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History

Principality of Ryazan

{{See also|Principality of Ryazan}}(File:Old map of Ryazan.jpg|thumb|left|Old map of Ryazan (1909))The area of Ryazan was settled by Slavic tribes around the 6th century.WEB,weblink Ryazan city, Russia travel guide, russiatrek.org, 2018-09-06, It is argued that the Ryazan kremlin was founded in 800, by Slavic settlers,{{citation needed|date=May 2007}} as a part of their drive into territory previously populated by Volga Finnic peoples.{{citation needed|date=November 2008}} Initially, it was built of wood, gradually replaced by masonry. The oldest preserved part of the Kremlin dates back to the 12th century.However, the first written mention of the city, under the name of Pereslavl, dates to 1095. At that time, the city was part of the independent Principality of Ryazan, which had existed since 1078 and which was centered on the old city of Ryazan. The first ruler of Ryazan was supposedly Yaroslav Sviatoslavich, Prince of Ryazan and Murom (cities of Kievan Rus').

Invasion by Mongols

{{Further|Mongol invasion of Europe}}In 12th century the lands of Ryazan being located on the border between woods and steppe suffered numerous invasions coming from the southern as northern parts of European Russia. The southern ones were usually carried out by military powers like Cumans, on the northern side, however, Ryazan was in a conflict with Vladimir-Suzdal duche who by end of the 12th century had burnt the capital of Ryazan several times already.In the 13th century Ryazan was the first Russian city to face Mongolian invasion by hordes of Batu Khan. On December 21, 1237, after a short siege it was completely destroyed and never recovered. As a result of the takeover, the seat of the principality was moved about {{cvt|55|km|sp=us}} to the town of Pereslavl-Ryazansky, which subsequently took the name of the destroyed capital. The site of the old capital now carries the name of Staraya Ryazan (Old Ryazan), close to Spassk-Ryazansky. Maps of the 16th-18th centuries show Ryazan (Old Ryazan) and Pereslavl-Ryazan together.BOOK, Zatta, Antonio, Governi di Moscovia e Woronez colle loro Provincie Nella Russia Europea Di nuova Projezione., 1782, BOOK, Jaillot, Alexis-Hubert, LA RUSSIE BLANCHE ou MOSCOVIE : Diviseé Suivant l'Estendue DES ROYAUMES, DUCHES, PRINCIPAUTES PROVINCES et PEUPLES, qui sont Presentement soubs la Domination DU CZAR DE LA RUSSIE, Cogneu soubs le Nom de GRAND DUC DE MOSCOVIE, 1674, 978-9949-644-00-1, BOOK, Яковлев, Алексей Иванович, Засечная черта Московского государства в XVII веке : очерк из истории обороны южной окраины Московского государства, 1916, книжное издание, Ðœ., 313,321,weblink BOOK, Martin, Kromer, Magni Ducatus Lithuaniae, Livoniae et Moscoviae Descriptio : cum privilegio, 1589, 978-9949-564-35-4,weblink {{Vague|date=May 2024}}

Golden horde

File:Staraya Ryazan-2.jpg|thumb|Old Ryazan remnants: Cathedral of St. Boris and GlebBoris and GlebFile:A-Ryazan Kremlin.jpg|thumb|Ryazan KremlinRyazan KremlinIn 1380, during the Battle of Kulikovo, the Grand Prince of Ryazan Oleg and his men came under a coalition of Mamai, a strongman of the Tatar Golden Horde, and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, against the armies under the command of the Grand Prince of Vladimir, Dmitry Donskoy.Late in the 13th century, the Princes of Ryazan moved their capital to Pereyaslavl' (), which is known as Ryazan from the 16th century (officially renamed in 1778).The principality was finally dissolved and incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1521. The principality's last duke Ivan V of Ryazan was imprisoned for a short time for being suspected in a treasonous attempt to seal a treaty with Crimean Khanate in order to outweigh Moscow's influence. The duke fled to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania where he died no later than 1534.WEB, Присоединение к Москве Рязани и Северской земли, Annexation of Ryazan and Northern lands to Moscow,weblink 2021-11-02, rushist.com, Russian Historical Library, WEB, ИВАН ИВАНОВИЧ (РЯЗАНСКИЙ КНЯЗЬ ), Ivan Ivanovich, Duke of Ryazan,weblink 2021-11-02, w.histrf.ru, Being the southernmost border of Rus' lands at the time, Ryazan continued to suffer from invasions of Crimean Tatars and their allies.

