Shuya ( rus, Шу́я, p=ˈʂujə) is the third largest

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Ivanovo Oblast Ivanovo Oblast (russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, ''Ivanovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It had a population of 927,828 as of the 2021 Russian Census. Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (the ...

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; located on the Teza River. Population:

History

The first record of Shuya is dated by 1393. Since 1403, the area was held by a branch of the House of

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, which got their name " Shuysky" after the town. In 1539, the town was sacked by Safa Giray of Kazan. In 1566, it was taken by

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as his personal property into

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. In 1722, the town was visited by

Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

, who launched textile manufacturing there. Town status was granted to it in 1778. By the 19th century, Shuya was developed into a major

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-processing center, although it has been since superseded in importance by the neighboring town of Ivanovo.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shuya serves as the

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of Shuysky District,Law #145-OZ even though it is not a part of it.Law #145-OZ stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #52-OZ, which describes the borders and the composition of Shuysky District, does not list the town of Shuya as a part of that district. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

of Shuya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Shuya is incorporated as Shuya Urban Okrug.Law #124-OZ

Architecture

Nikolo-Shartomsky Monastery The Shartoma Monastery of St. Nicholas (Николо-Шартомский монастырь, ''Nikolo-Shartomsky Monastery'') is a Russian Orthodox monastery in the village of Vvedenyo near Shuya in the Ivanovo Region of Russia. It takes its ...

, situated from Shuya, has one of the largest monastic communities in Russia. It was first mentioned in 1425. It has a

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from 1652 and a refectory church from 1678. The belltower of the Resurrection Cathedral in Shuya is the tallest freestanding bell tower in the world.

Notable people

Notable people from Shuya include peasant Feodor Vassilyev, whose first wife still holds the world record for most children ever born (sixty-nine). Mikhail Frunze led textile workers in the town in a strike action during the Revolution of 1905.

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External links

Official website of Shuya

Museum of Mikhail Frunze
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Ivanovo Oblast Shuysky Uyezd Golden Ring of Russia