What is "kropyvnytskyi"

Kropyvnytskyi (, (formerly Yelisavetgrad and from 1939 until July 2016 Kirovohrad (, )) is a city in central Ukraine located on the Inhul river, and is the administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast. Population: .

The city is the birthplace of noted figures such as Grigory Zinoviev, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Arseny Tarkovsky, African Spir and others.