At the end of last year, the population of Michurinsk decreased again

CENTRAL federal district: Tambov region. Area 34.46 thousand sq. km. Formed on September 27, 1937. The administrative center of the federal district is the city of Tambov

The Tambov region is a subject of the Russian Federation, part of the Central Federal District, located in the southern part of the East European Plain, in the central part of the Oka-Don Plain.

The Tambov region is part of the Central Black Earth economic region. The development of the agricultural sector, regulation of markets for agricultural products, raw materials and food is one of the main priorities for the development of the region. More than 76% of the region’s territory is farmland, 60% of which is arable land. A lot of work is being done in the region to develop poultry farming. Particular attention is paid to stimulating the development of small businesses. Main industries: mechanical engineering (production of chemical equipment, components and spare parts for cars and tractors, equipment for the textile industry, instrument making, household refrigerators, forging and pressing machines), chemical, light, food (sugar, meat, flour and cereals, butter, canning).

In 1779, according to a new administrative division, the Tambov governorship emerged, and since 1796, the Tambov province with 12 districts. It remained almost unchanged until 1928. On July 16, 1928, the Central Black Earth Region (CChO) was created on the territory of the former Voronezh, Kursk, Oryol and Tambov provinces. Tambov became the administrative center of the Tambov Okrug (liquidated in 1930). On June 13, 1934, the Central Black Earth Region was divided into Kursk and Voronezh regions.

On September 27, 1937, the independent Tambov region was separated from the Voronezh and Kuibyshev regions by a resolution of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR.

Awarded on June 22, 1967, the Order of Lenin.

Cities and districts of the Tambov region

Urban districts of the Tambov region: Urban district "City of Tambov" Urban district "City of Kirsanov" Urban district "City of Kotovsk" Urban district "City of Michurinsk" Urban district "City of Morshansk" Urban district "City of Rasskazovo" Urban district "City of Uvarovo"

Municipal districts, Administrative center: Bondarsky district - village. Bondari Gavrilovsky district - village. Gavrilovka 2nd Zherdevsky district - Zherdevka town Znamensky district - town of Znamenka Inzhavinsky district - town of Inzhavino Kirsanovsky district - town of Kirsanov Michurinsky district - town of Michurinsk Mordovian district - town of Mordovo Morshansky district - town of Morshansk Muchkapsky district - town of Muchkapsky Nikiforovsky district — village Dmitrievka Pervomaisky district — village Pervomaisky Petrovsky district — village. Petrovskoye Pichaevsky district - village. Pichaevo Rasskazovsky district - Rasskazovo town Rzhaksinsky district - Rzhaksa village Sampursky district - village. Satinka Sosnovsky district - urban settlement Sosnovka Staroyurevsky district - village. Staroyurevo Tambov district - Tambov Tokarevsky district - Tokarevka town Uvarovsky district - Uvarovo Umetsky district - Umet town

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About the city

In the center of the European part of Russia, between the Volga and Don rivers, on the right bank of the Lesnoy Voronezh River, is the ancient Russian city of Michurinsk (until 1932 - Kozlov), with a population of 89,500 people.

In the 19th century, trade in bread, livestock, rawhide, and cloth developed. There were handicrafts. In the 19th century processing of agricultural raw materials arises (mills, slaughterhouses, lard refineries, distilleries, tobacco factories, elevators). There were two iron foundries and a bell factory, and large railway workshops.

The growth of trade was facilitated by the city's location at the intersection of railways to Ryazan-Moscow, Voronezh - Rostov, Orel, Tambov - Saratov.

The spiritual and cultural life of the townspeople was also rich. At the beginning of the 20th century. in Kozlov there were branches of state banks, there were 17 churches (4 have survived), 5 men's and 2 women's primary schools, 2 primary schools, a painting and drawing school founded by A.D. Nadezhin, 2 shelters, 2 almshouses. After the fire of 1865, brick houses began to be built in Kozlov. The central part of the city is a single historical and architectural complex that developed towards the end of the 19th century.

In 1932, the city of Kozlov was renamed Michurinsk in honor of the scientist-breeder I.V. Michurin, who lived and worked in Kozlov since 1872.

