Redkino was known as a village since at least 16th century. In 1851, a railway station was open. In the second half of the 19th century, the
peat extraction started, but the peat production factory which was built in Redkino in 1902 burned to the ground in 1907, and it only was rebuilt in 1918. Also in the second half of the 19th century, a textile factory and a ski factory were built. In 1937, when the nearby
Ivankovo Reservoir was filling up, many inhabitants were resettled from the villages to be submerged under water into Redkino. In 1939, Redkino was granted urban-type settlement status. During
World War II, Redkino was occupied by
German troops for a month in November–December 1941. Until 1929, Redkino was a part of
Klinsky Uyezd of
Moscow Governorate. On July 12 1929, the Governorate was abolished, and Redkino was transferred to
Moscow Oblast. Uyezds were abolished as well, and
Zavidovsky District, with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement of
Novozavidovsky, was established within
Tver Okrug of
Moscow Oblast. Redkino was a part of Zavidovsky District. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935
Kalinin Oblast was established, and Zavidovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. On November 14, 1960 the district was abolished and merged into Konakovsky District. On February 13, 1963, during the abortive Khrushchyov administrative reform, Konakovsky District was merged into Kalininsky District, but on January 12, 1965 it was re-established. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast. ==Economy==