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History of Stakhanov


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The city is named after the famous Soviet miner Alexey Stakhanov, who started his career there. From 1937 to 1940 the city was named Sergo (Ukrainian: ?????), and before 1937 and from 1940 to 1978 the city was known as Kadievka (Russian: ????????), or Ukrainian Kadiyivka. A labor camp for German prisoners of war was established at Stakhanov during the Second World War.

The city's economy depends on a railway car building works, ferroalloy plant and coal mines
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