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Photos left to right: the  City Administation building, statue of the poet Michael Lermontov., a street scene looking toward Mount Vestau. Photos submitted by Pavel S. Anikin from Lermontov.

     Lermontov was named for the great Russian writer and poet, Michael Lermontov, who lived in the Caucasus area in the 19th century . Lermontov was a strong political and social influence on Russian culture during the 1800's. To read Lermontov's writings in English, go to : http://russianculture.about.com/blLermontov.htm . Lermontov  town was established in 1946 as a uranium mining area. Population is approximately 30,000 people.

     Lermontov is located in Stavropol'sky Krai  (the territory or 'state' similar to Iowa in size and populations). Lermontov is located in the southern part of the Russian Federation on the northern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian Sea.
     The Sister City Program in Lermontov is called "Leros" (Lermontov and Osage).  The Sister City Youth Group is called "Bridges of Friendship". 

      Stavropol Territory,  (Russian krai)  Russia.

Geography     

     Stavropol Krai  is bordered by Krasnodar Territory on the west, the republic of Dagestan on the east, and by Georgia and the republics of Chechnya, Ingushetia, Alania (North Ossetia), and Kabardino-Balkaria on the south.
     Stavropol Territory  covers a total area of about 80,600 sq. km (about 31,120 sq. mi.). The terrain rises from the Kuma-Terek lowlands in the north, through the Stavropol upland, to the foothills and the high mountains of the Caucasus in the south.

Population

     At the time of the 1989 census, the population of Stavropol Territory was 2,825,349. More than three-quarters of the people are Russians. The population also includes Armenians, Karachay, and other  ethnic groups.
     About 50 percent of the people live in  urban areas. Stavropol  (population  1992 estimate, 331,800) is the administrative center. Other important cities include Lermontov, Pyatigorsk, Nevinnomyssk, Kislovodsk, Min-Vody and Cherkessk.

Land

     Some of the territory's cities are known for their mineral baths. The territory has rich agricultural land and farmers grow a variety of grains and vegetables. Sheep raising is also important. Industrial activity ranges from machine building and metalworking to food processing  and textile manufacturing. Major railroads and roads pass through the territory, and several cities are linked by air.