Solntsevo District () is a
district
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of
Western Administrative Okrug
Western Administrative Okrug (), or Zapadny Administrativny Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,2 ...
of the
federal city
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Germany
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of
Moscow
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,
Russia
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. The area of the district is . Population: 122,400 (2016),
History
It originated in 1938 as a
dacha
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settlement and was named after the Russian word for
Sun
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(", ''solntse''). It used to be a separate town from 1971. Since May 1984 it has been included into
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
. Former prime minister
Mikhail Kasyanov and
2008 presidential election candidate
Andrey Bogdanov are natives of Solntsevo.
The organized crime group
Solntsevskaya Bratva
The Solntsevskaya Organized Crime Group (), also known as the Solntsevskaya Bratva (), is a Russian crime syndicate group.
Other simplified versions of the name are Solntsevskaya Brotherhood and Solntsevskaya gang.
Rise to power
The Solntsevskay ...
based its name upon Solntsevo District.
References
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Districts of Moscow
Defunct towns in Russia