Attractions of Sumy region

The Popivka Village History Museum opened in 2016 on the basis of the Popivka Comprehensive School on the initiative of English teacher Marharyta Chepurna.

The exhibition on an area of ​​30 square meters tells about the history of the origin and development of the village. It presents old household items, as well as many old photographs and documents that tell the stories of the lives of prominent figures of Popivka of the past and present.

The manor house of the Putyvl princes Lvov in the village of Bochechky, Konotop district, is a unique monument of palace and park art of the high classicism era for the Sumy region, which has been well preserved to this day.

The estate was founded in 1745 (according to other sources - in 1783), when a landscape park was laid out on these lands that belonged to the Lvovs. Now it is a park-monument of local landscape art with an area of ​​almost 15 hectares. Linden, oak, maple, sedge and other plants grow in it.

The main element of the estate is a brick two-story palace in the style of classicism with elements of the neo-Renaissance. Most sources indicate the year 1866 as the time of its construction, although it is possible that an earlier building was reconstructed then. The estate was then owned by Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Lvov. Its last owner was Princess Anna Lvova.

The palace is rectangular in plan, with a massive semi-rotunda of the dance hall with a colonnade gallery, protruding on the park facade. The front facade is designed in classicist architectural forms. Initially, the layout of both floors was enfilade.

After the Bolshevik coup, the palace of Princess Lvova in Bochechky was confiscated, an agricultural technical school was placed in it, then a rural school. At the same time, the interior decor was completely lost, as well as the Corinthian capitals of the columns and pilasters of the park facade.

Now the palace houses the Bochechky secondary education institution of grades I-III. In 2010, the facade and roof of the estate were reconstructed. In 2012, the grand opening of the renovated landscape park took place: the alleys were illuminated, flowers were planted, and benches for relaxation were installed.

The two-story building of the Hlukhiv prison castle was built in 1842 on the site of an earlier complex of buildings of the county prison, which existed in Hlukhiv already in the 17th century.

The wooden prison was located in the north-eastern corner of the Hlukhiv fortress. In 1708, the leaders of Baturyn's defense - Colonel Dmytro Chechel and General Fridrikh Kenihsen - captured by Menshikov were held here before their execution.

The stone prison castle was built according to the improved typical project of Andriyan Zakharov. It consisted of a main body and a wing in classical forms.

After World War II, the building housed a brewery. Now the castle is in ruins. Restoration is planned.

The brick Prophet Elijah Church was founded in Zasumka (a district of the city, which was separated from the old part of Sumy by the Sumka River) in 1836 on the site of a burned-down wooden church. After another fire, construction was suspended for a long time and was completed in 1845. In 1851, the church was consecrated in honor of the holy prophet Elijah.

In terms of its architectural composition, it is a common type of single-tiered cross-domed churches of rectangular plan in Ukrainian architecture, built in a classical style with elements of eclecticism. A four-tiered bell tower with the main entrance to the church is attached to the Prophet Elijah Church, which ends with a dome with a high spire.

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin rises on the steep bank of the river in the center of the village of Vyrivka.

It was founded in 1892 at the expense of Yukhym Shkolyarenko, a merchant of the first guild, who towards the end of his life was engaged in charity work.

The temple impresses not only with its size and architecture, but also with its interior decoration.

During Soviet times, the church survived, although it was neglected for many years.

Currently, the church has been restored, and the portrait of the founder is preserved in it.

The Museum of Local Lore is located in a small one-story mansion in the center of Putyvl, which belonged to the landowner Cherepov in the 19th century.

Almost three thousand exhibits reveal the history of the city and its surroundings from ancient times to the present day.

The museum presents - an 18th-century wardrobe that belonged to Hetman Ivan Mazepa; the chair of the Russian impostor False Dmitry the First; the bell was presented to the city by Tsar Mykhaylo Romanov; jaws of a bull with drawings found in the Molchen marsh.

The monument of refined sugar in Sumy was opened for the 355th anniversary of the city in memory of the former sugar glory of Sumy.

It is located on Pokrovska Square, opposite the monument to the sugar factory Ivan Kharytonenko, thanks to whom the city achieved prosperity in the 19th century. At that time, sugar began to be pressed into small cubes, and it was this form of the monument that was chosen by sculptors Viktor Dovholyuk and Oleksiy Shevchenko.

You can go down to the large refined cube on stone cubes to take a photo at the landmark, which symbolizes the wealth of the region. It is assumed that individual sugar cubes will be scattered throughout the city.

On the same day, on Voskresenska Street in Sumy, the sculpture "Baby Sweets" was opened.

The Church of the Resurrection in Lebedyn is a rare wooden church on the territory of Slobozhanshchyna, which has been preserved since the 18th century, although it has been rebuilt many times.

At first there was a five-chamber, cross-shaped plan, five-headed. Outside, it is sheathed with vertically placed boards with fasteners.

In the 1930s, the Resurrection Church was closed by the Soviet authorities, the bells were removed, the bell tower was destroyed, and the iconostasis was burned. Restoration has recently begun.