Grand Duchy of Moscow

Tsardom of Russia

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Time of Troubles

{{See also|Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)}}In June of 1605 Ryazan became a seat for Greek Cypriot-born Patriarch Ignatius, a clergyman who was sent by Russian Orthodox Church to serve as an archbishop of Ryazan.WEB, Русские патриархи - Андрей Петрович Богданов,weblink 2021-11-07, krotov.info, WEB, 2013-06-06, Патриарх Игнатий (1605-1606 гг.) - Учреждение Патриаршества - Патриарший Период (1586-1700) - Очерки по истории Русской Церкви. Том 2 - Карташев А.В.,weblink 2021-11-07,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130606203434weblink">weblink June 6, 2013, He was notorious for becoming the first church official to recognize a Poland-backed impostor False-Dmitry as a legitimate monarch, alleged Czar of Tsardom of Russia, after meeting with his forces in Tula.BOOK, Shubin, Daniel H.,weblink A history of Russian Christianity, 2006, Algora Pub, 0-87586-287-X, New York, 55597177, Around that time Ryazan ex-duchy became a home for various noble families, most notable of which are Lyapunovs, whose brothers Prokopy and Zakhary Lyapunovs played a significant roles in shaping Russian history during Times of Troubles.

Soviet Union

{{See also|Ryazan miracle}}During World War II, Ryazan was repeatedly bombed by German Luftwaffe.WEB, В 30 километрах от линии фронта: чем жила Рязань в годы войны, Within 30 kilometers of frontline: how Ryazan lived through War,weblink 2022-01-12, progorod62.ru, ru, WEB, Война: Рязанская область 1941 – 1945 гг, War: Ryazan Oblast during 1941 – 1945,weblink 2022-01-12, ИА REGNUM, ru, Immediately after the war, rapid development of the city began, and it became a major industrial, scientific, and military center of the European part of Russia.WEB, В 30 километрах от линии фронта: чем жила Рязань в годы войны, Within 30 kilometers of frontline: how Ryazan lived through War,weblink 2022-01-12, progorod62.ru, ru, WEB, 2013, Атлас Регионов: Рязанская область, Atlas of Regions: Ryazan Oblast,weblink 2022-01-13, www.ecoross.ru, Moscow State University, On October 19, 1960 a petroleum refinery produced its first gasoline.WEB, January 2022, АО «Рязанская нефтеперерабатывающая компания»,weblink Ryazan housed the USSR's only producer of potato-harvesting equipment at the time. Ryazselmash factory (), an accounting machines plant, and a heavy forging equipment plant, among others, were also built.Because of the city's industrialization, Ryazan Oblast's share of workers employed in the agrarian sector shifted into the industrial sector.Ryazan was developed as a military center, and became the main training center of the Soviet Airborne Forces. Several positioned man-portable air-defense system protect the urban sky. Besides the Airborne School (at the time named after Kliment VoroshilovWEB, В 30 километрах от линии фронта: чем жила Рязань в годы войны, Within 30 kilometers of frontline: how Ryazan lived through War,weblink 2022-01-12, progorod62.ru, ru, ), Ryazan has the Automobile School and Institute of Communications, a regiment of railway troops, airbase strategic bombers, and a training center in Diaghilev.Ryazan developed particularly rapidly while Nadezhda Nikolaevna Chumakova served as Chair of the Council of People's Deputies of Ryazan and Ryazan mayor. Under Chumakova, the city's population increased from 72,000 to 520,000. Chumakova oversaw the construction of social and cultural amenities, more than 20 urban areas, and hundreds of kilometers of trolleybus, tram and bus routes. Landscaping became a fundamental strategy for the development of the city at that time. A "green" ring of forests, parks, and garden associations surrounded Ryazan, with large parks located in each area of the city, and compositions of flowers and vertical gardening became customary, not only for the main streets, but also for industrial zones and factory buildings. Ryazan repeatedly won recognition among the cities of the Soviet Union for its landscaping. During her 26 years in office, Chumakova often accepted awards of the Red Banner of the USSR on behalf of Ryazan.

