Кисловодск / Kislovodsk 1885-1914

Кисловодск 1885-1914 Кislovodovsk 1885-1914 Kislodovsk is a spa city in Stavropol Krai, located in the North Caucasus region of Russia. In 1803 Tsar Alexander I ordered the construction of a military garrison, known as Kislodovsk. The site took its name from the many mineral springs around the city. The settlement gained town status in 1903. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kislovodsk as a fashionable spa attracted many musicians, artists, and members of the Russian aristocracy. Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov’s 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.