Minusinsk is a historic town and administrative center of the Minusinsky District in 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 is associated with the Afanasevo, Tashtyk, and Tagar cultures—all of them named after settlements in the vicinity of Minusinsk. The Russian settlement of Minyusinskoye w… (More on Minusinsk)