Zhukovsky (russian: link=no, Жуковский, ) is a

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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 ...

, Russia, located on the

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, southeast of Moscow. Population:

History

The

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of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the

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settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation"). It was named after Alexey Stakhanov, a famous Soviet miner. On April 23, 1947, the settlement was granted town status and renamed Zhukovsky, in honor of scientist Nikolay Zhukovsky.

Administrative and municipal status

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

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.Law #11/2013-OZ As a municipal division, Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Zhukovsky Urban Okrug.Law #171/2004-OZ

Research and economy

Zhukovsky is a home to the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute and N. Ye. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute — they are two major facilities involved in testing and designing aircraft. These facilities were employers for a great portion of the city's population before

perestroika ''Perestroika'' (; russian: links=no, перестройка, p=pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə, a=ru-perestroika.ogg) was a political movement for reform within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s widely associated wit ...

. Also, there is situated the Aeromechanics faculty of MIPT. There are a number smaller, but also important enterprises, such as: * Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (, NIIP), * Scientific Research Institute of Avionics (, NIIAO), * Agat Moscow Scientific Research Institute (, Agate), * Myasishchev Experimental Machine-building Plant (, EMZ). The airline

Aviastar-TU Aviastar-TU Airlines (russian: Авиастар-ТУ) is a cargo charter airline which operates principally out of Ramenskoye Airport in Moscow, Russia. Its headquarters is located in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast. History The airline began operating ...

has its head office in Zhukovsky. There are also a number of flight testing divisions of the aviation design bureaus ( Sukhoy,

Ilyushin The public joint stock company Ilyushin Aviation Complex, operating as Ilyushin (russian: Илью́шин) or as Ilyushin Design Bureau, is a former Soviet and now a Russian aircraft manufacturer and design bureau, founded in 1933 by Sergey ...

Tupolev Tupolev (russian: Ту́полев, ), officially Joint Stock Company Tupolev, is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Basmanny District, Moscow. Tupolev is successor to the Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau ( OKB-156, design off ...

, etc.) located in the area as well as machine-building plants, paper-mill food industry - Inko,

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, local bread-baking plant. In 2008,

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signed a presidential decree establishing the National Aircraft Industry Centre.

Transport

* Zhukovsky International Airport * Otdykh (Zhukovsky) railway stop * Bus service to-from Moscow, Ramenskoye * There is a helipad located at Lenin Square intended for air medical services

Sports

Zhukovsky is the center of

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athletics in Moscow Oblast. Most notable athletes born in Zhukovsky are

Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy (russian: Юрий Михайлович Борзаковский, , born 12 April 1981) is a Russian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. Early life Borzakovskiy was born at Kratovo, in the Mos ...

, Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Andrey Yepishin, Dmitry Bogdanov, and others. In 2005 the

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international standard

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was opened. There was also a

bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...

club Strela based in Zhukovsky.

Culture

Zhukovsky museum was opened in 1979. It contains a unique collection of pilot's uniform and equipment.

Twin towns – sister cities

Zhukovsky is twinned with: * Le Bourget, France *

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, China * Hemet, United States * Meerut, India * San Jacinto, United States * Sydals (Sønderborg), Denmark *

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, China

Notable people

* Irina Devina, rhythmic gymnast *

Maria Tolkacheva Maria Yuryevna Tolkacheva (russian: Мария Юрьевна Толкачёва; born ) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympics Group all-around champion, a four-time (2015, 2017-2019) World Group all-around champion, the 2 ...

, rhythmic gymnast *

Viktoria Mullova Viktoria Yurievna Mullova ( rus, Виктория Юрьевна Муллова, , vʲɪˈktorʲɪɪ̯ə ˈmuɫəvə; born 27 November 1959) is a Russian-born British violinist. She is best known for her performances and recordings of a number ...

, concert violinist * Vladislav Namestnikov, ice hockey player with the

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References

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Sources

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External links

Official website of Zhukovsky

Zhukovsky Business Directory
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