The Romny Local Lore Museum is located in the historical center of the city of Romny and is part of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Posullia". It is one of the richest museums in the Sumy region - its funds contain about 50 thousand exhibits.

The history of the museum began in 1919, when the Society for the Protection of Monuments of Antiquity and Art was founded in Romny. During the first decades, the museum changed its address several times, until in 1943 it was located in the current premises of the former 19th century bank.

The museum's exposition tells about the history of the Romny region and the nature of the region. There are permanent exhibitions: "Spiritual amulets of the region", "The people of Romny - heroes of Chernobyl", "The historical choice of the people", "Life in the name of science", "Milestones of the history of the Romny region", "The Romny region during the Second World War", the diorama "Animal world of the Romny region".

The heroic Cossack era in the history of Romny region is represented by weapons, a collection of Cossack pipes and household items from the 17th-18th centuries. Among the rarities is the Lithuanian Statute of 1588, the oldest printed edition in the museum collections of Sumy region. A unique relic associated with the name of Taras Shevchenko is a torban, which belonged to the Kobzar himself. The pride of the museum is a luxurious art collection and a rich ethnographic and household collection.

Near the building of the local history museum lies a huge boulder, brought here by a glacier from Karelia 180 thousand years ago.

Unique in terms of architecture, the manor house "Round Yard" was built in Trostianets  in 1749 by Yosyp Nadarzhynskyi with brothers - sons of the royal clergyman Timofiy Nadarzhynskyi.

The building is made in the form of an oval fortress or castle. Initially, it was planned as a defense to protect against the Tatars. The "Round Yard" is surrounded by a hollow brick wall reinforced with buttresses, with one-story rooms inside the yard and four round three-tiered towers.

In the middle of the 19th century, the estate passed into the possession of Prince Oleksiy Holitsyn, who adapted the fortress "Round Yard" for a summer theater or circus. In the open area of the courtyard, three-tiered boxes for spectators were built, similar to ancient Roman amphitheatres. Artists lived in the towers. In the center was an arena where circus performances and performances by the troupe of the Holitsyn Fortress Theater took place.

During the years of Ukraine's independence, the "Round Yard" was restored, various cultural events are held. Adjacent to it is a park with the Holitsyn Palace (XIX century), an arboretum, lakes and wooden sculptures.

RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, during the battles for Trostianets, Russian troops caused significant damage to the "Round Yard" building.

The manor house of the Rudzynsky nobles from Krolevets was built in the 1820s on the southeastern outskirts of Krolevets near the old road to Hlukhiv.

Made in the architectural forms of late provincial classicism, with a certain influence of romanticism. The walls are made of oak beams, the decorative elements are made of stucco stucco. The original decor has been partially preserved in the interiors, in particular the stucco rosette on the ceiling.

There is a version that Taras Shevchenko visited here in 1845 (a portrait of Yosyp Rudzynsky, dated that year, made by Shevchenko has been preserved). The last owner was Volodymyr Rudzynsky, a participant in the liberation movement of the beginning of the 20th century.

In Soviet times, a club was placed here, and then a school. In the 1960s, a children's sanatorium was established on the grounds of the estate. Currently, the building has been restored and is in private ownership.

The Church of Saint Basil in Romny is part of the complex of the Holy Spirit Cathedral and, in fact, is its bell tower.

After reconstruction, it became elongated, without a dome.

The Church of Saint Basil is located on the Bazarna Square in the city of Romny, next to the market and the ancient Rus settlement.

The Church of Saint Demetrius was built in Stetskivka in 1835-1846 at the expense of the landowners Savych. The temple is made in the style of classicism.

In Soviet times, the building was used as a granary, but during the Second World War, worship services were restored.

Currently, the Saint Demetrius Church is active. Restoration was carried out in 2002.

The majestic church of Saint George the Victorious in Okhtyrka is also known as Yuriyivska Church.

Its history begins in 1660, when the first Saint George's Church was built in Okhtyrka. Subsequently, it was repeatedly reconstructed by the efforts of the hussar regiment of Denis Davydov, but in 1860 it was decided to build a new one instead of the old church. Construction lasted 45 years. The temple was consecrated only in 1905, and it was active for a short time. In 1920, it was closed and partially looted by the Bolsheviks, for a long time the premises were used as a warehouse.

In 1993, the church was handed over to the community of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

In May 2022, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Saint George's Church was severely damaged by a Russian missile attack. Damaged upper, over-door and arched windows, as well as wall structures.

The spectacular Saint Michael's Church in Voronizh is a masterpiece of the late Ukrainian Baroque. It was built in 1781-1786 according to the project of the architect Ivan Hryhorovych-Barsky (according to another version - Rastavelli).

According to the plan, it is close to the Holy Intercession Church built by Hryhorovych-Barsky on Podil in Kyiv. A distinctive feature of the architecture is the combination of architectural techniques used in the construction of Orthodox and Catholic churches, which is practically not found in religious buildings of the Left Bank of Ukraine. Thematic high-reliefs depicting the apostles were used to decorate the exterior surface of the church.

The interiors were painted by the outstanding Ukrainian artist Mykola Murashko.