Privolnoye (, ) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Krasnogvardeysky District of Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the Yegorlyk River. Population:

History

A paternal family house in Privolnoye was the birthplace of former Soviet president

Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country's dissolution in 1991. He served a ...

Notable places

At Krasnogvardeiskoye, a village 15 kilometers from Privolnoye, in the modest three-story building displays a metal plaque commemorates Gorbachev's former high school.

In popular culture

* The town is featured in Vitaly Mansky's 2001 documentary ''Gorbachev: After Empire''

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Stavropol Krai