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27-859: Pushchino (Russian: Пущино , IPA: [ˈpuɕːɪnə] ) is a town in Moscow Oblast , Russia , an important scientific center of the Russian Academy of Sciences . Situated 100 kilometers (62 mi) south of Moscow , and 13 km south-east of Serpukhov, on the right side of the Oka River opposite the Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve . It is informally called Pushchino-on-Oka. Population: 20,332 ( 2010 Census ) ; 19,964 ( 2002 Census ) ; 19,479 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Pushchino Research Center of Russian Academy of Sciences has unique status and significance. It hosts

54-812: A rowing base 'Delphin' on the Oka. A focus for cultural life is the 'House of Scientists'. Types of inhabited localities in Russia The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. During the Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union , including the Russian SFSR , had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After

81-481: A core group of key Research institutes and a University Institute: Pushchino hosts the annual Russia-wide 'Conference of Young Scientists' The prevailing religious culture is of Russian Orthodoxy , and a new church of Archangel Michael was completed in 1990. The School of Music, named after A. Alyabyev , has about 300 students, and Pushchino hosts the annual and widely renowned 'Song and Bard Festival'. The town facilities include Sport Palace Oka, ski training , and

108-402: A major component of Russian Federation endeavor in the fields of physical, chemical, and bio-molecular biology . It employs more than 3000 people, of whom 800 hold doctorates in science or medicine . Pushchino scientists have made seminal contributions to molecular and cell biology , bio-organic chemistry , plant and soil biology , as well as to astronomy and astrophysics - including

135-884: A new observatory , the Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory was developed within twenty years as part of the LPI Astro Space Center . It has become one of the largest radio astronomy observatories in Russia and in the world (2001). It was founded in April, 11th, 1956 under the purview of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. The Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory has four notable radio telescopes (RT 22), each with mirrors at 22 meters. Constructed in 1959 these are fully steerable, and are designed to operate in millimeter and centimeter ranges of wavelength . Added to

162-406: A scientific campus and radioastronomy station. The structure of modern Pushchino was planned by scientists in the 1950s - two parallel roads, the residences, shops, and restaurants on the northerly road closer to the river, the institutes along the southerly road, and a large green zone and park between them. First constructed was the Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory , which, at the time, had

189-406: Is +3.9 °C, but in winter the temperature is commonly -20, the coldest recorded temperature being -44 °C. From Springtime onwards the temperature warms, with mid-20s to mid-30s being usual; the highest recorded temperature at Pushchino was 39 °C. Average annual precipitation is 582 mm, most falling during the warm season (April to October: 394 mm, 70%), with 30% falling during

216-611: Is now in disrepair and the ruins are still an important tourist site. German infantry took Pushchino briefly. The President of the USSR Academy of Science (Alexander Nesmeyanov, 1899-1980) advocated the formation of a biological research center equipped with the latest equipment and facilities. In 1955 the Council of Ministers established a special commission tasked to find a site in the Moscow region. By March 1956 two options were selected, both on

243-572: The Atlantic Ocean , interrupted often by invasion of cold air masses from the Arctic in the rear of cyclones . In general, the climate of Pushchino is moderately continental, with moderately cold winters, warm summers and fairly stable humidity . In winter, invasions of the Atlantic cyclones are usual, which lead to frequent thaws and the rising of the temperature to 5-8 °C. Average annual temperature

270-678: The Dissolution of the Soviet Union , the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects . While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely based on the system used in the RSFSR. In all federal subjects, the inhabited localities are classified into two major categories: urban and rural. Further divisions of these categories vary slightly from one federal subject to another, but they all follow common trends described below. In 1957,

297-608: The P N Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences . The institute had both permanent stations and conducted expeditions to locations in the field in the Crimea region. These facilities, and expeditions were designed for research in radio astronomy beginning in the late 1940s. A decade later the center for radio astronomy research had gravitated to the southern Moscow region (about 75 miles south of Moscow), in Pushchino (informally called Pushchino-on-Oka). Here

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324-531: The Volga , is a typical lowland river in the forest zone of the European part of Russia with a well-established valley. Special aspects of Oka are frequent spring and autumn floods and large fluctuations in levels. Its width at Pushchino on average is 150-200m and does not exceed 250 m, and the depth reaches 3.75 m. Average flow velocity is 0.25 m/s, mean volume 159 m³/s. Three rivers small at Pushchino make their way into

351-579: The framework of administrative divisions , it is incorporated as Pushchino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Pushchino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Pushchino Urban Okrug ., and was officially recognized as a Science City of the Russian Federation in 2006. Pushchino is an academic research center focusing on microbiology , molecular biology , biophysics , and astronomy . The town hosts

378-513: The Oka River, some of the highest ground in the Moscow Region, to host the new Radio Astronomy Observatory, an important resource that continues to contribute to mapping of space flights. This was followed by the establishment of Pushchino as a Science City, focusing on biological sciences. It was granted town status in 1966. Several mesolithic , neolithic , and Bronze Age settlements exist in

