Kineshma (Russian: Кинешма), the second-largest town in Ivanovo Oblast in Russia, sprawls for 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) along the Volga River, 335 kilometers north-east of Moscow.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Kineshma was a major fishing center, which supplied sturgeon for the Tsar's table.

[4] Since the 18th century, the town's main industry has been textile manufacturing.

Like all the textile centers in Russia, the town's prosperity declined after the perestroika.

[citation needed] Kineshma's principal landmark is the Trinity Cathedral, built in 1838–1845 to a typical Neoclassical design.