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Khorol River
The Khorol () is a river in Ukraine, a tributary of the Psel in the Dnieper River Basin. It is long and has a drainage basin of . The Khorol River sources its water near the village of Chervona Sloboda in Nedryhailiv Raion, . General data The Khorol River stretches for a total length of 308 km, with 241 km of its course located within the Poltava region. The river's catchment area spans 3,870& ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrhorod
Myrhorod (, ) is a city in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine. It serves as the Capital city, administrative center of Myrhorod Raion. Myrhorod also hosts the administration of Myrhorod urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is located on the Khorol River. Population: History The town was founded either in the 12th or 13th century as an eastern border fort of Kievan Rus'. According to legend, the fort was a place of peace negotiations that gave it its name (literally the ''City of Peace''). From 1471 to 1667 the town was part of the Kiev Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. Myrhorod was first mentioned in chronicles in 1575 when Stephen Báthory made it a ''regiment city''. According to some historians, there was an earlier mentioning of the city in 1530, when the city coat of arms were established - yellow cross over an eight-pointed star, which signifies the victory of Christianity over Islam. Myrhorod was a royal cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chervona Sloboda
Chervona is a multi-ethnic, Russian and Eastern European-inspired band from Portland, Oregon, that formed in 2006. They have become known for their old world-inspired music and their highly energetic live shows. Much of the band's repertoire consists of revamped classics of Russian folk songs as well as klezmer songs from the Black Sea region of Odessa. The band also incorporates many original compositions into its live performances. History and influences Chervona started as a side project of Miru Mir!, a multi-cultural rock/punk band known for its raucous energy and its "high-energy blend of bohemian bombast and international intrigue." After a number of initial appearances alongside well-established acts in the genre, such as Manu Chao, Chervona quickly gained the attention of the Portland music scene and has since surpassed Miru Mir! in popularity and commercial success. Miru Mir!, itself a side project of a now-defunct band, Starbugs, was founded by Andre Temkin, who came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poltava
Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Poltava urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Poltava has a population of History It is still unknown when Poltava was founded, although the town was not attested before 1174. However, municipal authorities chose to celebrate the city's 1100th anniversary in 1999. The settlement is indeed an old one, as archeologists unearthed an ancient Paleolithic dwelling, as well as Scythian remains, within the city limits. Middle Ages The present name of the city is traditionally connected to the settlement Ltava, which is mentioned in the ''Hypatian Chronicle'' in 1174. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hlobyne
Hlobyne (, ; ) is a city in Kremenchuk Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Hlobyne urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History It was a village in Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire. During World War II it was occupied by Wehrmacht, German troops since September 1941 until September 1943. A Nazi concentration camps, Nazi concentration camp was established in the buildings of the local sugar factory. In 1976, the urban-type settlement of Globino received the status of a city. City since December 1976.Глобино // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.312 Retrieved 2019-08-08 In January 1989 the population was 13 717 people. In January 2013 the population was 10 043 people. Until 18 July 2020, Hlobyne was the administrative center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popivka, Okhtyrka Raion, Sumy Oblast
Popivka (), is a village in northeastern Ukraine, located in Okhtyrka Raion of Sumy Oblast. The village is on the banks of the Vorsklytsia River, and is located on the Russian-Ukrainian Border. History The exact date of the founding of the village was never known, but is estimated to be around late 18th century. In 1917, the village was captured by the Soviet army during the Russian Civil War, becoming part of the Soviet Union. During the Holodomor in 1932–1933, almost 300 residents in the village died as a result of mass starvation. During the German-Soviet War, the village was occupied by Wehrmacht forces from October 1941 to August 1943, when it was liberated by Soviet forces during the Soviet counteroffensive in northeastern Ukraine. In April 2022, even after the Russians' retreat from northern Ukraine, the Russian military fired shells into the village's vicinity. Languages spoken * Ukrainian: 95.01% * Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kremenchuk Raion
Kremenchuk Raion () is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Kremenchuk. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Poltava Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Kremenchuk Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was Important rivers within the Kremenchutskyi Raion include the Psel and the Dnieper. The raion was established in 1939. Administrative division Current After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 12 hromadas: * Hlobyne urban hromada with the administration in the city of Hlobyne, transferred from Hlobyne Raion; * Hradyzk settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Hradyzk, transferred from Hlobyne Raion; * Horishni Plavni urban hromada with the administration in the city of Horishni Plavni, transferred from city of the oblast significance of Hori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semenivka Raion, Poltava Oblast
Semenivka Raion () was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Semenivka. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Kremenchuk Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The last estimate of the raion population was References Former raions of Poltava Oblast 1923 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform {{Poltava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubny Raion
Lubny Raion () is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Lubny. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Poltava Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Lubny Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was Administrative division Current After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 7 hromadas: * Chornukhy settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Chornukhy, transferred from Chornukhy Raion; * Hrebinka urban hromada with the administration in the city of Hrebinka, transferred from Hrebinka Raion; * Khorol urban hromada with the administration in the city of Khorol, transferred from Khorol Raion; * Lubny urban hromada with the administration in the city of Lubny, transferred from Lubny Raion and the city of Lubny; Before 2020 Before the 2020 reform, the rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrhorod Raion
Myrhorod Raion (; translit.: ''Myrhorods'kyi raion'') is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Myrhorod. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Poltava Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Myrhorod Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was Important rivers within the Myrhorodskyi Raion include the Psel and the Khorol. The raion was established on 3 July 1923, by splitting off Lubny Raion. The raion's current boundaries were established on January 8, 1966. An important village in the raion is Velyki Sorochyntsi, where the Sorochyntsi Fair has been held since the 1960s. On , writer Nikolai Gogol was born in Velyki Sorochyntsi. His short story " The Fair at Sorochyntsi" takes place in Velyki Sorochyntsi. Administrative division Current After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lypova Dolyna Raion
Lypova Dolyna Raion () was a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the urban-type settlement of Lypova Dolyna. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Sumy Oblast to five. The last estimate of the raion population was References Former raions of Sumy Oblast 1923 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform {{Sumy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prydniprovskyi District, Cherkasy
The Prydniprovskyi District (, ) is one of two administrative urban districts (raions) of the city of Cherkasy, located in southern Ukraine. Population According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.2001 census: References Cherkasy States and territories esta ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlo Tychyna
Pavlo Hryhorovych Tychyna (; – September 16, 1967) was a major Ukrainians, Ukrainian poet, translator, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman. He composed the lyrics to the Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Life Born in Pisky, Chernihiv Oblast, Pisky in 1891, he was baptized on January 27, which was mistakenly considered his birth date until recently. His father, Hryhoriy Timofiyovych Tychynin, was a village deacon and a teacher in the local grammar school. His mother, Maria Vasylivna Tychynina (Savytska), was eleven years younger than Pavlo's father. Pavlo had nine siblings: five sisters and four brothers. At first young Tychyna studied at the district's elementary school which was opened in Pisky in 1897. His first teacher was Serafima Morachevska who later recommended him to try his talent in choir, chorus. In 1900 he became a member of an archiary chorus in the Trinity (Troitsky) monastery near Chernihiv. Simultaneously young Tychyna studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
