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The Old and the New Glory Krasnodon means “the Beautiful Don City” in English. The Russian word “krasny” like in Red Square in Moscow (“Krasnaya Ploshchad”) can be seen in many city names, but it does not have its literal meaning as “red” in that case, but means "fine" instead. It is located in the southeastern part of the Donets Plateau on the left bank of the River Velyka Kamyanka (“the Great Stone River”), a tributary of the Seversky Donets. It is located 50 km to the southeast of Luhansk, not far from the Russian border. The city was founded in 1914 and was called Sorokino ("Magpie Village") until 1938 when the Bolsheviks renamed it into Krasnodon. The city has an area of 77.33 sq.km and the population of over 45,000 inhabitants. The city of Krasnodon incorporates a number of small towns and settlements: Molodohvardiysk, Sukhodolsk, the settlement of Krasnodon, Isvarine, Uralo-Kavkaz, Engelsove, Hirne, Krasnodar, Severogundorovsky. |
| Luhansk newspaper with the memorial picture |
Honoring the Heroes’ Memory The city has been famous in the Soviet times and up till now as the Young Guards City. An underground young people’s organization was set up in this city in the fall of 1942 and acted for about half a year performing acts of sabotage against the Nazi invaders. The members of the underground organization were betrayed, arrested and savagely murdered by the Nazis in January 1943. The heroec feat of the young people became known worldwide owing to the novel of the Soviet writer Alexander Fadeyev “The Young Guard”. The Young Guards Memorial is the main attraction of the city. As our officials say, “The Young Guards are the visiting card of Luhansk region”. No wonder the local newspaper “Realnaya Gazeta” inquired, ”Idolology of Luhansk?” as though doubting if the old Soviet idols are still relevant in our society. Take a look at the picture of the festivities dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the “Young Guards” in September 2007. |
War and Labor Heroes Like no other town and city in Luhansk region, Krasnodon is the home city of many heroes. 18 natives of Krasnodon became Heroes of the Soviet Union during the Second World War and 11 residents got the title of the Hero of the Socialist Labor. The city has also been known as a huge industrial center of Luhansk region. There are 24 industrial enterprises, 8 transport enterprises and 15 construction enterprises in the city. The city is known for its coalmines and the meat packing plant. Also, take a look at the web site about this city. |
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Mon Aug 11, 2008 18:16 UTC Excellent page with various interesting tips! We all know Krasnodon since childhood as the city of "Young Guard". Though I don't think that bolsheviks renamed it into Krasnodon because they decided that it was the Beautiful Don City, ha-ha! Thanks Victor. | catnl Sun Aug 3, 2008 17:25 UTC thanx for the great tips and pictures here, great page Viktor! | JLBG Mon Jul 28, 2008 03:59 UTC Thank you for the etymology of Krasnodon! I was expecting something like a red town! Fadeyev's book does not seem to have been translated in french or at least it is not available by Amazon. |
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