Privolnoye (Russian: Приво́льное, tr. Privólʹnoye, IPA: [prʲɪˈvolʲnəjə]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Krasnogvardeysky District of Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the Yegorlyk River. Population: 3,350 (2010 Census);[1] 3,491 (2002 Census).[4]

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Privolnoye Привольное
Selo[1]
Privolnoye church
Location of Privolnoye
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Coordinates: 45°55′10″N 41°18′20″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Stavropol Krai[1]
Administrative district	Krasnogvardeysky District[1]
Founded	1848
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	3,350
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	356050, 356051
OKTMO ID	07630425101

History

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

Notable people

• Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (11 March 1985 – 30 August 1991), President of the Soviet Union (15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991) was born on 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye. As a child, Gorbachev (1931-2022) grew up in the aftermath of the Soviet famine of 1932–1933. He recalled in a memoir that "In that terrible year [in 1933] nearly half the population of my native village, Privolnoye, starved to death, including two sisters and one brother of my father."[5]

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.[6]

In popular culture

• Vitaly Mansky's 2001 documentary Gorbachev: After Empire[6]

References

На других языках

[de] Priwolnoje (Stawropol, Krasnogwardeiski)

[ru] Привольное (Красногвардейский район)