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{{Infobox Russian urban-type settlement
| en_name            = Monino
| ru_name            = Монино
| image_skyline      =
| image_caption      =
| coordinates        = {{Coord|55|50|24|N|38|11|53|E|region:RU_type:city|display=title,inline}}
| map_label_position = bottom
| image_coa          = Coat of Arms of Monino (Moscow oblast) (1992).png
| coa_caption        = Coat of arms of Monino
| image_flag         =
| flag_caption       =
| federal_subject    = [[Moscow Oblast]]
| adm_district_jur   = [[Shchyolkovsky District]]
| inhabloc_cat       = Urban-type settlement
| pop_2010census     = 22821
| pop_2010census_ref = <ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>
| website            = http://www.monino.ru
|date=July 2020}}

'''Monino''' ({{langx|ru|Мо́нино}}) is an [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|urban locality]] (a [[urban-type settlement|work settlement]]) in [[Shchyolkovsky District]] of [[Moscow Oblast]], [[Russia]], located {{convert|23|km|sp=us}} east of [[Moscow]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=22,821|p2002=20,017|p1989=18,582}}

==History==
Monino was founded in the Muninskaya Wasteland ({{langx|ru|Мунинская пустошь}}) on August 23, 1792. The name "Monino" or "Munin" can be translated from the [[Finno-Ugric languages]] as "My farm".{{cn|date=January 2024}}

It is alleged that the history of the settlement can be traced to a small farm, whose owner was a man of Monin.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} In 1926, an airfield for heavy aircraft was built, becoming the first to house a [[heavy bomber]] brigade.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} The subsequent history of the village is closely connected with aviation. The status of [[urban-type settlement]] was conferred in 1946.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
[[File:Монино улица Маршала Красовского 20200808 060.jpg|thumb|1920s apartments in Monino]]
Until 1965, it was part of the [[Noginsk District]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Монино 20200808 040.jpg|thumb|Abandoned Monino airfield (2020)]]
The [[Central Air Force Museum]] in Monino is one of the world's largest aviation museums, and the largest for Russian aircraft. 173&nbsp;aircraft and 127&nbsp;aircraft engines are on display, and the museum also features collections of weapons, instruments, uniforms, artwork, and other air-related items. A library containing books, films, and photos is also accessible to visitors. Tours are given by ex-pilots. The museum opened its doors in 1958.

Monino was the former home of the [[Gagarin Air Force Academy]], which closed in 2011 and remains home to the [[Chernoi (air base)|Chernoi air base]].

Monino is home to [[VVA-Podmoskovye Monino|VVA-Podmoskovye]], current champions of the [[Professional Rugby League]], Russia's national [[rugby union]] competition. VVA have won the title eight times, in 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. They were also nine-time winners of the [[Soviet Championship (rugby)|Soviet Championship]].

Monino can be reached from the [[Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal]] in central [[Moscow]] by the suburban ''[[elektrichka]]'' [[commuter train]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{in lang|ru}} [http://www.monino.ru Official website of Monino]
*[http://www.monino.co.uk Monino visitors information website]
*[http://www.buran-energia.com/blog/monino/lang-pref/en/ Monino Museum]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020609000609/http://www.monino.org/ Monino Museum Site]
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[[Category:Urban-type settlements in Moscow Oblast]]