| Lesnoy (English) Лесной (Russian) |
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 House of Culture inlesnoy |
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.svg) Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast on the map of Russia |
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  Location of Lesnoy on the map of Sverdlovsk Oblast
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| Coordinates: 58°38′N 59°47′E / 58.633°N 59.783°ECoordinates: 58°38′N 59°47′E / 58.633°N 59.783°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| In administrative jurisdiction of | Sverdlovsk Oblast[citation needed] |
| Municipal status | |
| Municipal Status | Urban Okrug |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Sergei Viktorovich Shchekalev[citation needed] |
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| Population (2002 Census) | 53,000 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank | 309 |
| Time zone | YEKT/YEKST (UTC+5) |
| Founded | 1947[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 624200[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 +7 34342[citation needed] |
Coordinates: 58°38′52″N 59°47′51″E / 58.64778°N 59.7975°E
Lesnoy (Russian: Лесно́й) is a closed town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located 254 kilometers (158 mi) north of Yekaterinburg on the banks of the Tura River. Population: 53,195 (2002 Census).[2]
History
The town was founded in 1947 when Plant 418 was constructed to produce highly enriched uranium (HEU) for the production of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons were also assembled there. In 1954 it was incorporated by the former Soviet Union as the closed city of Sverdlovsk-45 to support production of nuclear weapons[3]
The town of Sverdlovsk-45 was a secret city in the Soviet Union until President Boris Yeltsin decreed in 1992 that such cities could use their historical names; the town had not appeared on official maps until then. As was the custom with Soviet towns containing secret facilities (e.g., Ozersk, aka Chelyabinsk-40; Tomsk-7; Sarov, aka Arzamas-16), Sverdlovsk-45 is effectively a postal code which implied that the place was part of the city of Sverdlovsk, although it is actually 254 km away.
References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ Making the Russian Bomb: From Stalin to Yeltsin, Cochran, Thomas et al., Westview Press, 1995.
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