Michurinsk is an all-Russian gardening center. There is the All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Selection of Fruit Plants named after. I.V. Michurina, VNIIS, Agrarian University. The city of Michurinsk is proud of its unique genetic collection of fruit, berry and rare plants, which was started by I.V. Michurin in 1877 Currently, the collection includes 3,000 genotypes and a hybrid fund of 120 thousand plants.

Residents of Michurinsk are proud of their cultural traditions. One of the oldest drama theaters in the Tambov region, founded at the end of the 19th century, is actively operating here. The names of famous and recognized artists, actors, singers, writers and military leaders are associated with the city. There are 4 museums, several cinemas and cultural centers operating successfully in Michurinsk.

Michurinsk is a hospitable city in the very center of Russia, where kind, hardworking and talented people live.

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Michurinsk: photo from space (Google Maps) Michurinsk: photo from space (Microsoft Virtual Earth)

a brief description of

Located in the western part of the Oka-Don (Tambov) plain, on the right bank of the river. Lesnoy Voronezh (Don basin), 73 km northeast of Tambov. Railway junction lines and highways.

Near Michurinsk, sodium chloride mineral water containing bromine was brought to the surface (bottled under the name “Michurinskaya”).

Science city of the Russian Federation.

Territory (sq. km): 78

Information about the city of Michurinsk on the Russian Wikipedia site

Historical sketch

Founded in the fall of 1635 by decree of Tsar Mikhail Romanov by governors Ivan Burkin and Mikhail Speshnev as an earthen fortress of Kozlov on the Kozlovsky tract (near the camp of the Russian settler Semyon Kozlov) to protect the southern borders of the Russian state from attacks by the Crimean Tatars and Nogais.

Back in 1627, Hieromonk Joseph founded a community of hermits in the nearby forests, which was renamed after the construction of the Holy Trinity Church (in 1635) into the Kozlovsky Trinity Monastery. In 1641, the Ilyinsky Convent was built in the fortress.

From the middle of the 17th century. Kozlov was an important stronghold of the defensive lines on the southern borders of Russia; the Belgorod and Simbirsk abatis lines were connected here.

In 1659, on the Lesnoy Voronezh River, 12 versts downstream from Kozlov (the modern village of Staroye Tarbeevo), a state military shipyard was created, where ships suitable for sea navigation were built. Some of these ships took part in campaigns against the Crimean Khanate (1662) and in the Azov campaigns of Peter I (1695 and 1696).

In the 18th century Kozlov developed as a large trading center in an agricultural region.

In 1708 he was assigned to the Azov province (from 1725 - Voronezh province), from 1719 - to the Tambov province. Since 1779, the district city of the Tambov governorship (since 1796 - Tambov province).

In 1832, the artist A.D. Nadezhdin opened a drawing and painting school in Kozlov (the third in Russia).

In 1856, in the district town of Kozlov, Tambov province, there were 9 churches, 2316 houses, 348 shops.

After a severe fire in 1865, Kozlov was surrounded by brick houses.

In 1865, a railway from Moscow was built.

In 1917, there were 14 churches in Kozlov.

On February 23, 1932, the city of Kozlov was renamed in honor of the scientist-breeder I.V. Michurin (1855-1935), who lived and worked in Kozlov since 1872 (in 1918 he created a breeding nursery, later the Central Genetic Laboratory) “in connection with the 60th anniversary of the research activities of I.V. Michurina."

In 1995, the working settlement of Kochetovka was included within the boundaries of Michurinsk (PGT since 1938, 4.7 thousand inhabitants in 1939; 9.2 thousand inhabitants; 15.6 thousand inhabitants, 1970; 14.8 thousand inhabitants, 1979; 15.3 thousand inhabitants in 1989).

Municipal indicators

Data sources:

1. Regions of Russia. Main characteristics of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation: statistical collection. Goskomstat of Russia. - M:, 2003.
2. Regions of Russia. Volume 1. Statistical collection. Goskomstat of Russia. - M:, 2001. p. 111

Economy

Mechanical engineering and metalworking: plants - auto-assemblies (production of piston rings, auto pumps), Progress (aviation instruments), locomotive repair, automobile repair, machine tool repair, etc.

Enterprises of food-flavoring (canning plant, meat-packing plant, experimental distillery, etc.), light industry (PO Lenta, 2 garment factories, non-woven materials factory). Factory of ceramic wall materials, furniture factory.

