Ivanovo
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Ivanovo (Russian: Ива́ново) is the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 431,721 (2002 Census).
Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides". Probably the most famous of the city's female natives was the postmodern French writer Nathalie Sarraute.
It is home to Ivanovo Severny, which is one of the largest military airlift bases in Russia. Civilian air service is provided at Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport.
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Ivanovo was created by merging the old flax-processing village Ivanovo (first documented in 1561) with the industrial Voznesensky Posad in 1871. Until 1932, its official name was Ivanovo-Voznesensk.
By the early 20th century, Ivanovo competed with Łódź (also a part of the Russian Empire at that time) for a title of the main textile production centre in Europe. As the workers' living conditions were appalling, the strikes were frequent. One of these strikes led to the first Russian revolution. The first Soviet in the world was also set up in this city in 1905.
Nowadays this is a very wonderful town with nice people and warm atmosphere. There live 500 000 people, and mostly they live in the centre, that contains lots of excellent shops, libraries, banks, and other things.
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Cities and towns in Ivanovo Oblast |  |
| Administrative center: Ivanovo Furmanov | Gavrilov Posad | Kineshma | Kokhma | Komsomolsk | Navoloki | Plyos | Privolzhsk | Puchezh | Rodniki | Shuya | Teykovo | Vichuga | Yuryevets | Yuzha | Zavolzhsk |
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Alexandrov | Bogolyubovo | Gorokhovets | Gus-Khrustalny | Ivanovo | Kideksha | Kostroma | Moscow | Palekh | Pereslavl-Zalessky | Plyos | Rostov | Sergiyev Posad | Suzdal | Tutayev | Uglich | Vladimir | Yaroslavl | Yuryev-Polsky |
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