Prokopyevsk

Prokopyevsk () is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 
History.
It was founded in 1918 as the settlement of Prokopyevsky (). It was given town status and renamed to Prokopyevsk in 1931.
Economy.
Prokopyevsk is one of the main places of coal mining in the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass).