Leninsky District, Moscow Oblast

Leninsky District () is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast just south of the federal city of Moscow. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Vidnoye. Population: 145,251 (2002 Census); The population of Vidnoye accounts for 33.0% of the district's total population.

History

A major part of Leninsky District was merged into the federal city of Moscow on July 1, 2012.

Culture

• St. Catherine's monastery
• Soviet Square and Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center (Vidnoye)

Notable residents

• Vasily Molokov (1895–1982), Soviet pilot, a Hero of the Soviet Union, born in Irininskoye village – now called Molokovo
• Oleg Vidov (1943–2017), film director, born in either Leninsky District or Vidnoye

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