About Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Komsomolsk-na-Amure (English Komsomolsk-on-Amur) is a city in Khabarovsk kray (region) far eastern Russia, on the Amur River. Founded in 1932 on the site of the small village of Permskoye, the town was built by members of the Komsomol ("Young Communist League"), from which it derives its name. It rapidly developed into a major industrial centre, dominated by the Amurstal steelworks