Perm - a city in the east of the European part of Russia, in the foothills of the Urals, the administrative center of Perm Krai, a port on the river Kama, the transport hub for the Trans-urban district. Large and diversified industrial, scientific, cultural and logistic center of the Urals.
The city was founded in 1723, from 1940 to 1957 was called Molotov.
In 1979, the city of Perm was a millionaire. In 1989, the population of Perm has reached 1,092,392 people, however, from the beginning of the 1990s began to decline and in 2003 the city of Perm lost its status as a millionaire. According to the January 1, 2012, the population of Perm was 1,000,679 people