The city was founded in 1663 Birsk as a fortress on the orders of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich for the protection of the Russian state in the east. Named Siberia The river , which flows nearby and joins the river Belaya . The city has many places of memory , it is a favorite place of students Sokolok , which is a monument of the civil war. Victory Park , where the town house of culture, and next to the park administration of the city . In the center there is a monument to the merchant , as our town was a merchant .