Evidence from archeological finds and burial mounds from as early as 30,000 BC indicates the
Saltovo-Mayaki were Antratsyt's earliest ancestors. Since the Saltovo-Mayaki were nomadic, the area was left uninhabited and considered part of the
Wild Fields. In the mid-17th century,
runaway serfs,
Don Cossacks and
Zaporizhian Cossacks began to settle in the area. Also in 1938, it became the center of the newly formed
Bokove-Antratsyt Raion. From 18 July 1942 to 19 February 1943, Bokove-Antratsyt was occupied by
Nazi Germany. 7,100 people from the city were awarded military honors and of those awarded, five were given the title
Hero of the Soviet Union. In 1962, the city's name was shortened to
Antratsyt, and it was made a
city of regional significance; Antratsyt still served as the administrative center of the raion, but it was no longer a part of it, instead being subordinated directly to
Luhansk Oblast. ==Demographics==