Post-Soviet period

{{See also|Collapse of the Soviet Union|1998 Russian financial crisis}}By the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, more than half of the city's GDP was being exported into its satellite states. In the 1990s, Ryazan experienced significant economic troubles as part of the 1998 Russian financial crisis, with many ex-Soviet and newly established companies going bankrupt by the end of the decade.WEB, Рязанская кинофабрика: триллер продолжается,weblink 2022-01-12, mediaryazan.ru, ru, In September 1999, Ryazan suffered a series of attempted apartment bombing (see Ryazan Incident below). As of 2001, Ryazan remained significantly influenced by its neighbor the Moscow Oblast, which exerted significant political and economic powers over it.WEB, Vardomskiy, Leonid B., Wenger, Andreas, Perovic, Jeronim, Alexandrov, Oleg, September 2001, Foreign Economic Relations of Ryazan Oblast in the Context of a New Security Environment,weblink ETH Zurich, Zurich,

Culture

Architecture

Ryazan's buildings are not characterized by any single architectural style. Many noted Russian architects worked in Ryazan, including Kazakov, who worked and died in this city, and built the house of Politech University.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} Ryazan's churches were built between the 15th and 19th centuries. Soviet Constructivism was an important step in Ryazan architecture.File:Russia19cen.jpg|Pochtovaya street. The street is located next to Lenin's square.File:Ryazan P5210580 2350.jpg|Old buildings in the city.File:Ryazan. Summer Club of the Noble Assembly P5210632 2350.jpg|Noble Assembly Summer Club. After the Russian Revolution of 1917 it was renamed a Palace of people's arts.

Community

In 2006 and 2007, the Public Committee in Defense of the Historical and Architectural Museum "Ryazan Kremlin" campaigned against attempts by the Diocese of Voronezh to establish ownership over the Ryazan Kremlin.WEB, December 2007, Обращение общественного комитета в защиту Рязанского кремля,weblink A number of environmental groups are active in the city, campaigning for the removal of illegal landfills and volunteering for water area clean up. In 2019 and 2020, these groups organized and staged ecological pickets and protests.WEB, 2021-08-19, Общественники объявили о готовности провести в Рязани экологический митинг за чистый воздух — Новости — город Рязань на городском сайте RZN.info,weblink 2022-01-12, RZN.info, ru, WEB, На пикет против загрязнения воздуха в Рязани пришло около 300 человек {{!, Вид сбоку |url=https://vidsboku.com/news/na-piket-protiv-zagryazneniya-vozduha-v-ryazani-prishlo-okolo-300-chelovek |access-date=2022-01-12|website=vidsboku.com}}Ryazan Cycling has built bike paths in the central parks of the city. This activity attracted the attention of the government, who promise to build several similar paths passing through the whole territory of Ryazan.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

Religion

Ryazan is the seat of Diocese of Ryazan and Kasimov, an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. Assumption Cathedral of the Ryazan Kremlin is one of the most important cathedrals in the city. Metropolia is the holder of the majority of religious temples in the city and the sole holder of the monasteries.Believers is the cathedral church of All Who Sorrow Church. In addition, the city is home to a number of religious people, including Catholics, Lutherans, Baptists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pentecostals, Seventh-day Adventists, Mormons, Charismatics and Muhtasibat Muslims, who built the Islamic Cultural Center.File:Ryazan. Church of the Saint Saviour on Yar P5210617 2475.jpg|Church of the Saint Saviour on Yar commemorating Transfiguration of Jesus.File:Ryazan spring-8.jpg|{{ill|Church of Annunciation of Saint Mary|ru|Церковь Благовещения (Рязань)}}. Built in 1673. One of the oldest churches built in Ryazan. Similar church can be found in Isady village. There are many scattered throughout Ryazan Oblast. File:Ryazan Kazan monastery.JPG|{{ill|Kazan Monastery|ru|Казанский монастырь (Рязань)}} (Convent).File:Church of Nikolay Yamskoy(Ryazan).JPG|Church of Nikolay Yamskoy

