Borisoglebsk (Russian: Борисогле́бск) is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vorona River near its confluence with the Khopyor. Population: 60,687 (2021 Census);[8] 65,585 (2010 Census);[3] 69,392 (2002 Census);[9] 72,338 (1989 Census);[10] 65,000 (1969).

Borisoglebsk Борисоглебск
Town[1]
Borisoglebsk Town Administration building
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Borisoglebsk
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Coordinates: 51°22′N 42°05′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Voronezh Oblast[1]
Founded	1646[2]
Government
• Head	Alexey Kabargin
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	65,585
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	61,765 (−5.8%)
• Rank	240th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug[1]
• Capital of	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	397160, 397163–397167, 397170–397172, 397189
Dialing code(s)	+7 47354
OKTMO ID	20710000001
Website	web.archive.org/web/20130208022734/http://adminborisoglebsk.e-gov36.ru/

History

Borisoglebsk was founded in 1646 and was named for the Russian saints Boris and Gleb, the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after the Christianization of the country.[2]

In the late 19th century and the early 20th century Borisoglebsk developed into a busy inland port due to its geographic location within the highly fertile Central Black Earth Region. Barges transported good such as grain, timber, kerosene, fish, eggs, watermelon from the region to large cities in western and central Russia connected to Borisoglebsk by waterways such as St. Petersburg, Moscow, Rostov, Taganrog, and Tsaritsyn. In 1870, a brewer plant opened in the town, producing dark beer and light beer, as well as fruit soda. The brewery has survived and continues to produce beer. According to the 1885 census, the population of Borisoglebsk featured 13,007 inhabitants (6,325 males and 6,682 females), almost exclusively Russian Orthodox. In the early 20th century there was a mixed-sex gymnasium in the town, with 4 female classes and 6 male classes, and a technical railway school.

In January 1906, revolutionary Maria Spiridonova assassinated G. N. Luzhenovsky at the Borisoglebsk railway station. After the Bolsheviks came to power in Borisoglebsk in 1918, one of the first concentration camps in Russia for "alien and petty-bourgeois elements" was organized in the town. In December 1922, Borisoglebsk was created 2nd Military School Red Air Force pilots which became later, the renowned Borisoglebsk Higher Military Order of the Red Banner of Lenin School for Pilots Chkalov.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-four rural localities, incorporated as Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[5]

Military

The town is host to Borisoglebsk air base.

Notable people

• Ivan Fioletov, Bolshevik revolutionary and one of the 26 Baku Commissars.
• Mitrofan Nedelin, military commander and Chief Marshal of the Artillery, namesake of the Nedelin catastrophe.

Twin town

• Delmenhorst, Germany
• Blansko , Czech Republic

References

Notes

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Borisoglyebsk".

Sources

• Воронежская областная Дума. Закон №87-ОЗ от 27 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №41-ОЗ от 13 апреля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Воронежской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Молодой коммунар", №123, 3 ноября 2006 г. (Voronezh Oblast Duma. Law #87-OZ of October 27, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Voronezh Oblast and on the Procedures of Changing It, as amended by the Law #41-OZ of April 13, 2015 On Amending the Law of Voronezh Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Voronezh Oblast and on the Procedures of Changing It". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).
• Воронежская областная Дума. Закон №63-ОЗ от 15 октября 2004 г. «Об определении границ, наделении соответствующим статусом, определении административных центров отдельных муниципальных образований Воронежской области», в ред. Закона №77-ОЗ от 4 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Воронежской области в связи с изменением границ некоторых муниципальных образований Воронежской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Коммуна", №166, 26 октября 2004 г. (Voronezh Oblast Duma. Law #63-OZ of October 15, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Granting Appropriate Status, Establishing the Administrative Centers of Various Municipal Formations of Voronezh Oblast, as amended by the Law #77-OZ of June 4, 2015 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Voronezh Oblast Due to Changing the Borders of Several Municipal Formations in Voronezh Oblast. Effective as of the official publication date.).

External links

• Official website of Borisoglebsk (in Russian)
• Borisoglebsk Business Directory (in Russian)

На других языках

[de] Borissoglebsk

[es] Borisoglebsk

[ru] Борисоглебск