405-512: The Oka River: at Tarusa, and the other at Pushchino. Given the proximity of Tarusa to Polenovo, an established cultural center, major new construction was deemed inappropriate, and in April 1956 it was decreed that a scientific campus would be constructed in the Moscow region, near the Pushchino village. The Russian Academy of Sciences was allotted a plot of land of 761.8 hectares for the construction of

432-539: The Oka at Pushchino begins a mixed forest including spruce and birch that extends to Northern Russia . Pushchino itself and further south are characterized by broad-leaved forests, with a predominance of oak , linden , elm , ash , aspen , and without any admixture of spruce, before giving way to cultivated land. Near the river willow trees grow in dense thickets. Pushchino City has an active conservation program - Ecopolis - that has identified several areas now subject to conservation measures. These include: Within

459-656: The Oka: the Khokhla, the Neglyadeyka and the Lyubozhiha. The banks of the Oka have carbon limestone outcrops on the surface, part of which is landslide blocks. In some places (the valley of the river Khokhla), limestone is covered with only a thin soil cover (15–20 cm). Karst is active at such places. Pushchino takes its water from artesian wells and the carbonate bedrock provides very calcium-rich groundwater. Glacial moraines cover

486-401: The area around Pushchino. Dyakovo culture artifacts have been found on the outskirts of the modern town. An Iron Age hillfort dates back 2500 years. 1 km to the west of Pushchino on important Oka river ford in the 12th to 16th Centuries there stood the ancient Russian town of Teshilov (see), earthworks of which can be seen today. At the end of the 18th century, a prominent country house

513-457: The cold season (188 mm, 30%). Summer precipitation often takes the form of stormwater, leading to erosion of arable lands . Snow in the winter comprises 20% of precipitation. Typically wide snow cover forms by late November, reaching a maximum height at the beginning of March (average 44 cm, 99 cm at maximum and 13 cm at minimum). The Oka river draws an approximate line between coniferous and deciduous forests . North of

540-507: The discovery of the solar supercorona and radial magnetic fields within it, and the discovery of radio recombination lines of highly excited atoms . The town takes its name from the village of Puschino, which was first mentioned in the 1579 records ('cadasters') of Ivan the Terrible as being a fiefdom of the Pushchin family. The modern town of Pushchino was founded in 1956 on the hill above

567-464: The equipage is the DKR 1000, a wide-band radio telescope instrument, on-line in 1964, and operating in the meter wavelength range. The DKR 1000 has arms that are 40 by 1000 meters. In 1973, another telescope was added to this set. The nomenclature is "Large Phased Array" with the designation BSA/LPI, operating in the meter wavelength range. The DKR 1000 and BSA/LPI, are currently the largest radio telescopes in

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594-425: The limestone at some distance from the river, while the floodplain of the Oka is fringed by remnants of late-Pleistocene sandy dunes on the surface of upper terraces. Thus, the relief of Pushchino is a preglacial elevated plateau, overlapped with Dnieper moraine and dismembered by deep erosion embedded to a depth of 130–140 m. The climate is determined mainly by the impact of the transfer of air masses from

621-400: The procedures for categorizing urban-type settlements were further refined. Multiple types of rural localities exist, some common through the whole territory of Russia, some specific to certain federal subjects. The most common types include: Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory Historically, Russian radio astronomy (formerly Soviet) has had a permanent and stable connection with

648-524: The west. The first institute, the Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, led by Nikolai Dmitrievich Jerusalimski , was completed in 1969, followed by the Institute of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science . Today Pushchino is among the top-ranking academic centers in Russia. Altitudes range from 104 m (beach of Oka) to 219 m on the plateau. The Oka river, one of the largest tributaries of

675-428: The world's largest radio telescope: a parabolic antenna in the form of a giant cup and a complex network of antennas with a kilometer strip. During construction of the town transport access was provided along a low-level road adjoining the Oka river. Seasonal flooding regularly made this road impassable for weeks, and in 1965 a new highway was constructed along the edge of the plateau to link Pushchino with Serpukhov to

702-767: The world, which operate in the meter range. The Observatory employs 45 researchers along with 60 engineers and technicians to accomplish staff the several major departments and several labs of the observatory. These are combined with 80 other people who perform administrative duties, workshops, garage, and a staff of guards. The departments and labs are designed to focus on scientific and technical aspects of observatory sciences. The departments are as follows: Plasma astrophysics, Extragalactic radio astronomy, Pulsar physics, Space radio spectroscopy, and Pulsar astrometry. The laboratories are as follows: Radio astronomy equipment, Automation radio astronomy research, Computer engineering and information technology, and Radio telescopes of

729-407: Was established overlooking the water at Pushchino, which for a time became the home of Alexander Alyabyev (1787–1851), an acclaimed composer. During World War II Axis tank divisions reached 20 km from Pushchino, and until 1970 the mansion served as a hospital. The mansion was the setting for the director N. Mikhalkov's 1974 film ‘An Unfinished Play for Mechanical Piano'. The Pushchino mansion

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