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.
On October 16, 1968, Sovetsky () was established by combining three earlier locations that supplied the Soviet Navy and were utilized for submarine construction: Rybachy, Primorsky, and Seldevaya.