Vidyayevo
| Vidyayevo (English) Видяево (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of April 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Vidyayevo |
| Administrative center of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Vidyayevo |
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| Urban okrug | Vidyayevo Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Vidyayevo Urban Okrug |
| Mayor | S. Dubovoy |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 5,771 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Previous names | Uritsa (until 1964) |
| Postal code(s) | 184372 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81553 |
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Vidyayevo (Russian: Видя́ево) is a closed rural inhabited locality in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Despite having a rural status, it is municipally incorporated as Vidyayevo Urban Okrug, as such status is the only one allowed by the federal law for closed inhabited localities. Population: 5,771 (2010 Census); 6,307 (2002 Census).
It is mostly known for the naval bases located in the Ara and Ura Bays. The locality itself is situated on the eastern side of the Ura Bay.
It was founded in 1958 as Uritsa (Урица), after the river flowing from Pityevoye Lake into the bay and providing drinking water for the settlement. Most likely, the name Uritsa is a Russian diminutive of Ura, which is a native Saami (Lappi) name for the bay and for a larger river Ura also feeding into the Ura Bay several kilometers away from Vidyayevo. Uritsa was renamed Vidyayevo in 1964 in honor of the World War II submarine commander Fyodor Vidyayev who perished in the Barents Sea in course of the military mission of the submarine SHCH-402 under his command.
In the early 1960s, the area started serving as a base for diesel-powered submarines, and in 1979 nuclear-powered ones as well. In the 1980s, the base at Ara Bay was a relatively large one, serving submarines of all three generations. Remaining submarines in service in Ara Bay today are of the Akula (Shchuka-B), Sierra, and Oscar-II (Antey) class.
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