page_title: Dzerzhinsk, Russia
hierarchical_section_title: Dzerzhinsk, Russia
caption_attribution_description: English: View on the city of Dzerzhinsk from an Airplane Kazan-Moscow
context_page_description: Dzerzhinsk is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Oka River, about 370 kilometers east of Moscow and 35 kilometers west of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 240,742; 261,334; 285,071.
  It was previously known as Rastyapino.
context_section_description: Dzerzhinsk (Russian: Дзержинск, IPA: [dʲzʲɪˈrʐɨnsk]) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Oka River, about 370 kilometers (230 mi) east of Moscow and 35 kilometers (22 mi) west of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 240,742 (2010 Census); 261,334 (2002 Census); 285,071 (1989 Census).
  It was previously known as Rastyapino (until 1929).
caption: Dzerzhinsk aerial view
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