The town, on both banks of the Uvod River, had been known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk but was renamed Ivanovo in 1932, the year Malcev started to work there.
Ang bayan, sa parehong mga bangko ng Uvod River, had been kilala bilang Ivanovo-Voznesensk ngunit ay muli Ivanovo sa 1932, ang taon Malcev na nagsimula sa trabaho doon.