Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk is incorporated as Znamensk Urban Okrug. The town has twenty-one kindergartens, four middle schools, two gymnasium schools, a sports facility, and a branch of the Astrakhan State Institute. Railway station "Razyezd 85 km" on the Volgograd-Astrakhan railway branch is located in the town. Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast Znamensk () is a closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Population: It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1 to serve a missile test range known as Kapustin Yar. Town status was granted in 1962. The closed town was renamed Znamensk in 1992. The military testing range
Elections in Astrakhan Oblast Guzhvin (appointed by Boris Yeltsin in 1991) and leader of opposition, representative of Communist Party of the Russian Federation, deputy of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Zvolynsky. The results were as follows: In 2000 took place the second elections of the Governor. In the elections participated the current head of the region Anatoly Guzhvin and less popular politicians. The results were as follows: In 2006 the oblast legislature - State Duma of Astrakhan Oblast - was elected by mixed Voting system. One half of deputees was elected by Plurality voting system, another half - by Proportional representation. On the voting