Yuzovka: The Ukrainian City Founded by a Welsh Industrialist
WebOwen Howells Ottin. 24 Feb 2022. General view of the works at Hughesovka (Yuzovka), 1912. Image Credit: Matteo Omied / Alamy Stock Photo. Donetsk, in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region, is today renowned as a disputed territory, claimed by Ukraine but simultaneously self-proclaimed as part of a separatist state.
Donetsk - Wikipedia
WebIn 1869, the Welsh businessman John Hughes founded a steel plant and several coal mines in the region, and the town was named Hughesovka or Yuzovka (Юзовка) in recognition of his role ("Yuz" being a Russian-language approximation of Hughes ). During Soviet times, the city's steel industry expanded. In 1924, Yuzovka was renamed Stalin.
John Hughes: The Welshman Who Founded a City in Ukraine
WebFeb 28, 2022 · Portrait of John Hughes, founder of Yuzovka (now Donetsk), Ukraine, 1894. Image Credit: Historic Collection / Alamy Stock Photo. John Hughes (1814-1889) was a Welsh industrialist, inventor and pioneer. More surprisingly, however, he was also the founder of the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, a man who kick-started an industrial revolution …
Donetsk | Facts, Region, & Occupation | Britannica
WebMay 9, 2024 · Yuzivka or Yuzovka. Also spelled: Iuzovka. (1924–61): Stalino. Recent News. May 9, 2024, 12:28 PM ET (AP) A Ukrainian gymnast carried the Paris Olympic torch with an EU team, in a sign of support. May 9, 2024, 11:26 AM ET (AP) Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russia has the initiative in the east but new Western aid is on the way.
Donetsk Map - Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine - Mapcarta
WebDonetsk, formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka, Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. Map. …
Ukraine's New York: love child of German settlers and Donbas
WebJul 3, 2021 · Donetsk was founded in 1869 as Yuzovka by John Hughes, a Welsh businessman, who built several coal mines and a steel plant with accommodation and some basic infrastructure for his workers in the area of Zaporizhzhian Cossacks’ settlement Oleksandrivka (now part of Donetsk).
Donetsk – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WebDec 8, 2023 · The swift development of Donetsk began in 1869 due to John Hughes, a Welsh businessman, who started to exploit the coal mines on what was then the southern reaches of the Russian Empire, and established the local steel industry, founding "Yuzovka" (Hughes' village) . It was renamed "Stalino" and greatly expanded …
Donetsk and Luhansk: What you should know about the ‘republics’
WebFeb 22, 2022 · Decades later, in 1869, Welshman John Hughes started a steel plant and a coal mine in what is now Donetsk, and the city was named after him – Hughesovka or Yuzovka – until the Soviet era.
Donetsk Jewish History Tour - Jewish Virtual Library
WebDonetsk is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine established in 1869 when an iron mill and coal mines were opened. Until 1924 it was called Yuzovka and until 1961 was called Stalino. Three decades after its founding, the Jewish population of Donetsk numbered 3,168 (11.5% of the total). They were occupied mostly as traders and artisans.
Euro 2012: Donetsk founded by Welsh ironmaster John Hughes
WebJun 11, 2012 · In fact the city's role as a host city for Euro 2012 can also be credited to the legacy of John Hughes - its first football team was formed in 1911 as part of the Yuzovka steelworks' sports club....
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