Mymrino

Mymrino (Russian: Мы́мрино) is a rural locality (a village) in Uzkinskoye Rural Settlement of Znamensky District, in Oryol Oblast, Russia. Population: 155 (2010 Census);^[3] 193 (2002 Census);^[4]

Mymrino Мымрино
Rural locality
Location of Mymrino
Mymrino Location of Mymrino
Coordinates: 53°18′7.9″N 35°29′23.7″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Oryol Oblast
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [1])
Postal code(s)[2]	303105
OKTMO ID	54620432106

History

Mymrino got its name from the nickname that the peasants gave to their landowner; they called her Mymra.^[5] It was first mentioned in 1678 as part of the Sevsky category of the Karachevsky district as an estate in the Khotiml camp.

After the Chernobyl disaster, Mymrino was in the radiation zone of the fourth degree.^[5]

Notable people

Mymrino is the birthplace of politician and former Soviet Army colonel Gennady Zyuganov.^[5]