rostal, formerly (until 1938) Zatishye, is small town near Moscow, western Russia. It lies 36 miles (58 km) east of Moscow city. The name, meaning "electric steel," derives from the high-quality-steel industry established there soon after the October Revolution in 1917.
During World War II, parts of the heavy-machine-building industry were relocated there from Ukraine, and Elektrostal is now a Moscow Region centre of the heavy-machine-building industry.
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rostal, formerly (until 1938) Zatishye, is small town near Moscow, western Russia. It lies 36 miles (58 km) east of Moscow city. The name, meaning "electric steel," derives from the high-quality-steel industry established there soon after the October Revolution in 1917.
During World War II, parts of the heavy-machine-building industry were relocated there from Ukraine, and Elektrostal is now a Moscow Region centre of the heavy-machine-building industry.
