Lesnoy, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast

Lesnoy (Лесно́й) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Pushkinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 42 km northeast from Moscow on the road to Yaroslavl and Arkhangelsk. Population:

Lesnoy history dates back to 1934, when Sovnarkom decided to build a transmitting radio center in Pushkinsky District. A settlement that grew around the radio center was officially named Lesnoy on April 1, 1954.