First known since 1780 as Rohuzka Chechelnytska () it was a border town between Rzeczpospolita and Budjak Horde. In 1795 it was renamed Olgopol () by Ekaterina II in the name of her granddaughter, Olga Pavlovna.
First identified as Rohuzka Chechelnytska () in 1780, this frontier town lay between Rzeczpospolita and Budjak Horde. In 1795, it was renamed Olgopol () by Ekaterina II to honor her granddaughter Olga Pavlovna.