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Skolkovo ( rus, Ско́лково, p=ˈskolkəvə) is a
rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...
(a selo) in
Odintsovsky District Odintsovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #64/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the oblast and borders with the federal city of ...
of
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 west of
MKAD The Moscow Automobile Ring Road (), or MKAD (), is a ring road running predominantly on the city border of Moscow with a length of 108.9 km (67.7 mi) and 35 exits (including ten interchanges). It was completed in 1962. The speed lim ...
near the
Setun River The Setun () is a river in the west of Moscow and the largest tributary of the Moskva in Moscow. The length of the river is , of which is in Moscow itself. Its basin has an area of .Центральный статистический комитетъ Министерства внутреннихъ дѣлъ. "Списки населённых мѣстъ Россійской Имперіи. XXIV Московская губернія". Санктпетербургъ, 1862. Стр. 23. In March 2010,
Russian President The president of Russia, officially the president of the Russian Federation (), is the executive head of state of Russia. The president is the chair of the Federal State Council and the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces. I ...
Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician and lawyer who has served as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev was also President of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and Prime Mini ...
announced plans to create
Skolkovo Innovation Center The Skolkovo Innovation Center is a high technology business area at Mozhaysky District, Moscow, Mozhaysky District in Moscow, Russia. As corporations and individuals register their residency in the city, they can receive financial assista ...
–a modern technology complex to encourage scientific research and development. The construction of the center commenced in the vicinity of Skolkovo in 2011. Currently, another major project is realized near Skolkovo – the construction of the campus of
Skolkovo Moscow School of Management The Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO is a graduate business school located near Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast, nearby to Moscow, Russia. The school, founded in 2006, is a joint project between Russian and international business leaders. SKOLKOV ...
.


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National Technological Initiative The National Technological Initiative (NTI) () is a 2014 program created by Vladimir Putin with the purpose of creating Russian global technical leadership in Russia. It is a $2.1 trillion “road map” for development of the cybernetics market ...


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*Odintsovo.info
Сколково — непростая история небольшого села
{{Authority control Odintsovsky District Rural localities in Moscow Oblast