Kotovskoye
Rural locality in Rasskazovsky District, Tambov Oblast, Russia
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Kotovskoye (Russian: Котовское) is a rural locality (selo) in the Rasskazovsky District of Tambov Oblast, Russia.
Name
Before the name was changed to Kotovskoye, it was named the Russian Ganchesty.[1]
In the 1950s, the village was given its present name in honor of Grigory Kotovsky,[2] a prominent Soviet military leader and communist activist.
History
The village was founded in 1744 as Kobylenka (Кобыленка).[2] According to the Second Audit of 1744, the village was settled by the migrants from nearby Koptevo and Zderevaya.[2] According to the Audit, the village population was 152.[2]
Kotovskoye developed when multiple Jews immigrated to Bessarabia (see History of the Jews in Bessarabia).[1]
Demographics
Jew population
In 1925, 203 Jews were merchants, 94 were artisans, and 21 were farmers.[3]
During the Holocaust, the Jew population was killed when Nazi German forces went through the area.[1]
Population by year
| 1847 | 1897 | 1930 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,228 | 372 | 1,521 |