Podolsk


Podolsk is an industrial city, center of Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pakhra River. Population: 187,961 ; 180,963 ; 209,178 ; 183,000 ; 129,000 ; 72,000.

History

Before the Revolution of 1917, Podolsk was one of the most industrialized cities in Russia. The Podolsk Mechanical Plant producing sewing machines was established here.
In the 1930s, American communist writer Myra Page described Podolsk in her pamphlet Soviet Main Street.
In 1971, Podolsk was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. In the Soviet times, Podolsk was one of the industrial giants in Moscow Oblast. At that time, there were more than seventy factories operating in the city. Most of the citizens were working at these plants.
Podolsk is the site of the Central Archives of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Podolsk serves as the administrative center of Podolsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Podolsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Podolsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Podolsk Urban Okrug.

Twin towns – sister cities

Podolsk is twinned with: