Rainbow (Vladimir region)

Located 25 km from Vladimir , away from the main highways, in the forest. The total area is 11302 ha, of which about 90% is covered by forests.

In the north and east, the city borders on the Sudogda district , in the west - with the Sobinsky district , in the south - with the Gus-Khrustalny district of the Vladimir region.

In 1971, the Rainbow experimental design bureau, which later became the town-forming enterprise for Raduzhny, was allocated a plot of land in the swampy forest area of ​​the Vladimir Region , 25 km from the regional center - the city of Vladimir. The management of all the work was entrusted to Major General Ivan Sergeyevich Kosminov ^{[6] [7]} . Next to the buildings of the design bureau, the construction of a residential area for employees of the enterprise began. The urban development plan of the village included a complex of multi-storey buildings, objects of education, health care, social welfare, sports and recreation areas. The main construction was carried out for 20 years - from the 1970s to the 1980s.

During the perestroika period, many promising specialists left the enterprise. Unemployment, wage arrears and social benefits grew in the village.

In January 1998, by the decree of the President of Russia, the village of Raduzhny was given the status of a city and a closed administrative territorial entity . State support allowed the city administration to put in order many objects transferred to municipal ownership from the Ministry of Defense Ministry over 10 years. It was possible to restore and maintain the viability of urban infrastructure, to increase the security of the city with socially important facilities. Financing of public sector institutions has stabilized, uninterrupted functioning of housing and communal services, housing construction has resumed, new enterprises and jobs have begun to appear.

As of January 1, 2019, the city was in 699th place out of 1,115 ^[17] cities of the Russian Federation in terms of population ^[18] .

Demography

As of March 1, 2008, the population was 17 811 people, men - 8549 people, women - 9262 people. In working age - 12 819 people. Engaged in economic activity - 11,185 people. Unemployed status is 317 citizens. The unemployment rate is 2.3%.

The industrial zone is located southwest of the residential sector. The main and city-forming enterprise of the city - the Federal Treasury Enterprise "State Laser Range" Rainbow "" - the only company in Russia and unique in its kind.

In 2003, the Radugaenergo enterprise was allocated from the structural unit of the laser center, which provided the city with electricity, heat, drinking water and gas. In addition to the main activities, the company is also engaged in its own developments in the field of energy.

In the industrial zone of the city, there is also the Electon research and production enterprise, which manufactures modern control stations for submersible pumps of oil drilling rigs, and the Radugapribor enterprise, which produces instruments for automobile transport and tractor construction.

In total, 210 institutions and enterprises of various forms of ownership function in the territory of ZATO, including municipal ones - 12, private property - 175.

The housing stock consists of 72 multi-storey residential buildings equipped with hot and cold water supply, a central sewage system. The length of urban networks is: water supply - 39.51 km, sewerage - 45.66 km, heating networks - 45.12 km, road length - 29 km.

The 1st and 3rd quarter of the city represent a massive residential development, mainly of 5 and 9-storey buildings. The northern part of the city is a cottage development area. The southern part and the 9th quarter - dormitories, social facilities.

Two municipal utilities “Housing and Public Utilities” “Water, Sewer and Heat Networks” are responsible for the life support of the city. A trucking company solves the problem of passenger traffic.

The social sphere includes 1 vocational school, 2 comprehensive schools, 3 kindergartens, an elementary school-kindergarten, a center for children's creativity, an art school, a sports school for children and youth, and a shooting range.

There are about 50 trading enterprises in Raduzhny, there are enterprises producing furniture, clothing, food and much more.

In the urban healthcare sector, there is a city hospital, a clinic, a separate 35th military clinic of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, as well as a suburban health camp.

The center of youth leisure and the city cultural center "Leisure" are open in the city. Creative associations of the city are the bard song club “Rainbow in the palms”, the literary club “Lira”, the club of intellectual games “IV Rome”. Rainbow became the initiator of the regional festival "Commonwealth of Talents".

The city has its own television channels - “Local time - Rainbow” ^[19] , channel 2 ^[20] , the newspaper “Rainbow-inform” is published

The city was founded in 1971 on the site of a military forestry, as a village for employees of the experimental design bureau "Rainbow"; in 1977, the residential zone of the OKB "Rainbow" was assigned to the category of working villages with the name "Vladimir-30"; city ​​status - since 1991 .

