The village of Stanytsia Luhanska is located on the Siverskyi Donets River, 10 kilometers northeast of Luhansk.
Founded in 1677 as a guard post of Luhan, in 1687 it was restored after the Tatar raid as Stanytsia Luhanska. 1688 is considered the official date of foundation.
The museum of the Don Cossacks operates.
Селище Станиця Луганська розташоване на річці Сіверський Донець, в 10 кілометрах на північний схід від Луганська.
Засноване в 1677 році як сторожовий пост Луган, в 1687 році відновлене після татарського набігу вже як Станиця Луганська. Офіційною датою заснування вважається 1688 рік.
Працює музей донського козацтва.
Prince Ihor Monument
Monument
The monument to Prince Ihor in the Stanytsia Luhanska town (north-eastern suburb of Luhansk) was opened for the 65th anniversary of the formation of the Luhansk region.
According to some historians, the legendary northern prince Igor started his campaign against the Polovtsy from the Luhansk steppe, described in the "Words about Ihor's Campaign".
The 14-meter-tall statue of the prince, made of bronze-toned concrete, is installed on a high hill above the Luhansk-Shyrokyi highway. The authors of the monument are the sculptor Mykola Mozhayev, the architect Mykola Pozdnyakov, the artist Viktor Horbulin.
The monument to Prince Ihor was reconstructed in 2008. It is planned to create a historical and cultural complex around it.
Stanytsia Luhanska Museum of Local Lore
Museum / gallery
The Stanytsia Luhanska Museum of Local Lore, known as the Museum of Don Cossacks, was opened in 1988 for the 300th anniversary of Stanytsia Luhanska.
In 1993, the exposition "Stanytsia Luhanska - the original settlement of the Don Cossacks" was opened.
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