Kolionovo Explained

Kolionovo (Russian: Колио́ново) is a rural locality (a village) in Yegoryevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9.^[1]

Geography

The village is located at the end of a dead-end road^[2] about 125km (78miles) away from Moscow.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1577 as Kalinovo (Russian: Калиново)—a name derived from the personal name Kalina.^[3] In the second half of the 18th century, the name distorted into Kalivonovo (Russian: Каливоново), then into Kolivonovo (Russian: Коливоново), and finally into its present form.

Local money controversy

The village gained notoriety in 2010 when resident Mikhail Shlyapnikov fought local turf fires without government assistance.^[4] The village also banned government officials from entering without a note proving their mental health and a recent fluorography lab test to prove that they do not have tuberculosis.^[5] In 2014, Shlyapnikov created a local currency, a so-called "kolion", as an alternative to the ruble.^[6] Shlyapnikov was later arrested and the kolion was declared illegal tender.

References

Sources

• Е.М. Поспелов (Ye.M. Поспелов). "Географические названия Московской области. Топонимический словарь" (Geographic Names in Moscow Oblast. Topographic Dictionary.). Москва, АСТ.

External links

• A farm outside of Moscow gets a new chance at life in the crypto zone - RBTH

Notes and References

1. Moscow Oblast Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность сельского населения и его размещение на территории Московской области (Rural Population and Its Distribution on the Territory of Moscow Oblast). Volume III
2. Web site: Anger in Moscow as Russian Village Prints Own Currency. June 28, 2015. September 5, 2017. Al Jazeera.
3. Pospelov, p. 288
4. Web site: Russian Farmer on Trial for Printing His Own Monopoly Money. Andrey Kozenko. June 12, 2015. September 5, 2017. Meduza.
5. News: Anarchist Russian Farmer to Defend His Village Currency in Court. Ivan Nechepurenko. Ivan Nechepurenko. June 2, 2015. September 5, 2017. The Moscow Times.
6. Web site: Russian Prosecutors Seek to Ban "Surrogate Money" Known as Kolions. June 1, 2015. June 11, 2016. Russian Legal Information Agency.