CHAPAYEVSK

also spelled Capajevsk, or Chapaevsk, formerly (until 1929) Ivashchenkovo, city, Samara oblast (province), western Russia, on the Chapayevka River, a tributary of the Volga. Formerly a centre of the defense industry specializing in explosives, it now concentrates on nitrogen production and ammonia synthesis. A college of technology is located in the city. Pop. (1991 est.) 96,000.