Oktyabrsky District (Moscow)

The Oktyabrsky District is the former administrative division of the city of Moscow from 1930 to 1991 . The area was originally located in the northwestern part of the city. Since 1960 , in the central-western part of the city.

Oktyabrsky District
Status	abolished
Was part of	Moscow city
Date of formation	1930 year
Date of Abolition	1991 year
Location
Characteristic
Area on a map of the city in 1960
The area on the map of the city in 1978

In 1929, the historical districts of Moscow were renamed. In December 1930, new areas appeared, one of them was Oktyabrsky. It is located on part of the territory of the Krasnopresnensky district .

In April 1936, due to the expansion of the borders of Moscow and the disaggregation, the number of districts increased from 10 to 23, Oktyabrsky is located to the northwestern outskirts of the city.

The scheme of the districts of Moscow in 1936-1941

In 1941, by separation from the Oktyabrsky District, the Timiryazevsky District of Moscow was formed by a decision of the executive committees of the Moscow Regional and Moscow City Councils of Workers' Deputies dated May 22, 1941 No. 1477/20/33

In August 1960, in connection with the expansion of the borders of Moscow to the Moscow Ring Road , 17 districts were formed ^[1] , among them 4 within the Garden Ring

The name of the Oktyabrsky district is given to the territory in the southwestern part. The old territory almost completely departs to the Frunze district .

Scheme of Moscow districts in 1960 .

In 1969 , part of the territory departs to the Cheryomushkinsky district .

The scheme of the districts of Moscow in 1977-1983

Named after the October Revolution . Since 1969, it stretched from the embankment of Maurice Torez of the Moscow River to the southwest to Obruchev Street. Located on both sides of the County Railway. Area - 1785 hectares, green spaces - 786 hectares (including the green areas of the Central Park and Forestry , Neskuchny Garden , Lenin Mountains ), the water surface - 62 hectares. The population is about 256 thousand people. Main thoroughfares: Leninsky, Universitetsky and Lomonosovsky prospectuses, Dimitrova street.

Numerous historical and cultural monuments have been preserved on the territory of the district, including complexes of the former Donskoy and Andreevsky monasteries, a number of churches (St. Nicholas in Bersenev, Gregory of Neokesary, John the Warrior, Resurrection in Kadashi and others), a number of city estates (including the former Demidov estate ) and mansions of the late 18th - early 20th centuries. Part of the area within the Garden Ring is part of the Zamoskvorechye conservation area ^[2] .

In 1991, the area was liquidated.

At the moment, the territory of the Oktyabrsky district of 1930-1941 is occupied by the Savyolovsky district , the Timiryazevsky district , the Airport district, the Koptevo district , the Voikovsky district of the Autonomous Okrug .

At the moment, the territory of the Oktyabrsky district of the 1960-1969 sample is occupied by the north-eastern part of the Yakimanka district of the Central Administrative District, and the south-western part by the Gagarinsky district of the South-Western Administrative District .