climatebase.ru (precipitation days 1936-2012) ||||||||||||||

## Notable people

* Raisa Gorbachyova, activist and wife of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
* Yevgeni Kryukov, association football player
* Boris Eifman, ballet choreographer
* Vladimir Ryzhkov, politician
* Aleksei Tishchenko, boxer
* Yekaterina Lobaznyuk, gymnast
* Vladimir Galouzine, tenor

## Cultural references

Novelist Esther Hautzig recounts her experiences in Rubtsovsk during World War II in The Endless Steppe.

## Twin towns and sister cities

* Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
* Changji, China
* Semey, Kazakhstan