Molodohvardiisk

Molodohvardiisk (Ukrainian: Молодогвардійськ, romanized: Molohvardiisk; Russian: Молодогвардейск, translit. Molodogvardeysk) is a city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located in the Krasnodon Municipality of Luhansk Oblast (region). Its population is approximately 22,514 (2021 est.)[1].

Molodohvardiisk
Молодогвардійськ
Молодогвардійськ (Molodohvardiisk)
Fog in Molodohvardiysk
Country Ukraine
ProvinceLuhansk Oblast
Population
 (2021)
  Total22,514
ClimateDfb

History

Previous settlements at this location were called Sotsmistechko in the 1950s, and Atamanivka in the 1940s. Molodohvardiisk was originally established in 1955, named after the Young Guard resistance group. It was granted city status in 1961.

In January 1989 the population of the city was 31 766 people.[2]

In 2013 the population of the city was 23 332 people.[3]

Since 2014, Molodohvardiisk has been controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic and not by Ukrainian authorities.[4]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]

Facilities

The town has three comprehensive education schools, a music school, an art school, and a cultural center "Dom Kultury" ("Culture House").

References


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