Michurinsk is an all-Russian gardening center.

In the Michurinsky district there are large fruit nurseries and fruit-growing farms. They grow grain crops, sugar beets, and sunflowers. They raise cattle, pigs, and sheep.

Main enterprises

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

JSC "Michurinsky Automobile Pump Plant" (MZAN)
393740, Tambov region, Michurinsk, st.
Lavrova, 11 Offers:
Water pumps for cooling engines of trucks and cars, clutch discs, flywheel castings

CJSC Michurinsky Piston Ring Plant

393740, Tambov region, Michurinsk, New industrial site
Offers:
piston rings for gasoline, diesel engines and agricultural machinery, water pumps for KamAZ vehicles

INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING

OJSC "Michurinsky Michurinsky Automobile Repair Plant"
393740, Tambov region, Michurinsk, st.
Lavrova, 21 Offers:
Passenger bus MARZ-42191, 4219, 52661

REPAIR OF RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK

LLC "Michurinsky locomotive repair M-Cons" (Michurinsky experimental cannery)
393740, Tambov region, Michurinsk, st.
2-ya Revolutsionnaya, 2a Offers:
Natural honey, canned meat, vegetables, fruit, natural juices

Culture, science, education

Central Genetic Laboratory named after Michurin. Research Institute of Fruit Growing named after Michurin.

Institutes: fruit and vegetable named after Michurin, pedagogical.

Drama Theater (since 1897).

Museum of Local Lore, house-museum of I.V. Michurin, museum-estate of the artist A.M. Gerasimova (born in Kozlov). Showroom.

Russian botanist V.M. was born in Kozlov. Arnoldi, lived electrician A.N. Lodygin.

Universities of the city

Michurinsk State Agrarian University
393760, Tambov region, Michurinsk, st. International, 101 WWW: https://www.mgau.ru/

Michurinsky State Pedagogical Institute

393760, Tambov region, Michurinsk, st. Sovetskaya, 274 WWW: https://www.michgpi.ru/

Michurinsky branch of the Russian University of Cooperation

393760, Tambov region, Michurinsk, Revolutionary street, 94-a

Moscow State University of Technology and Management (Michurinsky branch)

393760, Tambov region, Michurinsk, st. Michurina, 1-b

Museums, galleries, exhibition halls

Michurinsky Museum of Local Lore 393740, Tambov region, Michurinsk, st.
Sovetskaya, 297-g Telephone(s): (47545) 33-6782 Museum-Estate of A.M. Gerasimova 393760, Tambov region, Michurinsk, st. Gerasimova, 88 Phone(s): (47545) 5-4246 Website: https://www.amgerasimovmuseum.ru/

Architecture, sights

The central part of Michurinsk is a single historical and architectural complex that emerged at the end of the 19th century.

Elias Church (1781, presumably designed by architect V.V. Rastrelli), Bogolyubsky Cathedral (1873, architect K.A. Ton) - a smaller and somewhat simplified copy of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, built in Moscow.

MICHURINSK

In the 19th century, trade in bread, livestock, rawhide, and cloth developed; there were handicrafts; processing of agricultural raw materials arose (mills, slaughterhouses, lard refineries, distilleries, tobacco factories, elevators); there were two iron foundries and a bell factory, and large railway workshops. In 1832, the artist A.D. Nadezhdin opened the third drawing and painting school in Russia in Kozlov. After a severe fire in 1865, the city was lined with brick houses; in the same year a railway from Moscow was built. Subsequently, the development of the railway network contributed to the growth of trade. By the end of the 19th century, the central part of the city had formed into a single historical and architectural complex.

On February 23, 1932 the city was named Michurinsk

in honor of the scientist-breeder I.V. Michurin, who lived and worked there since 1872.
In 1995, the workers' settlement of Kochetovka
. Thanks to a well-developed education system (an agricultural university, a pedagogical institute, several branches of higher educational institutions in other cities), on November 4, 2003, the city was awarded the status of a science city of the Russian Federation.

