It started as a small village in 1932.[6] The first military garrison was established here in 1933; several more were organized by the 1960s–1970s.[6] The primary purpose of the garrisons was to train the troops before sending them to East Germany.[6] After the re-unification of Germany in 1990, 100,000 Soviet troops were moved back to Russia, and Roshchinsky became one of the destinations for the returning troops,[6] including the 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, and the 589th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (later to become the 15th Guards Separate Motor Rifle Brigade).
The military garrisons were incorporated as an urban-type settlement and named Roshchinsky on June 29, 1999.[7] The name was officially approved by the federal government of June 5, 2000.[8]
^Самарская губернская Дума. Решение №245 от 29 июня 1999 г. «Об образовании на территории Волжского района Самарской области нового населённого пункта и присвоении ему наименования». (Samara Governorate Duma. Decision #245 of June 29, 1999 On Establishing a New Inhabited Locality on the Territory of Volzhsky District of Samara Oblast and on Naming It. ).
^Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №437 от 5 июня 2000 г. «О присвоении наименований географическим объектам и переименовании географических объектов в Удмуртской Республике, Республике Алтай, Алтайском крае, Пермской, Самарской и Саратовской областях». (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #437 of June 5, 2000 On Naming the Geographical Objects and Renaming Geographical Objects in the Udmurt Republic, the Altai Republic, Altai Krai, Perm, Samara, and Saratov Oblasts. ).