Minusinsk 's a historic town in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Southern Siberia, Russia. Population: 72,561 (2002 Census); 69,000 (1985 est.); 44,500 (1973). Minusinsk marks the center of the Minusinsk Depression, probably the most important archaeological area north of Pazyryk. It's associated with the Afanasevo culture, Tashtyk culture, and Tagar culture - all of them named after settlements in the vicinity of Minusinsk. The Russian settlement of Minyusinskoye was founded in 1739, at the confluence o… (More on Minusinsk)