Samson is a village in the Krasninsky district of the Smolensk region of Russia . It is part of the Victorian rural settlement. The population is 25 inhabitants ( 2007 ).
| Village | |
| Samsons | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal District | Krasninsky |
| Rural settlement | Victorovskoe |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 1.2 km² |
| Climate type | moderately continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 25 people ( 2007 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48145 |
| Postcode | 216100 |
| OKATO Code | 66224805009 |
| OKTMO Code | |
It is located in the western part of the region 23 km south of Krasnoye , 25 km south of the P135 highway ( Smolensk - Krasny - Gusino), on the banks of the Veshenka river. Gusino railway station on the Moscow - Minsk line is located 41 km northwest of the village.
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by Nazi troops in July 1941 , liberated in September 1943 [1] .