The village belonged to the Vsevolozhsky familyThe village was originally an area of arable agriculture. In the Economic Notes of 1760 it states of the population "they plow the land all over, and they also use carts to hire them to different cities." However, from 1771 when two peasants gained permission to start silk weaving in five locations, the village played a part in the developing textile sector in Imperial Russia.[1] This contributed to the expansion of the population:
Date
Population
Mid 17th Century
38
1717
138
1762
344
1795
374
1836
528
By the mid 1790s there were 9 factories employing 63 workers. The largest was that of Feodor Kononov, who employed 15 workers. He lent one his workers, Savva Morozov, 1,500 to buy himself out of military service. Morozov repaid the debt in two years.[2]
Creation of Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Following the February Revolution of 1917 a soviet of workers deputies was created linking the villages of Orekhovo, Zuevo and Nikolskoye in March 1917.[3] It was one of the first soviets to be dominated by the Bolsheviks. By May 1917 this soviet had taken over the factories of the Morozovs. The Soviet called on the Provisional government to unify the three settlements as the city of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, which they did on 3 June, 1917.[3]