Tourism

Ryazan is one of the leading tourist destinations in Central Russia. The Ryazan Kremlin is a symbol and the main landmark in Ryazan. It is an ensemble of the old main of Ryazan fortress (11 cen.), churches (15 - 20 cen.) and the Palace of Oleg. Sobornaia Bell is one of the highest bells of the Orthodox Church.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}Ryazan State Museum of Art is one of the largest museums of Russian and European arts. It has paintings of F. Guardi, A. van Ostade, V. V. Kandinsky and others.File:Рязань,ул.Ленина(Астраханская),д.44..jpg|Ignatiev houseFile:Ryazan Kremlin..jpg|The Ryazan KremlinFile:The Ryazan Kremlin in the evening.jpg|The Ryazan Kremlin court.File:Ryazan. Kremlin. Palace of Ryazan Archibishop P5210572 2350.jpg|Ryazan Kremlin Palace

Geography

Environment

As of 2021 an environmental pollution of air in the city remain relatively high.WEB, 2019, Доклад об экологической ситуации на территории Рязанской области, Report on environmental status of Ryazan Oblast,weblink Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ryazan, Excessive emissions of toxic fumes and gaseous substances such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) from neighbouring industries (i.e. oil refinery) located next to the city are often reported by local media.WEB, 2020-11-23, Загрязнение воздуха в Рязани признали повышенным в октябре — Новости — город Рязань на городском сайте RZN.info,weblink 2022-01-12, RZN.info, ru, In December 2020 local government was trying to address the problem by fining local commercial organizations.WEB, Информационная справка об экологической ситуации в г. Рязань,weblink 2022-01-12, www.mnr.gov.ru,

