Attractions of Vyhraiv

The Museum of Cossack Glory in Vyhraiv reveals the history of Cossack victories through the prism of the fate of their descendants.

The main hall is dedicated to the historical battle of Korsun in 1648, which took place in the Hlyboky Yar on the southwestern edge of the current village of Vyhraiv, which was then called Horokhova Dibrova. In this battle, the Cossack army of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky defeated the Polish troops of Hetman Mykolay Potoski, imposing a battle in unfavorable conditions for the Polish cavalry in the wooded rugged terrain. The ambush arranged in Hlyboky Yar by the regiment of Maksym Kryvonos was of decisive importance.

The museum also has halls of ethnography and rural life: chests, towels, dishes, furniture, spinning wheels, a loom, etc.

A separate exhibition is devoted to the Holodomor of 1932-1933.

A Hlybokiy Yar (Deep Ravine) on the southwestern edge of the village of Vyhraiv is the site of the famous Korsun battle in 1648.

In this battle, the Cossack army of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi defeated the Polish troops of Hetman Mykolay Potoski, imposing a battle in unfavorable conditions for the Polish cavalry in rugged wooded terrain. The ambush arranged in Hlyboky Yar by the Cossack regiment of Maksym Kryvonos was of decisive importance. After this victory, the village was renamed Vigraiv, and the ravine was also called Rizany.

Remains of trenches dug by Maksym Kryvonos' Cossacks, preparing for an ambush attack, have been preserved.

In 2008, a memorial sign was erected at the site of the Battle of Korsun.

The Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary in Vyhraiv was restored in 2008 on the site of the original church. The wooden church at this place was built back in 1723. In 1855, it was rebuilt according to a new plan and expanded.

Destroyed by the Bolsheviks. Restored according to the old plans.

The Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Vyhraiv belongs to the Moscow Patriarchate.