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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Lermontovo, Armenia

Lermontovo (Armenian: Լերմոնտովո) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village is named after Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov, often called "the poet of the Caucasus". The village was previously known as Voskresenovka (Armenian: Վոսկրեսենովկա).

History

Like the neighboring village of Fioletovo, Lermontovo was settled in the mid-1800s by Spiritual Christians from Russia (Pryguny, Molokane).

References

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).