Voskresensk () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Voskresensky District in

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

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, located upon the banks of the

Moskva River The Moskva (, ''Moskva-reka'') is a river that flows through western Russia. It rises about west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through central Moscow. About southeast of Moscow, at the cit ...

southeast of

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

. Population:

History

It was founded in 1862. Town status was granted to it in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Voskresensk serves as the

of Voskresensky District.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Voskresensky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Voskresensk. As a municipal division, the Town of Voskresensk is incorporated within Voskresensky Municipal District as Voskresensk Urban Settlement.Law #199/2004-OZ

Transportation

There are station Voskresensk and stop platform 88 km at the Moscow-

Ryazan Ryazan (, ; also Riazan) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 C ...

line.

Notable residents

The town is home to several prominent ice hockey players, including

Igor Larionov Igor Nikolayevich Larionov (; born 3 December 1960) is a Russian Coach (ice hockey), ice hockey coach, sports agent and former professional ice hockey player, known as "the Professor". Considered one of the best hockey players of all time, he, a ...

and other Soviet national team players, such as

Vyacheslav Kozlov Vyacheslav Anatolevich "Slava" Kozlov (; born May 3, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger. Kozlov was a member of the Stanley Cup winning Detroit Red Wings teams of 1997 and 1998, and was also a member of the famed Russ ...

Valeri Kamensky Valeri Viktorovich Kamensky () (born 18 April 1966) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the Soviet Championship League before moving to the National Hockey League. Internationally, he represented ...

Andrei Lomakin Andrei Vyacheslavovich Lomakin (, April 3, 1964 – December 9, 2006) was a professional ice hockey player who played parts of four seasons in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers. He played in the Soviet Union prior to that, ...

, Aleksandr Smirnov, Vladimir Golikov, Aleksandr Golikov,

Alexander Ragulin Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin (; 5 May 1941 – 17 November 2004) was a Russian ice hockey player. He is considered one of the best defensemen in Soviet ice hockey history, winning three Olympic gold medals and ten world t ...

German Titov Gherman Stepanovich Titov (; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1. He was the four ...

Igor Ulanov Igor Sergeevich Ulanov (; born 1 October 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ulanov was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the tenth round of the 1991 NHL Entry Dra ...

Sergei Berezin Sergei Yevgenyevich Berezin (; November 5, 1971 – June 26, 2024) was a Russian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1996–97 through 2002–03. Berezin, who played left wing in the NHL, was sel ...

Dmitri Kvartalnov Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Kvartalnov (Дмитрий Вячеславович Квартальнов; born March 25, 1966, in Voskresensk, Soviet Union) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 112 games in the National Hockey League, a ...

Roman Oksiuta Roman Nikolaevich Oksiuta (; born 21 August 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Playin ...

, Andrei Markov,

Andrei Loktionov Andrei Vyacheslavovich Loktionov (; born 30 May 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with HC Spartak Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the ...

, and

Valeri Zelepukin Valeri Mikhailovich Zelepukin (; born 17 September 1968) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks ...

. Current Russian NHL players from Voskresensk include

Vladislav Namestnikov Vladislav Yevgenievich Namestnikov (; born 22 November 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall by the Lightning in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and has ...

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Populated places established in 1862 1862 establishments in the Russian Empire