Ivanovo (Russian: Ива́ново) is the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Geographical location 57°01′ N 40°59′ E. Population: 453,800 (2002). Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia ...

Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides". Probably the most famous of the city's female natives was the postmodern French writer Nathalie Sarraute. It has been suggested that Textile manufacturing be merged into this article or section. ... Nathalie Sarraute, born July 18, 1900 in Ivanovo, Russia - died October 19, 1999 in Paris, France, was a lawyer and a Francophone writer of Russian origin. ...

History

Ivanovo was created by merging the old flax-processing village Ivanovo (first documented in 1561) with the industrial Voznesensky Posad in 1871. Until 1932, its official name was Ivanovo-Voznesensk. Binomial name Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

By the early 20th century, Ivanovo competed with Lodz (also a part of the Russian Empire at that time) for a title of the main textile production centre in Europe. As the workers' living conditions were appaling, the strikes were frequent. One of these strikes led to the first Russian revolution. The first Soviet in the world was also set up in this city in 1905. . Łódź (pronunciation: ) is the second-largest city (population 776,297 in 2004) of Poland, located in the centre of the country. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a empire-wide spasm of both anti-government and undirected violence. ... A soviet (Russian: сове́т) originally was a workers local council in late Imperial Russia. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Interdom
• Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology
• Russia for Christ Ministries

Interdom is a special school for foreigners in the city of Ivanovo in Russia. ... ISUCT main building The Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology or ISUCT is a research facility and university located in Ivanovo - administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast. ...

External links

• Ivanovo official website