Original: History The city was founded in 1893 at the future site of a Trans-Siberian Railway bridge crossing the great Siberian river of Ob and was named Novonikolayevsk ( ) , in honor of both Saint Nicholas and of the reigning tsar , Nicholas II .
Simplified: It was founded in 1893 as the future site of the Trans-Siberian Railway bridge crossing the great Siberian river Ob .