Prospekt Vernadskogo District (russian: Проспект Вернадского райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
) of
Western Administrative Okrug
Western Administrative Okrug (russian: За́падный администрати́вный о́круг, ), or Zapadny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Mo ...
, and one of the 125 raions 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 ...
,
Russia
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.
The area of the district is .
Population: 62,000 (2017 est.),
History
The district is named for
Vladimir Vernadsky
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (russian: link=no, Влади́мир Ива́нович Верна́дский) or Volodymyr Ivanovych Vernadsky ( uk, Володи́мир Іва́нович Верна́дський; – 6 January 1945) was ...
, the famed mineralogist and geochemist. In the 14th century, the area was a forested landholding of the Moscow metropolitans, known for its pine trees and associated shipbuilding. After a plague in 1655, Belorussians moved into the area. The population was only 600 at the start of the 20th century, but residential building began in earnest in the 1970s when large avenues and the subway reached the district. Until 1991, the district was known as Gagarinsky District, after which the current name was adopted.
The
Federal Security Service's anti-terrorism and analytical center is located in Prospekt Vernadskogo.
Education
In the district is the main campus of the
(MGIMO), one of the most exclusive institutions of higher education in Russia.
Moscow International Prescool an international kindergarten, is also situated in Prospekt Vernadskogo district.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Moscow
The federal city of Moscow, Russia is divided into administrative districts called okrugs, which are a subdivision of state administration. The administrative okrugs are further divided into municipal formations called districts (''raions'') a ...
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Districts of Moscow