Climate

Ryazan has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).JOURNAL, Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., McMahon, T. A., 2007, Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 5, 1633–1644, 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007, 2007HESS...11.1633P,weblink 1027-5606, free, The highest temperature recorded is {{cvt|39.5|C|F}} in August 2010 while the lowest temperature recorded is {{cvt|-40.9|C|F}} in January 1940.{{Weather box| location = Ryazan (1991–2020, extremes 1871–present)| metric first = yes| single line = yes| Jan record high C = 6.3| Feb record high C = 7.5| Mar record high C = 17.8| Apr record high C = 29.0| May record high C = 33.5| Jun record high C = 36.7| Jul record high C = 38.9| Aug record high C = 39.5| Sep record high C = 33.0| Oct record high C = 24.2| Nov record high C = 17.6| Dec record high C = 8.9| year record high C = 39.5| Jan high C = -4.5| Feb high C = -3.7| Mar high C = 2.0| Apr high C = 12.1| May high C = 20.4| Jun high C = 23.4| Jul high C = 25.6| Aug high C = 24.0| Sep high C = 17.6| Oct high C = 9.5| Nov high C = 1.4| Dec high C = -3.0| year high C = 10.4| Jan mean C = -7.4| Feb mean C = -7.1| Mar mean C = -1.8| Apr mean C = 6.8| May mean C = 14.0| Jun mean C = 17.4| Jul mean C = 19.6| Aug mean C = 17.7| Sep mean C = 12.2| Oct mean C = 5.8| Nov mean C = -1.1| Dec mean C = -5.4| year mean C = 5.9| Jan low C = -10.1| Feb low C = -10.2| Mar low C = -5.2| Apr low C = 2.4| May low C = 8.4| Jun low C = 11.9| Jul low C = 14.2| Aug low C = 12.5| Sep low C = 8.0| Oct low C = 2.8| Nov low C = -3.2| Dec low C = -8.0| year low C = 2.0| Jan record low C = -40.9| Feb record low C = -34.8| Mar record low C = -28.6| Apr record low C = -18.6| May record low C = -5.0| Jun record low C = -1.8| Jul record low C = 3.5| Aug record low C = 0.4| Sep record low C = -7.3| Oct record low C = -14.6| Nov record low C = -24.5| Dec record low C = -39.7| year record low C = -40.9| precipitation colour = green| Jan precipitation mm = 40| Feb precipitation mm = 37| Mar precipitation mm = 32| Apr precipitation mm = 41| May precipitation mm = 40| Jun precipitation mm = 64| Jul precipitation mm = 78| Aug precipitation mm = 55| Sep precipitation mm = 51| Oct precipitation mm = 61| Nov precipitation mm = 46| Dec precipitation mm = 48| year precipitation mm = 593| Jan rain days = 4| Feb rain days = 4| Mar rain days = 5| Apr rain days = 11| May rain days = 13| Jun rain days = 15| Jul rain days = 14| Aug rain days = 13| Sep rain days = 14| Oct rain days = 15| Nov rain days = 11| Dec rain days = 5| year rain days = 124| Jan snow days = 23| Feb snow days = 20| Mar snow days = 13| Apr snow days = 4| May snow days = 1| Jun snow days = 0| Jul snow days = 0| Aug snow days = 0| Sep snow days = 0.4| Oct snow days = 4| Nov snow days = 14| Dec snow days = 22| year snow days = 101| Jan humidity = 85| Feb humidity = 82| Mar humidity = 76| Apr humidity = 67| May humidity = 61| Jun humidity = 70| Jul humidity = 72| Aug humidity = 74| Sep humidity = 77| Oct humidity = 82| Nov humidity = 86| Dec humidity = 85| year humidity = 76LANGUAGE=RU ACCESS-DATE=29 OCTOBER 2021, }}

Government

(File:Здание Правительства Рязанской области..JPG|thumb|right|Ryazan Government building.)The Ryazan city governing body is divided among City's legislature (Ryazan City Duma), City administration and district's courts. Executive powers of the city are administered by a city governour, his advisers and deputies.WEB, Структура администрации,weblink 2021-06-12, Администрация города Рязани, Formal control over activities of authorities is exercised by the Public Chamber of the city of Ryazan, who work with youth involved in the headquarters of youth activists. The City Duma is a local parliament authorized to make city-wide laws. It's divided into sub-committees.WEB, Структура. Рязанская городская Дума официальный сайт,weblink 2021-06-12, www.rgdrzn.ru, Ryazan is also a system of community councils areas which are deliberative bodies coordinating the work of services housing and communal services and the Department of Public Works on urban areas.

Regional authorities

The city also hosts different regional governing bodies: Ryazan Oblast Duma (regional parliament), Government and the Governor of the Ryazan Oblast. In two urban and one suburban residence being received at the highest level.

Administrative and municipal status

(File:Ryazan_districts.svg|right|frameless|border)Ryazan is the administrative center of the oblastLaw #128-OZ and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Ryazansky District, even though it is not a part of it.{{citation needed|date=April 2010}} As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of regional significance of Ryazan—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.{{citation needed|date=April 2010}} As a municipal division, the city is incorporated as Ryazan Urban Circuit.Law #75-OZ

City districts

The city of Ryazan is divided into four administrative districts:

• {{Background color|ff8a8a|   }} Moskovsky (North-Western)
• {{Background color|12ff12|   }} Oktyabrsky (Eastern)
• {{Background color|ff9292|   }} Sovetsky, including a separate Solotcha district (North Eastern)
• {{Background color|ffff12|   }} Zheleznodorozhny (Southern)

Protests

In January 2021 the city saw a spike in protest activity. As many as 2000 people have participated in rallies in Ryazan alone as part of the 2021 Russian protests.WEB, 2021-01-23, Фоторепортаж. Протесты сторонников Навального в Рязани, Photoreportage. Protests of Navalny supporters in Ryazan,weblink 2022-01-13, RZN.info, ru,

