Chornukhy

The village of Chornukhy on the Mnoha River is located 35 kilometers east of Pyriatyn, the birthplace of the philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda.

It was first mentioned in 1261 as a fortress for protection against Pechenegs and Polovtsians, which was destroyed during the Mongol-Tatar invasion.

New references date back to the 17th century, when the village was already listed among the possessions of Prince Vyshnevetskyi, then Georgian princes Asikhmovanov, then Count Bezborodko. Residents of Chornukhy took part in the Liberation War under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.

In 1722, the outstanding Ukrainian philosopher and educator Hryhoriy Skovoroda was born here. For the 250th anniversary of Skovor ...

The village of Chornukhy on the Mnoha River is located 35 kilometers east of Pyriatyn, the birthplace of the philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda.

It was first mentioned in 1261 as a fortress for protection against Pechenegs and Polovtsians, which was destroyed during the Mongol-Tatar invasion.

New references date back to the 17th century, when the village was already listed among the possessions of Prince Vyshnevetskyi, then Georgian princes Asikhmovanov, then Count Bezborodko. Residents of Chornukhy took part in the Liberation War under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.

In 1722, the outstanding Ukrainian philosopher and educator Hryhoriy Skovoroda was born here. For the 250th anniversary of Skovoroda, a museum was created and a monument was opened.