By the early 20th century, Ivanovo was competing with Łódź (also a part of the Russian Empire at that time) for the title of the primary textile production center of Europe.
Početkom 20. stoljeća, Ivanovo se takmičilo sa Lodzem (gradom u Poljskoj, tada dijelom Ruskog carstva) za naslov glavno središte tekstilne proizvodnje u Europi.