Bolshevo (russian: Бо́лшево) is the area of the city of
Korolyov (an industrial
city
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in
Moscow Oblast,
Russia
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, well known as the cradle of
Soviet
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and Russian
space exploration), the historical part of it. It was founded as an independent town in 1573. It is best known as giving the name of
Bolshevo railway station
Bolshevo railway station is a railway station in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Mytishchi-Fryazino section of the Yaroslavsky suburban railway line. It is part of the Naukograd, or science city, of Korolyov.
History
It takes its na ...
which is located on
Yaroslavsky suburban railway line, Moscow.
In 2019 the exhibition ''Station Bolshevo: the crossroads of fate, 1939'' commemorated a notebook of the poet
Marina Tsvetaeva
Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (russian: Марина Ивановна Цветаева, p=mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈtaɪvə; 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russia ...
which contains translations she made of 12 poems by
Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...
into French whilst in Bolshevo. A second notebook belonging to
Sergei Durylin
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was also featured. This contained chapters from his book ''In His Own Corner'' which covered his stay in Bolshevo, also in 1939.
Photos
Bolshevo72011.jpg,
Bolshevo platform.jpg,
Bolshevo station in Koroljov city.jpg,
Bolshevo-market-place.jpg,
Bolshevo-station.jpg
References
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Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast