Kropyvnytskyi

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Kropyvnytskyi is a city in central Ukraine, situated along the Inhul River. It serves as the administrative center of Kirovohrad Oblast. As of 2022, the population of the city was estimated to be 219,676 (2022 estimate), making Kropyvnytskyi the 29th largest city in Ukraine and the largest city in the oblast. Kropyvnytskyi traces its history back to 1764, when the Russian government constructed the Fortress of St. Elizabeth to protect the frontier regions. Settlements grew around the fortress, which eventually came to be known as the city of Yelysavethrad. For a brief period, the fortress served as the capital of the Novorossiya Governorate, but after it was demoted back down, it lost military importance, while the importance of the city grew sharply as a regional trade centre. It was also known thanks to the Theatre of Coryphaei, which is considered the birth of Ukrainian professional theatre. After the October Revolution, it was claimed by the Soviet Union after a change of hands in 1920...

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