"In Lutugino At Last" a Lutugino Travel Page by hunterV

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The town conference center, Lutugino

Me As a Guest Speaker

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I have often passed this town on my way to the village of Illyria, Lutugino District, to see my friends and only recently did I stay in it for a day to take pictures and to explore its sites. I went there on the invitation of my colleague, a teacher of English of the local high school, and was a guest speaker at one of her lessons there. This is what the students told me about their town.

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Lutugino is cozy, but much smaller than Luhansk, of course. A long time ago there was a railway station “Shmidovka” in this area. Then industry developed and the station grew into a town.
For sightseeing you can walk along the streets of our town.
You can go to the park and enjoy the nature there. I think it’s one of the most fascinating places in our town.
Lutugino is especially beautiful in spring.
There are not too many places to visit in Lutugino. There are five monuments: two obelisks to the fallen soldiers, Leonid Lutugin monument, Young Pioneers memorial in the town park, Lenin monument and T-34 Liberators monument.
There are many cafes and restaurants here. “Nika” is one of them. It is the only place in our town that is open till 2 a.m. “Corsaire” café uptown is another good café. I would recommend you to visit it.
There are lots of different small shops in our town.
Unfortunately, there aren’t any hotels in our town. What we have to offer visitors is a dormitory. It is not very expensive, but is located almost in the center of the town. You can also rent an apartment. I think you can find a quiet and friendly place to stay in our town.
The night life in our town is exciting! If you are a teenager like me, you can go to “Rodina” Movie Theater where you can listen to good music, dance and mix with your friends.
I like my small, but a very nice town. I think it’s always friendly.

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The town is located on the right bank of the River Vilkhova, 22 km (14 miles) to the southwest of Luhansk. According to the latest data of the town's web site, 18,300 inhabitants live in Lutugino now.
Take a look at a high-resolution map of Lutugino (in Russian) Lutugino map
Buses 206 and 203 run regularly between the main street of Luhansk and Lutugino.

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Portrait of Leonid Lutugin, local lore museum

A Bit of History

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Lutugino is called in honor of Leonid Lutugin (1864-1915), an outstanding Russian scientist, geologist who studied the area and discovered huge deposits of coal there.
He made up the geological map of the district and of the big part of the Donets Basin.
At the end of the 19th century this area attracted foreign investors who built an iron foundry in 1897.
The foundry settlement developed and grew and soon it was called Shmidovka after the railway station of Shmidovka.
In 1925 it was called Lutugino in honor of Leonid Lutugin.
The town is located on the right bank of the River Olkhovka, 22 km (14 miles) away from Luhansk, on Luhansk-Donetsk motorway. Its population is about 10,000 inhabitants.
Its railway station is on Rodakovo-Luhansk line.
Lutugino is the center of Lutugino District that has an area of about 1,000 sq.km/386 sq.mi. and consists of 48 villages outside the town.
Now there is a monument to Leonid Lutugin in the main street at the entrance to the town park.
The monument to Lutugin, a well-known Russian geologist and a public figure, was dedicated in 1975.

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Once you are in the town, you are surprised by the unusual quietness of its streets and complete absence of shuttle buses making noise and polluting the air in many towns and cities here.
Even though the town is small, it has everything a big city can offer except a hotel.
Those who travel to Lutugino on business, stay at apartments that the local factory offers them. The town has a big water reserve that people simply call Lake Lutugino.

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