Kirovsk is a
town and the
administrative center of
Kirovsky District in
Leningrad Oblast,
Russia, located on the left bank of the
Neva River, east of
St. Petersburg. Population:
History
Kirovsk was founded in 1929 as the settlement of
Nevdubstroy by
Sergey Kirov and was serving the 8th Sergey Kirov Power Station. At the time, it was a part of Mginsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of
Mga. The district was a part of Leningrad Okrug of
Leningrad Oblast until August 15, 1930, when the okrugs were abolished as well, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 21, 1931 the settlement of Nevdubstroy was transferred to Leningradsky Prigorodny District. On May 20, 1936, it was granted
urban-type settlement status and renamed
pri 8-y GES imeni Kirova ; the name was later shortened to
imeni Kirova . On August 19, 1936, when Leningradsky Prigorodny District was abolished, the settlement was transferred back to Mginsky District. Between September 1941 and January 1944, during
World War II, the settlement was occupied by
German troops. The settlement was renamed Kirovsk, after Sergey Kirov, and granted town status on November 5, 1953.