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Development of the region

Around the beginning of the 18th century, Kozlov began to develop as a regional center, which concentrated trade in the region's agricultural products. Trade in wheat, cattle, salt, rawhide, cloth and silk flourished in the small town. The first handicrafts also appeared, which later grew into full-fledged production. In the 19th century, many enterprises related to the processing of agricultural raw materials began operating: elevators, slaughterhouses, mills, tobacco factories, lard refineries and distilleries.

In the twentieth century, several small metallurgical plants operated in Kozlov (Tambov region). A significant contribution to the development of the city was made by the construction of the railway, which operated large railway workshops (now a locomotive repair plant). Around the same time, the architectural appearance of the historical part of the city took shape, which has been preserved to this day.

Religion

Even before the founding of the city, the Trinity Monastery for men was born here, and in 1641 the women’s Ilyinsky Monastery was built in the new fortress. Among the churches of the 18th-19th centuries, the Ilyinskaya Church (1781, presumably designed by the architect V.V. Rastrelli) and the Bogolyubsky Cathedral (1873, architect K.A. Ton, a reduced and simplified likeness of the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior) stand out.

From 1869 to 1937, the Kozlov (Michurin) vicariate of the Tambov diocese operated. Since December 26, 2012, the city has become the cathedral center of the independent Michurin diocese as part of the Tambov Metropolis.

The Saints

Monasteries

Temples

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Urban planning

The city of Michurinsk (formerly Kozlov) was founded in 1635.

The city of Kozlov was renamed the city of Michurinsk by the Decree of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR of February 23, 1932.

The municipal formation “City of Michurinsk” is part of the Tambov region of the Russian Federation as an independent administrative-territorial unit, endowed with the status of an urban district by the Law of the Tambov region dated September 17, 2004 No. 231-3 “On granting the municipalities of the Tambov region the status of a rural, urban settlement, urban district, municipal district".

By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 4, 2003 No. 1306, the city of Michurinsk was awarded the status of a science city of the Russian Federation.

The city of Michurinsk is a city of regional significance.

The city of Michurinsk in the structure of the Central Federal District

(Federal State Statistics Service. Moscow, 2014)

City of Michurinsk, total

The city is located in the western part of the Tambov region, on the territory of the Central Black Earth economic region.

Michurinsk has an advantageous transport position: the city is located on economic axes of federal significance: the Moscow-Michurinsk-Tambov-Volgograd railway, the Moscow-Volgograd highway, as well as regional highways: Michurinsk-Lipetsk, Michurinsk-Staroyurevo, Michurinsk-Gryazi.

Founded in 1635 as a fortress to protect the southern borders of the Russian state from the attacks of the Crimean Tatars and Nogais, since 1654 an important stronghold of defensive lines on the southern borders of Russia, located at the intersection of horse-drawn roads, the city is interesting with its rich historical past and attracts with its spiritual origin.

The combination of historical heritage and modern development trends gives the city a unique flavor, ensuring stability, strength and the most favorable forecasts for the future.

In 2011, work continued to create conditions to improve the standard of living of citizens, the accessibility and quality of housing.

In 2012, it is planned to complete the construction of an apartment building with an area of ​​1785 sq.m. - 24 apartments and a multi-storey insert with an area of ​​1480 sq.m. – 28 apartments, construction of a residential building with 19 apartments with an area of ​​1322 sq.m. will continue.

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The foundation of the fort

On September 5, 1635, governors I. Birkin and M. Speshnev founded a small fortress to protect the southern borders of the Russian state from attacks by nomadic Tatars. Now the day of the city of Michurinsk is celebrated on September 22. Since the middle of the 17th century, it was a reliable stronghold on the defensive line at the junction of the Tambov and Belgorod borders, which more than once repelled attacks by nomads.

The area where Michurinsk is located has long been attractive to runaway peasants from more populated regions of the country. This is indicated, for example, by the complaint of the landowner Ivan Bobrishchev-Pushkin about the flight of serfs from his Don estate to the Kozlovsky district.

At first, the fortified point was called the “New City”, then the New City on the Kozlov Urochishche” and the “New Kozlov City”, which was gradually shortened to Kozlov. There are several generally accepted theories about the origin of the toponym. According to one of them, the city is named after the first inhabitant of the settlement, Semyon Kozlov. According to the second from the name “Kozlovo tract”. In 1932, it was renamed Michurin, in honor of the scientist-breeder I.V. Michurin, during his lifetime.

