Puzanovka (Kaluga Region)

Puzanovka was formed in the last quarter of the 18th century - at about the same time as the neighboring villages of Pyrenka, Shirokovka, Kozhanovka.

In 1859 there were 48 yards in Puzanovka, 261 residents. She was in state possession. The main occupation of men was the extraction of iron ore for the Maltsevsky plants. She was taken on horse-drawn carts for 30-40 versts, receiving 10-12 cents for a pound. After the Lyudinovo - Mine railway was built, prices fell to 5 kopecks.

In 1861, coal deposits were discovered near Puzanovka.

In 1913–624 inhabitants, the church is a parish church.

1930s - 153 yards, the Molotov collective farm (existed from 1930 to 1954), artisanal brick manufacturing enterprises. In 1940, collective farmers agricultural them. Molotov received 3 kg of grain per workday (and also for a season - a bucket of honey and a flask of hemp oil), which indicates the firm economic situation of the economy.

During the war, Puzanovka was liberated from the invaders during the Zhizdrinsky operation in February-March 1943.

In 1954, the Molotov collective farm became part of the Red October state farm.

The population of the village of Puzanovka according to the 2010 census is 12 people: 6 men and 6 women.

• Major General Vasily Ivanovich Ilyushenko was born in Puzanovka.

• Lists of the inhabited places of the Kaluga province. 1859
• Lists of the inhabited places of the Kaluga province. 1914