Editing Omsk (section)

===Soviet period===
The Soviet government preferred the young Novonikolayevsk (later known as [[Novosibirsk]]) as the administrative center of Western Siberia, prompting the mass transfer of administrative, cultural, and educational functions from Omsk to Novonikolayevsk. This directive stunted Omsk's growth and sparked a continuing rivalry between the two cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kachaloff.narod.ru/history.htm|title=History of Omsk|website=kachaloff.narod.ru}}</ref> Omsk received a new life because of [[World War II]]. Because it was both far from the fighting and had a well-developed infrastructure, Omsk provided a perfect haven for much of the industry evacuated away from the frontlines. Contingency plans were made to transfer the provisional Soviet capital to Omsk in the event of a German victory during the [[Battle of Moscow]] (October 1941 to January 1942).<ref>[http://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/references-and-resources/history/conflict_and_cooperation_source6_eng.pdf Lecture 3:3: “World War II” – The Battle of Moscow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020115847/https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/references-and-resources/history/conflict_and_cooperation_source6_eng.pdf |date=October 20, 2019 }}, ''edb.gov.hk''</ref> At the end of the war, Omsk remained a major industrial center, subsequently becoming a leader in Soviet military production.
[[File:Lenmostzakat.jpg|thumb|Leningrad bridge over the Irtysh]]

Military industries that moved to Omsk included part of the [[OKMO]] tank-design bureau in 1941, and [[S.M. Kirov Factory no. 185]] from [[Chelyabinsk]], in 1962. The Kirov Factory and [[Omsk Transmash]] design bureau (KBTM) produced [[T-80]] tanks from the 1970s, and handled the [[BTR-T]], [[TOS-1]], and the prototype [[Black Eagle tank]]. Omsk Transmash declared bankruptcy in 2002.

In the 1950s, following the development of the oil and natural gas field in Siberia, an [[oil refinery]] complex was built, along with an entire "town of oil workers", expanding Omsk northward along the [[Irtysh]]. It is currently{{when|date=December 2024}} the largest such complex in Russia. [[Gazprom Neft]], the parent company, is the largest employer in the city, wielding its tax rates as leverage in negotiations with municipal and regional authorities. The nearby parts of the city close to the complex were nicknamed '''Neftezovodskaya''' by refinery workers.

[[Omsk-Severnyy (air base)]], a Soviet then [[Russian Air Force]] base, is located nearby.