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Kolionovo (Russian: Колио́ново) is a rural locality (avillage) in Yegoryevsky DistrictofMoscow Oblast, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9.[1]
The village is located at the end of a dead-end road[2] about 125 kilometers (78 mi) away from Moscow.
The village was first mentioned in 1577 as Kalinovo (Калиново)—a name derived from the personal name Kalina.[3] In the second half of the 18th century, the name distorted into Kalivonovo (Каливоново), then into Kolivonovo (Коливоново), and finally into its present form.[3]
The village gained notoriety in 2010 when resident Mikhail Shlyapnikov fought local turf fires without government assistance.[4] The village also banned government officials from entering without a note proving their mental health[4] and a recent fluorography lab test to prove that they do not have tuberculosis.[5] In 2014, Shlyapnikov created a local currency, a so-called "kolion", as an alternative to the ruble.[4][6] Shlyapnikov was later arrested and the kolion was declared illegal tender.
