▁River . ▁Population : ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Bol sh er et sky ▁for tr ess ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁Ir ty sh ▁as ▁a ▁bar rier ▁for ▁defense ▁from ▁invas ions ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 7 . ▁Bol sh ere ch ye ▁is ▁located ▁about ▁half - way ▁between ▁Om sk ▁and ▁T ara ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁convenient ▁stopping ▁point ▁for ▁many ▁autom obile ▁and ▁river ▁travel ers , ▁including ▁those ▁on ▁package ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Z oo ▁Bol sh ere ch ye ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁zoo , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Bol sh ere ch ye ▁Z oo ▁is ▁naturally ▁stretch ed ▁out ▁through ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁impress ive ▁than ▁its ▁h omet own ▁size ▁suggests . ▁The ▁only ▁resident ▁zoo ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁it ▁has ▁d aring ly ▁but ▁successfully ▁with stood ▁the ▁political , ▁financial , ▁and ▁clim atic ▁challeng es ▁of ▁the ▁tur bul ent ▁post - S ov iet ▁period . ▁The ▁zoo ▁opens ▁a ▁season al ▁branch ▁exhib it ▁in ▁the ▁otherwise ▁dominant ▁Om sk , ▁which ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁has ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁zo ological ▁youth ▁station . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : U r ban - type ▁settlement s ▁in ▁Om sk ▁O blast ▁Category : T ar sky ▁U ye zd <0x0A> </s> ▁Marcel ▁Richard ▁( 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 7 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁and ▁a ▁Greek ▁pale ograph er . ▁He ▁was