Attractions of Lyfyne

The estate house in Lyfyne was founded in the first half of the 19th century by the Khrushchov family of landowners. It is located in a park on a hill above a pond on the Vorozhba River. It is famous for the stay here of the outstanding Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko.

Initially, the complex consisted of a wooden manor house and one outbuilding in the form of a typical Slobozhanshchyna hut in two halves. Nearby was a farmyard with wooden services, barns, stables, etc. An alley led through the garden to a wooden bridge over the pond.

In the summer of 1859, the then owner of the estate, Dmytro Khrushchov, hosted Taras Shevchenko for four days, whom he had met the day before in St. Petersburg. The poet lived in an outbuilding that has not survived to this day. Here he wrote the poem "Oh, the rose blooms on the mountain". The centuries-old Shevchenko pine tree also reminds of the poet's stay.

In 1880-1893, the estate was rebuilt and significantly expanded. The main house was bricked and decorated in the French Neo-Renaissance style. The wooden manor house was also bricked, and another outbuilding was built to the south of it. In the northwestern corner of the front yard on the edge of the hill, a wine warehouse was built, resembling a medieval castle.

Despite the fact that the Khrushchov estate is included in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine in the category of local importance, the buildings are in poor condition and remain abandoned. In addition, in 2025, the main building was severely damaged by a Russian drone strike - a fire completely destroyed the roof and all wooden architectural elements.