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General information about Babai

The village of Babai is located on the southern outskirts of Kharkiv.

It was founded in 1643 by the landowner Fedir Babay. It was originally called Arkhanhelsk in honor of the first church of Archangel Michael (not preserved). In 1759, a Haidamat detachment operated in the Babai region.

In the 18th century, the writer and philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda lived for some time with the Babai priest Yakiv Pravytskyi (here he finished writing his "Fables of Kharkiv").

In the 19th century, the estate in Babai belonged to the descendants of the first governor of Kharkiv, Yevdokym Shcherbinin. The manor house in which, according to legend, Oleksandr Pushkin and Lev Tolstoy stayed.

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The village of Babai is located on the southern outskirts of Kharkiv.

It was founded in 1643 by the landowner Fedir Babay. It was originally called Arkhanhelsk in honor of the first church of Archangel Michael (not preserved). In 1759, a Haidamat detachment operated in the Babai region.

In the 18th century, the writer and philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda lived for some time with the Babai priest Yakiv Pravytskyi (here he finished writing his "Fables of Kharkiv").

In the 19th century, the estate in Babai belonged to the descendants of the first governor of Kharkiv, Yevdokym Shcherbinin. The manor house in which, according to legend, Oleksandr Pushkin and Lev Tolstoy stayed.

Nearby in the Babai forest is a spring named after Skovoroda.

Селище Бабаї розташоване на південній околиці Харкова.

Засноване в 1643 році поміщиком Федіром Бабаєм. Спочатку називалося Архангельське на честь першого храму Архангела Михайла (не зберігся). В 1759 році в районі Бабаїв діяв гайдамацький загін.

В XVIII столітті у бабаївського священика Якова Правицького деякий час жив письменник і філософ Григорій Сковорода (тут він закінчив писати свої "Байки харківські").

В XIX столітті садиба в Бабаях належала нащадкам першого харківського губернатора Євдокима Щербініна. Зберігся садибний будинок, в якому, за легендою, зупинялися Олександр Пушкін і Лев Толстой.

Неподалік в Бабаївському лісі розташоване джерело, назване на честь Сковороди.

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Babai History and Local Lore Museum
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Babai History and Local Lore Museum

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The Babai History and Local Lore Museum is located in the Palace of Culture and Arts of the village of Babai. The exposition in six halls tells about the history and culture of the Slobozhanshchyna region.

In particular, in the hall of ethnography, tools of the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, ancient household items, and samples of traditional Slobozhanshchyna Ukraine clothing are presented.

The history hall of the village of Babai, from its origin to the present, contains information about the Shcherbinin princes, the Archangel Michael Church, as well as about the stay of the Ukrainian philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda in the village.

In other halls, materials about prominent residents of Babai, collections of porcelain, clocks and bowed instruments, paintings by local artists, etc. are presented.

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Shcherbynins Estate, Babai
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Shcherbynins Manor

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The estate of the Shcherbynins family in Babai is more than 200 years old. A dilapidated one-story manor house has been preserved, next to which there used to be a garden with ponds.

In the 18th century, the manor belonged to the Babai priest Yakiv Pravytskyi, a friend and student of the philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda at the Kharkiv Academy. During his travels through Slobozhanshchyna, Skovoroda often stayed at Pravytskyi's house. Here he wrote his "Fables of Kharkiv".

In the 19th century, the manor became the property of the Shcherbynins. One of them, Colonel Oleksandr Shcherbynin, was a participant in the Battle of Borodino and is mentioned in the novel "War and Peace" by Lev Tolstoy. He was a member of the secret society "Chivalry" and was in the masonic lodge "Iron Cross" (the manor house has masonic signs).

Another representative of the family, lieutenant Mykhaylo Shcherbynin, was a friend of the poet Oleksandr Pushkin, which is the basis of the versions about the visits of the Babai by Pushkin's brother Lev, the poet's friend Baron Delvig, and even Oleksandr Pushkin himself.

The Shcherbynin estate in Babay is recognized as a monument of history and culture of Slobozhanshchyna, but its condition causes concern. One half of the building remains residential, while the other half is vacant and falling apart.

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Skovorodynivska Well, Babai
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Skovorodynivska Well

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The sourse in the forest to the west of Babai is named after the poet and philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda, who visited Babai several times.

According to legend, while walking in the forest, the famous Ukrainian philosopher stuck a stick into the ground, and a cold key came out from under it.

The water in the spring has a peculiar tonic taste.

Currently, Skovorodynivska Well (Krynytsya) has the status of a hydrological monument of nature.

Downstream of the stream is the picturesque Chorne (Black) Lake, on the surface of which multi-colored lilies grow. There is a small cozy restaurant right by the water.

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Наталья Троценко

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2/26/2024

Цікаво і приємно дізнатися про рідне селище)) Дякую)))


Geographical information about Babai

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Kharkiv

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