Krasny Luch (russian: Кра́сный Луч) is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) in
Bezhanitsky District
Bezhanitsky District (russian: Бежа́ницкий райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and eastern parts of the ob ...
of
Pskov Oblast
Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...
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Russia.
Municipally, it is a part of
Polistovskoye Rural Settlement. Population:
History
The former Lezavichi estate was bought by Gurevich, an entrepreneur from
Vitebsk, in 1902. Gurevich first built there a sawmill, and eventually the glass-making factory, which was opened in 1904. After the revolution, the factory was renamed The Krasny Luch Glass-Works, and the settlement around the factory, founded in 1905, became known as Krasny Luch.
At the time, Krasny Luch was located in
Novorzhevsky Uyezd of
Pskov Governorate. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, Krasny Luch became a part of Bezhanitsky District, which belonged to
Pskov Okrug of
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...
. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 the district was transferred to
Kalinin Oblast, and on February 5 Bezhanitsky District became a part of
Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast, one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the
Soviet Union. On May 11, 1937 the district was transferred to
Opochka Okrug
Opochka (russian: Опо́чка) is a town and the administrative center of Opochetsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, south of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: ; 9,902 (2019 estima ...
. On May 4, 1938 the district was directly subordinated to Kalinin Oblast.
During
World War II the factory was badly damaged, but after the war it was restored.
On August 22, 1944, Bezhanitsky District was transferred to newly established
Velikiye Luki Oblast. On October 2, 1957 Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished, and the district was transferred to Pskov Oblast. On August 28, 1958 Krasny Luch was granted urban-type settlement status.
Economy
Industry
The largest industrial enterprise of Bezhanitsky District is Krasny Luch Glass-Works, which is one of the oldest glass-works. The works produces light glass, consumer goods, and decorative glass items.
Transportation
Krasny Luch is connected by a paved road with
Tsevlo and
Bezhanitsy. The closest railway station,
Sushchyovo, on the railway connecting
St. Petersburg and
Vitebsk, is located about a dozen kilometers west of Krasny Luch.
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Urban-type settlements in Pskov Oblast