Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Zlatoust (Russian: ) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Ay River (the Kama basin), 160 kilometers (99 mi) west of Chelyabinsk. The city''s name is derived from the Russian translation of Chrysostom, because it was founded near a church dedicated to that saint. Population: 190,300 (2006 est.);194,551 (2002 Census);199,000 (2001 est.); 181,000 (1971); 161,000 (1959); 99,000 (1939); 48,000 (1926); 21,000 (1910).Zlatoust was founded in 1754 due to construction of the ironworks. In 1774 1776, the workers of the plant took part in the insurrection led by Yemelyan Pugachev. In the early 19th century, Pavel Anosov made the first Russian bulat steel blades in Zlatoust. The town is also known for the first cannons made of Russian steel. In 1903, the tsarist authorities brutally suppressed a strike, organized by the workers of Zlatoust.