Puksoozero, Russia
Пуксоозеро
Puksoozero is a town of 2,086 people in Arkhangelskaya, Russia, founded in 1944.
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About Puksoozero
Puksoozero (Russian: Пуксоозеро) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located 22.2 kilometers (13.8 mi) southeast of Plesetsk, on Lake Puksoozero, at the source of the Puksa River, the left tributary of the Mekhrenga. Within the framework of municipal divisions, it serves as the administrative center of Puksoozerskoye Rural Settlement, one of the thirteen rural settlements in the district. Population: 1,212 (2010 census); 2,169 (2002 census); 4,255 (1989 Soviet census).
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History
Puksoozero was built in 1930 as the settlement for forcibly resettled peasants. At the time, it was directly subordinate to Plesetsk Settlement Soviet. The main occupation of the population was timber production and construction of the railroad connecting Puksoozero and Puksa railway station.
In February 1938, the construction of a pulp mill No. 1 started. The construction was mainly carried out by prisoners of "Onegalag", with the headquarters located in the town of Plesetsk. In May 1939, the pulp mill No. 1 was put into operation. Pulp was used for the production of gunpowder, which was carried out in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast. In 1944, Puksoozero was granted urban-type settlement status.
During Stalin's rule, fourteen correctional labor camps existed in and around Puksoozero. These camps contained more than fifteen thousand prisoners. Three of these were located directly adjacent to the settlement, and the remaining camps were built along the 140-kilometer (87 mi) railway. The prisoners were responsible for the timber logging.
In 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all colonies were closed. This caused the economic crisis, and the pump mill was shut down in 1994. The population of Puksoozero dropped by the factor of 3.5 between 1989 and 2010.
Puksoozero had work settlement status until it was demoted to a rural locality in February 2013.
From the History section of Puksoozero on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Plesetsk 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Mirnyy 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Oksovskiy 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Savinskiy 45 km northwest, about 45 min by car
- Shalakusha 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
- Yemtsa 55 km north, about 55 min by car
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