Alabino (russian: Алабино) is a
rural locality 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 ...
of
Russia. 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
Russian Ground Forces, utilizing it during rehearsals in late March towards 17–18 April every year for the
Moscow Victory Day Parade, where in the parade is being tuned up for the main performance on
Victory Day (9 May). On jubilee years, many foreign contingents from countries such as
Moldova,
China
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,
India and
Kazakhstan 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, a ruined
country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
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
The Kiyevsky suburban railway line (russian: Киевское направление Московской железной дороги) is one of eleven suburban lines used for suburban railway connections between Moscow, Russia, and surrounding ...
which stops in the village to pick citizens at the
train station.
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
The 2nd Guards M. I. Kalinin Taman Motor Rifle Division (russian: 2-я гвардейская мотострелковая Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознаменная ордена Су ...
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 Petrovskoye-Alabino, 2011.
References
External links
Справочно-информационный сайт городского поселения СелятиноОфициальный сайт городского поселения Селятино
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Rural localities in Moscow Oblast
