Novomoskovsk, Russia

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Novomoskovsk (Russian: Новомоско́вск) is a city and the administrative center of Novomoskovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located at the source of the Don and Shat Rivers. Population: 131,386 (2010 Census);^[5] 134,081 (2002 Census);^[11] 146,302 (1989 Soviet census);^[12] 143,000 (1974); 107,000 (1959); 76,000 (1939).

Novomoskovsk Новомосковск
City[1]
Central square in Novomoskovsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Novomoskovsk
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Coordinates: 54°05′N 38°13′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tula Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Novomoskovsky District[1]
City under district jurisdiction	Novomoskovsk[2]
Founded	1930
City status since	1930
Government
• Body	Assembly of Deputies[3]
• Head	Anatoly Prorokov
Area [4]
• Total	74.7 km2 (28.8 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	131,386
• Rank	124th in 2010
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Novomoskovsky District,[1] Novomoskovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction[6]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Novomoskovsk Urban Okrug[7]
• Capital of	Novomoskovsk Urban Okrug[8]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [9])
Postal code(s)[10]	301650–301654, 301657, 301659–301666, 301668, 301670, 301679
Dialing code(s)	+7 48762
OKTMO ID	70724000001
City Day	May 25
Website	www.nmosk.ru

History

The source of the Don River in Novomoskovsk

The city originated in the 18th century as the family manor of Counts Bobrinsky, who industrialized it towards the end of the 19th century. The city, under the name of Bobriki (Бобрики) was officially established in 1930 and continued to develop as a coal (lignite) mining center throughout the Soviet period.^{[citation needed]} In 1933, it was renamed Stalinogorsk (Сталиногорск).^{[citation needed]} During World War II, the city was occupied by the German Army from November 22, 1941 to December 11, 1941. In 1961, it was given its present name.^{[citation needed]} The city was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor on January 14, 1971.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novomoskovsk serves as the administrative center of Novomoskovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Novomoskovsky District as Novomoskovsk City Under District Jurisdiction.^[2] As a municipal division, the territories of Novomoskovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction and of thirteen rural okrugs of Novomoskovsky District are incorporated as Novomoskovsk Urban Okrug.^[7][13]

Local government

Administration building of Novomoskovsk

Heads of the city

#	Name	Party	Dates in office
1	Nikolai Minakov	United Russia	December 1997 — April 2009
2	Anatoly Tsoi	Communist Party of the Russian Federation	April 2009 — May 2009
3	Yelena Kozina	United Russia	May 2009 — 19 September 2013
4	Anatoly Prokorov	United Russia	20 September 2013 — 20 September 2023
5	Alexey Platonov	United Russia	20 September 2023 — present

Heads of the city administration

#	Name	Party	Dates in office
1	Stanislav Shchedenkov	—	1991 — 1996
2	Nikolai Minakov	United Russia	June 1996 — 13 November 2008
3	Igor Potapov	United Russia	13 November 2008 — April 2009
4	Вадим Zherzdev	United Russia	Acting since June 2009, 25 December 2009 — September 2018
5	Alexey Biryulin	United Russia	September 2018 — 19 September 2023
6	Ruslan Butov	United Russia	20 September 2023 — present

Notable people

• Vladimir Fomichyov
• Aleksandr Lenyov
• Yury Mironov
• Dmitry Petrov (translator)
• Valery Rezantsev
• Ksenia Semyonova, gymnast
• Irina Sebrova, aviator
• Mikhail Slyadnev, former footballer
• Nikolai Tikhonov (cosmonaut)
• Aleksandr Vezdenetskiy, professional football coach and former player
• Vladimir Yulygin
• Aleksei Yurishchev

Twin towns and sister cities

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Novomoskovsk is twinned with:

• Kremenchuk, Ukraine
• Kuşadası, Turkey
• Prievidza, Slovakia