It was founded as Sovetsky () on October 16, 1968 through the amalgamation of three earlier settlements which supplied the Soviet Navy and served as a base for submarine construction: Rybachy, Primorsky, and Seldevaya.
It was established as Sovetsky () on October 16, 1968 through the combination of three previous settlements that supported the Soviet Navy and served as a site for submarine construction: Rybachy, Primorsky, and Seldevaya.