Pushchino
Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[citation needed] Population: 20,332 (2010 Russian census);[2] 19,964 (2002 Census);[7] 19,479 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Pushchino
Пущино | |
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Coordinates: 54°50′N 37°37′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
Known since | 16th century |
Town status since | 1966 |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,332 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 20,962 (+3.1%) |
• Subordinated to | Pushchino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
• Capital of | Pushchino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
• Urban okrug | Pushchino Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Pushchino Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
OKTMO ID | 46762000001 |
Website | www |
Pushchino Research Center of Russian Academy of Sciences has unique status and significance. It hosts 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 the discovery of the solar supercorona and radial magnetic fields within it, and the discovery of radio recombination lines of highly excited atoms.[9]