Poltavskaya (rural locality)

Poltavskaya (Russian: Полта́вская) is a rural locality (a stanitsa) and the administrative center of Krasnoarmeysky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Kuban River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) west of Krasnodar. Population: 26,490 (2010 Census);[1] 28,639 (2002 Census);[2] 23,788 (1989 Census).[3]

For other places with the same name, see Poltavsky (rural locality).

History

Founded in 1794, it is one of the first forty settlements of Kuban Cossacks in the area. In 1932-1933, the whole locality was claimed by the Black boards of shame a settlement award for failure to cooperate with the state policies. During that time hundreds of local families died due to hunger as they were not allowed to leave their residence. Later the rest of population was forcefully moved to the northern regions of Russia (to what now is the Komi Republic) for continuing sabotage, and it was re-settled by the families of the Soviet military. At the same time, it was renamed Krasnoarmeyskaya (Красноарме́йская). The original name was returned in the 1990s.

Radio transmission

In the vicinity, at 45°24′11″N 38°9′32″E, is located a large facility for VLF-transmission. It is used for transmitting the RJH63 time signal and the RSDN-20 radio navigation signal. The antenna system consists of seven guyed masts, six of which are arranged in a row around a central mast. As a result of its military importance, the facility is not shown on official maps and there are no technical data available.

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  3. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
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