- 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.
The last Russian tsar, Michael II of Russia, was killed
in Perm by local Bolsheviks.
In 1940 – 1957 the city was named Molotov
(Мо́лотов).
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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.
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