Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Pushkino.

Pushkino (Russian: Пу́шкино, Russian pronunciation: [ˈpuʂkʲɪnə]) is a city and the administrative center of Pushkinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Ucha and Serebryanka Rivers, 30 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 102,874 (2010 Census);^[2] 72,425 (2002 Census);^[6] 75,847 (1989 Soviet census);^[7] 57,000 (1974); 30,000 (1959); 21,000 (1939).

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Location of Pushkino
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Coordinates: 56°01′N 37°50′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Pushkinsky District[1]
City	Pushkino[1]
First mentioned	1499
City status since	August 1925
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	102,874
• Rank	157th in 2010
Administrative status
• Capital of	Pushkinsky District,[1] City of Pushkino[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Pushkinsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Pushkino Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Pushkinsky Municipal District,[3] Pushkino Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	141200–141203, 141205–141208, 141230, 141240, 141241, 141254
OKTMO ID	46758000001
Website	www.pushkino-adm.ru

History

According to one of the historic versions, the village of Pushkino was first documented in 1499 when it belonged to Grigory Morkhinin, also known as "Pushka"—a boyar whose male-line descendants include Aleksandr Pushkin.^{[citation needed]} A statue of "Pushka" graces one of the town's main squares. During the following centuries, the neighborhood evolved into a favored summer retreat of Russian nobility. Pushkino was granted town status in August 1925.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pushkino serves as the administrative center of Pushkinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Pushkinsky District as the City of Pushkino.^[1] As a municipal division, the City of Pushkino is incorporated within Pushkinsky Municipal District as Pushkino Urban Settlement.^[3]

Science

The city hosts the Institute of Forest Science, one of the few in Russia.

Architecture and culture

In 1678, a five-domed church of St. Sergius was built at the manor of Komyagino (picture). Another notable estate is Muranovo, where the Russian poets Yevgeny Baratynsky and Fyodor Tyutchev used to spend their summers. A dacha of Vladimir Mayakovsky, who lived in Pushkino during summer seasons of 1920-1928 is also a museum.

Twin towns and sister cities

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

Pushkino is twinned with:

• Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
• Orivesi, Finland

See also

• Category:People from Pushkino