Ivanovo

**Ivanovo** () is a ceety an the admeenistrative center o Ivanovo Oblast, Roushie. Population: 409,300 (2010 Census preliminary results); 431,721 (2002 Census); 481,042 (1989 Census).

## History
Ivanovo wis creatit bi mergin the auld flax-processin veelage Ivanovo (first documentit in 1561) wi the industrial Voznesensky Posad in 1871. Til 1932, its offeecial name wis **Ivanovo-Voznesensk**. Acause o its textile manufacturin industry, Ivanovo earned the sobriquet o the "Roushie Manchester" durin the 19t century.

Bi the early 20t century, Ivanovo competit wi Łódź (an' a' a pairt o the Roushie Empire at that time) for the teetle o the primary textile production centre in Europe. As the wirkers' livin conditions wur appallin, the strikes wur frequent. Ane o thir strikes (Mey 14-Julie 22, 1905) led tae the first Roushie revolution. Accordin tae the Soviet  historiography, e.g., *[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]*, airticle "Soviets of Workers' Deputies" (), the Ivanovo Soviet (creatit Mey 28 1905) wis ane o the first Soviets in the history. Housomeivver this statement is contestit, see Saunt Petersburg Soviet.
Ironically, the Soviet wis foondit on the advice o a govrenment factory inspector.

## Admeenistrative an municipal status
Ivanovo is the admeenistrative centre o the oblast an, athin the framewirk o admeenistrative diveesions, it serves as the admeenistrative centre o Ivanovsky Destrict an aw, even tho it is no a pairt o it. As an admeenistrative diveesion, it is incorporatit separately as the **[[Ceety o federal subject significance|Ceety]] o Ivanovo**—an admeenistrative unit wi the status equal tae that o the destricts. As a municipal diveesion, the Ceety o Ivanovo is incorporatit as **Ivanovo Urban Okrug**.

## Economy
Ivanovo haes tradeetionally been cried the textile caipital o Roushie. Syne maist textile wirkers are weemen, it haes an aa been kent as the "Ceety o Brides". Probably the maist famous o the ceety's female natives wis the postmodren French writer Nathalie Sarraute.

It is hame tae Ivanovo Severny, which is ane o the lairgest military airlift bases in Roushie. Ceevilian air services are providit at Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport.

## Education
Ivanovo haes several educational institutions: Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo State University o Chemistry an Technology, Ivanovo Medical Academy, Ivanovo Airchitectural Academy, an Ivanovo State Pouer University(ISPU). University o Chemistry is ane o the auldest Varsities in the ceety. It prepares specialists in chemistry.

## Twin touns/sister ceeties
Ivanovo is twinned wi:
* **[[Łódź]]** in Poland *(syne 1992)* 
* **[[Plano, Texas|Plano]]** in Texas, Unitit States.
* **[[Staffordshire]]** in the Unitit Kinrick.
* **[[Hanover]]** in Germany.
* **[[Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine|Khmelnytskyi]]** in Ukraine.
* **[[Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Oblast|Dzerzhinsky]]** in Roushie.
* **[[Kazan]]** in Tatarstan, Roushie.
* **[[Plovdiv]]** in Bulgarie.

## See an aa
*Interdom
*Ivanovo State University o Chemistry an Technology


File:Ivanovo_ISUCT.jpg|Ivanovo State University o Chemistry an Technology
File:IvanovoTram2007-07-28a.jpg|Tram service in Ivanovo wis cancelled in Juin 2008
File:Ivanovo pam Frunze.jpg|Mikhail Frunze Monument
File:Ivanovo Revolution pl.jpg|Revolution Square


## References
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## Freemit airtins

*Offeecial wabsteid o Ivanovo
*Ivanovo ceety portal
*Ivanovo business directory
*Ivanovo Region Newspaper IVANOVSKAYA GAZETA – Internet version 
*Ivanovo offeecial business wabsteid 
*Ivanovo business informational classifee'd directory wabsteid 
*Ivanovo Wiki (IvanovoWiki – wikipedia o Ivanovo)
*Ivanovo ceety streets views
*Ivanovo non-offeecial wabsteid