Leshukonskoye () is a

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(a '' selo'') and the

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Leshukonsky District Leshukonsky District () is an administrative district ( raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ Municipally, it is incorporated as Leshukonsky Municipal District.Law #258-vneoch.-OZ It is located in the northeast ...

Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast ( rus, Архангельская область, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz ...

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, located on the left bank of the

Vashka River The Vashka () is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left and the biggest tributary of the Mezen. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal ...

. It also serves as the administrative center of

Leshukonsky Selsoviet Leshukonsky (masculine), Leshukonskaya (feminine), or Leshukonskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Leshukonsky District, a district of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia *Leshukonskoye Leshukonskoye () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality ...

, one of the seven selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of

Leshukonskoye Rural Settlement Leshukonskoye () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') and the administrative center of Leshukonsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vashka River. It also se ...

. Population:

Etymology

The name of Leshukonskoye is apparently derived from the Russian ''les'', which means the forest.

History

The area was originally populated by speakers of

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and then colonized by the

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. After the fall of Novgorod, the area became a part of the

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. First Russian settlements on the

Mezen River The Mezen (; Komi: ''n'') is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Mezen is one of the biggest rivers ...

are mentioned under 16th century: Yuroma (1513) and Koynas (1554). Leshukonskoye is known since 1641 and was the administrative center of Ust-Vazhskaya Volost. The middle course of the Mezen was the area where Russian and Komi mixed the most. In the course of the administrative reform performed in 1708 by

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the area was included into

Archangelgorod Governorate Archangelgorod Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, which existed from 1708 until 1780. Its seat was in Archangel (Arkhangelsk). The governorate was located in th ...

. In 1780, the Governorate was abolished and transformed into

Vologda Viceroyalty Vologda Viceroyalty () was an administrative-territorial unit (''viceroy#Russian Empire, namestnichestvo'') of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1780–1796. The seat of the Viceroyalty was located in Vologda. The viceroyalty was established ...

. In 1796, the area moved into the

Arkhangelsk Governorate Arkhangelsk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Arkhangelsk. The governorate was located in the north of the Russ ...

. The current territory of the district was included into the

Mezensky Uyezd Mezensky Uyezd (''Мезенский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Arkhangelsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Mezen. Demographics At the tim ...

. December 28, 1917, a new Ust-Vashsky Uyezd with the center of Ust-Vashka (currently Leshukonskoye) was established, however, in 1925 it was merged back into the Mezensky Uyezd. In 1929, several governorates were merged into

Northern Krai Northern Krai () was an administrative-territorial unit (''krai'') of the Russian SFSR from 1929 to 1936. Its seat was in the city of Arkhangelsk. The krai was located in the north of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided betwe ...

. July 15, 1929 the uyezds were abolished, and Leshukonsky District was established.

Geography

Leshukonskoye is located on the left bank of the

, several kilometers upstream from its confluence with the

. Since the roads on the left bank of the Mezen are not connected with the road network of Arkhangelsk Oblast, the only land connection with the outside world is via ferry boat to the village of Smolyanets, on the opposite (right) bank of the Mezen.

Economy

Industry

Timber industry, including

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production, is present in and around Leshukonskoye.

Transportation

The

and the

are both navigable, however, there is no passenger navigation in Leshukonskoye except for the ferry boat to the village of Smolenets. In Summer, the ferry connects to the all-seasonal road to

Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near its mouth into the White Sea. The city spreads for over along the ...

, only completed in 2008. In winter, temporary roads ('' zimniks'') were built in snow and the river is frozen over; in Spring and Fall when the river ice is thin, air transport is the only means for passenger connections to Arkhangelsk and the rest of the world. There is an

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in Leshukonskoye, with weekly flights to Arkhangelsk on Tuesdays.

Education

There is a modern school with all 12 grades and 350 students.

References

Notes

Sources

* {{Authority control Rural localities in Leshukonsky District Former cities in Russia Mezensky Uyezd Leshukonsky District