Bazhan O.

Kakhovka Reservoir: History of Creation and Consequences

Abstract: The article deals with the problems of construction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, measures to prepare the basis for flooding into the future reservoir. The focus of attention is put on project and research work, implementation of measures to resettle residents and transfer buildings from the flood zone, engineering protection and sanitary cleaning of the flooded territory. It is found that the impact of hydraulic engineering on the ecology of Southern Ukraine was not taken into account in the project of the Kakhovka hydroelectric station. In addition, an assessment of damages from the destruction of historical and cultural heritage monuments was not included in the decisions taken by the authorities on the construction of the hydroelectric station

Keywords: large buildings of communism, Kakhovka HPS, historical and cultural heritage

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• Bazhan O. (Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, bazhanclio@ukr.net) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2328-4512

Cite:
Bazhan O. (2023). Kakhovka Reservoir: History of Creation and Consequences. Local Lore Studies, ( 3-4) 147-154. (In Ukrainian). doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/kraieznavstvo2023.03-04.147

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