Sofiivka () or Karlo-Marksove (; ) is a rural settlement in Yenakiieve urban hromada, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population:
History The town was originally named "Karlo-Marksove", after the German-born political philosopher Karl Marx, but after 2014 it was renamed to Sofivka to abide by the decommunization policies in Ukraine but its effects were only de-jure since it was occupied by pro-Russian DPR separatists who do not recognize Ukraine's legitimacy over Donetsk Oblast.
In 2023 the town as well as other parts of the DPR were annexed by Russia after a mostly unrecognized referendum.
Demographics Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Ukrainian 14.76% Russian 84.92% Belarusian 0.10% Moldovan (Romanian) and Hungarian 0.01%
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