Stakhanov, Luhansk Oblast
| Stakhanov Стаханов | |||
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| City of regional significance | |||
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  Stakhanov | |||
 Stakhanov | |||
| Coordinates: 48°34′05″N 38°39′31″E / 48.56806°N 38.65861°ECoordinates: 48°34′05″N 38°39′31″E / 48.56806°N 38.65861°E | |||
| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Province | Luhansk Oblast | ||
| Population [1] | |||
| • Total | 122,300 | ||
Stakhanov (Ukrainian: Стаханoв; Russian: Стаханoв) is a city in the Luhansk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The city is designated as its own separate raion (district) within the oblast.
As of 2012 the population is around 122,000.[1]
History
The city is named after the famous Soviet miner Alexey Stakhanov, who started his career there. From 1937 to 1940 the city was named Sergo (Ukrainian: Серго), and before 1937 and from 1940 to 1978 the city was known as Kadievka (Russian: Кадиевка), or Ukrainian Kadiyivka (Ukrainian: Кадіївка). A labor camp for German prisoners of war was established at Stakhanov during the Second World War.
The city's economy depends on a railway car building works, ferroalloy plant and coal mines.
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] they took over Stakhanov on 2 May 2014.[4][5] On 22 July 2014 a rally was held that demanded that the pro-Russian separatists should leave the town.[6]
According to reports on September 16 2014, the city, which had been occupied by Lugansk People's Republic-affiliated Don Cossacks, seceded from the LPR on 14 September.[7] It was said Don Cossacks there proclaimed the Republic of Stakhanov, and that a "Cossack government" now ruled in Stakhanov.[7][7] However the following day this was claimed to be a fabrication, and an unnamed Don Cossack leader stated the September 14 meeting had, in fact, resulted in 12,000 Cossacks volunteering to join the LPR forces.[8]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[9]
- Russian 85.3%
- Ukrainian 13.0%
- Belarusian 0.1%
- Armenian 0.1%
City municipality
The Stakhanov municipality also includes two other city municipality.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Stakhanov include:
- Grisha Filipov (1919–1994), Bulgarian politician
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The large towns | Stakhanov". RUSL of M. Gorky. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ↑ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ↑ https://news.pn/en/incidents/103133
- ↑ https://news.pn/en/politics/103050
- ↑ https://news.pn/en/criminal/109738
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 16 September 2014" (Press release). Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 18 September 2014" (Press release). Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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