Attractions of Obukhiv district

The monument to Marusya Bohuslavka, the heroine of Ukrainian folklore, was erected in 1981 on the rocky shore of the Ros River in the central part of Bohuslav.

Marusya entered the national memory as a symbol of loyalty to the Motherland and her people in popular thoughts and songs. According to legend, Marusya, the daughter of the priest of the Intercession Church, was captured by the Tatars during the Tatar raid and was sold to the harem of the Turkish Pasha. As the Pasha's beloved wife, Marusya managed to organize the escape of seven hundred Ukrainian Cossacks from a Turkish prison.

The monument to Marusya Bohuslavka was erected on the place where, according to legend, the Holy Intercession Church stood.

A monument to the soldiers-aviators who died in the sky over Vasylkiv region in 1941-1945, erected in Barakhty in 1985 to the day of Victory over Nazism in the Second World War at the initiative of the then director of the local collective farm Martynenko, who during the war was a plane navigator Pe-2.

The original project of the monument with models of three planes (SB, I-16, I-153) was developed by the architect Viktor Melnychuk. Around the monument there are 10 plaques with the names of the fallen pilots.

The monument is located at the entrance to Barakhty from the side of Vasylkiv.

A monument to the poet Taras Shevchenko in Vasylkiv was erected in 1993 on one of the city's central squares.

The monument is distinguished by its "humanity" - the Ukrainian genius is depicted not as a stern old man with a judgmental look, as usual, but as a young and inspired poet who sat down to rest with a book in his hands.

The "Literary and Artistic Pliuty" Museum was opened in 1975 as the Literary and Memorial Museum of playwright Oleksandr Korniychuk and his wife, writer Vanda Vasylevska, on the territory of their country house in Pliuty.

Now the architectural and artistic complex "Literary and Artistic Pliuty" is a department of the Central State Archive-Museum of Literature and Art of Ukraine.

Korniychuk built a two-story country house on the bank of the Kozynka River in 1954 according to the project of his friend, architect Volodymyr Zabolotny. In the post-war period, many Ukrainian and Russian writers, actors and directors often visited his house and neighboring country houses. After Korniychuk's death, the dacha was turned into a house-museum.

The environment of the writer's office has been preserved. Books, paintings and personal belongings of Korniychuk and Vasylevska are stored in the museum.

Every year on the territory of the manor, on the writer's birthday, the literary and artistic festival "Spring in Pliuty" is held.

The private museum of Vasylkiv majolica opened in 2021 in the "Passage" shopping center in Vasylkiv.

It was founded by public activist Lyudmila Shkulkova on the basis of her own collection of products of the Vasylkiv majolica factory.

The factory was founded in 1934 in Vasylkiv, which has long been known as one of the centers of pottery in the Dnipro region. Many masters of artistic ceramics worked at the factory, including Prokip Bidasiuk, Nadiya and Valery Protoriev. In the second half of the 20th century, the factory was one of the leading enterprises of the art industry of Ukraine, its products participated in exhibitions of decorative art in many countries around the world.

Many samples of products are presented in the exposition of the museum: wall plates, services, kumans, vases, jugs, mugs, candlesticks, decorative sculptures. Among them is the famous "Borodianka rooster", which became a symbol of the indomitability of Ukrainians during the Russian armed aggression. Its authorship is attributed to Prokip Bidasyuk, but it is more likely the work of Valeriy Protoryev.

The exposition is available for external inspection at all times, but tours must be arranged in advance.

The Myronivka Historical and Local Lore Museum opened in 2019 in the two-story building of the former cinema in the very center of the Myronivka town in the Kyiv region. The exposition tells about the history of the Myronivka region from ancient times to the present.

The archaeological section presents objects and weapons of the Middle Dnipro, Zrubna, Black Forest, Scythian and Chernyakhiv archaeological cultures. The museum also presents a wonderful collection of various jewelry from the times of Kyivan Rus.

The historical exposition reveals the themes of the Cossacks, Russian rule in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Ukrainian revolution, the Holodomor, the Second World War, the modern Russian-Ukrainian war, etc. Here you can learn about the history of the founding of the city of Myronivka.

In the exposition "Ukrainian life of the 19th - the first half of the 20th centuries" the interior of the then dwelling is reproduced, agricultural tools are exhibited. Unique exhibits include a grist mill, a fan and a loom.

You can also see a large model of the Myronivka sugar factory.

The wooden church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Tulyntsiis located on a hill on the outskirts of the village.

It was built in 1779-1784 on the site of an old church known since the 17th century. The unique triban temple with a two-story bell tower is made of oak logs and covered with boards.

In 1931, the temple was closed, but during the period of German occupation, it became active again. Later it was closed again due to the state of emergency. The service has recently been resumed.

The Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Tulyntsi is an architectural monument of national importance, considered one of the best examples of wooden religious architecture of the Right Bank of Ukraine.

The ancient wooden church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin is located in the northern suburb of Vasylkiv, at the entrance to the city from the Kyiv side.

Built in 1859. A small building with two baths is characterized by a successful composition and plasticity of forms. Consecrated in honor of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the second half of the 20th century.

