Attractions of Kirovohrad region

The building of the railway station "Fundukliyivka" of the Odesa Railway was built in Oleksandrivka in 1876 at the expense of Kyiv governor Ivan Fundukley, a scientist and philanthropist who owned the surrounding estates in the second half of the 19th century.

Named in his honor.

The Ivan Tobilevych (Karpenko-Kary) State Reserve-Museum "Khutir Nadiya" was created on the territory of the same name estate in Mykolaivka near Kropyvnytskyi that belonged to the playwright in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The estate was named after Tobilevych's wife, Nadiya from the Tarkovsky family. The founder of the Ukrainian theater settled here in 1887 after being exiled, turning the estate into a creative oasis in the middle of the Ukrainian countryside. Rehearsals of the first Ukrainian theater troupe under the leadership of Marko Kropyvnytskyi were held here, many luminaries of the Ukrainian theater were there, and Karpenko-Kary himself wrote his best works: "One Hundred Thousand", "The Master" and others.

The Tobilevych house, outbuildings, a summer theater, a park with a pond, and a Chumak well have been preserved.

Theatrical-literary and memorial exposition includes more than 7,000 items, a significant part of which was handed over by the Tobilevych-Tarkovsky family. In the rooms, the interior of those times has been restored, in the halls you can familiarize yourself with the life path of the luminaries of the Ukrainian theater.

Now the Ivan Tobilevych State Reserve-Museum "Khutir Nadiya" is a branch of the Central Ukrainian Regional Museum of Local Lore. The theater festival "September Gems" is held here every year.

Nearby, at the village cemetery, is the grave of Ivan Karpenko-Kary, where he was buried in 1907.

The Rozumivka Village History Museum was founded in 1967. Initially, it was located in the premises of the Ascension of Cross Church – the burial place of the Rayevsky family, thanks to which the church was preserved.

Now the museum is located on the second floor of the Rozumivka House of Culture. The updated exposition tells about the symbolism of Rozumivka, archaeological research in the region, about the history of the village at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, about the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and Stalin's repressions in the village, about the Soviet period and the war in Afghanistan, about the participants in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

A separate exposition tells the events of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921, in particular about the leader of the Black Raven (Mykola Sklyar), who died near Rozumivka together with three hundred Cossacks (a memorial is being created). The exposition is complemented by thematic stained glass windows.

The Rozumivka Village History Museum is a branch of the Oleksandrivka Museum of Local Lore.

The Church of Saint Elijah in Novomyrhorod is the oldest architectural building of the Kirovohrad region, an architectural monument of the 18th century of national importance.

The brick temple in the transitional style from baroque to classicism was built in 1786 at the expense of the merchant Mykola Gojiy. The tetraconch building has the shape of a cross in plan, crowned by a high octagonal tribune and a dome. Visually similar to wooden Cossack temples.

There are three burial grounds around the church, the oldest of which is the grave of merchant Sokolova (1843).

The defensive ramparts of the fortress of St. Elizabeth, which started Kropyvnytskyi, are located near the current city center.

Founded in 1754, the fortress bears the name of Saint Elizabeth, the heavenly patron of the Russian Empress Elizabeth. The ramparts of the fortress are built in the form of a star-shaped polygon, the ends of which are sharp bastions.

The Elizabethan fortress served as the headquarters of the Russian military command in the south of Ukraine, a stronghold of Russian influence in the Zaporizhzhia lands and a center of struggle against the Haydamak movement. In 1769, the fortress withstood the siege of the Turkish-Tatar army of Khan Crimea-Girey. After the end of this stage of the Russo-Turkish war and after the liquidation of the Zaporizhzhia Sich, in 1775 the Elizabeth fortress lost its military and strategic importance, and in 1784 it was disarmed.

However, the unique earthen fortification structure has survived to this day. The barracks in which the regiment of General Mykhaylo Kutuzov was stationed at the end of the 18th century have also been partially preserved. A memorial sign was installed - ancient guns.

On the territory there is a memorial to the Eternal Flame at the military cemetery of those who died during the Second World War.

Saint Nicholas Church in Bobrynets was built in 1853 according to a typical project at the expense of Princess Dmytryanska.

At first, the church was built in the style of late classicism, but in 1863, partitions and a bell tower were added to it, which added neo-Rus features to the building.

The Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Birky was built in 1648 by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi on the lands that belonged to him.

The wooden temple was planned to be removable and portable. Previously, the Saint Nicholas Church stood near the old cemetery. It was moved to its current location in 1820. There are four graves of abbots in the church yard.

The temple is in very good condition. Services are held on Sundays until 12:00 p.m. Belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Church of Saint Paraskeva was built in Krymky in 1914. It is an architectural monument of local importance.

The Church of Saint Paraskeva is active, the interior is in a state of restoration. It belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Savior and Transfiguration Church was founded in Talova Balka in 1803 and consecrated in 1806.

