Budyonnovsk
Encyclopedia
Budyonnovsk also spelled Budennovsk, is a town in Stavropol Krai
, Russia
. Previously, it was named Svyatoy Krest and Prikumsk . Population:
The town was founded in 1799 by Armenian
settlers from Derbent
.
The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
took place here on June 1995.
On July 1, 2010, an Armenian apostolic church
was opened in Budyonnovsk.
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: -Geography:Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Previously, it was named Svyatoy Krest and Prikumsk . Population:
The town was founded in 1799 by Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
settlers from Derbent
Derbent
Derbent |Lak]]: Чурул, Churul; Persian: دربند; Judæo-Tat: דארבּאנד/Дэрбэнд/Dərbənd) is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, close to the Azerbaijani border. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second most important city of Dagestan...
.
The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis took place from 14 June to 19 June 1995, when a group of 80 to 200 Chechen terrorists led by Shamil Basayev attacked the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk , some north of the border with the Russian republic of Chechnya...
took place here on June 1995.
On July 1, 2010, an Armenian apostolic church
Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church...
was opened in Budyonnovsk.
Town names
- 8th-16th centuries: Magyar
- 1799-1921: Svyatoy Krest
- 1921-1935: Prikumsk
- 1935-1957: Budyonnovsk (after Semyon BudyonnySemyon BudyonnySemyon Mikhailovich Budyonny , sometimes transliterated as Budennyj, Budyonnyy, Budennii, Budenny, Budyoni, Budyenny, or Budenny, was a Soviet cavalryman, military commander, politician and a close ally of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.-Early life:...
) - 1957-1973: Prikumsk
- 1973-present: Budyonnovsk