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Luhansk People's Republic en · PROPN

Etymology

Calque of Russian Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика (Lugánskaja Naródnaja Respúblika) and/or Ukrainian Луганська народна республіка (Luhansʹka narodna respublika).

Meanings

1. A Russian-backed, partially-recognized secessionist state proclaimed in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, on 27 April 2014. It was later unilaterally annexed by Russia on 30 September 2022.
   • In September 2014, an admittedly small and imperfect poll by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation named after Ilko Kucheriv and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found that 42 percent of Donbas residents wanted to stay in Ukraine but with more autonomy from Kyiv and 7 percent wanted to stay in Ukraine with no changes, while 26 percent wanted the Donetsk People’s Republic or the Luhansk People’s Republic to be independent and 16 percent wanted to join Russia — that is, 49 percent were for Ukraine and 42 percent for Russia. 2015 April 30th, Anders Åslund, Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It, Washington, D.C.: Peterson Institute for International Economics, chapter ii: “Why Ukraine Can and Should Opt for Radical Reforms Now”, § 1: ‘What Are Putin’s Intentions?’, pages 18–19
   • On April 27, pro-Russia separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk declared the establishment of a “Luhansk People’s Republic.” Gathered outside the seized regional headquarters of the Ukrainian Security Service, protesters said they would ask Russia to send troops to the Ukrainian region if the Kyiv authorities took “aggressive actions” against the separatists. 2014 April 28, “Separatists Declare ‘People’s Republic’ In Ukraine’s Luhansk”, in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
   • The people who have taken over the building of the Ukrainian Security Service’s department in Luhansk region have announced the creation of the Luhansk People’s Republic and decided to conduct the regional-wide referendum putting for a vote a question: “Do you uphold the act on proclamation of the state independence of ‘Luhansk People’s Republic?’” 2014 April 28, “Parliament to consider possibility of all-Ukrainian referendum on April 29 - justice minister”, in Interfax-Ukraine:

Forms

Coordinates

Donetsk People's Republic · DPR

Deriveds

LPR

Hypernyms

Donbas · Donbass · Donets

Relateds

Belgorod · Novorossiya · Crimea

Synonyms

LPR

Translations (34)

an Republica Popular de Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · ko 루간스크 인민공화국 (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · cmn 盧甘斯克人民共和國 /卢甘斯克人民共和国 (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · hy Լուգանսկի Ժողովրդական Հանրապետություն (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · es República Popular de Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · el Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Λουγκάνσκ (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · pt República Popular de Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · lt Luhansko Liaudies Respublika (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · no Folkerepublikken Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · fr République populaire de Lougansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · hu Luhanszki Népköztársaság (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · nl Volksrepubliek Loegansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · sk Luhanská ľudová republika (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · ab Лугансктәи Жәлартә Республика (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · ur لوگانسک عوامی جمہوریہ (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · tr Lugansk Halk Cumhuriyeti (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · et Luganski Rahvavabariik (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · id Republik Rakyat Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · be Луга́нская Наро́дная Рэспу́бліка (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · sh Луганска Народна Република (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · fi Luhanskin kansantasavalta (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · vi Cộng hòa Nhân dân Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · ar جُمْهُورِيَّة لُوغَانْسْك الشَّعْبِيَّة (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · cs Luhanská lidová republika (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · ja ルガンスク人民共和国 (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · ro Republica Populară Luhansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · mk Луганска Народна Република (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · it Repubblica Popolare di Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · ru Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · de Volksrepublik Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · sv Folkrepubliken Lugansk (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · sh Luganska Narodna Republika (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · uk Луга́нська наро́дна респу́бліка (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) · pl Ługańska Republika Ludowa (secessionist state in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine)