Kuntsevo Destrict

Kuntsevo (Roushie: Ку́нцево) is a destrict in Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug o the federal ceety o Moscow, Roushie. Population: 142,497 (2010 Census); 125,100 (2002 Census). History In the 18t century, a palace an a pairk wur biggit; thay wur aften visitit bi the Empress Catherine II. Kuntsevo is the steid o the Kirk o Theotokos Orans. In the 19t century, Kuntsevo became a simmer resort for the Muscovites. A simmer theatre wis opened in 1890. Airtists an writers livit an wirkit in Kuntsevo; amang thaim Nikolay Karamzin, Ivan Turgenev, Vasily Perov, an Ivan Kramskoy. Kuntsevo became a toun in its awn richt in 1926. On 4 Dizember 1941 German troops reached Kuntsevo durin the Battle o Moscow afore bein repulsed. In 1960, it became a pairt o Moscow. Nou a destrict o Moscow, it conteens mony factories, residential auries, an haes a well-connectit infrastructure. Kuntsevo is reportit tae be the location o the Strategic Missile Command centre. Kuntsevo Dacha Communist leaders stairtit tae settle in Kuntsevo in the 1920s. Joseph Stalin instructit his airchitect, Miron Merzhanov, tae big him a dacha on the bank o the Moskva River an muivit thare in 1934. Wi his muive ither members o the nomenklatura haed thair dachas biggit in the surroondins. Stalin conductit hintle o his business frae his Blizhnyaya Dacha (Ближняя дача) ("nearbi dacha"). It wis hivily protectit an includit a double-perimetre fence, camouflagit 30-millimetre antiaircraft guns, an a security force o three hunder NKVD special troops. Stalin passed awa at the dacha on 5 Mairch 1953. See an aw Kuntsevo Cemetery Central Clinical Hospital References