Vichuga is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located 65km northeast of Ivanovo. Population: 53,000 .HistoryVichuga was first mentioned as a volost in the will of Ivan III in 1504. Marshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky died in Vichuga on December 5, 1977.Administrative and municipal statusWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Vichuga serves as the administrative center of Vichugsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Vichuga—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Vichuga is incorporated as Vichuga Urban Okrug.