General information

Michurinsk

- an ancient city in the Tambov region, which has the status of an urban district. Located in the center of the European part of the Russian Federation, on the right bank of the river. Lesnoy Voronezh at the confluence of the river. Kamenki, in the interfluve of the Volga and Don, 74 km northwest of the regional center - the city of Tambov. Science City (since November 4, 2003), the only science city in Russia dedicated to agriculture. In 1985, Michurinsk was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor. The city ranks second in the Tambov region in terms of cultural and economic development.

Population: 95,812 people (as of 2015). The area of ​​the urban district is 9,000 hectares.

The city of Michurinsk is the administrative center of the municipal formation "Urban District City of Michurinsk"

History of Michurinsk

Founding of the city, Kozlov

In 1635, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich signed a decree on the creation of a new fortress, the main purpose of which was the defense of Ryazan from the Nogai and Crimean Tatars. The location for the fortress was chosen by governors Mikhail Speshnev and Ivan Birkin. The governors chose a small plot of land on the banks of the Lesnoy Voronezh River. Construction of the fortification began. The place was chosen well, but there was still one drawback. Despite the presence of a river not far from the future fortress, the fortification was in dire need of water, as it was located on a high hill. Carrying water to the fortress was extremely inconvenient. Meanwhile, the founding governors could not find specialists in digging wells, which they wrote to the king about.

The name of the fortress changed several times. At first it was called New City. This name must have been too common, since it was soon transformed into the New City on the Kozlov tract. Not far from the construction site there was land that belonged to the Kozlov family and was called a tract. However, this name turned out to be too long, and over time the city began to be called simply Kozlov.

In 1659, a shipyard was built near Kozlov, specializing in the construction of military ships. The ships built at this shipyard took part in the Crimean and Azov campaigns. However, the basis of Kozlov’s economy was still not the construction of ships, but trade. The city quickly gained fame as a shopping center. Traders from the settlements closest to Kozlov came here. The goods were very diverse: from agricultural products to Elton salt. Handicraft production was also considered a profitable activity. One of the city's thriving trades was prasolstvo. Prasols were people who bought cattle for next to nothing from nomads and subsequently resold them at a large markup. Kozlov became a place for resale of livestock for prasols. Every year several fairs were held in the city, lasting from 2 to 6 days.

In 1779, Kozlov became a district town in the Tambov province. Before the city came under the control of Tambov, it belonged first to the Voronezh and then to the Azov provinces. Initially, all the buildings of the city were wooden. But in 1865 there was a fire in Kozlov. Most of the buildings were destroyed in the fire. After this, the construction of brick houses began in the city. The architecture of Kozlov is unique. There is even such a thing as “Michurinsky style”. This style consists in the fact that all wooden houses in the city have mezzanines. They are even added to new wooden houses. For residents of other Russian cities, this looks very unusual.

In the “List of populated places of the Tambov province” for 1862, Michurinsk is listed as a district town of the Kozlov province near the Lesnoy Voronezh River and the Kamenka River, 65 1/2 versts from the provincial city of Tambov and 1,059 versts from St. Petersburg. The city was divided into 9 settlements: Streletskaya, Raznochinskaya, Podgornaya, Malorossiyanskaya, Starcheskaya, Storozhevaya, Pushkarskaya, Pokrovskaya and Yamskaya. Each of the settlements had one church. In Kozlov there were 2,328 houses and 22,348 residents of both sexes - 10,954 males and 11,394 females. Indicated are 9 Orthodox churches, 3 schools (district, parish and rural), 3 fairs, markets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, a postal station, 51 factories: 17 lard factories, 2 soap factories, 1 tannery, 4 candle making plants, 1 brewery factory, 18 brick factories, 5 tiled and 3 wax candles.

According to the same document, Kozlovsky district was divided into 2 camps. In the 1st camp, excluding cities, there were 14,631 households with a population of 122,565 people (60,906 males and 61,659 females), in the 2nd camp there were 9,196 households, population - 75,650 people (37,627 males and 38 023 female). In total, there are 454 populated areas in the Kozlovsky district, of which 65 villages with more than 100 households, the largest settlement is the village of Malye Pupki (Kazinka) with 863 households. More than 1,000 people lived in 59 villages of the district, the most populated was the village of Churyukovo with a population of 4,799 people. 99.6% of the county's residents were Russian.

