KRASNOKAMSK

city, Perm oblast (province), western Russia. Krasnokamsk lies along the Kama River. Founded in 1929 as a settlement in connection with the development of a pulp and paper mill, it became a town in 1938 and is now a satellite of Perm city. Oil was discovered nearby in 1934, and a small refinery opened in Krasnokamsk in 1943. Oil refining and metalworking are the city's main industries. A technical college is devoted to studies for the paper industry. Pop. (1993 est.) 57,300.