Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast
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Zheleznodorozhny is a city in Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, located 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Moscow
. Population:
It was founded in 1861 as a settlement servicing the railway station of Obiralovka , made famous by Leo Tolstoy
as the death place of the main character of the novel Anna Karenina
.
In 1938, it was renamed Zheleznodorozhny and granted town status in 1952. In the 1960s, settlements of Kuchino , Savvino , Temnikovo , and Sergeyevka became a part of Zheleznodorozhny.
Kuchino is historically associated with the name of Andrei Bely
, the Russian poet who lived here in 1925-1931.
Vasili Arkhipov, a Soviet Navy officer, lived in city until his death in 1999.
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Population:
It was founded in 1861 as a settlement servicing the railway station of Obiralovka , made famous by Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist...
as the death place of the main character of the novel Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger...
.
In 1938, it was renamed Zheleznodorozhny and granted town status in 1952. In the 1960s, settlements of Kuchino , Savvino , Temnikovo , and Sergeyevka became a part of Zheleznodorozhny.
Kuchino is historically associated with the name of Andrei Bely
Andrei Bely
Andrei Bely was the pseudonym of Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev , a Russian novelist, poet, theorist, and literary critic. His novel Petersburg was regarded by Vladimir Nabokov as one of the four greatest novels of the 20th century.-Biography:...
, the Russian poet who lived here in 1925-1931.
Vasili Arkhipov, a Soviet Navy officer, lived in city until his death in 1999.