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Luhansk Vorošilovgrad in Ukraine UKRAINE ukraine. luhansk-vorosilovgrad Informations and links Luhansk Vorošilovgrad![]() ![]() Map Luhansk Vorošilovgrad Photos Luhansk Vorošilovgrad Population on 05-Dec-01 : 463097 ------------------------------- Luhansk (Ukrainian: ?????????, Luhans'k; Russian: ????????, Lugansk) is a city in southeastern Ukraine. Administratively - a capital city of Luhansk Oblast (province), historically - part of Donbass region. Population 445,900 (2004). Located in the Donets Basin, Luhansk is an important industrial center of the Eastern Europe, particularly a home to the major locomotive-building company. Luhansk is twinned with Cardiff, Wales; Lublin, Poland; Pernik, Bulgaria; Sz?kesfeh?rv?r, Hungary; Saint-Etienne, France; Daging, China. A metal factory was founded here in 1795, the beginnings of an industry that still thrives there today. Luhansk achieved the status of city in 1882. Coat of Arms adopted in 1903 and reconfirmed in 1991.In World War II, Luhansk was captured and held by Nazis from 1941-1943. It was known as Voroshilovgrad from 1935 to 1958, and from 1970 to 1990, after Soviet military commander and politician Kliment Voroshilov, who came from the city. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kievan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duc.
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