According to information from 1862, Kozlov ranked first among the cities of the Tambov province in terms of trade development. The total volume of trade turnover in the city was 5,000,000 rubles. Bread in grain (mainly rye and oats) was sent mainly to Moscow and the Morshanskaya pier; cattle were also driven to the capitals, “but a huge amount of it goes to slaughter for rendering lard.”

In 1866, Kozlov was connected to Ryazan by railway. The sponsor of the construction was a joint-stock company created by Pavel Von-Derviz. The construction site of the road was an ancient horse-drawn route that connected the southern regions of the country with Moscow. The road had a positive impact on the economy of Kozlov and began to generate income from the first days of its existence. In 1870, a second railway was built. One railway line could not cope with the huge amount of cargo arriving in and out of the city. The railway company built a dead-end station. The arrival of the railway in the city inevitably led to an increase in the number of jobs. Car repair workshops were built next to the depot. In addition, a specialized person was needed to work at the station. The work of railway workers was paid relatively highly. People who wanted to work on the railway began to come to Kozlov. The number of city residents has increased several times.

The management of the Kozlovskaya Railway spared no expense for improvements and innovations. Steam locomotives, for example, were purchased from Germany. At that time, the railway had just appeared in Russia, which meant that there were practically no factories for the production of the corresponding transport. The locomotive repair workshops were also equipped with the latest technology. All equipment was manufactured at the Bromley brothers' mechanical works. The repair shops eventually turned into a steam locomotive repair plant. At first, the plant was engaged exclusively in the repair of steam locomotives belonging to the Ryazan Railway. After the revolution, all private property was nationalized, and the plant began to repair steam locomotives of all the surrounding railways. With the advent of railway communication, not only trade, but also industry developed in the city. A huge number of new enterprises appeared in Kozlov, such as a bell foundry, tobacco, lard-making and other factories.

Revolutionary movement in Kozlov

Residents of Kozlov took an active part in the revolution. Revolutionaries appeared here back in 1905 after the infamous Bloody Resurrection. On January 17, local telegraph operators staged a rally to protest the inhumane execution of unarmed people. After some time, railway workers joined the telegraph operators, stopping the work of the local railway. The protesters demanded a reduction in the working day to 8 hours, an increase in salaries and the abolition of some fines. Supporters of the revolution managed to organize a strike at local industrial enterprises for a fairly significant period (from October 10 to October 24, 1905). Workers left their jobs and marched, singing revolutionary songs.

The second major strike took place in the city during the Moscow uprisings. The authorities were concerned, since the city was considered the most revolutionary-minded settlement in the Tambov province. On December 10, a punitive detachment arrived in Kozlov. Posters were posted throughout the city calling for an immediate end to the strike and a return to work. The “peacekeepers” demanded that the instigators and leaders be handed over to the authorities. Only numerous threats and promises of reprisals were able to stop the strike. However, the threats from the authorities did not pacify the people for long.

12 years after Bloody Sunday, news of the February Revolution came to the city. The change of power became known in early March. The city residents organized a big celebration. The police were disarmed. Prisoners were released from prison. An executive committee begins to operate in the city. The Bolsheviks were represented in the minority in the first bodies of Soviet power. However, this did not prevent them from enjoying the trust of the city residents. A new printed publication appeared, called “The Soldier and the Worker.” It was through this publication that local Bolsheviks carried out their propaganda.

Kozlov's Bolshevik organization becomes the center of Bolshevism throughout the province. The Moscow leadership of the Central Committee of the RSDLP (b) decided to hold a provincial conference in this city. The Bolshevik conference was held in the editorial office of the newspaper “Soldier and Worker”. Today this building houses a music school. When news of the uprising arrived from Petrograd at the end of October 1917, the Council of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies was convened in the city. The crowded hall heard the news that Bolshevik power had finally been established in Petrograd. The meeting was organized in the building where the 1st clinic is located today.

After the revolution, Michurinsk

Kozlov’s story is directly related to the man who appeared in the city in the early years of the railway’s development. His name was Ivan Michurin. The young man began his working career at the age of seventeen. The railway, where he was forced to work, meant nothing to Michurin. Since childhood, he was only interested in plants. Ivan dreamed of his own garden, where he could grow whatever he wanted.

