Noginsk. Glukhovo district.
Noginsk is a town in Moscow Oblast. It’s located 35 kilometers east of the Moscow Ring Road, on the Klyazma River. Founded in 1389 as Rogozhi, the town was later renamed Bogorodsk by a decree of Catherine the Great in 1781, and was first granted town status. Throughout the 19th century, and for a good part of the 20th century, the town was a major textile center, processing cotton, silk, and wool. In 1930, the town was renamed Noginsk, after Bolshevik Viktor Nogin. Unfortunately, the original name wasn't returned to the town after the end of Soviet Union. I don't like it when old towns have the names given them by the Communists. So in this text I'll refer to Noginsk by its genuine name, Bogorodsk. This time I want to write about one of the districts of Bogorodsk--the district of Gluchovo. Later, I'll write about other parts of the town. The first places I visited there this time were three barracks for workers. Barracks w...