Alabino () is a
rural locality in the
Moscow Oblast
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of
Russia
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. With a population of over 600 people, it is part of the urban settlement of Selyatino. Until 2006, Alabino was part of the Petrovsky Rural District.
One of the main attractions in the town is the
Petrovskoye-Alabino, a ruined
country house
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which was considered to be "one of the most splendid of Moscow's country estates". The village's main form of transport has been provided since the early 20th century by the
Kiyevsky suburban railway line which stops in the village to pick citizens at the
train station
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.
Alabino Proving Ground
The town hosts a
proving ground of the
Russian Ground Forces, utilizing it during rehearsals in late March towards 17–18 April every year for the
Moscow Victory Day Parade, where in the parade is being tuned up for the main performance on
Victory Day (9 May). On jubilee years, many foreign contingents from countries such as
Moldova
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,
China
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,
India
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and
Kazakhstan
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have stayed at a lodging in the proving ground. The training field is also a site of many training exercises involving the Ground Forces.
Gallery
File:Alabino22042016-41.jpg, Self-propelled artillery during a rehearsal in Alabino
File:Alabino05042017-03.jpg, Senior officers of the armed forces inspect the Moscow Garrison in Alabino.
File:EliminatoryStage2019-02.jpg, A vehicle of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division at a tank biathlon in Alabino.
File:SpecialMeeting2017-01.jpg, Russian Special Operations Forces meeting with officers of the Russian Ground Forces at the training ground in Alabino, 21 December 2017
File:Alabino manor NW facade 04.jpg, The northwest facade of Petrovskoye-Alabino, 2011.
File:Alabino_railway_platform_01.jpg, The Kiyevsky suburban railway line in Alabino
References
External links
Справочно-информационный сайт городского поселения СелятиноОфициальный сайт городского поселения Селятино
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Rural localities in Moscow Oblast