# Pyotr Gorlov

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

## References

1. ["Gorlovka - Birthplace and Home of Cosmonaut Alexander Volkov"](https://www.ukraine.com/donetsk-oblast/horlivka/). *Ukraine.com*. NewMedia Holdings. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

1. Marples, David (October 27, 2002). ["The most dangerous workplace in the world: Ukraine's coal mines"](http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2002/430204.shtml). *The Ukrainian Weekly*. Vol. 70, no. 43. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

## External links

- [Article with picture of the monument](http://theamateurexpert.com/visiting-ukraine-in-2013-part-2-gorlovka/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140613080050/http://theamateurexpert.com/visiting-ukraine-in-2013-part-2-gorlovka/) 2014-06-13 at the Wayback Machine

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