Troitsk, Moscow Oblast
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Troitsk is a town in Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Desna River 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of Moscow
on the Kaluzhskoye Highway. Population: 39,874 (2010 Census); 32,653 (2002 Census
);
Troitsk was first mentioned in 1646 as a settlement of Troitskoye . It was renamed Troitsk and granted town status in 1977. It is home to a number of research institutes:
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Desna River 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
on the Kaluzhskoye Highway. Population: 39,874 (2010 Census); 32,653 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
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Troitsk was first mentioned in 1646 as a settlement of Troitskoye . It was renamed Troitsk and granted town status in 1977. It is home to a number of research institutes:
- Institute for Nuclear ResearchInstitute for Nuclear ResearchInstitute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a soviet/russian scientific research centre "for further development of the experimental base and fundamental research activities in the field of atomic nucleus, elementary particle and cosmic ray physics and neutrino...
- Institute for Spectroscopy Russian Academy of SciencesInstitute for Spectroscopy Russian Academy of SciencesThe Institute for Spectroscopy Russian Academy of Sciences is a Russian research institution located in Troitsk, Moscow region. ISAN educational activity includes a program for Diploma Students, Ph.D. and Doctorals for science, R&D and industry...
- IZMIRANIZMIRANInstitute of Earth magnetism, ionosphere and radiowaves propagation named after Nikolay Pushkov of the Russian Academy of Sciences or IZMIRAN for short - is a scientific institution of RAS founded in 1939 on the basis of the General Magnetic Survey Bureau and Pavlovskaya Magnetic Observatory of...
- TRINITYTRINITYSSC RF "Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Thermonuclear Research" or TRINITY for short ) is a Soviet/Russian state scientific center in the field of controlled thermonuclear synthesis, plasma physics, laser physics and the technics, creation and practical application of impulse sources of power...