Michurin’s least favorite job was useful only in that it brought good income and gave him the opportunity to travel around the Ryazan province. During his travels, Michurin observed plants in all corners of his native land. Ivan had the opportunity to make acquaintances with gardeners from various gardening farms. These people taught him how to care for plants. When Michurin accumulated a significant amount of money, he was able to purchase a house with a large garden plot. His dream of a garden has finally come true. However, very soon the land he had was not enough for Ivan, and he moved. Thus, Michurin changed his place of residence several times. Michurin's scientific activities gradually attracted the attention of city residents. In gratitude for the hard work, the residents of Kozlov decided to name their city after the former railway worker. The renaming took place during Michurin’s lifetime in 1932.

During the Great Patriotic War, most of the Michurinites went to the front as volunteers. In total, about fifty thousand city residents went to the front. Two regimental divisions were formed in Michurinsk: the 331st and 161st. The soldiers of these divisions took part in the largest battles for the fatherland.

Modern Michurinsk is a city of regional subordination. It is the center of the Michurinsky district. The city is considered the second in terms of population and other indicators after the capital of the region - Tambov. In 2003, the city was awarded the status of a science city according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation. Michurinsk became the first city in the Russian Federation to receive such status in the agricultural sector. In 2010, the city began construction of the Green Valley agrotechnopark, the activities of which, according to the terms of the project, should be focused on growing environmentally friendly agricultural products. The All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Horticulture named after I.V. Michurin is located in Michurinsk.

Economics and social sphere

On November 4, 2003, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the city of Michurinsk was awarded the status of a science city of the Russian Federation. At the moment (2013), the city is the only science city in Russia with an agricultural focus. In Michurinsk, environmentally friendly technologies for the production, processing and storage of fruits and vegetables with therapeutic and prophylactic effects are being developed.

The city is an all-Russian center of gardening. On its territory there are the All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Selection of Fruit Plants named after I.V. Michurin, the Agrarian University, and the All-Russian Research Institute of Fruit Plants. In Michurinsk there is a unique genetic collection of berries, fruits and rare plants, the founder of which in 1877 was I.V. Michurin. Today the collection includes 3,000 genotypes, as well as 120,000 hybrid plants.

The city is home to the Michurinsky Drama Theater, one of the oldest in the region, founded in 1897. 4 museums present their expositions, several cultural centers and cinemas operate.

Plant Breeding Center

The city of Kozlov became widely known already in Soviet times thanks to the active propaganda of the activities of Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin. Who moved here in 1872 and never left. Using his own funds, he began to develop new varieties of garden crops. By 1917, his nursery grew more than 900 species of plants from around the world.

The scientist himself expressed a desire to work for the new government. In 1918, his nursery was nationalized, Michurin himself became the manager and received funding to continue the work. In 1934, a genetic laboratory was organized, which later grew into the Institute of Genetics and Selection of Fruit Plants, named after him.

Transport

Railway connection

Michurinsk is a major railway junction. There are 2 railway stations in the city:

Road transport

The regional highway R-204 Michurinsk – Lipetsk – Khlevnoe passes through the city.
The federal highway M-6 “Caspian” Moscow – Tambov – Volgograd – Astrakhan runs 10 km from the city. Bus station "Michurinsk" Address: Michurinsk, Lipetskoe highway, 12. Phones: +7 (475 45) 5-23-04, (475 45) 5-15-95.
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Science City

The region where Michurinsk is located has been a recognized center of Russian gardening since pre-revolutionary times. The city is home to several scientific and educational institutions dealing with breeding, genetics and horticulture. In 2003, it was awarded the status of a science city with specialization in scientific and innovative activities in the agricultural sector. Institutes and high-tech enterprises were supposed to engage in fundamental research in the field of genetics, breeding, and biotechnology of berry, fruit and vegetable crops; development of experimental technologies for the production of fruits and vegetables; development of various types of plant food products, including special and health products.

In 2010, by decree, the government decided to create the Green Valley agro-industrial technology park in Michurinsk, which specializes in the cultivation and processing of agricultural raw materials. In addition, it is intended to produce plant-based foods for a healthy diet with genetically specified properties.