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Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast

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Zhukovsky Жуковский
City[1]
Zhukovsky Central Square
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zhukovsky
Zhukovsky Location of Zhukovsky Show map of Russia Zhukovsky Zhukovsky (Moscow Oblast) Show map of Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°35′50″N 38°07′13″E / 55.59722°N 38.12028°E / 55.59722; 38.12028
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Founded	1935
City status since	April 23, 1947
Government
• Body	Council of Deputies
• Head	Andrey Voytuk
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	104,736
• Rank	154th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capitalof	Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Zhukovsky Urban Okrug[3]
• Capitalof	Zhukovsky Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	140180
Dialing code(s)	+7 49648
OKTMOID	46725000001
City Day	Third Sunday of August
Website	www.zhukovskiy.ru

Zhukovsky (Russian: Жуковский, Russian pronunciation: [ʐʊˈkofskʲɪj]) is a cityinMoscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 104,736 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 101,328 (2002 Census);^[6] 100,609 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

The urban-type settlementofStakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation").^{[citation needed]} It was named after Alexey Stakhanov, a Russian miner of the Stalinist era. On April 23, 1947, the settlement was granted town status and renamed Zhukovsky, in honor of famous scientist Nikolay Zhukovsky.^{[citation needed]}

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Zhukovsky Urban Okrug.^[3]

Zhukovsky is a home to the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute and N. Ye. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute — they are two major facilities involved in testing and designing aircraft. These facilities were employers for a great portion of the city's population before perestroika. Also, there is situated the Aeromechanics facultyofMIPT.

There are a number smaller, but also important enterprises, such as:

• Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (НИИП, NIIP),
• Scientific Research Institute of Avionics (НИИАО, NIIAO),
• Agat Moscow Scientific Research Institute (Агат, Agate),
• Myasishchev Experimental Machine-building Plant (ЭМЗ, EMZ).

The airline Aviastar-TU has its head office in Zhukovsky.^[8]

There are also a number of flight testing divisions of the aviation design bureaus (Sukhoy, Ilyushin, Tupolev, etc.) located in the area as well as machine-building plants, paper-mill food industry - Inko, Nestlé, local bread-baking plant.

In 2008, President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree establishing the National Aircraft Industry Centre.^[9]

• Access road to Zhukovsky
• Zhukovsky International Airport
• Otdykh (Zhukovsky) railway stop
• Bus service to-from Moscow, Ramenskoye
• There is a helipad located at Lenin Square intended for air medical services

Zhukovsky is the center of track and field athletics in Moscow Oblast. Most notable athletes born in Zhukovsky are Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Andrey Yepishin, Dmitry Bogdanov, and others. In 2005, the Meteor international standard athletics stadium was opened.

There was also a bandy club Strela based in Zhukovsky.

Zhukovsky museum was opened in 1979. It contains a unique collection of pilot's uniform and equipment.^[10]

Zhukovsky is twinned with:^[11]

• Irina Devina, rhythmic gymnast
• Maria Tolkacheva, rhythmic gymnast
• Viktoria Mullova, concert violinist
• Vladislav Namestnikov, NHL ice hockey player with the Winnipeg Jets

• Московская областная Дума. Закон №171/2004-ОЗ от 15 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границе городского округа Жуковский», в ред. Закона №21/2012-ОЗ от 23 марта 2012 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Раменского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований", Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Люберецкого муниципального района, вновь образованного в его составе городского поселения и существующих на территории Люберецкого района Московской области муниципальных образований", Закон Московской области『О статусе и границе городского округа Бронницы』и Закон Московской области "О статусе и границе городского округа Жуковский"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №247, 29 декабря 2004 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #171/2004-OZ of December 15, 2004 On the Status and the Border of Zhukovsky Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #21/2012-OZ of March 23, 2012 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Ramensky Municipal District and Newly Formed Municipal Formations Within Its Structure", Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Lyuberetsky Municipal District, Newly Formed Urban Settlement Within Its Structure, and Existing Municipal Formations on the Territory of Lyuberetsky Municipal District of Moscow Oblast", Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Bronnitsy Urban Okrug", and Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Zhukovsky Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

Media related to Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Zhukovsky (in Russian)
• Zhukovsky Business Directory (in Russian)