in 1815 kalnivka accounted for 400 souls of male gender and with neighboring khutirs including tsyhanivka 1,500. here was built the saint trinity church. since then and until 1870s kalnivka was officially known as novotroitska sloboda. in 1831-1833 novotroitska sloboda suffered a big hardship, a severe drought. bread burned out in the fields, famine took place, erupted epidemic of cholera. almost three quarters of residents perished. oppression had intensified due to for each soul has fallen the payment for the deceased. because of that there grew arrears. another drought hit the crops in 1846-1847. the peasants became so impoverished that had refused to pay their obrok to the bank and sent their delegates (khodaki) to saint petersburg with petition to released them from payment. there it turned out that during 39 years they have already deposited the full amount. by order of the chamber of state property from 2 september 1848 the sloboda residents were classified as state peasants.