Buran, Ukraine Explained

Buran
Native Name:Буран
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1923
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:936
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Buran within Luhansk Oblast#Location of Buran within Ukraine
Coordinates:48.2997°N 39.6128°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:94434
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6435
Elevation M:171
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Luhansk Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Molodohvardiisk urban hromada
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:13
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Buran (Ukrainian: Буран) or Enhelsove (Ukrainian: Енгельсове; Russian: Энгельсово|Engelsovo) is a rural settlement in Molodohvardiisk urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. Population:

Geography

The town is located 50km (30miles) from oblast center Luhansk, and 10km (10miles) from Krasnodon.

History

The settlement was founded in 1923, growing up around a mine named after Friedrich Engels.

It received urban-type settlement status in 1938. During World War II, from July 1942 to February 14, 1943, it was occupied by Nazi Germany. There was partisan resistance during the occupation. Also, 110 residents died as soldiers on the frontline. It received the name Enhelsove in 1958.

Enhelsove was captured by pro-Russian separatists during the war in Donbas that began in 2014. On 12 May 2016, the Ukrainian parliament passed a resolution changing its name to Buran as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[2] On 9 March 2017, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) visited the town, but were partially denied access by local "Luhansk People's Republic" (LPR) authorities, who "told the SMM that they could only speak with the SMM with written permission from senior "LPR" members".[3]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 1,340 people.[4] Their native language distribution was:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enhelsove (Luhansk Oblast). weather.in.ua. 16 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів на тимчасово окупованих територіях Донецької та Луганської областей. zakon.rada.gov.ua.
  3. Web site: Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 9 March 2017 . 2023-11-12 . www.osce.org . en.
  4. Book: Коноплина, Ю. Ю. . 2009-02-01 . Енгельсове . 9 . 2023-11-12 . Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України . 978-966-02-2074-4 . uk.
  5. http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua