Konstantinovka

Konstantinovka arose in the valleys of the Fedorovka and Bohuchar, on the southern frontier of the Russian state. An earlier settlement founded in 1734 was abandoned after a dispute over land. In 1742 settlers returned to the district and established the Konstantinovsky farm on land belonging to Prince Konstantin Kantemir. The new community became known by the Kantemir name, while its inhabitants formed part of the agricultural settlement spreading along the steppe rivers.