Как Донецк назывался до Октябрьской революции?
The original settlement in the south of the European part of the Russian Empire was first mentioned as "Aleksandrovka" in 1779, under the Russian Empress Catherine the Great. In 1869, Welsh businessman, John Hughes, built a steel plant and several coal mines in the region; the town was named Yuzovka (Юзовка) in recognition of his role ("Yuz" being a Russian-language approximation of "Hughes"). During Soviet times, the city's steel industry was expanded. In 1924, it was renamed "Stalino", and in 1932 the city became the centre of the Donetsk region. Renamed Donetsk in 1961, the city today remains the centre for coal mining and steel industry.
Stalino