Gornyi is located on the Sakma River and has a population of over 7,000 people, making it the largest settlement in the area. It was originally a mining settlement for shale oil but mining stopped in 1954. Now Gornyi is a modern district center with the first chemical weapons destruction plant built there in 2001. There are monuments in Gornyi honoring war heroes and a school that opened in 1977 where students receive a high-quality education according to their age and interests.
2. Every person in the world has his own
Motherland. It is a place where he has been
living from his birth. As for us, we have such a
place too. It is Gornyi.
4. Gornyi is situated on the river Sakma. It
covers the area of 2400 square kilometers.It
is the first largest settlement with a
population of more than 7000 people.
7. It was a miner,
s settlement,
where the miners mine shale
oil. In 1954 shale oil miners
stopped his existence. The
mining of shale oil were
disadvantageous.
8. Now it is a
modern village.
Gornyi is a
district centre.
9. Here was built the first plant by
distruction of chemical weapons in 2001.
10. Our school is the place, where we get high-
quality education. It was opened in 1977.
We like to study because we get a lot of
interesting information. The children have
classes usually according to their age,
sometimes according to their interests.
12. There are a lot of
monuments in Gornyi. In
the centre of the settlement
there is a square with a
monument to the heroes of
the Great Patriotic War
which were the inhabitants
of Krasnopartizansk area.
Meetings are usually held
there.
14. There are many cafes and small shops in
Gornyi. There is also a large street and several
big shops. Many people think that it is great-
cinema, shops and sport centres.