Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast
| Zhukovsky (English) Жуковский (Russian) |
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| City Day | Third Sunday of August |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
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| Urban okrug | Zhukovsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Zhukovsky Urban Okrug |
| Head | Andrey Voytuk |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 104,736 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 154th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1935 |
| City status since | April 23, 1947 |
| Previous names | Stakhanovo (until April 23, 1947) |
| Postal code(s) | 140180 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49648 |
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Zhukovsky (Russian: Жуко́вский) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 104,736 (2010 Census);101,328 (2002 Census);100,609 (1989 Census).
The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation"). It was named after Alexey Stakhanov, a famous Soviet miner. On April 23, 1947, the settlement was granted town status and renamed Zhukovsky, in honor of the pioneer of aero- and hydrodynamics Nikolay Zhukovsky.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Zhukovsky Urban Okrug.
Zhukovsky is a home to the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute known as LII and N. Ye. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute known as TsAGI—they are two major facilities involved in testing and designing aircraft. These facilities were employers for a great portion of the city's population before perestroika. Also, there is situated the Aeromechanics faculty of MIPT.
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