The encyclopedic dictionary “Pomegranate” in 1911 noted that in the Bakhmut district of 451.4 thousand inhabitants: “The most oppressive population consists of Russian ones, among which there are undergrowths, comprising 58.6%, large-sized sawflies. That's 31.4%.” The history of this region shows that Bakhmut, Thor and Lysychansk from the XVII-XVIII centuries were settled by Ukrainians — Slobozhan Cossacks. Then forests abounded in this territor…
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The encyclopedic dictionary “Pomegranate” in 1911 noted that in the Bakhmut district of 451.4 thousand inhabitants: “The most oppressive population consists of Russian ones, among which there are undergrowths, comprising 58.6%, large-sized sawflies. That's 31.4%.” The history of this region shows that Bakhmut, Thor and Lysychansk from the XVII-XVIII centuries were settled by Ukrainians — Slobozhan Cossacks. Then forests abounded in this territor…