Butyn, Russia

Butyn
Бутынь
Village
Butyn is located in Moscow Oblast
Butyn
Butyn
Butyn is located in Russia
Butyn
Butyn
Coordinates: 55°39′59″N 36°56′37″E / 55.66639°N 36.94361°E / 55.66639; 36.94361
CountryRussia
RegionMoscow Oblast
DistrictOdintsovsky District
Time zoneUTC+3:00

Butyn (Russian: Бутынь) is a rural locality (a hamlet) in Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Butyn is the birthplace of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.[1]

The hamlet is in the west of the town Golitsyno, Moscow Oblast. The town formerly had 'scribbled over' sections in satellite imagery used for Google Maps.[2]

  1. ^ Aden, Mareike (5 September 2013). "Alexej Nawalny: Der dunkle Star" [Alexei Navalny: The Dark Star]. Die Zeit Online (in German). Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ "55°35'50.9"N 36°56'38.0"E · 57, Butyn', Moskovskaya oblast', Russia, 143041". 55°35'50.9"N 36°56'38.0"E · 57, Butyn', Moskovskaya oblast', Russia, 143041. Retrieved 2022-01-11.