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The city of Moskovskaya oblast.
Podolsk is a city in Russia standing on the Pakhra River located about 36 km from the center of Moscow. Podolsk is large industrial and cultural center of Moskovskaya oblast.
Podolsk population is about 193,000 (2012).
The phone code is +7 4967; postal code - 142100.
The first record of local people refers to 1627-1628. Originally the settlement of Podol was located there. By Empress Catherine’s the Great order the settlement Podol was reformed into the town. By that time there were 856 inhabitants there.
In September 1812, the city was occupied by French troops. The Trinity church was erected in memory of those events. It is located in the center of the present city.
The development of Podolsk was promoted by construction of the State Warsaw (Brest-Lithuanian) highway in 1844-1847. In 1866, Moscow-Kursk railway came to Podolsk and it favored local industry development. In 1875, cement-producing plant was opened (in 1913, cement made 95% of all the freight taken from Podolsk).
In 1900, the American company “Zinger” which produced sewing-machines purchased a piece of land in Podolsk and began constructing their plant the first in Russia. Production of sewing machines began in 1902.
In November 1918, the plant was nationalized by the Soviet power and the main production was stopped. The first Soviet sewing-machines were produced only in 1924.
Podolsk street view
Podolsk street
Podolsk street scenery
In the early 21st century, Podolsk is one of the largest industrial centers in Moscow region. There are over a dozen of large industrial plants on the territory of the city. Besides, Podolsk is one of the centers of high-tech science: there are a lot of scientific institutions which are linked mainly with nuclear machine-building and nuclear research.
The main industries are as follows: processing industries (46%), power engineering, gas and water production and distributing (43%), science (4%), construction (3%), transportation (2%). Podolsk is the city of hi-tech science and the center of nuclear research and nuclear engineering.
At present, railway Moscow - Kharkov - Crimea crosses the city. Federal highway M2 “Crimea” goes 5-10 km to the west of Podolsk. It is one of few cities in Russia where trolley-bus lines are being constructed nowadays.
Podolsk city scenery
Podolsk bridge
Podolsk clock tower
There are several Orthodox churches in the city. The Trinity (Troitsky) cathedral is mostly well known. It was built in 1819-1823s to honor the victory in Patriotic War of 1812. During Soviet power, the Trinity cathedral was the only one in Moscow region open for visitors.
The Resurrection church in Krasnaya street is one of the oldest churches in Podolsk, a record of this church was found in the books of 1627-1628, at that time it was the settlement of Podol.
Former estate Ivanovskoye is one of famous places of interest in the city, at present the museum of local study and the museum of professional education in Russia are located there.
There are a lot of monuments and memorial boards in Podolsk. The mostly well-known are the following ones.
Architectural and sculpture ensemble on 50th October Anniversary Square in memory of World War II.
Monument-obelisk to Miloradovich grenadiers who died in Podolskaya land in 1812. It is located on Sobornaya square in front of the Trinity cathedral.
Dubrovitsy mansion
Dubrovitsy mansion architecture
Dubrovitsy mansion cathedral
Podolsk church
Podolsk Trinity cathedral
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