The history of the city AnthraciteThe land on which the city was assimilated by another 30 thousand years ago. The active colonization began in the 16th century: built outposts where settled fugitive peasants. In 1794 Cossack Ivan Dvuzhenov found "earthy corner" near the hamlet of Ataman Platov of the Don Cossacks on the river Kripen'ka. In 1877 he retired to rest to the cornet in Kravtsov beam Rogozin visited the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, who called these places "Don Switzerland". City its name and development required to anthracite coal, the most ancient, lie in the depths of the steppe region. At the end of the XIX century nameless workers, miners, built the first home here. Anthracite, as a settlement, originated from a small mine Gajewski in 1895. Year of establishment: 1895 (before 1962 - g.Bokovo-Anthracite). In 1904 he built mine "Rudnik Bokovskaya anthracite" in 1912 - Kohlberg mine. Major mine owners at the time: Kolberg, Kochergin Christopher Wagner, Shterich. Until October 1917 the territory was part of the Taganrog district of the Don Cossacks.In 1920, the village received its official name Bokovo-anthracite, and the mines were nationalized in obedeniny Bokovskaya Rudoupravlenie with the center in the village of mine №13 (former mine Kolberg). By 1926, in the side-Anthracite worked: Club 4, 26 huts-reading rooms, 7 libraries, also laid the foundation of the school №1 and the Palace of Culture named after Lenin. By 1932, it works 6 schools, with an enrollment of more than 2 thousand students. In 1936 it became a city of regional subordination with a population of 13.1 thousand people and a living area of 113 000 square meters and has been laid next to the Palace of Culture park with an area of over 10 hectares. Already in 1940, the city has 13 secondary schools, with an enrollment of more than 3 thousand students.From 18 July 1942 to 19 February 1943 the city was occupied by Nazi troops, but have not been able to use the resources of the region. Behind act Bokovo Antratsitovsky-partisan group under the command of I.E.Voropaeva. February 20, 1943 during the offensive of the 3rd Guards Army soldiers of the 5th Guards Rifle Division after heavy fighting liberated the city Bokovo Anthracite. Six antratsitovtsev awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Were killed in the Second World War more than 5000 antratsitovtsev.