Chuhuiv

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General information about Chuhuiv

The city of Chuhuiv is located on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets, 35 kilometers southeast of Kharkiv, one of the oldest cities of the Slobozhanshchyna region.

It was founded by the Zaporozhzhian hetman Yakiv Ostryanytsia in 1638 on the site of the Chuhuiv settlement that existed in pre-Mongol times. According to one version, the name comes from the word "chuha", which means leather armor. Another version connects the name with the word "chuhunye", which in Turkic means "border", "border land". On the site of the present-day square of the Ostryanytsia Cossack Cathedral, a wooden spur fortress with 8 towers and secret passageways to the river was built.

The city lost its strategic importance after the construction of a chain of f ...

The city of Chuhuiv is located on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets, 35 kilometers southeast of Kharkiv, one of the oldest cities of the Slobozhanshchyna region.

It was founded by the Zaporozhzhian hetman Yakiv Ostryanytsia in 1638 on the site of the Chuhuiv settlement that existed in pre-Mongol times. According to one version, the name comes from the word "chuha", which means leather armor. Another version connects the name with the word "chuhunye", which in Turkic means "border", "border land". On the site of the present-day square of the Ostryanytsia Cossack Cathedral, a wooden spur fortress with 8 towers and secret passageways to the river was built.

The city lost its strategic importance after the construction of a chain of fortresses of the Ukrainian Defense Line in 1731-1733, but the city remained an important military settlement. In 1817-q858, Chuhuiv was the center of six military districts. The building of the headquarters of military settlements with a clock tower and other army buildings: a school and barracks remind us of these times.

The building of the city administration, shopping rows with a gallery, the Intercession Cathedral, residential one-story stone houses that had defensive significance have also been preserved.

In 1844, the artist Illya Repin was born in one of them - now it is an art-memorial museum, two rooms of the Repin family house exhibit the artist's paintings.

During Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Chuhuiv is systematically subjected to artillery and missile strikes by Russian forces on civilian infrastructure. Shelling continues from February 24, 2022. On the evening of February 25, the city was occupied by the Russian military. Already on March 7, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the city from the occupiers, but the shelling of the city by Russia did not subside. Chuhuiv was heavily destroyed, many civilians were killed and injured.

Місто Чугуїв розташоване на березі Сіверського Дінця в 35 кілометрах на південний схід від Харкова, одне з найстаріших міст Слобожанщини.

Засноване запорозьким гетьманом Яковом Остряницею в 1638 році на місці Чугуївського городища, що існувало в домонгольські часи. За однією з версій, назва походить від слова "чуга", що означає шкіряні обладунки. Інша версія пов'язує назву зі словом "чугунє", що в перекладі з тюркського означає "межа", "прикордонна земля". На місці нинішньої площі Соборної козаки Остряниці побудували дерев'яну фортецю-острог з 8 вежами і таємними ходами до річки.

Стратегічне значення місто втратило після спорудження в 1731-1733 роках ланцюга фортець Української оборонної лінії, проте місто залишилося важливим в ...

Місто Чугуїв розташоване на березі Сіверського Дінця в 35 кілометрах на південний схід від Харкова, одне з найстаріших міст Слобожанщини.

Засноване запорозьким гетьманом Яковом Остряницею в 1638 році на місці Чугуївського городища, що існувало в домонгольські часи. За однією з версій, назва походить від слова "чуга", що означає шкіряні обладунки. Інша версія пов'язує назву зі словом "чугунє", що в перекладі з тюркського означає "межа", "прикордонна земля". На місці нинішньої площі Соборної козаки Остряниці побудували дерев'яну фортецю-острог з 8 вежами і таємними ходами до річки.

Стратегічне значення місто втратило після спорудження в 1731-1733 роках ланцюга фортець Української оборонної лінії, проте місто залишилося важливим військовим поселенням. В 1817-1858 роках Чугуїв був центром шести військових округів. Про ці часи нагадує будівля штабу військових поселень з годинниковою вежею й інші армійські споруди: училище та казарми.

Також збереглася будівля міської управи, торгові ряди з галереєю, Покровський собор, житлові одноповерхові кам'яні будинки, що мали оборонне значення.

В 1844 році в одному з них народився художник Ілля Рєпін - зараз це художньо-меморіальний музей, в двох кімнатах садиби Рєпіних експонують картини художника.

Під час повномасштабного вторгнення росії в Україну в 2022 році Чугуїв систематично піддається артилерійським та ракетним ударам російськими військами по цивільній інфраструктурі. Обстріли тривають від 24 лютого 2022 року. 25 лютого надвечір місто було окуповано російськими військовими. Вже 7 березня Збройні сили України звільнили місто від окупантів, проте обстріли міста росією не вщухли. Чугуїв зазнав сильних руйнувань, багато мирних мешканців загинуло та було травмовано.

