Alchevsk (Ukrainian: Алчевськ, Alchevs'k; Russian: Алчевск) is a city in southeastern Ukraine, of the Luhans'ka oblast' (region), and is 45 km from Luhansk, the capital. It was known as Voroshilovsk (Ворошиловськ) from 1931 to 1961, and then Kommunarsk (Комунарськ) until 1992. It has a population of 120,000 (2004). Luhansk Oblast (Луганська область, Luhanska oblast in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. ... Luhansk (Ukrainian: Луганськ) is a city in eastern Ukraine. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year—i. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was founded in 1895 with the establishment of an iron works, which benefited from massive expansion in the 1950s and '60s. The city is now one of the largest industrial centers in the Donets Basin, and comprises a quarter of the entire oblast's production. 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Donets Basin also known as Donbass or Donbas ( Russian: Донбасс from Donetskiy bassein) is a historical, economic and cultural region of Ukraine. ...