Complex sentence: The city is located 58 kilometres east of Moscow and has a population of 146,294 (2002 Census) have progressively increased in time--135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970); 97,000 (1959); 43,000 (1939).
Split into simpler sentences: The city is located 58 kilometres east of Moscow and has a population of 146,294 (2002 Census). This population has progressively increased in time--135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970); 97,000 (1959); 43,000 (1939).