Perm

For the geologic period see Permian.

Perm (Пермь, pop. 1,000,100 as of 2003) is a city in Russia, on the banks of the Kama River, at the foot of the Ural Mountains - the border between Europe and Asia. It is the capital of Perm Oblast, which is a part of the larger Volga Federal District. The city is a major administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center. The leading industries include machinery, defence, oil production (about 3% of Russian output), oil refining, chemical and petrochemical, timber and wood processing and the food industry.

Perm is a home to several major universities.

Perm was founded on May 17, 1723. Town status since 1781.

In 1940 – 1957 the city was named Molotov (Мо́лотов).

External links

• Official website (in Russian)
• The heritage of Perm Region (in English, Russian)
• Perm Chamber of Commerce and Industry (in English, Russian)
• Virtual museum of Romanov in Perm

http://www.kommersant.com/tree.asp?rubric=5&node=406&doc_id=-62 - Perm and Perm Region Information on Kommersant Publishing webpage (also, see all other Russian subjects of the Federation)

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In 13th – 17th centuries Perm was the name of a large area approximately comprising the modern Perm Oblast and Komi Republic.