Voskresensk (russian: Воскресе́нск) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

Voskresensky District Voskresensky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or related to the root "''voskreseniye''" (resurrection). * Voskresensky District, Moscow Oblast, an administrativ ...

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 ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

, located upon the banks of the

Moskva River The Moskva (russian: река Москва, Москва-река, ''Moskva-reka'') is a river running through western Russia. It rises about west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through centra ...

southeast 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 ...

. Population:

History

It was founded in 1862. Town status was granted to it in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Voskresensk serves as the

.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Voskresensky District as the

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

of Voskresensk. As a municipal division, the Town of Voskresensk is incorporated within Voskresensky Municipal District as Voskresensk Urban Settlement.Law #199/2004-OZ

Transportation

There are station Voskresensk and stop platform 88 km at the Moscow-

Ryazan Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...

line.

Notable residents

The town is home to several prominent ice hockey players, including

Igor Larionov Igor Nikolayevich Larionov (russian: Игорь Николаевич Ларионов; born 3 December 1960) is a Russian ice hockey coach, sports agent and former professional ice hockey player, known as "the Professor". Along with Viacheslav ...

and other Soviet national team players, such as

Vyacheslav Kozlov Vyacheslav Anatolevich "Slava" Kozlov (russian: Вячеслав Анатольевич Козлов; born May 3, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger. Kozlov was a member of the Stanley Cup winning Detroit Red Wings t ...

Valeri Kamensky Valeri Viktorovich Kamenski (russian: Валерий Викторович Каменский) (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Playing career Before the National Hockey League (NHL), h ...

Andrei Lomakin Andrei Vyacheslavovich Lomakin (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Ломакин, April 3, 1964 – December 9, 2006) was a professional ice hockey player who played parts of four seasons in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers and F ...

, Aleksandr Smirnov,

Vladimir Golikov Vladimir Nikolayevich Golikov (russian: Владимир Николаевич Голиков) (born June 20, 1954) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow. Inducted ...

Aleksandr Golikov Aleksandr Nikolayevich Golikov (russian: Александр Николаевич Голиков; born November 26, 1952) is a Russian former ice hockey player. Golikov played in the Soviet Championship League for Khimik Voskresensk and Dynamo Mo ...

, Alexander Ragulin,

German Titov Gherman Stepanovich Titov (russian: Герман Степанович Титов; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yu ...

Igor Ulanov Igor Sergeevich Ulanov (russian: И́горь Серге́евич Ула́нов; born 1 October 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ulanov was drafted by the W ...

Sergei Berezin Sergei Yevgenyevich Berezin (russian: Серге́й Евгеньевич Березин; born November 5, 1971) is a former National Hockey League, NHL player from 1996–97 NHL season, 1996–97 through 2002–03 NHL season, 2002–03. Berezin, ...

Dmitri Kvartalnov Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Kvartalnov (Дмитрий Вячеславович Квартальнов; born March 25, 1966 in Voskresensk, Soviet Union) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 112 games in the National Hockey League, all ...

Roman Oksiuta Roman Nikolaevich Oksiuta (russian: Роман Николаевич Оксюта; born 21 August 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Mighty ...

and

Valeri Zelepukin Valeri Mikhailovich Zelepukin (russian: Валерий Михайлович Зелепукин; born 17 September 1968) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, E ...

. Current Russian NHL players from Voskresensk include Andrei Markov, Andrei Loktionov, and

Vladislav Namestnikov Vladislav Yevgenievich Namestnikov (russian: link=no, Владислав Евгеньевич Наместников; born 22 November 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He ...

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Populated places established in 1862 1862 establishments in the Russian Empire