Nikolskoye, Pokrovsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate

Nikolskoye was a historic town in Pokrovsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate, Imperial Russia.

[1] The town played a significant part in the development of the textile sector in Imperial Russia.

After he had bought his freedom in 1820, he moved his business from his nearby native village of Zuevo.

In January 1885, the Morozovs' Nikolskoye factory took part in a strike wave which spread across the textile sector of Imperial Russia.

Over 8,000 workers took part but it was crushed by troops of the Imperial Russian Army with over 600 arrests.