Lgov ( rus, Льгов, p=ˈlʲɡof) is a

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Kursk Oblast Kursk Oblast (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Kursk. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, Kursk Oblast had a pop ...

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, located on both sides of the

Seym river The Seym or Seim (; ) is a river that flows westward in Russia and Ukraine. It is long (250 km within Ukraine) and its basin area about . It is the largest tributary of the Desna (river), Desna. Places on the river include Kursk, Kurchatov, Rus ...

(a tributary of the Desna) west of

Kursk Kursk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur (Kursk Oblast), Kur, Tuskar, and Seym (river), Seym rivers. It has a population of Kursk ...

and an equal distance from Hlukhiv, Ukraine. Population as of 2021 was 17,557.

History

It was first mentioned in a

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in 1152 under the name of Olgov (a

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from an old Russian name Olg, or Oleg). Lgov was razed to the ground by the

Mongols Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China ( Inner Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories), as well as the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia in Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family o ...

. In 1669, Lgov Monastery was founded on the spot of the former town, which would be closed down in 1764. The monastic ''

sloboda A sloboda was a type of settlement in the history of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for 'freedom' and may be loosely translated as 'free settlement'.

'' was transformed into the town of Lgov in 1779. In 1852 towards the start of his career,

Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev ( ; rus, links=no, Иван Сергеевич ТургеневIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; – ) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poe ...

wrote a chapter in '' A Sportsman's Sketches'' entitled Lgov, in which a group of men go hunting in the lake with a pretentious hunter named Vladimir, sink the boat, and then wade to shore filthy after great difficulty. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Lgov was occupied by German troops from 27 October 1941 to 3 March 1943. On September 18, 2022, the town was heavily damaged by a significant F2/T5 tornado. Over 200 structures were damaged or destroyed as a result of this strong wedge tornado. Many residential structures had roofs torn off, and some sustained collapse of their exterior walls, but most of these structures were poorly built homes. Numerous trees were downed, and high-voltage power lines were also damaged or destroyed. In August 2024, at the same time as the Russian authorities declared a "Federal-level" emergency, Lgov was first mentioned in a report during the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk. By late 2024, even though Lgov remained some 20 km behind the front lines of the engagement of military forces, the town became more frequently involved in hostilities. On 31 December 2024, multiple Ukrainian Storm Shadow long-range missiles struck Lgov including a Russian command bunker and a Russian troop barracks of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade. Initial Russian news reports were that 8 military members were killed and 22 injured and hospitalized.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lgov served as the

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of Lgovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Resolution #489 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Lgov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Lgov is incorporated as Lgov Urban Okrug.Law #48-ZKO

Economy

Lgov Prison, a prison of the Federal Penitentiary Service, is located in Lgov.Федеральное казенное учреждение "Исправительная колония No. 3"
." Federal Penitentiary Service Kursk Oblast. Retrieved on October 5, 2011. In addition to being a fluvial city, Lgov is also a railway hub with five tracks in its station.

Demographics

Population: 26,000 (1972).

Notable people

* Tetiana Andriienko (1938–2016),

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

, conservationist, and professor * Nikolay Aseyev (1889—1963), poet * Boris Bukreev (1859–1962), mathematician * Arkady Gaidar (1904—1941), writer * Tamara Syomina (born 1938), film actress

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Unofficial website of Lgov
{{Use mdy dates, date=August 2011 Cities and towns in Kursk Oblast Lgovsky Uyezd