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Istra is a town in Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by population Russian federal subject after the city of Moscow....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 founded in 1781 (former name - Voskresensk , until 1930). It stands on the Istra River
Istra River

Istra is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia.It is the left tributary of the Moskva River....
, 56 km west of Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
, on the Moscow – Riga
Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
 railway. Population: 33,652 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
).

Known since XVI century as Voskresenskoe village, it was later renamed to Voskresensk, which was a chief town of district. In 1930 the town was renamed to Istra, by the name of the river which flows through it.






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Istra is a town in Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by population Russian federal subject after the city of Moscow....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 founded in 1781 (former name - Voskresensk , until 1930). It stands on the Istra River
Istra River

Istra is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia.It is the left tributary of the Moskva River....
, 56 km west of Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
, on the Moscow – Riga
Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
 railway. Population: 33,652 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
).

Known since XVI century as Voskresenskoe village, it was later renamed to Voskresensk, which was a chief town of district. In 1930 the town was renamed to Istra, by the name of the river which flows through it. As a result of short-term occupation during the Great Patriotic War the town was severely damaged. After a war time Istra has become a center of researches in the area of power engineering.

New Jerusalem Monastery
New Jerusalem Monastery

The New Jerusalem Monastery, also known as the Voskresensky Monastery , is a male monastery, located in the town of Istra in Moscow Oblast, Russia....
 also known as the Voskresensky Monastery (Russian: ????????????????? ?????????) is located in Istra.

Near Istra, there is at 55°55'26"N 36°49'10"E a large high voltage research center.

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    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
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Notable people

  • Famous Russian short-story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov
    Anton Chekhov

    Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian Short story writer, playwright and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in world literature....
     used to work in Istra and its outskirts.
  • Soviet geographer Alexander Kruber
    Alexander Kruber

    Alexander Kruber was a Soviet Union geographer, professor, the founder of the Russian and Soviet karstology.Alexander Kruber was born in Istra , Russia....
     was born in Istra.


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