Shakhty, formerly Aleksandrovsk-Grushevski, city, southern European Russia. Shakhty is the chief commercial center of the eastern Donets Coal Basin and a leading mining center of high-quality anthracite coal. Other industries in the city include brewing and the manufacture of iron and steel. The city was founded as a mining town in 1829 and received its present name in 1926. Population (1995) 291,722.
