Donetsk

Country

Ukraine

Coordinates

48.0158, 37.8028

History

• Donetsk (–1779), Russian Empire
• Александровка (1779–1869), Russian Empire
• Юзовка (1869–1917), Russian Empire
• Юзовка (1917–1923)
• Юзовка (1923–1924), Soviet Union
• Сталин (1924–1929), Soviet Union
• Сталино (1929–1961), Soviet Union
• Donetsk (1961–1991), Soviet Union
• Donetsk (1991–), Ukraine

Composers

• Самуил Вульфович Ратнер (1910–1992), died in Donetsk
• Natalia Boyeva (1951–), was born in Сталино
• Anna Korsun (1986–), was born in Donetsk