Ulan-Ude , Buryatia

Ulan-Ude is the Capital of Buryat Republic The City was founded in 1666 by the Russian Cossacks as a fortress. During the Industrial Transformation of Siberia. Ulan-Ude Benefited from the Trans-Siberian Railway that Passed through the Region and Ulan Ude Became the administrative center of the Transbaikal region from 1690 City Population ( 2010 ) : 380,000 Ethnic Groups: Russians, Buryats, Ukrainians, Tatars