Berezniki (Russian: Березники́) is a city in Perm Krai, Russia, situated on the banks of the Kama River at 59°25′N 56°49′E. With a population of 173,077 as of the 2002 Census, it is the second-largest city of Perm Krai. The name Berezniki is derrived from a birch forest originally situated on the city's location. Perm Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Permyakia Autonomous District. ... Kama (Russian: ; Tatar: Çulman) is a river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... Perm Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Permyakia Autonomous District. ... Species Many species; see text and classification Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. ...

It was founded in 1932 as Soviet industry was rapidly expanding under Joseph Stalin. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the city's population dropped from 220,000 to about 190,000 due to increased unemployment^{[citation needed]}. Nevertheless, the city was able to keep its main industries on track. Large chemical plants such as titanium and sodium factories as well as several huge potash mines are operational in Berezniki. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... (Russian, in full: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин [Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin]; December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953) was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953 and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Chemical plant is an industrial process plant that manufactures chemicals, usually on a large scale. ... General Name, Symbol, Number titanium, Ti, 22 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 4, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Atomic mass 47. ... General Name, Symbol, Number sodium, Na, 11 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 3, s Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 22. ... Potash Potash (or carbonate of potash) is an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts. ...

Eventhough industrial plants pollute quite heavily, the natural environment around the city is beautiful and unique in many ways. It is common for wild animals of to cross streets in the outscirts of town. Forests and lakes are yet clean and peaceful. Many nature loving adventurers from all around Russia come here for off-road trails and expeditions. The term off-road refers to a driving surface which is not conventionally paved. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ...

Russias first president Boris Yeltsin lived and attended a school in Berezniki. Yeltsin redirects here. ...