Krasna Poliana, Donetsk Oblast Explained

Krasna Poliana (; Russian: Кра́сная Поля́на|translit=Krasnaya Polyana) is a village in southern Ukraine, administratively located in Staromlynivka rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast.^[1]

The modern village of Krasna Poliana is the result of a merger of two historic villages - the Greek colony of Nova Karakuba, and the German colony of Elizavetdorf.

It was given its current name on 15 August 1945.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 4606, of whom 12.44% spoke Ukrainian, 80.26% spoke Russian, 7.1% spoke Greek, 0.11% spoke German, and 0.04% spoke Belarusian.^[3]

Notable people

• Maksym Chekh, Ukrainian footballer

References

47.5597°N 37.0714°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: село Красна Поляна. 27 August 2023.
2. uk. Указ Президії Верховної Ради УРСР від 15.8.1945 «Про збереження історичних найменувань та уточнення … назв … Сталінської області».
3. Web site: Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150244/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/mult/dialog/varval.asp?lang=1&ma=19a050501_02_014&multilang=uk&path=..%2Fdatabase%2Fcensus%2F05%2F01%2F&ti=19a050501_02_014.%20%D0%EE%E7%EF%EE%E4%B3%EB%20%ED%E0%F1%E5%EB%E5%ED%ED%FF%20%E7%E0%20%F0%B3%E4%ED%EE%FE%20%EC%EE%E2%EE%FE%2C%20%C4%EE%ED%E5%F6%FC%EA%E0%20%EE%E1%EB%E0%F1%F2%FC%20%281%2C2%2C3%2C4%29 . 5 March 2016 . 3 April 2022.