Before 1938 the territory of the present Lugansk region was a part of Donetsk region. By the Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR the territory was separated from Donetsk region on June 3, 1938. Lugansk region included at that time four cities and 28 districts with the population of 1,837,000 inhabitants.

Lugansk (pronounced in Ukrainian as Luhansk) region is situated in eastern Ukraine and borders on the Russian Federation in the east, the north and the south. The total length of the state border in our region is about 700 km. The river Seversky Donets, the tributary of the Don, a great Russian river, divides the territory of the region into two parts - the northern and the southern one. The northern part of the region is mainly agricultural and the southern one is famous for its industrial centers.

Lugansk region has neighborly relations with three Russian regions: Belgorod, Voronezh and Rostov. It also borders on Donetsk region in the west and south- west and on Kharkiv region in the north-west. The territory of the region has the following geographical limits:
The geographical position of the region is very favorable. It occupies a well-developed agricultural territory and it has neighbors with advanced economy.

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