The village of Ostrovtsy is experiencing its second birth today. Not far from the village, cottage settlements are being built, the number of residents is growing, and life in these places is beginning to bubbling. However, it all started not so rosy - once the village of Ostrovtsy, Moscow Region, was a small island of economic life with 86 inhabitants, who in total had 12 peasant and 16 bobyl yards.
History of the village
The first evidence of life in these places, archaeologists refer to the middle of the XII century. It was possible to find a number of jewelry and utensils, which historians were able to identify as items made at that particular time. So, on the territory of the modern village, archaeologists excavated two mounds and found over 3,000 different household items, for example, amber beads, pendants in the form of coins, clay products.
In those days, a small village belonged to the church - officially it waspossession of the Novospassky Monastery. And so it went on for five long centuries, until one day the Russian tsar decided the fate of the settlement in his own way. In 1709, by his highest command, the village of Ostrovtsy, Moscow Region, was transferred to the eternal possession of the family of Count Sheremetev Boris Petrovich, the famous commander, diplomat, who by that time had already been awarded the title of count for three years. It is believed that it was Count Sheremetev who was at the head of the Russian army when it won the battle of Poltava, for which Peter the Great awarded him numerous awards in the same year, and also presented him with land holdings.
Development of the settlement under the Sheremetevs
The village of Ostrovtsy, Moscow Region, brought the count's family a good income, mainly due to its convenient location - it was right on the famous Astrakhan highway, along which merchants brought a lot of goods to Moscow. Merchants stopped in Ostrovtsy to rest before the last stage of the journey - the capital was waiting for them ahead. In addition to several extremely profitable inns, the flour mill was a significant material we alth for the count's family - it brought a net profit of 1,500 rubles a year, which at that time was just a huge amount. For comparison, a clerk in the state service in the middle of the 18th century received 20 rubles a year, as Leonty Avtonomov wrote in his memoirs.
According to the middle of the 19th century, Ostrovtsy still remained in the family, which was then headed by Count Dmitry Nikolaevich Sheremetev, and had 96yards in which 717 peasants lived.
Under Soviet rule
With the advent of Soviet power, the village of Ostrovtsy, Moscow Region, became part of the Podmoskovny state farm and became a large agricultural complex. Even more rapid development began in the 60s and 90s of the last century, when the state farm, and then the joint-stock company, began to vigorously build a microdistrict from high-rise buildings.
Ostrovtsy village, Moscow region: how to get there
Today, the former Astrakhan highway is the Ryazan highway, and the location of the village is still good in terms of transport accessibility, because the Moscow Ring Road is only 15 km from the village. It is just a few minutes by car or public transport. The village stands right on the federal highway M5 "Ural", which connects it by a direct road with the nearest stations of the Moscow metro: "Vykhino", "Kuzminki", "Kotelniki". The bus stop "Ostrovtsy 1" is located in the very center of the village, and 12 minibuses pass here. The most popular of them: No. 558 to Kuzminki, No. 68 to Bykovo, No. 33 to Lyubertsy.
Here, next to the Ostrovtsy bus stop in the Moscow region (photo above), there is a local landmark - a pink Indian elephant. This is a stone building, which belongs to a private person and is still uninhabited. It is decorated with small diamond-shaped windows and numerous paintings. While there is no information about what is planned to be placed in this building, it is easy to assume that it is unlikely to be residential.
Islanders in the Moscow region:cemetery
The local cemetery is considered a tourist attraction. Well-known personalities are buried here, who left a noticeable mark in the history of the country, and especially in the history of astronautics. The former village of Ostrovtsy, Moscow Region, is located near the city of Zhukovsky, named after the founder of Soviet rocket science, and many figures from this important area were buried in a necropolis specially equipped for them. The territory of the cemetery has 54 plots, where, for example, Hero of the Soviet Union Daniil Gaponenko and a prominent scientist who made many discoveries in aerodynamics - V. V. Sychev are buried. Well-known Soviet athletes are also buried here.
Today Ostrovtsy is a popular recreation area for Muscovites. There is a recreation center "Russian Fishing", which offers a range of services and entertainment, including fishing in a pond with farmed animals. There is a sports club, restaurant, sauna and fitness center. And the construction of new cottage settlements nearby gave a second wind to the development of the Ramensky district and the village of Ostrovtsy.
