Kislovodsk
Kislovodsk is a spa city in Stavropol Krai, in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas. It is part of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region.
Demographics
Population:Etymology
The Russian-language name of the city translates as "sour water" and originated due to the abundance of mineral-water springs in the area.History
The settlement gained town status in 1903. Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.Archaeology
Numerous settlements of the Koban culture are found in the Kislovodsk city and its surroundings. They include the sites of Industria I, Sultan-gora I, Berezovka I, Berezovka II, Berezovka III, Berezovka IV.Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk is incorporated as Kislovodsk Urban Okrug.Geography
The city is located in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas.Climate
In literature
Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.Notable people
winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a native of Kislovodsk. A museum was planned in the house he was born. Renovations were to begin in 2011. Nikolai Yaroshenko's memorial house is open to the public.The Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevskyi died in exile in Kislovodsk.
- Arthur Adamov, was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd of Armenian descent
- Zuhra Bayramkulova, farmer and politician, was born there.
- Felix Feodosidi, wine maker.
- Nikolai Levashov, psychic healer, occultist and writer
- Boris Parsadanian, composer, was born there.
- Karine Shadoyan, wrestler born in Kislovodsk who represented Armenia.
Twin towns and sister cities