The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Berdsk, Russia. 18th–19th centuries 1716 – Berd Ostrog was built at the confluence of the Berd River into the Ob River. 1777 – The road (trakt) passed from Barnaul to Berd Ostrog, as a result this place became an important hub for horse-drawn and water transport. 1783 – Catherine the Great ordered to assign the status of a provincial city (Kolyvan) to the Berd Ostrog, which became the center of the Kolyvan Governorate. 12 December 1796 – By decree of Paul I, Kolyvan Governorate was abolished, its territory was included in the Tobolsk and Irkutsk governorates; 2 November 1797, the city of Kolyvan became a settlement of Berdskoye. 1869 — Berdsk Uprising. 1870 – Merchant Vladimir Gorokhov (1849–1907) bought the mill from the widow of the merchant Vasiliev, it was located 4 verst east of Berdsk. 1899 – Health camp for physically weakened children opens under the patronage of the merchant Vladimir Gorokhov. 20th century 1908 – Vladimir Gorokhov's son Sergey organized the cableway along which 54 trolleys move; grinding products were transported towards the Berdsk pier, and the grain moved from the pier to the mill. 1915 – The movement of trains along the Altai Railway begins which passed 10 versts east of the settlement; now one of its stations is part of the Berdsk. 1944 9 February – The working settlement of Berdsk was transformed into a town of regional submission. 1946 – Berdsk Radio Plant established. 1954 February – the first information in the newspapers about the upcoming relocation of the city to a new location in connection with the construction of the Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station. 26 March – An article appeared in one of the newspapers informing residents that the city would fall into the flood zone due to the construction of a hydroelectric power station and the formation of Novosibirsk Reservoir and that 10 000 buildings, including 2500 households, 4 schools, house of culture, kindergartens, nurseries, enterprises and government institutions will be moved to a new location. 1957 Home for the disabled, bread and garment factories were built within the new city, the construction of a hospital complex (4-storey main building for 100 beds, infectious disease building, economic building) and communication office begins. 1959 – Berdsk Electromechanical Plant established. 1964 February – Berdsk Chemical Plant produced the first product (antibiotic Biovit-40 for the