The ancient building in the Art Nouveau style at the corner of Soborna and Pokrovska in the center of Vasylkov was built at the end of the 19th century.

In various sources, it is called a new synagogue or a Jewish school. In old photos above the building you can see two domes with attics, which are now missing.

Since 1944, a high school has been located here - now Vasylkiv Lyceum No. 2.

The Obukhiv Museum of History and Local Lore is located in a modern library building in the city center. It bears the name of its founder - sculptor, artist and local historian Yuriy Domotenko.

Of the 11th halls, the most interesting is the archaeological one, where the sights of the archaeological cultures researched by the archaeologist Vikentiy Khvoyka are exhibited - Trypillya, Pidhirtsi, Zarubyntsi, and Chernyakhiv.

The exposition of the hall of the Cossacks is interesting, because all Ukrainian hetmans visited the territory of the present Obukhiv region. The diorama "Obukhiv fair of the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century" with an area of 30 square meters is impressive. Also interesting is the diorama "Trypillya in 1919", which reproduces an episode of the struggle of peasant units against Bolshevik aggression.

The hall of the Second World War has the largest area. There is a diorama that recreates the defense of the Trypillya bridgehead in 1941. The epic of forcing the Dnipro in the fall of 1943 is widely presented.

A monument to the poet Andriy Malyshko was erected in front of the museum.

The Obukhiv People's Art Center opened in 2019 in the premises of a former department store in the center of Obukhiv on the initiative of the city's creative community. Its main purpose is the collection and preservation of household antiquities, research and popularization of local traditional clothing.

The basis of the exposition was antiquities from the private collections of famous Obukhiv masters Halyna Kucher, Mykola Mayko, local historians Nataliya Lyubychenko, Olena Artyushenko and other local residents. 40 types of embroidered shirts, more than 200 towels, icons, household items and much more are presented.

Exhibitions, concerts, and excursions are held on the basis of the Obukhiv People's Art Center.

The old part of the building of the current Vasylkiv Secondary School No. 1 is a synagogue built in Vasylkiv in 1812.

Later, a Jewish school was located here. After the Second World War, a comprehensive school was opened in the premises of the former synagogue. For some time, a museum operated under it.

Ostrytsia Hill above the Stuhna River opposite Kopachiv in ancient Rus times was one of the strongholds of the first (northern) defense line of Kyiv, erected against the nomads by Grand Duke Volodymyr the Great.

Two more groups of Stuhna earthen fortifications extended in three lines and several spurs to the south of Stuhna. In the fortifications, a special place was occupied by anti-horse defensive embankments, known as "Snake ramparts", the construction of which began back in Scythian times.

According to one of the versions, the historical fortress of Tumasch stood on Ostrytsia, mentioned since 1150 (according to another version, the hillfort in Stary Bezradichy should be associated with Tumasch).

In 1240, in the fields at the foot of Mount Ostrytsia, a small detachment of Kyiv soldiers engaged in an unequal battle with the Mongol-Tatar army of Khan Batiy, numbering several thousand. It was the last open battle between the Rus and the Mongols. After her, the Horde captured and destroyed Kyiv.

In 2008, a memorial sign - a metal cross - was installed on Mount Ostrytsia.

The outlet town "Manufactura" is located in Khodosivka near Kyiv. This is the first shopping complex in the outlet format in Ukraine, which presents collections of clothes and accessories of well-known brands with constant discounts.

The complex is stylized as an old Northern European town with a town hall, three streets, canals, fountains and street sculptures.

In one space there are about 100 boutiques, as well as restaurants, cafes, pastry shops, a children's playground and a special "zone for dads" with Wi-Fi and a small hotel. There is a large parking lot.

Entertainment events and fairs are often held in the "Manufactura" outlet town.

Kyivan Rus Park is a center of culture and history, which reproduces the architectural image of Ancient Kyiv and the atmosphere of Ancient Rus of the V-XIII centuries on the basis of scientific data.

The central object of the park is the Kremlin baby of Ancient Kyiv, the spatial and architectural appearance of which will be reproduced in full. Buildings of the princely era will be built on the territory, none of which has survived to our time: fortifications, the palace of Prince Volodymyr, the palace of Princess Olha, Fedorivsky Monastery, Tithe Church, Yaroslav's Court, Rotunda, Hridnytsia and others. It is planned to recreate the atmosphere of a living city with streets, fairs and citizens as authentically and organically as possible.

Currently, you can see the defensive wall-pillar, the entrance gate with two three-story towers, the arena (the place of heroic entertainment and medieval tournaments), the prince's chamber (tribune for honored guests), the watchtower, the Viking camp and the state of nomads, log housing Kyivan XI-XII centuries.

In August, the festival of culture and history "Park Kyivan Rus" takes place here: theatrical battles, medieval games, tournaments and competitions of warriors, stunt equestrian theaters, demonstration of historical folk customs and rites, ancient Slavic feast, exhibitions of artists and a fair of craftsmen. teams.

Excursions are held on weekends.