Alabino (russian: Алабино) is a

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in the

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

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. With a population of over 600 people, it is part of the urban settlement of Selyatino. Until 2006, Alabino was part of the Petrovsky Rural District. The town hosts a proving ground of the

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, utilizing it during rehearsals in late March towards 17–18 April every year for the

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, where in the parade is being tuned up for the main performance on

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. On jubilee years, many foreign contingents from countries such as

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and

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have stayed a lodging in the proving ground. The training field is also a site of many training exercises involving the Ground Forces. One of the main attractions in the town is the

Petrovskoye-Alabino Petrovskoye-Alabino (Петровское-Алабино) is a ruined country house near the village of Alabino, in the Naro-Fominsky District of the Moscow Oblast. It is sited near the Desna River, about southwest of Moscow, beside the route t ...

, a ruined

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which was considered to be "one of the most splendid of Moscow's country estates". The village's main form of transport has been provided since the early 20th century by the Kiyevsky suburban railway line which stops in the village to pick citizens at the

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Gallery

File:Alabino22042016-41.jpg, Self-propelled artillery during a rehearsal in Alabino File:Alabino05042017-03.jpg, Senior officers of the armed forces inspect the Moscow Garrison in Alabino. File:EliminatoryStage2019-02.jpg, A vehicle of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division at a tank biathlon in Alabino. File:SpecialMeeting2017-01.jpg,

Russian Special Operations Forces The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly known as the Special Operations Forces (SOF; rus, Силы специальных операций; ССО, Sily spetsial’nykh operatsiy; SSO) are strategic-l ...

meeting with officers of the Russian Ground Forces at the training ground in Alabino, 21 December 2017 File:Alabino manor NW facade 04.jpg, The northwest facade of

, 2011.

References

External links

Справочно-информационный сайт городского поселения Селятино

Официальный сайт городского поселения Селятино

{{Authority control Rural localities in Moscow Oblast