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Berdiansk or Berdyansk (Ukrainian: Бердянськ, IPA: [berˈdʲɑnʲsʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Бердянск, IPA: [bʲɪrˈdʲansk]) is a port city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov , which is connected to the Black Sea .
Following the failed August Coup in Moscow on 19–21 August 1991, the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine declared independence on 24 August 1991 and renamed the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as Ukraine. A referendum on independence was held on 1 December 1991. 92.3% of voters voted for independence nationwide.
Jun 25, 2019 · Berdyansk in Soviet Ukraine In 1917-1920, during the Civil War in the territory of the former Russian Empire, power in the town changed several times. In 1921, the Soviet power was finally established in Berdyansk.
6 days ago · Berdyansk, city and port, southeastern Ukraine. It lies along the Berdyansk Gulf of the Sea of Azov. Founded in 1827, the city is a holiday and health resort. Its industries have included engineering, oil processing, flour milling, and fishing.
Apr 23, 2024 · Berdiansk is a Ukrainian city on the northern coast of the Azov Sea. In peacetime, the resort city attracts people from all over the world who come to gain energy from the sun and the sea. During...
Apr 8, 2022 · Berdyansk, with a population of 110,000, is located on the coast of the Sea of Azov and lies between the Russian-controlled areas of Donbass and Crimea, occupied since 2014. Russia has long wanted to create a land corridor between these territories in order to improve the supply of goods and troops.
BERDYANSK (in 1827–30 Kutur-ogly, in 1830–42 Novo-Nogaisk, in 1939–58 Osipenko), town in the Zaporozhie region of the Ukraine. Berdyansk was founded as a village by order of the governor-general of Novorossia, Count M.S. Vorontsov, whose attitude to Jews was fairly liberal.