Education

Important educational institutions in the city include:

• Ryazan State Radio Engineering University (RSREU)
  • The university studies mechanical and electrical engineering, software development and others fields.
  • As of 2016 RSREU in a joint mission with EPAM offered free courses in software testing automation, front-end web software development (C and .NET), and programming in JAVA.WEB, Рязанский государственный радиотехнический университет - Совместный учебный центр РГРТУ - EPAM, Ryazan State Radio Engineering University - Joint study center RSREU-EPAM,weblink 2022-01-13, www.rsreu.ru,
• Higher Paratrooper Command Academy (HPCA), Russia state-run military school training officers for the airborne forces. Because of HPCA the city is often referred as the "paratrooper capital" (). In 2010 the institution discontinued enrollment to its paratrooping program, and now focuses on training professional sergeants for the armed forces.
• Gorky Library serves Ryazan as well as Ryazan Oblast. It is the largest library in the region.
• Ryazan State Medical University (RSMU)
• Ryazan State University
• Various technological colleges

Crime

{{Anchor|Slony}}90s gangs

{{External media|float=right|image1=Vyacheslav Ermolov, unknown date|image2=Vyacheslav Ermolov (left) with members of his gang, 90s}}Ryazan, like many cities in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, saw a rise in crime during the 1990s. {{Interlanguage link|Слоновская ОПГ|lt=Slonovskaya organized criminal group|ru}} () (Slony for short), one of the largest gangs in Russia, managed to monopolize the downtown area and the criminal underworld of Ryazan. The name is literally translated as «Elephants», after one of its leaders' height and power: Vyacheslav Ermolov Evgenievich (born 1962) nicknamed «Elephant». Before his criminal career started he was a taxi driver. The other leader was a personal driver of the vice prosecutor of the city.WEB, Ermolov, Vyacheslav Evgenievich (Elephant): photo, biography,weblink 2022-01-10, garynevillegasm.com, In 1991, the gang became heavily involved in the racketeering of newly-privatized industries, motor vehicle sales, real estate, contract killings in other regions, participated in gang violence, kidnappings, and committed at least one armed attack on rivals which left 8 or 10 dead in November of 1993.WEB, #Rodina RP {{!, [RP Bio] Vyacheslav_Ermolov {{!}} [NEW] |url=https://forum.rodina-rp.com/threads/84212/ |access-date=2021-08-07|website=Форум – Rodina RolePlay|language=ru-RU}}WEB, Вспоминая «лихие 90-е»: расстрел в баре «Сельмаша»,weblink 2022-01-10, mediaryazan.ru, ru, According to Russian propaganda channel, NTV, the gang was linked to local authorities.{{Citation |title="Охота на слонов". Часть первая |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGejZRjL39s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807172422weblink |archive-date=2021-08-07 |url-status=dead |language=en |access-date=2021-08-07}} By 1995, Slony managed to briefly seize control over almost the entire business community of Ryazan. This situation continued up until 1996 when local law enforcement managed to apprehend some suspects linked to the gang. By 2000 the gang was almost completely eliminated. Some members were either sentenced to jail or were on the run.WEB, January 18, 2004, ЗАПЛЕЧНЫХ ДЕЛ ОПЕРА. РАССЛЕДОВАНИЯ,weblink 2021-08-07, Новая газета, ru, One member of the group allegedly committed suicide in a detention center of Tolyatti in 2016 and another in Ryazan according to Russian sources.WEB, 2016-03-01, Охота на «слонов»,weblink 2021-08-07, www.kommersant.ru, ru, Slony's chief leader, Ermolov is still wanted as of August 2021.In the same period, evidence was gathered against the former (4th) mayor and chairman of city duma, {{Interlanguage link|Провоторов, Фёдор Иванович|lt=Fyodor Provotorov|ru}}. Provotorova held powerful positions in the city for eight years, and, according to local authorities, was associated with the activities of the Slony gang.Besides Slony, there were two other powerful criminal groups which rivaled Slony and were active in 1996-2001: {{Ill|Осокинская организованная преступная группировка|lt=Osokyn's gang|ru}} and {{Interlanguage link|Айрапетовская организованная преступная группировка|lt=Airapetov's gang|ru}} . By the 2018 many of Elephants served their prison terms and were freed.WEB, ОПГ Слонов отсидела кроме лидера Ермолова,weblink 2022-01-10, kompromat1.pro, Some of members of the Osokyn's gang were sentenced up to 20 years in 2011. Its leader who is currently a fugitive was allegedly apprehended in 2016 by Ukrainian authorities in Ukraine.

