Kovrov City of Military Glory

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Kovrov City of Military
Glory
Molchanov Alexander

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE CITY

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The history of Kovrov as a county town
began under Empress Catherine II. By
her order inIn September 1778, a new
Kovrov district was established, and the
village of Kovrovo began to be
calledcity.

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FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE CITY
Vasily Alekseevich
Kolesov Alexey
Mikhailovich
Degtyarev
Russian
and painter,
Soviet portrait
Russian painter
and icon
designer
of small
arms.of
painter and genre
painter.
Graduate
of the
the Moscow Major
SchoolGeneral
of Painting,
andMember
Artilleryof
Sculpture andEngineering
Architecture.
Doctor
of
the Moscow Service.
Society of
Art Lovers.
Head
Sciences.
The
of the SchoolTechnical
of Icon Painting
and
Crafts
PPD
submachine
gun was
of the Moscow
Diocesan
Administration.
created. Designed an antitank rifle.

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE VICTORY OF THE
USSR OVER THE FASCIST INVADERS.
Kovrov residents sent more
than a million weapons to
the WWII front
Аbout 19,000 Kovrov
residents went to the front,
the rest worked around the
clock in the rear
On November 3, 2011,
Kovrov was awarded the
title of city of military
glory

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SIGHTS OF KOVROV

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THE CITY OF KOVROR IN OUR TIME
Industrial center of the region

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