Ivanovo
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| Ivanovo (English) Иваново (Russian) |
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 Rapidly changing Ivanovo Industrial Cityscape |
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  Location of Ivanovo on the map of Russia
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
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| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Administrative center of |
Ivanovo Oblast Ivanovo Oblast Ivanovo Oblast |
| Local self-government | |
| Charter | |
| Municipal status | Urban okrug |
| Head | Alexander Fomin |
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| Area | |
| Area | 104.8 km² (40.5 sq mi) |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density |
431,721 inhabitants 4,119.5/km² (10,669.5/sq mi) |
| Events | |
| Founded | 1561 |
| Town status | 1871 |
| Other information | |
| Postal code | 24401 |
| Dialing code | +7 4932 |
| Official website | |
| http://ivanovo.ru/ | |
Ivanovo (Russian: Ива́ново) is the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 431,721 (2002 Census).
Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides". Probably the most famous of the city's female natives was the postmodern French writer Nathalie Sarraute.
It is home to Ivanovo Severny, which is one of the largest military airlift bases in Russia. Civilian air service is provided at Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport. Ivanovo has got several educational institutions: Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo Medical Academy,Ivanovo Architectural Academy, Ivanovo State Power University(ISPU). ISPU is one of the oldest Universities in the town. It prepares specialist in power engineering. There are six faculties at this University.
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[edit] History
Ivanovo was created by merging the old flax-processing village Ivanovo (first documented in 1561) with the industrial Voznesensky Posad in 1871. Until 1932, its official name was Ivanovo-Voznesensk.
By the early 20th century, Ivanovo competed with Łódź (also a part of the Russian Empire at that time) for the title of the primary textile production centre in Europe. As the workers' living conditions were appalling, the strikes were frequent. One of these strikes led to the first Russian revolution. According to the Soviet historiography, e.g., Great Soviet Encyclopedia, article "Soviets of Workers' Deputies" (Russian: Советы депутатов трудящихся), the Ivanovo Soviet (created in May 1905) was one of the first Soviets in the history. However this statement is contested, see St. Petersburg Soviet.
[edit] Sister Cities
[edit] Notable people
- Aleksey Kiselev
- Nathalie Sarraute
- Vyacheslav Zaytsev
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