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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kuloy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kuloy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuloy > Source revision: 1254207571 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{other uses}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Kuloy |ru_name=Кулой |image_skyline= |image_caption= |coordinates = {{coord|61|01|40|N|42|29|30|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=top |image_coa= |coa_caption= |image_flag= |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=[Arkhangelsk Oblast](/source/Arkhangelsk_Oblast) |federal_subject_ref= |adm_district_jur=[Velsky District](/source/Velsky_District) |adm_district_jur_ref={{OKATO reference|11 205 557 001}} |adm_ctr_of= |adm_ctr_of_ref= |inhabloc_cat=Urban-type settlement |inhabloc_cat_ref= |inhabloc_type=Work settlement |inhabloc_type_ref= |mun_district_jur=Velsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref= |urban_settlement_jur=[Kuloyskoye Urban Settlement](/source/Kuloyskoye_Urban_Settlement) |urban_settlement_jur_ref={{RussiaAdmMunRef|ark|mun|list}} |mun_admctr_of=Kuloyskoye Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of_ref= |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_km2=11000 |area_km2_ref={{cite web|url=http://kuloy.ru/kuloy/|script-title=ru:О Кулое|publisher=Сайт пос. Кулой Вельского района Архангельской обл.|language=Russian|accessdate=August 25, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710012124/http://kuloy.ru/kuloy/|archive-date=July 10, 2012|url-status=dead}} |pop_2010census=5946 |pop_2010census_ref={{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}} |pop_density= |pop_density_as_of= |pop_density_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date= |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date= |current_cat_date_ref= |prev_name1= |prev_name1_ref= |postal_codes= |postal_codes_ref= |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }} '''Kuloy''' ({{langx|ru|Кулóй}}) is an [urban locality](/source/types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia) (a [work settlement](/source/urban-type_settlement)) in [Velsky District](/source/Velsky_District) of [Arkhangelsk Oblast](/source/Arkhangelsk_Oblast), [Russia](/source/Russia), located on the [Kuloy River](/source/Kuloy_River_(Vaga)), {{convert|570|km|sp=us}} from [Arkhangelsk](/source/Arkhangelsk) and {{convert|24|km|sp=us}} from [Velsk](/source/Velsk),{{Cite book|title=Административно-территориальное деление Архангельской губернии и области в XVIII-XX веках|last=Архивный отдел администрации Архангельской области. Государственный архив Архангельской области.|year=1997|publisher=Правда Севера|location=Архангельск|pages=413}} the [administrative center](/source/administrative_center) of the district. ==History== The history of the settlement goes back to August 25, 1942, when Kuloy railway station of the North Pechora Railway was opened. The station was necessary to access the work camp building the railway. The railway was built using forced labor by political prisoners, causing many deaths due to low safety and general health of workers. There were four men's and one women's work camp in Kuloy. Work conditions were extremely severe. The workers had to build their own ovens, get warm by standing near cast iron and write letters for their friends and family on pieces of newspapers. They made the ink to write by mixing coal residue with kerosene. In 1944, barracks were built to be used as dormitories for workers. Working on the railway was deemed voluntary, but the discipline and surveillance was organized by the military. Status of urban-type settlement was granted to Kuloy on March 20, 1945. In 2004, near the village of [Priluki](/source/Priluki), located {{convert|7|km|sp=us}} from Kuloy, a graveyard of political prisoners of [Sevdvinlag](/source/Sevdvinlag) was found. The deceased were people who died at the infirmary, located {{convert|3|km|sp=us}} away. People used to live and work under harsh conditions. At that time there were no seniors or children inhabiting Kuloy. As late as August 1944, a kindergarten and the first grade of an elementary school were opened in Kuloy. After the end of the [World War II](/source/World_War_II), people started to move the new settlement. New houses, [cantina](/source/cantina)s, and shops were built. People worked and the settlement grew. ==Economy and transportation== A station of [Northern Railway](/source/Northern_Railway_(Russia))'s [Moscow](/source/Moscow)–[Kotlas](/source/Kotlas)–[Vorkuta](/source/Vorkuta) line is located in Kuloy, providing jobs for a large part of the working population. These include [train operator](/source/train_operator)s, maintenance and station personnel, workers at the railroad depot and communications personnel. Kuloy is served by a {{convert|272|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} road between [Konosha](/source/Konosha) and [Kizema](/source/Kizema). The settlement also contains two general education schools and a children's music and art school. [Oktyabrsky](/source/Oktyabrsky%2C_Arkhangelsk_Oblast)–[Velsk](/source/Velsk) auto route is located {{convert|3|km|sp=us}} from the settlement. ==Sports== Sports are well represented in Kuloy. In 2006, the local [football](/source/association_football) team "Lokomotiv" ({{lang|ru|Локомотив}}) won the Velsky District championship. Aside from football, the settlement also has a [chess](/source/chess) club, a [beach volleyball](/source/beach_volleyball) playground, and an [ice rink](/source/ice_rink). Locals enjoy wandering in the woods surrounding the town. ==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}} ===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ark|adm|law}} ==External links== *[http://mokuloy.ru Official website of Kuloy] {{in lang|ru}} {{Arkhangelsk Oblast}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2011}} Category:Urban-type settlements in Arkhangelsk Oblast Category:Populated places in Velsky District --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kuloy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuloy) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuloy?action=history)). 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