Slavic settlement on the site of the city existed before the Mongol invasion. It was located on a hill in the inaccessible slopes. In the center of the village was the prince's house and lived around the artisans. In the annals of Lipetsk was first mentioned in 1283-1284, respectively, in the battles with Russian Mongol. Nowadays, the population is - 509 719 people, the industrial center of Lipetsk, in spite of the production facilities, the city is part of the higher education institutions across the region 21 of the university. It is difficult to reconcile with all of this, more and science. Science in Lipetsk conducted in the following areas - metallurgy, agriculture, engineering and processing.