Michurinsk
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Michurinsk (Template:Langx) is the second most populous town in Tambov Oblast, Russia. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2]
History
Originally known as Kozlov (Script error: No such module "Lang".), its origin in a small monastery, founded in the forest in 1627.[3] It became a settlement in 1635 at the northern end of the emerging Belgorod Line, a frontier defense line.[4] A Script error: No such module "convert". earthen wall was built eastward across the open steppe effectively blocking the Nogai Trail, a Tatar raiding route. The success of this line led to the building of further lines further south. The settlement was granted town status in 1779.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Situated on the highway to Astrakhan and at the head of water communication with the Don, the town soon became a centre of trade.[3]
The town was renamed Michurinsk in 1932[5] after the biologist Ivan Michurin, who had developed a genetic laboratory and agricultural testing fields in the Tambov region, dedicated to pomology (the study of fruit growing) and selection.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Michurinsk serves as the administrative center of Michurinsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[6] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Michurinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[6] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Michurinsk is incorporated as Michurinsk Urban Okrug.[7]
Military
The town is home to Michurinsk air base.
Twin towns – sister cities
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Michurinsk is twinned with:[8]
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References
Notes
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Sources
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- Brian L. Davies, State Power and Community in Early Modern Russia: The Case of Kozlov, 1635-1649 (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).
External links
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