Post-war Siberia received a new impetus for development. Baikal-Amur Mainline, Transsib, Kuzbass, the gold of Kolyma, Norilsk Nickel, diamonds of Yakutia, hydropower giants, West Siberian oil and gas complex.
Today in Siberia, a powerful industrial sector and fast-growing post-industrial businesses are surprisingly combined. The largest Russian mining gigantic companies and hydroelectric power stations, world-famous scientific centers - academic cities are also located here, in Siberia.