Zhukovsky (, ) is a

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, Russia, located on the

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, southeast of Moscow. Population:

History

The

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of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the

dacha A dacha (Belarusian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and rus, дача, p=ˈdatɕə, a=ru-dacha.ogg) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of former Soviet Union, post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, ...

settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation"). It was named after

Alexey Stakhanov Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov ( rus, Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов, p=stɐˈxanəf, ''Alekséy Grigór'yevich Stakhánov''; 3 January 1906 – 5 November 1977) was a Soviet miner, Hero of Socialist Labour (1970), ...

, a Russian miner of the

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era. On April 23, 1947, the settlement was granted town status and renamed Zhukovsky, in honor of scientist

Nikolay Zhukovsky Nikolay Zhukovsky may refer to: * Nikolay Zhukovsky (revolutionary) (1833–1895), Russian revolutionary *Nikolay Zhukovsky (scientist) (1847–1921), Russian scientist See also * Zhukovsky (disambiguation) __NOTOC__ Zhukovsky (masculine), Zhukovs ...

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

.Law #11/2013-OZ As a municipal division, Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Zhukovsky Urban Okrug.Law #171/2004-OZ

Research and economy

Zhukovsky is a home to the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute and N. Ye. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute — they are two major facilities involved in testing and designing aircraft. These facilities were employers for a great portion of the city's population before

perestroika ''Perestroika'' ( ; rus, перестройка, r=perestrojka, p=pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə, a=ru-perestroika.ogg, links=no) was a political reform movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s, widely associ ...

. Also, there is situated the Aeromechanics faculty of MIPT. There are a number smaller, but also important enterprises, such as: *

Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design JSC V.V. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (, , NIIP) is a joint stock company, one of the Russian enterprises in the development of weaponry control systems for fighter planes and mobile medium range anti-aircraft ...

(, NIIP), * Scientific Research Institute of Avionics (, NIIAO), * Agat Moscow Scientific Research Institute (, Agate), * Myasishchev Experimental Machine-building Plant (, EMZ). The airline

Aviastar-TU Aviastar-TU Airlines () is a Russian cargo charter airline which operates principally out of Ramenskoye Airport in Moscow, Russia. Its headquarters is located in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast. It is currently banned from flying into the EU like all ot ...

has its head office in Zhukovsky. There are also a number of flight testing divisions of the aviation

design bureau OKB () is a transliteration of the Russian initials for "" (), which translates to "Experimental Design Bureau." It could also mean or "Special Design Bureau" in english. During the Soviet era, OKBs were closed institutions working on design and ...

s (

Sukhoy The JSC Sukhoi Company (, ) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, that designs both civilian and military aircraft. Sukhoi was founded in the Soviet Union by Pavel Sukhoi in ...

Ilyushin The Open joint-stock company , public joint stock company Ilyushin Aviation Complex, operating as Ilyushin () or as Ilyushin Design Bureau, is a Russian aircraft manufacturer and design bureau, founded in 1933 by Sergey Ilyushin , Sergey Vladimir ...

Tupolev Tupolev ( rus, Туполев, , ˈtupəlʲɪf), officially United Aircraft Company Tupolev - Public Joint Stock Company, is a Russian aerospace and Arms industry, defence company headquartered in Basmanny District, Moscow. UAC Tupolev is succes ...

, etc.) located in the area as well as machine-building plants, paper-mill food industry - Inko,

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, local bread-baking plant. In 2008,

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signed a

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establishing the National Aircraft Industry Centre.

Transport

Zhukovsky International Airport Zhukovsky (), formerly (and still occasionally) known as Ramenskoye () is an international airport, located in Moscow Oblast, Russia, southeast of central Moscow, in the city of Zhukovsky, a few kilometers south-east of the closed Bykovo Airp ...

* Otdykh (Zhukovsky) railway stop * Bus service to-from Moscow, Ramenskoye * There is a helipad located at Lenin Square intended for

air medical services Air medical services are the use of aircraft, including both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to provide various kinds of urgent medical care, especially prehospital, emergency and critical care to patients during Medical evacuation, aerome ...

Sports

Zhukovsky is the center of

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athletics in Moscow Oblast. Most notable athletes born in Zhukovsky are

Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy (, , born 12 April 1981) is a Russian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. Early life Borzakovskiy was born at Kratovo, in the Moscow Oblast. He was named for the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagari ...

, Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Andrey Yepishin, Dmitry Bogdanov, and others. In 2005, the

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international standard

athletics stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

was opened. There was also a

bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The playin ...

club Strela based in Zhukovsky.

Culture

Zhukovsky museum was opened in 1979. It contains a unique collection of pilot's uniform and equipment.

Twin towns – sister cities

Zhukovsky is twinned with: *

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, France *

Fangchenggang Fangchenggang ( "Port of Fangcheng") is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Fangchenggang is the southernmost port in China and is located in Fangcheng. It primarily service ...

, China *

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, United States *

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, India * San Jacinto, United States * Sydals (Sønderborg), Denmark *

Zhuhai Zhuhai; Yale romanization of Cantonese, Yale: ''Jyūhói''; Chinese postal romanization, also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern ...

, China

Notable people

Irina Devina Irina Devina (; born 8 May 1959 in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast Russia SSR, Soviet Union) is retired Soviet rhythmic gymnast who has competed both as an individual and in group. She is a (1979, 1977) World Champion in Group all-around and won the 198 ...

, rhythmic gymnast *

Maria Tolkacheva Maria Yuryevna Tolkacheva (, ; born ) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympics Group all-around champion, a four-time (2015, 2017-2019) World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, World Group all-around ch ...

, rhythmic gymnast *

Viktoria Mullova Viktoria Yurievna Mullova ( rus, Виктория Юрьевна Муллова, , vʲɪˈktorʲɪjə ˈmuləvə; born 27 November 1959) is a Russian-born British violinist. She is best known for her performances and recordings of a number of v ...

, concert violinist *

Vladislav Namestnikov Vladislav Yevgenievich Namestnikov (; born 22 November 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall by the Lightning in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and has ...

, NHL ice hockey player with the

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References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Zhukovsky

Zhukovsky Business Directory
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