Dzerzhinsky (town)
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Dzerzhinsky is a town in Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, located on the bank of the Moskva River
, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city of Lyubertsy
. The western part of Dzerzhinsky is bordered on Moscow
. Population:
Lyubertsy–Dzerzhinsky railway is used for cargo transportation only. The passenger line was dismantled due to inefficiency.
The town's industry comprises Heat and Power Central
#22 , a reinforced concrete constructions factory, and military chemical industry http://www.fcdt.ru/status-e.htm.
Six secondary schools and one professional school operate in the town, as well as a musical school and a school of arts. Dzerzhinsky has a local newspaper,"Ugreshskiye Vesti" .
built their palaces on the grounds. It was greatly expanded in the 19th century, under the supervision of St. Pimen of Ugreshi. One of the new churches in the monastery is dedicated to St. Pimen. The walled area of the monastery has several picturesque pond
s.
, the monastery was reorganised into a children labour colony in 1920. The colony was later transformed into a labour commune by Felix Dzerzhinsky
.
In 1921, the colony spread outside the boundaries of the former monastery and an official settlement was established. In 1938, it received the urban-type settlement
status, just after the commune had dissolved. Town status was granted to Dzerzhinsky in 1981.
On March 31, 2006, Viktor Dorkin
, the head of the Local Government Board, was shot and killed . Investigation constated that he was assassinated because of his professional career. One killer was detained before May 5, 2006 .
Nowadays the town is a typical Moscow suburb with thousands of people going daily to the capital and forward.
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Moscow Oblast
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, located on the bank of the Moskva River
Moskva River
The Moskva River is a river that flows through the Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts in Russia, and is a tributary of the Oka River.-Etymology:...
, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city of Lyubertsy
Lyubertsy
Lyubertsy is a city and the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: Lyubertsy was founded in 1623, and it became a city in 1925.-Notable people:*Sergei Abeltsev, LDPR politician...
. The western part of Dzerzhinsky is bordered on Moscow
Moscow
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. Population:
Lyubertsy–Dzerzhinsky railway is used for cargo transportation only. The passenger line was dismantled due to inefficiency.
The town's industry comprises Heat and Power Central
Cogeneration
Cogeneration is the use of a heat engine or a power station to simultaneously generate both electricity and useful heat....
#22 , a reinforced concrete constructions factory, and military chemical industry http://www.fcdt.ru/status-e.htm.
Six secondary schools and one professional school operate in the town, as well as a musical school and a school of arts. Dzerzhinsky has a local newspaper,"Ugreshskiye Vesti" .
St. Nicholas Monastery
The settlement has grown around Ugreshi Monastery which stands at the heart of the modern town. The monastery has been one of the richest in Russia since the 17th century when Tsar Alexis and Patriarch NikonPatriarch Nikon
Nikon , born Nikita Minin , was the seventh patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church...
built their palaces on the grounds. It was greatly expanded in the 19th century, under the supervision of St. Pimen of Ugreshi. One of the new churches in the monastery is dedicated to St. Pimen. The walled area of the monastery has several picturesque pond
Pond
A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a lake. A wide variety of man-made bodies of water are classified as ponds, including water gardens, water features and koi ponds; all designed for aesthetic ornamentation as landscape or architectural...
s.
Modern history
After Russian Revolution in 1917, in an effort to fight child homelessnessHomelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
, the monastery was reorganised into a children labour colony in 1920. The colony was later transformed into a labour commune by Felix Dzerzhinsky
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky was a Communist revolutionary, famous as the first director of the Bolshevik secret police, the Cheka, known later by many names during the history of the Soviet Union...
.
In 1921, the colony spread outside the boundaries of the former monastery and an official settlement was established. In 1938, it received the urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status, just after the commune had dissolved. Town status was granted to Dzerzhinsky in 1981.
On March 31, 2006, Viktor Dorkin
Viktor Dorkin
Viktor Ivanovich Dorkin .Dorkin grew up in Novodevichinsky sovkhoz in Shigonsky District of Kuybyshev Oblast, Soviet Union.He obtained a degree in chemical engineering in 1976 from Kuybyshev Politechnical School....
, the head of the Local Government Board, was shot and killed . Investigation constated that he was assassinated because of his professional career. One killer was detained before May 5, 2006 .
Nowadays the town is a typical Moscow suburb with thousands of people going daily to the capital and forward.
Twin towns/sister cities
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