Karlivka
| Karlivka Карлівка | |||
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A crucifix in Karlivka | |||
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 Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Poltava Oblast | ||
| Raion | Karlivka Raion | ||
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| • Total | 15,001 | ||
Karlivka (Ukrainian: Карлівка, Russian: Карловка) is a city in Karlivka Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 15,001 (2015 est.)[1]. Until the 1950s the city was known as Karlovka.
Gallery
Central part of Karlivka
A typical street in Karlivka
Notable people
- Trofim Lysenko (1898–1976), Soviet Ukrainian agrobiologist, promoter of the pseudoscientific agricultural and heritability of acquired characteristics theories termed Lysenkoism, which was official Soviet policy
- Nikolai Podgorny (1903-1983), Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1965-1977)
- Semyon Ignatyev (1904-1983), Soviet politician, Interior Minister under Stalin (1951-1953)
See also
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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Coordinates: 49°27′N 35°08′E / 49.450°N 35.133°E
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