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2 unusual facts about Zelenograd


Education in Russia

The degree of the problem varies between districts, e.g. Moscow's Fili-Davydkovo District (population 78,000) has lost all of its kindergartens (residents have to compete for kindergarten slots elsewhere) while Zelenograd claims to have short queue.

Russian Silicon Valley

Zelenograd - Soviet/Russian center of electronis and microelectronis, which was developed as a reflection of the California Silicon Valley since 1962.


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Angstrem

Angstrem Stadium, a Russian football stadium, the home stadium of FC Zelenograd

Inna Zhelannaya

Inna Zhelannaya was born in Moscow and spent her childhood years in Zelenograd, Moscow Oblast where she studied at a musical school and sang in a choir led by her mother, Alla Yosifovna.

Kryukovo

Staroye Kryukovo District, a district in Zelenograd Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia

Leningradskoye Highway

One of the major thruways of Russia's capital, it connects Moscow with several big commuter towns such as Khimki and Zelenograd, as well as with Sheremetyevo Airport.

Moscow metropolitan area

Moscow metropolitan area includes the city of Moscow, a ring of cities annexed to it and administered within (Balashikha, Korolyov, Krasnogorsk, Khimki, Mytishchi and Zelenograd), as well as large nearby towns with population of over 100,000 citizens (Reutov, Zheleznodorozhny, Podolsk and Lubertsy, to name a few) that fall under regional administration.

Sergei Yegorov

Sergei Sergeyevich Yegorov (born 1975), Russian football functionary, president of FC Zelenograd

Shtyki Memorial

It is located on the 40th km of Leningrad highway, at the second entry into the city of Zelenograd heading south, and the road to Mendeleyevo heading north.


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