Krasnyi Luch

Krasnyi Luch / Khrustalny
Красный Луч / Хрустальний
City

Executive Committee building in Khrustalny

Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Luhansk Oblast
Founded 1895
Area 153,56 km2 (5,929 sq mi)
Elevation 269 m (883 ft)
Population 82,765
Climate Dfb
World War II Memorial Complex "Mius Front" dedicated to fortifications of Mius-Front

Krasnyi Luch (Russian: Красный Луч) or Khrustalny (Ukrainian: Хрустальний) is a city in the Luhansk Oblast (province) of south-eastern Ukraine, currently controlled by the Lugansk People's Republic.[1] It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 82,765(2013 est.)[2].

History

The town was founded as Krindachyovka at the beginning of the 20th century, and renamed as Krasnyi Luch (lit. "red beam") in 1920. The city became one of the most important coal mining centres of the Donets Basin. The city was under German occupation from 1942 to 1944. The Jews were thrown in and killed with other categories of victims, such as the Communists, in the well of the Bogdan coal mine. Total number of victims was about 2,000.[3]

In order to comply with decommunization laws the city was renamed on 12 May 2016 by the Ukrainian parliament to Khrustalny.[4][5]

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[6]

Ethnicity
Language

People associated with Krasnyi Luch

On the right is a picture of the Wall of Honor. Such walls were installed in every oblast seat throughout the Soviet Union. With the dissolution of the Soviet state those landmarks were mostly removed, but in some instances were retained as the relics of the past.

Light heavyweight fighter Nikita Krylov originates from Krasnyi Luch.[7]

References

Coordinates: 48°08′N 38°56′E / 48.133°N 38.933°E / 48.133; 38.933


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