Borisoglebsk

For the submarine of the same name, see Russian submarine Borisoglebsk (K-496).

Borisoglebsk (Russian: Борисогле́бск) is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vorona River near its confluence with the Khopyor. Population: 60,687 (2021 Census);^[7] 65,585 (2010 Census);^[3] 69,392 (2002 Census);^[8] 72,338 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 65,000 (1969).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1897	22,300	—
1926	39,100	+75.3%
1939	52,900	+35.3%
1959	54,415	+2.9%
1970	63,733	+17.1%
1979	67,621	+6.1%
1989	72,338	+7.0%
2002	69,392	−4.1%
2010	65,585	−5.5%
2021	60,687	−7.5%
Source: Census data

Borisoglebsk Борисоглебск
Town[1]
Borisoglebsk Town Administration building
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Borisoglebsk
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Coordinates: 51°22′N 42°05′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Voronezh Oblast[1]
Founded	1646[2]
Government
• Head	Alexey Kabargin
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	65,585
• Rank	240th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug[1]
• Capital of	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	397160, 397163–397167, 397170–397172, 397189
Dialing code(s)	+7 47354
OKTMO ID	20710000001
Website	web.archive.org/web/20130208022734/http://adminborisoglebsk.e-gov36.ru/

History

Borisoglebsk was founded in 1646 and was named for the Russian saints Boris and Gleb, the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after the Christianization of the country.^[2]

In the late 19th century and the early 20th century Borisoglebsk developed into a busy inland port due to its geographic location within the highly fertile Central Black Earth Region. Barges transported good such as grain, timber, kerosene, fish, eggs, watermelon from the region to large cities in western and central Russia connected to Borisoglebsk by waterways such as St. Petersburg, Moscow, Rostov, Taganrog, and Tsaritsyn. In 1870, a brewer plant opened in the town, producing dark beer and light beer, as well as fruit soda. The brewery has survived and continues to produce beer. According to the 1885 census, the population of Borisoglebsk featured 13,007 inhabitants (6,325 males and 6,682 females), almost exclusively Russian Orthodox. In the early 20th century there was a mixed-sex gymnasium in the town, with 4 female classes and 6 male classes, and a technical railway school.

In January 1906, revolutionary Maria Spiridonova assassinated G. N. Luzhenovsky at the Borisoglebsk railway station. After the Bolsheviks came to power in Borisoglebsk in 1918, one of the first concentration camps in Russia for "alien and petty-bourgeois elements" was organized in the town. In December 1922, the 2nd Military School Red Air Force pilots Borisoglebsk was created which became later, the renowned Borisoglebsk Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots "Order of the Red Banner" "Lenin" "Chkalov".

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-four rural localities, incorporated as Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.^[4]

Military

The town is host to Borisoglebsk air base.

Notable people

• Ivan Fioletov, Bolshevik revolutionary and one of the 26 Baku Commissars.
• Mitrofan Nedelin, military commander and Chief Marshal of the Artillery, namesake of the Nedelin catastrophe.

Twin town

• Delmenhorst, Germany
• Blansko, Czech Republic