Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast
| Lesnoy (English) Лесной (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 58°38′N 59°47′E / 58.633°N 59.783°ECoordinates: 58°38′N 59°47′E / 58.633°N 59.783°E | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
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| Urban okrug | Lesnoy Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Sergey Shchekalev[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
50,364 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 317th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 53,195 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 309th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+06:00)[3] |
| Founded | 1947[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 624200[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34342[citation needed] |
Lesnoy (Russian: Лесно́й) is a closed town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located 254 kilometers (158 mi) north of Yekaterinburg on the banks of the Tura River. Population: 50,364 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 53,195 (2002 Census).[2]
[edit] History
It was founded in 1947 when Plant 418 was constructed to produce highly enriched uranium (HEU) for the production of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons were also assembled there. In 1954, it was incorporated by as the closed town of Sverdlovsk-45 to support production of nuclear weapons[4]
Sverdlovsk-45 remained secret until President Boris Yeltsin decreed in 1992 that such places could use their historical names; the town had not appeared on official maps until then. As was the custom with Soviet towns containing secret facilities, the name was effectively a postal code which implied that the place was part of the city of Sverdlovsk, although it is actually 254 kilometers (158 mi) away.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ Making the Russian Bomb: From Stalin to Yeltsin, Cochran, Thomas et al., Westview Press, 1995.
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