Leninsky District () is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #79/2005-OZ district (

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), one of the thirty-six in

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. It is located in the center of the

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just south of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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of Vidnoye. Population: 145,251 ( 2002 Census); The population of Vidnoye accounts for 33.0% of the district's total population.

History

A major part of Leninsky District was merged into the

of Moscow on July 1, 2012.Official website of the Government of Moscow
Draft of adopted measures of the capital and oblast governments with regards to the expansion of the borders of Moscow

Culture

Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center 11

* St. Catherine's monastery *

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Square and Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center ( Vidnoye)

Notable residents

* Vasily Molokov (1895–1982), Soviet pilot, a

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, born in Irininskoye village – now called Molokovo *

Oleg Vidov Oleg Borisovich Vidov (; June 11, 1943 – May 15, 2017) was a Russian–American actor, film director and producer. He appeared in 50 films beginning in 1961. An emigrant from his native Soviet Union, he was granted U.S. citizenship and beca ...

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