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'''Vladivostock''' (Russian: 'Rule the East') is a port city and naval base in the far east of Russia (Siberia), on the [[Sea of Japan]] close to the borders of [[China]] and [[North Korea]]. It has strategic significance to Russia as it is that nation's only ice-free naval port on its Pacific coast. Vladivostock was founded in 1859, a year after the territory in which it lies had been acquired from [[China]], and in 1903 it became the eastern terminus of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. During the [[Russian Civil War]] it was a base for foreign intervention in that conflict, until captured by [[Soviet]] forces in 1922. It was closed to foreigners until the end of the [[Cold War]]. Trans-Siberian passengers seeking to reach [[Japan]] by boat had to sail from the nearby port of Nakhodka.

'''Vladivostock''' ([[Russian]]: 'Rule the East') is a port city and naval base in the far east of [[Russia]] ([[Siberia]]), on the [[Sea of Japan]] close to the borders of [[China]] and [[North Korea]]. It has strategic significance to Russia as it is that nation's only ice-free naval port on its [[Pacific]] coast. Vladivostock was founded in 1859, a year after the territory in which it lies had been acquired from [[China]], and in 1903 it became the eastern terminus of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. During the [[Russian Civil War]] it was a base for foreign intervention in that conflict, until captured by [[Soviet]] forces in 1922. It was closed to foreigners until the end of the [[Cold War]]. Trans-Siberian passengers seeking to reach [[Japan]] by boat had to sail from the nearby port of Nakhodka.

Vladivostock has a population of 600,000 and remains the main base for Russia's Pacific Fleet.

Vladivostock has a population of 600,000 and remains the main base for Russia's Pacific Fleet.

[[Category:Russian Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Russian Cities and Towns]]