Liubymivka () or Dzerzhynskyi (; ) is a
rural settlement
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in
Rovenky urban hromada
Rovenky urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Rovenky Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Rovenky.
The hromada contains 24 settlements: 1 city ( Rovenky), 5 rural settlements ( Hirnyk, Kartushyne, Lyub ...
,
Rovenky Raion
Rovenky Raion (, ) is a prospective raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It was formally created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is in the town of Rovenky. Population: ...
of
Luhansk Oblast
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(
region
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),
Ukraine
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. Its population is
History
It was originally known as ''Liubymivka'', until 1926, when it was renamed ''Dzerzhynskyi'' by the Soviet government in honor of
Bolshevik
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revolutionary
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (; ; – 20 July 1926), nicknamed Iron Felix (), was a Soviet revolutionary and politician of Polish origin. From 1917 until his death in 1926, he led the first two Soviet secret police organizations, the Cheka a ...
.
[
During ]World War II
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, the town was occupied by Nazi Germany
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between July 1942 and February 1943.decommunization in Ukraine
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.[https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1351-19#Text]
References
Rural settlements in Rovenky Raion
Rovenky urban hromada
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