Timeline of Poltava

Poltava is a city on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine, in existence since the Middle Ages.

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## Prior to 20th century

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* 1174 CE - Site "mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle" as "Ltava."[1][2]
* 1240 - "Destroyed by the Golden Horde."[1]
* 1430 - "Tatar prince Leksada" in power.[2]
* 1569 - Poltava becomes part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[1]
* 1650 - Monastery built.[2]
* 1667 - Poltava becomes part of Russia.[3]
* 1709 - Russian forces defeat Swedish forces near city during the Battle of Poltava.[2]
* 1751 - Construction of Dormition Cathedral [uk] begins.
* 1773 - Church of the Resurrection built.[4]
* 1802 - Poltava becomes "a provincial centre."[5]
* 1809 - Column of Victory installed in Alexandrovskaya Square.[4]
* 1818 - Institute for Girls [uk] founded.[6]
* 1870
* Poltava-South railway station begins operating.
* Mitnaggedim synagogue built (approximate date).[7]
* 1900 - Population: 53,060.[2]

## 20th century

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Building of the Regional Museum in the early 20th century

* 1901 - Poltava Kyivska railway station begins operating.
* 1902
* April: "Rioting in Poltava."[8]
* May: "Martial law proclaimed in Poltava."[8]
* December: Poltava Herald [uk] newspaper begins publication.
* 1903 - Poltava Provincial Scientific Archival Commission [ru] established.[9]
* 1908 - Zemstvo Building constructed.[4]
* 1913 - Population: 82,100.[10]
* 1924 - Military airfield begins operating.
* 1930 - Poltava Institute of Agricultural Construction founded.[6]
* 1937 - Lokomotyv Stadium built.
* 1939 - Population: 130,305.[3]
* 1941
* German forces take Russian air base.[3]
* German occupation begins.
* Nazi prison established by the Germans.[11]
* 1942
* March: Dulag 205 transit camp for prisoners of war established by the Germans.[12]
* May: Dulag 151 transit camp for POWs established by the Germans.[12]
* June: Dulag 160 transit camp for POWs relocated from Khorol to Poltava.[12]
* June: Dulag 205 camp relocated from Poltava to Krasnohrad.[12]
* December: Stalag 357 prisoner-of-war camp established by the Germans.[13]
* 1943 - German occupation ends.
* 1951 - Urozhai Stadium built.
* 1955 - FC Vorskla Poltava football club formed.
* 1959 - Population: 143,097.[14]
* 1962 - Poltava trolleybus [uk] begins operating.
* 1968 - Military school [uk] established.
* 1974 - New Poltava Airport terminal built.
* 1975 - Population: 263,000.[15]
* 1985 - Population: 302,000.[16]
* 1992 - Evening Poltava [uk] (Вечірня Полтава) newspaper begins publication.
* 2000 - City flag [uk] design adopted.

## 21st century

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* 2001 - Population: 317,998.
* 2002 - Kolo [uk] (Коло) newspaper begins publication.
* 2006 - Andriy Matkovsky [uk] (Матковський Андрій Всеволодович) becomes mayor.[17]
* 2007 - FC Poltava football club formed.
* 2011 - SC Poltava football club formed.
* 2013 - November: Poltava Euromaidan [uk] protest begins.
* 2018 - Population: 282,523 (estimate).[18]

## See also

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* Poltava history
* History of Poltava (in Ukrainian)
* List of mayors of Poltava

## References

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1. ^ a b c Ivan Katchanovski; et al. (2013). "Poltava". Historical Dictionary of Ukraine (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7847-1.
2. ^ a b c d e Britannica 1910.
3. ^ a b c Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Poltava", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1494, OL 6112221M
4. ^ a b c Baedeker 1914.
5. ^ "Poltava, Ukraine", Britannica.com, retrieved 7 March 2022
6. ^ a b "History", nupp.edu.ua, National University «Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic», retrieved 7 March 2022
7. ^ Wiernik 1905.
8. ^ a b Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Russia", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776 - via Hathi Trust
9. ^ "ПОЛТАВСЬКА ВЧЕНА АРХІВНА КОМІСІЯ", Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (in Ukrainian), Institute of History of Ukraine, archived from the original on 13 March 2022
10. ^ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
11. ^ "Gefängnis Poltava". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
12. ^ a b c d "German Dulag Camps". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
13. ^ "German Stalag Camps". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
14. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1962. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. pp. 315–378.
15. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
16. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
17. ^ "Матковський Андрій Всеволодович: Екс-мер Полтави", poltava.pl.ua (in Ukrainian), archived from the original on 10 October 2014
18. ^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2020, United Nations

## Bibliography

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* Peter Wiernik (1905), "Poltava", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 10, New York, hdl:2027/osu.32435029752854`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Annette M. B. Meakin (1906). Russia, Travels and Studies. London: Hurst and Blackett. p. 265\. OCLC 3664651. "Poltava"
* "Poltava", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 - via Internet Archive`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* "Poltava". Russia with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker. 1914. OCLC 1328163.

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