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" a ...
Last update
3/30/2024
Categories | Palace / manor, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | XVIII-XIX centuries |
Address |
Mykhaylivska Square
Babai |
Coordinates |
49.89194444° N, 36.20305556° E
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