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Chuhuiv Museum of Local Lore
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Chuhuiv Museum of Local Lore

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The Chuhuiv Museum of Local Lore is located in an officer's house from the period of military settlements (19th century).

The collection includes about 10,000 items: antique furniture, clothes, weapons, awards, ethnographic materials, archaeological finds, documents and photographs from different years.

The museum has permanent exhibitions dedicated to the founding of the city, military history, an exhibition from the museum's funds, private collections and other sources. They reveal the pages of the past from the construction of the Chuhuiv fortress in the 17th century to the present day.

Map pin icon Hvardiyska Street, 10

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Intercession Cathedral, Chuhuiv
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Holy Intercession Cathedral

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The Holy Intercession Cathedral is an architectural monument that adorns the central square of Chuhuiv.

It was built in the first half of the 19th century according to the project of the architect Vasyl Stasov in the style of classicism. The cathedral was built under the leadership of the architects of the military settlements, and the construction was completed by the architect Schrader. The mosaics and frescoes were executed by the Italian artist Petro Rosetti (he was assisted by local masters), icon painting works by the Kharkiv artist Ivan Kulikov.

During Soviet times, the building lost its dome, bell tower and all interior decoration. Until recently, a picture gallery was located here. In 2009, the cathedral was returned to believers, and restoration is underway.

Map pin icon Soborna Square, 5

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Illya Repin Museum, Chuhuiv
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Illya Repin Art Memorial Museum

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The Art Memorial Museum house-museum of Illya Repin is located in Chuhuiv in a small one-story building from the time of military settlements (beginning of the 19th century) on the former Nikitynska Street, where the famous artist lived and worked in 1876-1877.

The initial - quite simple situation is recreated. The main exposition is devoted to the Chuhuiv period in Repin's life and work, as well as to the artist's close ties with Ukraine, which were not interrupted throughout his life.

Repin's personal belongings are collected here - a blue velvet beret, a white vest, a device for quick removal of shoes and others.

Unique works of local painters and icon painters of the 19th century - Repin's teachers from Chuhuiv are also presented. Four icons and some other works of Repin are exhibited: a portrait of Verovkina, drawings, etchings.

The museum's collections also include works by famous artists from the Repin area: Valentyn Syerov, Volodymyr Mayakovsky, Petro Vereshchahin, Mykola Pymonenko, Ivan Pelevin.

Map pin icon Muzeyna Street, 8

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Military Settlements Headquarters (Art Gallery), Chuhuiv
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Military Settlements Headquarters (Art Gallery)

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The tall building with a clock tower in the center of Chuhuiv was built in 1831 to house the divisional corps and district headquarters of the military settlements of the Slobidsko-Ukrainian (Kharkiv) province, the district center of which was the city of Chuhuiv from 1817 to 1857.

The corps of military topographers was also located here, where 13-year-old Illya Repin studied in 1857. After the liquidation of the military settlements, the building was adapted for a military school, where many famous people studied. In different years, the following were located here: the school of red officers, the Suvoriv school, the school of junior flight officers, the training center of border troops.

Currently, the building has been partially restored, and an art gallery has been opened in it. The works of the laureates of the State Prize named after Illya Repin are presented: Lidiya Brodska, Oleksiy Hrytsay, Heliy Korzhev, Andriy Kurnakov, Oleksandr Laktionov, Mykola Romadin, Valentyn Sydorov, Volodymyr Stozharov, brothers Tkachovs, Borys Uharov, Mykola Fomin.

The building stands on a steep hill, which offers the best view of the picturesque surroundings of Chuhuiv.

Map pin icon Soborna Square, 2

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Osynove Pleso, Chuhuiv
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Osynove Pleso

Museum / gallery , Entertainment / leisure , Ethnographic complex

Recreation complex "Osynove Pleso" is located on the picturesque shore of Siverskyi Donets on the eastern outskirts of Chuhuiv.

Made in an ethnic style: a Ukrainian mud house with a reed roof, a village yard fenced with mud, a wooden carved well in the yard. On the territory, you can visit an authentic Ukrainian house-museum, which recreates the lifestyle of the Ukrainian peasantry of the 18th-19th centuries. A unique collection of household items and decorative and applied art, collected by the founder of the complex, Pavlo Zektser, is on display.

A three-level bathhouse, fishing, and picnic areas are at your disposal. During the Repin plein airs, the complex hosts artists, and their paintings are exhibited here.

Map pin icon Kalmytska Street, 40

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