Ryazan Incident

In 1999 a group of allegedly plain-clothes FSB officers attempted to blow up a building on the East side of the city. The event is known as the Ryazan Incident.WEB, Foiled Attack or Failed Exercise? A Look at Ryazan 1999 {{!, Wilson Center |url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/foiled-attack-or-failed-exercise-look-ryazan-1999 |access-date=2021-06-12|website=www.wilsoncenter.org|language=en}}WEB, Brown, Keith, Vladimir Putin's lying game,weblink 2021-06-13, The Conversation, en,

2000s

Today, the crime rate in Ryazan is one of the lowest among the cities of the Central Federal District according to the Russian Interior Ministry. In the first six-months of 2012, 579.6 crimes were reported per hundred-thousand people, almost half the Central Federal District average of 839 reported crimes per hundred-thousand people. The low crime rate in Ryazan is often attributed to increased number of police patrols, high number of military schools, and voluntary militias headquarters distributed throughout the city's districts.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

Economy

(File:Freight train ryazan region 2020.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Railroads supply local refining industry with petroleum.)(File:AmaksRyazan.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|City hotel AMAKS.)(File:Ryazan Mall Victoria Plaza.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Central Mall)Major industry enterprises in the city include a military radio electronics production plant and an oil refinery (subsidiary of Rosneft, JSC Ryazan Oil Refining Company).WEB, 2019, Annual Report,weblink Rosneft, The plant can refine 17 million metric tons of oil per year and is the city's largest employer. Around a quarter of the city's population works in the electronics industry. The most notable company in this sector is Plazma, which produces plasma screens for products including tanks and locomotives. In 1994, the company created a 50-50 research and development joint-venture with the South Korean company Orion PDP. In addition to plasma technology, Plazma produces LCD screens, industrial gas lasers and medical lasers. The company exports its products to the United States, China, and Israel, among others.NEWS,weblink Ryazan: Plasma Screens and Pavlov's Dogs, Anatoly Medetsky, The Moscow Times, 26 Jun 2011, In 1993 software development company EPAM Systems entered the Ryazan market. As of 2016 it worked in joint venture with RSREU helping to teach students for free.WEB, Рязанский государственный радиотехнический университет - Совместный учебный центр РГРТУ - EPAM, Ryazan State Radio Engineering University - Joint study center RSREU-EPAM,weblink 2022-01-13, www.rsreu.ru, In 2012 Russian search giant Yandex launched the 40MW data center in Sasovo; it is expected to accommodate 100,000 servers by 2019.WEB, Oleg Kovalyov at Yandex's data center,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140407074031weblink">weblink April 7, 2014, April 1, 2014, ru, mdy-all, A steel casting company in the northwestern section of the city produces heavy steelworks and product, including industrial steel pipes for use in nuclear power plants. The plant employs a centrifugal casting method.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

Public transportation

A railway connects city to the Moscow (since 1864) via two train stations: {{Interlanguage link multi|Ryazan I|ru|3=Рязань I|vertical-align=sup}} and {{Interlanguage link multi|Ryazan II|ru|3=Рязань II|vertical-align=sup}}; both of which are part of the Ryazan railroad transit system within the city's borders.Train Station in Ryazan {{in lang|ru}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323173557weblink |date=March 23, 2012}}Ryazan LiAZ-5280 trolley 03-2014.jpg|A LiAZ-5280 trolleybus in RyazanLiaz-6212ryazan.jpg|LiAZ-6212 articulated busVL80S-1906+1573B, Russia, Ryazan region, Ryazhsk-I station (Trainpix 215018).jpg|Electric locomotives are common transportation used throughout Russia.

