Zheleznodorozhny (russian: Железнодоро́жный) is an inhabited zone and former

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

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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, located east of

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 ...

. It was technically abolished and merged into the city of

Balashikha Balashikha ( rus, Балашиха, p=bəlɐˈʂɨxə) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of the Moscow Ring Road. Population: Etymology In Finno-Ugric languages, ''Bala-shika'' means ''land of celebrations, ...

in January 2015.Law #209/2014-OZ Population: Its name means "Railway", and its flag and coat of arms both had lines resembling railway tracks.

History

Founded in 1861 to service the railway station of Obiralovka (), the settlement became famous as the location where the main character of

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

's 1878 novel ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writte ...

'' committed suicide. It was renamed Zheleznodorozhny (Russian for "by the railway") in 1939 and granted town status in 1952. СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик на 1 января 1980 года / Составители В. А. Дударев, Н. А. Евсеева. — М.: Изд-во «Известия Советов народных депутатов СССР», 1980. — 702 с. — С. 172. In the 1960s the settlements of Kuchino (), Savvino (), Temnikovo (), and Sergeyevka () became part of Zheleznodorozhny. Kuchino is historically associated with the name of

Andrei Bely Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev ( rus, Бори́с Никола́евич Буга́ев, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ bʊˈɡajɪf, a=Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev.ru.vorb.oga), better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely ( rus, Андре ...

, the Russian poet who lived there between 1925 and 1931. In January 2015 Zheleznodorozhny was abolished and its territory merged into the city of

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it was incorporated as Zheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #11/2013-OZ, rev. prior to December 2014 As a municipal division, Zheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction was incorporated as Zheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug.Law #179/2004-OZ

Transportation

The railway connecting Moscow and Vladimir runs through Zheleznodorozhny, which is served by Kuchino and

Zheleznodorozhnaya railway station Zheleznodorozhnaya ( rus, links=no, Железнодоро́жная, p=ˈʐɛlʲɛznodoroʐnaja) is a railway station of the Gorkovsky direction of the Moscow Railway of the Russian Railways. The station placed in Zheleznodorozhny microdistrict ...

s of the

Gorkovsky suburban railway line The Gorkovsky suburban railway line or Gorkovskoye line (russian: Горьковское направление Московской железной дороги) is one of eleven suburban railway lines used for suburban railway connections betwe ...

Notable people

Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya Alexandra Gavrilovna Snezhko-Blotskaya (Russian: Александра Гавриловна Снежко-Блоцкая, 21 February 1909 in Volchansk, Russian Empire – 29 December 1980 in Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union) was a Soviet animated film ...

, animated films director, lived here until her death in 1980. *

Vasily Arkhipov Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov ( rus, Василий Александрович Архипов, p=vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ arˈxʲipəf, 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Naval officer credited with preventing a ...

, a Soviet Navy officer, lived in the city until his death in 1998.

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External links

Zheleznodorozhny Business Directory
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