Zhukov (Russian: Жу́ков) is a town and the administrative center of Zhukovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Ugodka River (Protva's tributary) 90 kilometers (56 mi) northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast.

[citation needed] It has been known as a settlement of Ugodsky Zavod (Уго́дский Заво́д) since 1656 due to the construction of an ironworks.

[citation needed] In 1974, it was renamed Zhukovo (Жу́ково) in honor of Georgy Zhukov, the most decorated general in Russian and Soviet military history, who was born there.

[9] In 1996, Zhukovo merged with neighboring Protva, was granted town status, and renamed Zhukov.

[citation needed] Zhukov is in Kryukovo District in the Moscow Region and was taken briefly by Germany in 1941.