Attractions of Konotop district

In 1965, the Spadshchansky forest northwest of Putivl was declared a historical and cultural reserve, since it was here in 1941 that the famous partisan unit of Sydor Kovpak was created, which fought against the German occupiers during the Second World War.

As a result of the active actions of Kovpak's detachment, a large partisan region was created in Sumy region and nearby areas, on the territory of which 24 detachments and 127 groups (about 18,000 partisans) operated in 1942. Kovpak's unit fought 18,000 kilometers behind the enemy's rear, fought on the entire territory of Ukraine from Putivl to the Carpathians.

The memorial complex in the Spadshchansky Forest opens with the "People's Avengers" stele, then the "Alley of Heroes" leads to the "Guerrilla Glory" monument. The partisan stronghold with 9 dugouts was reconstructed: headquarters, bathroom, kitchen, dugouts of scouts, miners, 2nd, 4th, 5th operational groups, personal dugout of Sydor Kovpak. There is a mass grave near the shrine.

Also there are the main objects of the memorial complex "Spadshchansky Forest": the Museum of Partisan Glory and the Museum of Weapons and Military Equipment. The museum presents personal belongings of partisans, samples of weapons, photographs, documents, etc. A cannon that was in service with the Kovpak army and a German T-III tank captured by them are installed near the museum.

In 2019, the Museum "Soviet Park" opened on the territory of the complex. Soviet monuments, busts and sculptures collected from the Sumy, Poltava and Chernihiv regions are presented here. Among them are monuments to Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Kotovsky, Shchors, Frunze, Chapaev and others.

The monument to Ukrainian weapons was erected at the entrance to the village of Shapovalivka in 2009 in honor of the 350th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Konotop.

The memorial sign is an artistic composition of Cossack sabers cutting through a shield, mounted on a low pedestal, and symbolizes the victory of Cossack weapons over the enemy. The inscription on the monument: "Here the glory of Ukrainian weapons was forged! Erected in honor of the 350th anniversary of the glorious victory of the army of Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop".

The authors of the monument: sculptors Mykola Mazur and Bohdan Mazur, architect - Volodymyr Bykov.

On the opposite side of the sign is a memorial chapel, which was also built for the 350th anniversary of the victory of the Ukrainian army in the Battle of Konotop.

A bust of Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky is installed in the center of the village of Shapovalivka.