Pushchino
Coordinates: 54°50′N 37°37′E / 54.833°N 37.617°E
Pushchino (Russian: Пу́щино) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated 120 kilometers (75 mi) south of Moscow, on the right side of the Oka River opposite the Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere Reserve. As it can be confused with other towns with similar names, it is informally called Pushchino-on-Oka.[citation needed] Population: 20,263 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 19,964 (2002 Census);[2] 19,479 (1989 Census).[3]
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[edit] History
Pushchino existed since the 16th century as a family estate after the land was awarded to the Pushchin family around the year 1500. The area was selected in 1956 as a site for a scientific research center for the Russian Academy of Science. It was incorporated as a city in 1966.
[edit] Science
It is an academic research center focusing on microbiology, molecular biology and biophysics.Research institutes comprising the scientific center include:
- RAS Institute of Protein Research
- Pushchino Radioastronomy Observatory
- Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology
- Institute of Cell Biophysics
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics
- Institute of Basic Biological Problems
- Pushchino State University and a branch of Moscow State University
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[edit] References
- ^ 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 2011-04-25.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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 2010-03-23.
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
[edit] External links
- Website of Pushchino municipal administration
- Pushchino Science Center
- 360Cities - Panoramic pictures and virtual tour
- Prioksko-Terrasny Terrace Biosphere Reserve
- Photo Essay about Pushchino
