Oksovsky

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Rural locality (a settlement) in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located 28 kilometers (17 mi) west of Plesetsk, on the right bank of the Onega River. Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is the administrative center of Oksovskoye Rural Settlement, one of the thirteen rural settlements in the district. Population: 2,051 (2010 Census).
The former village of Navolok, close to Oksovsky, is a historical landmark. Before 1926, Navolotskaya Volost existed with the administrative center in Navolok. In 1926, the volost was transformed into a selsoviet, and on July 15, 1929 Plesetsky District was established. The administrative center of Oksovsky Selsoviet was located in the village of Navolok. In 1930, Oksovsky Selsoviet was merged with nearby Paberezhsky Selsoviet, and in 1961, the urban-type settlement of Oksovsky was established, and the selsoviet transformed into the settlement soviet. In 1985, the urban-type settlement of Severoonezhsk was established by splitting it from Oksovsky. In the beginning of 1970, there were plans to build an aluminum production plant close to the bauxite deposits (which were discovered on the left bank of the Onega, currently Severoonezhsk). It was planned that the plant would be served by a city with the population of approximately 100,000, with the name of Severorossiysk, located on both banks of the Onega. The plans were supported by Hungary and Bulgaria, who were interested in becoming the shareholders. The plans have never been realized. Oksovsky had work settlement status until it was demoted to a rural locality in February 2013.