Photos of Novosibirsk, taken from a helicopter in the summer of 2011. Novosibirsk - Russia's third city in terms of population (1, 5 million people.)., The administrative center of the Novosibirsk region and Siberian Federal District, scientific, cultural, industrial, transport, commercial and business center of Siberia. The city is situated on the river Ob, near the reservoir formed dam Novosibirsk GES. Photos Stepanov Glory (Gelio)