The construction was carried out at the expense of a local landowner, Major General Fedir Borovsky, who was buried in the same church.

For a long time, the temple was in a dilapidated state as a result of the destructive actions of the Soviet authorities. In May 2014, work on the restoration of the Church of the Transfiguration began.

The Transfiguration Cathedral was built in Kropyvnytskyi in the classicist style as the main Orthodox church of the city after the liquidation of the Trinity Church, which was located on the territory of the abolished fortress of Saint Elizabeth.

In Soviet times, the cathedral was closed by the authorities as a religious building. In 1965, a city art gallery was opened in its premises, which saved it from destruction. With the declaration of Ukraine's independence, the church resumed services. It currently belongs to the UOC community of the Moscow Patriarchate.

In the Transfiguration Cathedral, fragments of the relics of the saints of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, as well as of Nicholas the Wonderworker, are kept. A monument in honor of the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ was erected on the territory of the cathedral, a new bell tower was built in the neoclassical style.

The manor complex of the landowner Sokolov-Borodkin in Chervonovershka is one of the best-preserved manor estates in the Kirovohrad region, an architectural monument of local importance.

The landowner Vasyl Sokolov-Borodkin bought the estate in Chervonovershka in 1815. His son, State Councilor Kyrylo Sokolov-Borodkin, was the district leader of the nobility. He had several houses in Yelysevethrad, and during the years 1854-1867 he built a summer palace in the Chervonovershka estate. The author of the project was Yelysavethrad architect Andriy Dostoyevsky, the brother of the writer Fedir Dostoyevsky.

The brick two-story palace with an attic is made in an eclectic style with elements of classicism and neo-renaissance. The stairs lead to the second floor, and the third, in the back of the building in the form of a belvedere, can only be reached by a ladder. The palace is surrounded by a park with ponds, in which pines, thuja, firs, larches, and gorse still grow. A summer house, oil mill, vegetable storage, former stables, and a dormitory are also preserved on the territory of the estate.

In Soviet times, a rest house was placed in the Sokolov-Borodkin Palace, then a veterinary technical school was opened. Now the Chervonovershka Lyceum is located here.

The Museum of Strategic Missile Forces in Pobuzke near Pervomaisk is unique and has no analogues in the world.

The top-secret launch site of intercontinental ballistic missiles, which has been completely preserved since the Cold War, is open to visitors.

The museum was created in 2001 on the basis of the disbanded 309th regiment of the 46th missile division of the Strategic Missile Forces. The complex consists of an RS-22A missile mine-launcher (SS-24 "Scalpel"), a unified underground command post, a power unit, a refrigeration center, barracks, security and utility premises. On the territory you can see samples of rocket engines, rocket-carrying vehicles, fuel tanks for rocket fuel, a mock-up of a nuclear warhead, as well as R-12 and RS-20 (SS-18 "Satan") missiles.

Excursions are conducted by officers who previously served at this base. By separate agreement, you can go down to the underground command post at a depth of 30 meters, where the "nuclear button" was located.

The Subotsi Village Council Local History Museum was created in 2005 as the Znamianka district local lore museum. In 2020, the institution came under the control of the Subotsi community and updated its exhibits, which are now devoted mainly to the history and prominent residents of these settlements. But the museum will continue to be located in the city of Znamianka.

The main fund of the museum consists of more than 3,000 objects. Among them are archival documents, unique photographs, archaeological finds, household items, works of decorative and applied art masters.

In particular, the archaeological collection includes fragments of ceramics from the Scythian and Sarmatian era, arrowheads, plowshares, and slag fragments of the famous Melhunovsky mound.

Also presented is a large ethnographic collection of embroidered towels, ancient clothes and household items collected on the territory of the former Znamianka district.

The museum offers 5 tourist routes: "Black Lake - the pearl of Chornolissya", "Guerrilla glory of Chornoliske Dibrov", "Both forest and steppe joined together on the blessed Subottsivka land" (Bohdanivka village), "Cossack glory will not rest, but about itself will tell" (Moshoryne village), "Cast tomb: from the Scythians to the present day" (Trepivka village).

The Svitlovodsk city museum of local lore is located in the historical building in which the original builder of Svitlovodsk Mykhaylo Karpov lived. It started with a museum room at the House of Culture, opened in 1970.

One of the most interesting expositions is devoted to the legendary city of Krylov (since 1822 - Novoheorhiivsk), which fell into the flood zone of the Kremenchuk Reservoir. Photos of the missing city, copies of archival documents were submitted.

Separate expositions are devoted to paleontology, the events of the Second World War, and urban planning.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, more than half of the population of Holovanivsk was Jews. One of several synagogues in the city has been preserved, located in the area of the market. It can be recognized by the windows in the pseudo-Moorish style.

Currently, the premises are occupied by the "Red Cross" department.