City Krasnodon was founded in 1913, initially it was mine Sorokin, the city received its present name in 1934. The city is located 50 km from the regional center - Luhansk. Through the city flows the river Great heater, which is a tributary of the Seversky Donets River.

The economy of the city dominated by the coal industry (3/4 of economic activity).

The main cultural heritage of the city, is that during WWII in the city operated underground organization "Young Guard". That's about it famous writer Fadeev wrote self-titled debut novel "Young Guard".

Memorable places Krasnodon:

     Museum "Young Guard" - opened May 1, 1944.
     Memorial "Invictus."
     Monument "Oath"

In Krasnodon left traces such famous people as:

     V. Vyermyenich - famous Ukrainian composer;
     Yu Potyeyenko - composer, professor of the Moscow Conservatory, author of music for such famous films as "Day Watch", "Night Watch", "irony. Continued ", etc..