Privolnoye (Russian: Привольное, pronounced [prʲɪˈvolʲnəjə]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Krasnogvardeysky District of Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the Yegorlyk River. Population: 3,350 (2010 Census);[1] 3,491 (2002 Census).[4]

Privolnoye
Привольное
Privolnoye church
Privolnoye church
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Privolnoye is located in Russia
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Location of Privolnoye
Privolnoye is located in Stavropol Krai
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Privolnoye (Stavropol Krai)
Coordinates: 45°55′10″N 41°18′20″E / 45.91944°N 41.30556°E / 45.91944; 41.30556
CountryRussia
Federal subjectStavropol Krai[1]
Administrative districtKrasnogvardeysky District[1]
Founded1848Edit this on Wikidata
Population
 • Total3,350
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
356050, 356051Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID07630425101

History

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A paternal family house in Privolnoye was the birthplace of former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev.

Notable places

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At Krasnogvardeiskoye, a village 15 kilometers from Privolnoye, in the modest three-story building displays a metal plaque commemorates Gorbachev's former high school.[5]

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  • The town is featured in Vitaly Mansky's 2001 documentary Gorbachev: After Empire[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 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).
  5. ^ a b "In Gorbachev's Hometown, Clues To The Enduring Power Of Soviet Nostalgia". www.rferl.org. Retrieved December 25, 2021.