Kislovodsk (russian: Кислово́дск, lit. ''sour waters''; ; krc, Ачысуу) is a spa city in Stavropol Krai,

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, in the

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region of

which is located between the

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and

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s. Population:

History

In 1803 Tsar

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ordered the construction of the military station which became Kislovodsk. The site took its name from the many mineral springs around the city. The settlement gained town status in 1903. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kislovodsk as a fashionable spa attracted many musicians, artists, and members of the Russian aristocracy. Several of the events in

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...

's 1840 novel ''

A Hero of Our Time ''A Hero of Our Time'' ( rus, Герой нашего времени, links=1, r=Gerój nášego vrémeni, p=ɡʲɪˈroj ˈnaʂɨvə ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ) is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839, published in 1840, and revised in 1841. It ...

'' take place in Kislovodsk.

Archaeology

Numerous ancient settlements of the

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(ca. 1100 to 400 BC) are found in the Kislovodsk city and its surroundings. They include the sites of Industria I, Sultan-gora I, Berezovka I, Berezovka II, Berezovka III, Berezovka IV, etc.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Resolution #63-p As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk is incorporated as Kislovodsk Urban Okrug.Law #88-kz

Notable people

The most famous native of Kislovodsk was Nobel Prize winner

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn. (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian novelist. One of the most famous Soviet dissidents, Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of political repres ...

(1918-2008). A museum was planned in the house he was born. Renovations were to begin in 2011.

Nikolai Yaroshenko Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko (russian: Николай Александрович Ярошенко; uk, Микола Олександрович Ярошенко; – ) was a Russian Imperial painter of Ukrainian origin. Yaroshenko painte ...

's (1846-1898) memorial house is open to the public. The notable Ukrainian historian

Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Mykhailo Serhiiovych Hrushevsky ( uk, Михайло Сергійович Грушевський, Chełm, – Kislovodsk, 24 November 1934) was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian and statesman who was one of the most important figure ...

(1866-1934) died when on exile to Kislovodsk under circumstances which remain mysterious and controversial. *

Zuhra Bayramkulova Zuhra Abdurakhmanovna Bayramkulova (russian: Зухра Абдурахмановна Байрамкулова; 30 August 1940 – 10 April 2013) was a farmer and politician from Karachay-Cherkessia. Biography Bayramkulova was born on 30 August ...

, Hero of Soviet Labour, was born there. *

Felix Feodosidi Felix Feodosidi (Greek: Φήλιξ Θεoδοσίδης) (born July 31, 1933) is a Greek winemaker. Biography Feodosidi was born in Kislovodsk on July 31, 1933, into a Pontic Greek family. His ancestors immigrated to Greece after escaping the ...

(born 1933), wine maker. *

Boris Parsadanian Boris Khristoforovich Parsadanian (russian: Бори́с Христофо́рович Парсаданя́н; May 14, 1925 – May 14, 1997) was a Soviet-born Armenian-Estonian composer, violinist, and arts administrator. Biography Parsadanian w ...

, composer was born there.

Gallery

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Twin towns and sister cities

Kislovodsk is twinned with: *

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References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Kislovodsk
* {{Authority control 1803 establishments in the Russian Empire Cities and towns in Stavropol Krai Koban culture Populated places established in 1803 Spa towns in Russia Terek Oblast