Pyotr Gorlov

Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov (Russian: Пётр Никола́евич Го́рлов; 11 May 1839 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire – 20 November 1915) was a Russian geologist and engineer who explored coal deposits in the Donets Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Ussuri Krai. The city of Horlivka was named after him; the city has a monument in honor of him.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Horlivka - Birthplace and Home of Cosmonaut Alexander Volkov". Ukraine.com. NewMedia Holdings. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ Marples, David (October 27, 2002). "The most dangerous workplace in the world: Ukraine's coal mines". The Ukrainian Weekly. Vol. 70, no. 43. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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[1] "Horlivka - Birthplace and Home of Cosmonaut Alexander Volkov". Ukraine.com. NewMedia Holdings. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

[2] Marples, David (October 27, 2002). "The most dangerous workplace in the world: Ukraine's coal mines". The Ukrainian Weekly. Vol. 70, no. 43. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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