- Istra
Istra ( _ru. И́стра) is a town in
Moscow Oblast ,Russia founded in 1781 (former name - Voskresensk ( _ru. Воскресе́нск), until 1930). It stands on theIstra River , 56 km west ofMoscow , on the Moscow –Riga railway. Population: 33,652 (2002 Census).Known since XVI century as Voskresenskoe village, it was later renamed to Voskresensk, which was a chief town of district. In 1930 the town was renamed to Istra, by the name of the river which flows through it. As a result of short-term occupation during the
Great Patriotic War the town was severely damaged. After a war time Istra has become a center of researches in the area of power engineering.New Jerusalem Monastery also known as the Voskresensky Monastery (Russian: Новоиерусалимский монастырь) is located in Istra.Near Istra, there is at 55°55'26"N 36°49'10"E a large high voltage research center.
Notable people
*Famous Russian short-story writer and playwright
Anton Chekhov used to work in Istra and its outskirts.
*Soviet geographerAlexander Kruber was born in Istra.External links
* [http://www.istranet.ru/ Istra and its region (russian)]
* [http://sova.rsh.ru/istra/index.html History and images of New Jerusalem Monastery]
* [http://heraldicum.narod.ru/russia/subjects/towns/istra.htm History of coat of arms of Istra]coord|55|55|N|36|52|E|region:RU_type:city(33,652)|display=title.
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