a former name (1872 until after the Revolution) of Donetsk
Donetsk in British English
(Russian daˈnjɛtsk)
noun
a city in E Ukraine: the chief industrial centre of the Donbass; first ironworks founded by a Welshman, John Hughes (1872), after whom the town was named Yuzovka (Hughesovka). Pop: 992 000 (2005 est)
Former names (from 1924 until 1961): Stalin, Stalino