Furmanov (town)

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Coat of arms of Furmanov
Coat of arms of Furmanov

Furmanov (Russian: Фу́рманов) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, also known as Sereda (Середа) from 1918 to 1941. Population: 40,874 2002. Geographical coordinates: 57°15′N, 41°05′E.

In 1918, it was incorporated as a town by the name of Sereda. On March 13, 1941, it was renamed Furmanov after writer and Bolshevik Dmitri Furmanov.