• 1971 - the beginning of the construction of the Rainbow experimental design bureau.
• 1972 - laying of the first residential building.
• 1973 - the first measuring complex was created at the Molodezhnaya joint venture. The first residential building is populated - No. 2 in the first quarter.
• 1976 - the first high school with 784 places was opened. At this time, 2,438 people lived in the OKB residential area.
• 1977 - by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR of April 13, the residential zone of the Raduga Design Bureau is assigned to the category of working villages with the name Vladimir-30.
• 1980 - passed the first state tests of the product.
• 1981 - Awarding of employees of the OKB "Rainbow" with high government awards. The new clinic received the first patients.
• 1983 - in the village of Vladimir-30 registered 10 thousandth resident.
• 1984 - Children's Combine No. 4 and Secondary School No. 2 were opened.
• 1991 - completed the creation of an experimental research base, OKB "Rainbow"
• 1991 - during the August coup, the city council actively supported B.N. Yeltsin. At the meeting, by a majority of votes, a decision was adopted to support the President of the RSFSR.
• 1991 - According to the decision of the city council, in connection with the achievement of the necessary population, a request was sent to the Supreme Council for assigning the status of the city with the name Rainbow to the workers' settlement Rainbow. By a resolution of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR, the status of a city of regional subordination Rainbow was assigned.
• 1991 - the first city council consisted of 17 deputies, 4 of them worked on a permanent basis (the first chairman of the city Council of People’s Deputies Alekseev Valentin Ardalionovich).
• 1991 - 1993 - the city council ensured the timely reception of the social and housing sector from the city-forming enterprise.
• 1993 - by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of Russia dated July 5, the Raduga Development Bureau was transformed into the State Rainbow Research and Development Center ( Polygon ) of Russia.
• 1995 - the chief engineer of the Radugaenergo enterprise, S. A. Naidukhov, won the first election of the Head of the City Administration.
• 1996 - consecration of the city of Rainbow by the Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal Eulogius . At the site of the consecration, a chapel was laid.
• 1997 - The Charter of the city of Rainbow was adopted, in accordance with which the election of the head of the city was held on December 21. S.A. Naidukhov won the election. At the same time, a council of people's deputies consisting of 6 people was elected.
  • The city newspaper - the Rainbow-Inform newsletter is registered.
  • A chapel was opened at the site of the consecration of the city, which was built at the expense of sponsors and donations from citizens.
• 1998 - By presidential decree No. 109 of January 29, the city of Raduzhny was transformed into a closed administrative-territorial entity .
• 1999 - April 7 - the founder of the city, Ivan Sergeyevich Kosminov, died.
• 2000
  • January - for the first time, the Rainbow Strings contest was held.
  • May - a monument to I. S. Kosminov was unveiled.
  • May - a museum of military and labor glory of the city of Rainbow was created.
  • August - Cadet Corps opened.
• 2001 - a pedestal with a memorial slab in memory of the participants in the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities was installed near house No. 2, the first quarter.
• 2002
  • March - Election of the Head of the city, S. A. Naydukhov was elected for the third time (85.1% of the vote).
  • May - to the 30th anniversary of the city, a commemorative medal "For Merits in the Development of the City" was established.
  • June - Youth Leisure Center opened.
  • August - the state enterprise "Rainbow" was named after I. S. Kosminov.
  • December - the Shopping Center passed into municipal ownership.
• 2003
  • February - in the new edition, the Charter of the municipal entity ZATO, the city ​​of Rainbow, was adopted.
  • June - by the decision of the Heraldic Council under the President of Russia, the coat of arms and flag of the closed city of Rainbow were approved.
  • June - A municipal motor transport enterprise was established.
  • September - after the repair, the building of the former UIR was put into operation, part of the administration services moved to a new building.
  • The city hospital (therapeutic and neurological departments) began work.
• 2004
  • July - the public reception of the plenipotentiary of the President of Russia is open.
  • The left wing of the administration building was reconstructed as a youth hostel.
• 2005
  • October - S. A. Naidukhov for the fourth time elected head of the city (86.11% of the vote), the city council elected 15 deputies.
  • The construction of a 5-storey municipal building with 110 apartments is completed. <
• 2006
  • March - a new surgical department was opened in the city hospital.
  • May - a new sports hall and administration building were commissioned.
• 2007
  • May - Rainbow celebrated its 35th anniversary.
  • The construction of a public shopping center in the 3rd quarter has begun.
  • August - reconstruction of the former administration building into a municipal youth hostel is completed.
  • September - construction of a nursery garden for 235 places has begun, an agreement has been signed with the Vladimir Diocese on the construction of the Temple in the city of Raduzhny.
• 2008
  • March - The construction of a youth sports and leisure center has begun.
• 2017
  • May - Rainbow celebrated its 45th anniversary.

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  City yard on a winter morning

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  3 quarter view

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  Careers in the Gardens

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  Winter morning

• The official website of the city of Rainbow
• On the website of the Administration of the Vladimir region