Greshnevo (russian: Гре́шнево) is a
village
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in
Nekrasovsky District of
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver Oblast, T ...
,
Russia
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. Population: 588.
[ (Administration of Yaroslavl Oblast. Statistical Bulletin ''Information on Municipal Formations, Settlements, and Inhabited Localities of Yaroslavl Oblast'' as of January 1, 2007).]
The great Russian poet
Nikolay Nekrasov
Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov ( rus, Никола́й Алексе́евич Некра́сов, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈkrasəf, a=Ru-Nikolay_Alexeyevich_Nekrasov.ogg, – ) was a Russian poet, writer, critic and publi ...
lived here during his childhood. Presently, the village is home to a Nekrasov museum. The village was renamed Nekrasovo in the past, but the original name Greshnevo has been restored since then.
References
Rural localities in Yaroslavl Oblast
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