Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 705 kilometers (438 mi) east of Moscow. Ulyanovsk has been the only Russian UNESCO City of Literature since 2015.
Ulyanovsk
Ульяновск | |
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View of Ulyanovsk, now dominated by Soviet-era buildings | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Ulyanovsk | |
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| Coordinates: 54°19′N 48°22′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ulyanovsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1648 |
| City status since | 1796 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Head | Dmitry Zverev (Acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 316.9 km2 (122.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 613,786 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 626,540 (+2.1%) |
| • Rank | 20th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk |
| • Capital of | Ulyanovsk Oblast, city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk |
| • Urban okrug | Ulyanovsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Ulyanovsk Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UTC+04:00 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 432xxx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8422 |
| OKTMO ID | 73701000001 |
| City Day | June 12 |
| Website | www |
The city was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed after his death in 1924; and of Alexander Kerensky, the leader of the Russian Provisional Government which Lenin overthrew during the October Revolution of 1917. It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov, Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin, and for painters such as Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov.
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