Airports

The Dyagilevo strategic bomber base is just west of the city, and the Alexandrovo air base is to the southeast, as is Turlatovo Airport.

Notable people

Arts

• Alexander Alexandrov (1883–1946), composer
• Erast Garin (1902–1980), comic actor
• Alexander Genis (born 1953), writer, broadcaster and cultural critic
• Yuri Kholopov (1932–2003), musicologist, music theorist, doctor of arts, and professor of the Moscow Conservatoire
• Maximilian Kravkov (1887–1937), writer
• Andrei Mironov (born 1975), painter
• Konstantin Paustovsky (1892–1968), writer
• Alexander Pirogov (1899–1964), bass opera singer
• Yakov Polonsky (1819–1898), writer
• Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826–1889), satirist
• Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008), writer
• Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925), poet
• Semen Zhivago (1807–1863), historical painter

Athletics

• Anton Belov (born 1986), professional ice hockey defenceman
• Olga Kaliturina (born 1976), high jumper
• Maria Kalmykova (born 1978), basketball player
• Yuri Kuleshov (born 1981), professional football defensive midfielder
• Irina Meleshina (born 1982), long jumper
• Ivan Nifontov (born 1987), judoka
• Sergei Panov (born 1970), basketball player
• Konstantin Selyavin (born 1974), former Russian professional football player
• Kirill Sosunov (born 1975), long jumper
• Alexandra Trusova (born 2004), figure skater

Engineering and science

• Andrey Arkhangelsky (1879–1940), geologist
• Victor Balykin (born 1947), Russian physicist
• Vladimir Gulevich (1867–1933), biochemist
• Aleksei Kozhevnikov (1836–1902), neurologist and psychiatrist
• Nikolai Kravkov (1865–1924), pharmacologist
• Sergey P. Kravkov (1873–1938), soil scientist
• Sergey V. Kravkov (1893–1951), psychologist and psychophysiologist
• Andrey Markov (1856–1922), mathematician
• Ivan Michurin (1855–1935), biologist
• Sergey Nepobedimy (1921–2014), designer of rocket weaponry
• Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936), physiologist
• Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935), engineer

Others

• Dmitry Andreikin (born 1990), chess grandmaster
• Roman Putin (born 1977), businessman
• Lydia Fotiyeva (1881–1975), Bolshevik revolutionary

Twin towns and sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia}}Ryazan is twinned with:WEB, Города-партнёры/Cities-partners,weblink rgdrzn.ru, Ryazan, ru, 2020-02-01, {{div col|colwidth=20em}}

• {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandria, Italy
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Bressuire, France
• {{flagicon|BLR}} Brest, Belarus
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Genoa, Italy
• {{flagicon|BUL}} Lovech, Bulgaria
• {{flagicon|GER}} Münster, Germany
• {{flagicon|GEO}} New Athos, Georgia
• {{flagicon|POL}} Ostrów Mazowiecka, Poland
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Xuzhou, China

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References

Notes

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Sources

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Further reading

• BOOK, John Murray, 1868, London, Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd,weblink Riazan, 1868,
• EB1911, Ryazan (government), 23, 948,
• EB1911, Ryazan (town), 23, 948–949,

External links

• Official website of Ryazan {{in lang|ru}}
• Unofficial website of Ryazan {{in lang|ru}}
• Unofficial website of Ryazan region {{in lang|ru}}
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060118030220weblink">Photos of Ryazan
• Photos of Ryazan {{in lang|ru}}
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060617223545weblink">The Uspensky cathedral (inside the Ryazan kremlin)
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080604023429weblink">Konstantinovo (motherland of the Sergei Yesenin) and other photos.
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110711094732weblink">Photos of historical part of Ryazan

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