Oktyabrsky, Lyuberetsky District, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Oktyabrsky.

Coordinates: 55°36′36″N 37°58′26″E / 55.61000°N 37.97389°E / 55.61000; 37.97389

Coat of arms of Oktyabrsky
Oktyabrsky local administration building
Inside Shorigin's factory, beginning of the 20th century

Oktyabrsky (Russian: Октя́брьский) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Lyuberetsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 34 kilometers (21 mi) southeast of Moscow and 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) south of Lyubertsy. Population: 13,165 (2010 Census);[1] 10,135 (2002 Census);[2] 8,634 (1989 Census).[3]

It has been known since the 18th century, when it was called the village of Balyatino. It was renamed in 1917.

A large textile factory known as Shorigin's factory (renamed Fabrika Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii in 1917). Known since Peter the Great as the backswords manufacturer, but later production was converted to textile. In 1912, factory invested into the new production lines shipped from United Kingdom and soon became an important one in the region. In time of the second world war the factory produced the camouflage tents for the front line. The factory played unique and important role in the settlement's life throughout the centuries and it was mirrored on the modern coat of arms. Nowadays is known as Textile-Profi trade complex.

There is a history museum.

The Local Government Board of Oktyabrsky is headed by Yury Baydukov since 2000. He was re-elected in 2005.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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