In what broad Russian region was Mendeleev born?

In what broad Russian region was Mendeleev born? He was born in Siberia.

Dmitri Mendeleev was born in 1834 in Verkhnie Aremzyani, a village near Tobolsk in Siberia. The answer names a broad historical and geographic region rather than a city or modern administrative unit. Tobolsk was an important center in western Siberia, and Mendeleev’s family had deep local ties.

His mother’s family were Tobolsk merchants, while his father worked as a school principal and teacher. Mendeleev spent his early years in the region, including time at the family glass factory. These Siberian beginnings preceded his later move to Saint Petersburg for advanced education.

The alternatives are different geographic regions or labels: the Caucasus lies far to the southwest, Karelia is in northwestern Russia, and Crimea is around the Black Sea. Mendeleev later lived and worked primarily in Saint Petersburg, which can lead readers to associate him with that city rather than his Siberian birthplace.