Industial East of Moscow region. Pavlovsky Posad and Drezna.
Today I’m writing about industrial towns in the eastern side of the Moscow region. The largest are Noginsk (named Bogorodsk prior to the revolution), Pavlovsky Posad, and Orekhovo Zuevo. Unfortunately, I have no photos of Noginsk right now, so I'll tell only about Pavlovsky Posad, Drezna and Orekhovo-Zuevo. I visit quite these places quite frequently, due to work, and cycling during the summer months. Old industrial towns always impressed me with their pre-revolution factory buildings, which are huge and strict-looking, like gothic cathedrals. Unfortunately, not many people consider such places worth visiting. In this post I'll try to show you that the old industrial districts are also very interesting places. The first stop on my way is the town Pavlovsky Posad, which is 65 km. east of Moscow. Near the turn-off to Pavlovsky Posad from Nosovicha Road, you see the Church of St. Ekaterina in the village of Rachmanovo. The church was built in 19...