Slavyanka was founded during the settlement of the coast of southern Primorye in the 1850s–1860s, when the Russian government sought to gain a foothold in the region. The signing of the
Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and of the
Treaty of Beijing in 1860 established the border between Russia and
China along the
Ussuri River across
Lake Khanka.
The bay on which Slavyanka stands was shown in the English charts under the name of Port Bruce; other sources also referred to it as Bruce Harbor or Bruce Bay. Slavyanka itself was founded in 1889.[1] On January 4, 1926,
Slavyansky Selsoviet within
Posyetsky District was established, of which Slavyanka became the administrative center. On April 29,[citation needed] 1943, Slavyanka was granted urban-type settlement status.[2]
The intensive development of Slavyanka started in the 1970s, when a shipyard was built here.
Transportation
The settlement is connected with
Vladivostok by road, by railway, and by sea.
References
Notes
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abAdministrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai, p. 44
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abAdministrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai, p. 11