Pavlovsky Posad (russian: Па́вловский Поса́д) is a

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and the

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Pavlovo-Posadsky District Pavlovo-Posadsky District (russian: Па́влово-Поса́дский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #41/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of ...

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 R ...

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, located from

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, at the

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of the

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History

The town of Pavlovsky Posad was founded in 1844 by merging several villages (

Pavlovo Pavlovo (russian: Павлово) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Arkhangelsk Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Arkhangelsk Oblast bears this name: * Pavlovo, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village under the administrative j ...

, Dubrovo, Zakharovo, and

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). From its very foundation, the land on which the town stands belonged to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius monastery of the

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. Later, from the mid-17th century, the land came into state ownership. Due to these peculiarities, Pavlovsky Posad never knew

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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pavlovsky Posad serves as the

.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Pavlovo-Posadsky District as the

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of Pavlovsky Posad. As a municipal division, the Town of Pavlovsky Posad is incorporated within Pavlovo-Posadsky Municipal District as Pavlovsky Posad Urban Settlement.Law #41/2005-OZ

Economy

From the very beginning Pavlovsky Posad has had the

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industry as its main business. This industry is still the most prominent in modern town. During the 1990s, most textile factories were transformed into public corporations and went through bankruptcy. The

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index for these factories is currently extremely low: about 90-95% of each factory's shares are owned by one person. The town has also always been famous for its

Pavlovo Posad shawl The Pavlovo Posad shawl (russian: Павловопосадский платок), Pavlovsky shawl or Povlovo Posad scarf is a traditional Russian garment and handicraft. In the beginning of the 19th century, it became fashionable to wear woole ...

factories. One of these factories, ''Pavlovo-Posadkaya Manufaktura'', is still producing traditional shawls and

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s in the Russian style. Some other factories survived by concentrating on fire-equipment (such as

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s); whereas others yet are producing

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s for Orthodox priests.

Transportation

The Moscow–

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railway goes through the town.

Religion

Pokrovsko-Vasilyevsky Monastery was established near the cemetery in the beginning of the 20th century. In the monastery there's a cathedral that actually incorporates two independent churches: the upper church of Pokrov and the lower of St.

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, who was Vasily Gryaznov's saint patron. For his missionary work among the old believers, Vasily Gryaznov was granted sainthood in 1999. A cathedral also has a belltower. Both the cathedral and the belltower are built in the so-called pseudo-Russian style. There's also a little church of St.

Andrey Rublev Andrey Andreyevich Rublev (russian: Андрей Андреевич Рублёв; born 20 October 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 5 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (AT ...

at the monastery gates. Праведный Василий

There are also three more Orthodox churches and one

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' Orthodox church.

Attractions

Local attractions include several 19th-century factory buildings, a local museum, a museum of Russian shawls and kerchiefs, and an exhibition center. Some old tombstones could be found on local Old Believer's cemeteries. There are also many old buildings in the streets of the town center.

Notable people

Valery Bykovsky Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (russian: Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский; 2 August 1934 – 27 March 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. He was also backup for Vo ...

, cosmonaut * Oleg Chukhontsev, poet *

Natalya Petrusyova Natalya Anatolyevna Petrusyova (russian: Ната́лья Анато́льевна Петрусёва; born 2 September 1955) is a former speed skater. Short biography Natalya Petrusyova trained at Burevestnik. Competing for the Soviet ...

, speed skater *

Vyacheslav Tikhonov Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Tikhonov (russian: Вячесла́в Васи́льевич Ти́хонов; 8 February 1928, in Pavlovsky Posad – 4 December 2009, in Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian actor whose best known role was as Soviet spy, ...

, actor * Vasily of Pavlovsky Posad, Russian Orthodox saint

References

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External links

Official website of Pavlovsky Posad

Virtual catalog of Pavlovsky Posad buildings

Pokrovsko-Vasilyevsky Monastery
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