| World / Russia / Moskovskaja Oblast / Korolyov, 1 km from center (Королёв) | Coordinates: 55°55'28"N 37°50'30"E |
Korolev (Koroljov)
On a photos: sky (sunset) above Korole'v-city
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In the XIIth century, a Slavic settlement was located on the place of modern Korolyov. The settlement stood on a junction of trade routes between Moscow and Vladimir-Suzdal principalities. After the Mongol invasion the region was in decline. In the XVIII-th century, one of the first textile factories in Russia was established here.
In 1924, the first OGPU working commune in the Soviet Union was established here. In 1938, the town of Kaliningrad was founded in place of the Kalininsky settlement near an artillery plant, which had previously been evacuated from Petrograd.
Korolyov was a place of elite dachas in the end of 19th century - beginning of 20th century. Many famous people, such as Konstantin Stanislavski, Anton Chekhov, Valery Bryusov, Boris Pasternak, Anna Akhmatova, Isaac Levitan, Pavel Tretyakov, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Vladimir Lenin, lived here.
Well in general that is city of the space industry. After the World War II launch vehicles and spacecraft under the guidance of Russian scientist and academician Sergei Korolyov to consolidate the activities of many people in the space exploration programme. But now in a city develop & other destinations of the mechanical engineering and trade.
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In the XIIth century, a Slavic settlement was located on the place of modern Korolyov. The settlement stood on a junction of trade routes between Moscow and Vladimir-Suzdal principalities. After the Mongol invasion the region was in decline. In the XVIII-th century, one of the first textile factories in Russia was established here.
In 1924, the first OGPU working commune in the Soviet Union was established here. In 1938, the town of Kaliningrad was founded in place of the Kalininsky settlement near an artillery plant, which had previously been evacuated from Petrograd.
Korolyov was a place of elite dachas in the end of 19th century - beginning of 20th century. Many famous people, such as Konstantin Stanislavski, Anton Chekhov, Valery Bryusov, Boris Pasternak, Anna Akhmatova, Isaac Levitan, Pavel Tretyakov, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Vladimir Lenin, lived here.
Well in general that is city of the space industry. After the World War II launch vehicles and spacecraft under the guidance of Russian scientist and academician Sergei Korolyov to consolidate the activities of many people in the space exploration programme. But now in a city develop & other destinations of the mechanical engineering and trade.
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