Spassk, Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°56′N 43°11′E / 53.933°N 43.183°E
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Spassk (Russian: Спасск) is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District of Penza Oblast, Russia. Population: 7,442 (2010 Census);[1] 7,628 (2002 Census);[2] 8,299 (1989 Census).[3]
History
In 1648, an uncultivated field was discovered in Shatsky Uyezd and was given to a nearby Savior monastery. In 1663, a village was established there, called Bogdanovo. In 1779, it was renamed Spassk and made the seat of an uyezd by a decree of Catherine the Great. However, soon it became apparent that confusion would result since several other towns in Russia shared the name (notably Spassk-Ryazansky) and the town was officially renamed Spassk-na-Studentse.
In 1925, a party conference in the uyezd resolved that the town be renamed Bednodemyanovsk in honor of the poet Demyan Bedny. Bedny himself never visited the town, but was said to maintain a lively correspondence with its inhabitants. Later the cumbersome name became embarrassing for the local population, and this feeling was deepened by the fact that the name was popularly shortened to Bedny, that is, 'the Poor' (which was Demyan's pseudonym). In 2005, the original name of the town was restored,[4] and the district was also renamed.
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- ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров." [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Федеральный закон №128-ФЗ от 12 октября 2005 г. «О переименовании города Беднодемьяновска Беднодемьяновского района Пензенской области». (Federal Law #128-FZ of October 12, 2005 On Renaming the Town of Bednodemyanovsk of Bednodemyanovsky District of Penza Oblast. ).
External links
- Website of Spassk (Russian)
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