Город Иваново в цвете / The city of Ivanovo in colour - 1970s

Город Иваново в цвете
1970-е годы

The city of Ivanovo in colour
1970s

Музыка:
Песня о городе Иваново - Ира Кулькова

Music:
Song about Ivanovo sung by Ira Kuikova

The ancient city of Ivanovo can trace its history back to 1561 when the settlement was given to the family of Prince Cherkassky by Tsar Ivan IV, after the latter's marriage to Maria Cherkasskaya.
The modern city was created by merging the old flax-processing village Ivanovo with the industrial Voznesensky Posad in 1871. Yakov Garelin a patron of arts, historian, manufacturer, and public figure is considered to be the founder of the city and its second head. Under his government, the city began to develop, industrialise, and grow.

Until 1932, the official name of the city was Ivanovo-Voznesensk. Because of its textile manufacturing industry, Ivanovo earned the sobriquet of the "Russian Manchester" during the 19th century.

By the early 20th century, Ivanovo was competing with Łódź (also a part of the Russian Empire at that time) for the title of the primary textile production centre of Europe.
In 1937, the city opened the Interdom - a school for children of foreign Communists, including high learning.
In Ivanov the legendary air squadron (then - known as a Regiment) "Normandie-Niemen" began operations. By agreement between the Soviet government and the "Free French" government-in-exile in late 1942, a group of French pilots was sent to the Soviet Union. Construction of a new airport began on the northern outskirts of the city. The pilots were provided with decent housing, and 14 Yak-1 fighter aircraft. During 1943, the French fought alongside the Soviet Air Forces.

After the war, along with the continued textile industry in Ivanovo engineering and other industries developed.[16] In the 1960s, the city became the centre of the Upper-Economic Council.

Видео Город Иваново в цвете / The city of Ivanovo in colour - 1970s канала Nigel Fowler Sutton