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.

The Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts in Bohuslav is a department of the Museum of the History of the Bohuslav Region.

It is located in the oldest civil building in the city, which locals call "Kamyanytsya". This archaic massive two-storey building with external wooden stairs was erected in the XVIII century for the Jewish religious school. The thickness of its walls reaches 1.2 m, the building has deep basements.

During the Second World War, the Gestapo was located here, then the Museum of Komsomol Glory.

Now in the restored "Kamyanytsya" there is an exhibition of modern local decorative and applied art - the work of Dybynets potters and masters of artistic weaving. In particular, the longest woven towel in Ukraine with a length of almost 105 m, created in 2017 in honor of the 985th anniversary of the founding of Bohuslav, is on display.

To view the exhibit, visit the nearby Bohuslav History Museum.

The Museum of the History of the Bohuslav Region is considered to be one of the most creative historical museums in small towns of Ukraine.

It is located in a two-story building of the former ministerial school in 1907.

The exposition presents an interesting collection of archaeological finds of the Paleolithic era, household items of Scythians and ancient Slavs, ancient Rus jewelry, Cossack relics, photographs and documents of the Ukrainian Revolution.

The original is decorated with exhibition halls in the spirit of its time. First, visitors enter a cave of the Stone Age, then go from the Scythian burial to the wooden frame of Bohuslav Castle, then find themselves in the interiors of a village house and a burgher house, where the iron stairs fall into the era of industrialization.

The branches of the Museum of the History of the Bohuslav Region are the Museum of Modern Decorative and Applied Arts, the Ivan Soshenko Memorial Museum-Estate, and the Marko Vovchko Memorial Museum-Estate.

The Small Khodosivka (Round) Hillfort on Planerna Mountain in Khodosivka village is part of the Khodosivsky archaeological complex - a group of archaeological monuments in the southern suburbs of Kyiv, which includes about 30 objects of cultural heritage, including the famous "Serpent's Wall".

The first literary references to the Round Fort, fortified by a rampart and an escarpment, date back to the 19th century. During the 20th century, it was repeatedly explored by archaeologists. Many archaeological materials of the Scythian era, the Zarubinets culture, and the Kyivan Rus' era were found here.

In 2023, Planerna Mountain received the status of a landscape reserve of local importance. The reserve protects a valuable natural complex with an area of 31 hectares, which includes a hill with meadow-steppe vegetation, where the populations of the Stipa capillata and the Stipa pennata, listed in the Red Book of Ukraine, grow.

Planerna Mountain with a height of 157 meters is a favorite place for lovers of paragliding, hang-gliding and model aircraft sports. It is also one of the best observation decks, from where you can see panoramas of the hills of the Dnieper Upland with the urban landscapes of the capital's residential areas on the horizon.

Near the northern foot of Planerna Mountain is the outlet town "Manufactura".

The Great Khodosivka Hillfort (Kruhlyk Settlement) is located on the southern outskirts of Kyiv between the villages of Khotiv, Lisnyki, Khodosivka, and Ivankovychi. Inside the settlement are the villages of Kruhlyk and Kremenishche.

This is one of the three giant hillforts of the forest-steppe of Ukraine, an archeological monument of national importance, which is part of the Khodosivka archaeological complex and is part of the Serpent's Wall system.

The settlement belongs to the early Iron Age (VI–V centuries BC). It was a settlement of Scythian ploughmen, surrounded by a protective rampart with a total length of 10-12 kilometers. Now this rampart has a height of up to 8 meters, in some places a defensive ditch can still be seen along it. In the days of Kyivan Rus', the rampart of the hillfort was built into the system of the Serpent's Wall (Zmiyevi valy) as the last line of defense in front of Kyiv.

The remnants of the Ancient Rus' system of earthen fortifications, located on the southern outskirts of Kyiv and in other places on the territory of the Middle Dnieper region, are called snake ramparts. Their total length, according to various estimates, reaches from 900 to 1500 kilometers. Presumably, the ramparts served to protect the southern borders of the Kyiv state from nomads. The history of their construction and functions have not been sufficiently studied.

The legend tells about the legendary hero Mykyta Kozhemyaka, who harnessed the Zmiy Horynych (Slavic dragon, snake) to a plow and plowed giant furrows, from which the name of the wall came.

According to archaeologists, most of the Serpent's Wall were built in the X-XI centuries. Earth ramparts with wooden structures inside were up to 15 meters high, and were fortified with a wooden palisade along the crest. They formed a front in the direction of the steppe - to the south and southeast. At least 4,000 construction workers were to participate in the construction work, and the work could last about 4-5 years.

Fragments of the Serpent's Wall have been preserved along the tributaries of the Dnipro: Vita, Chervona, Stuhna, Trubizh, Sula, Ros and others. One of the best places to look is the section of the shaft on the road from Kruhlyk to Ivankovychi. There is a parking lot nearby. A wooden sign mistakenly indicates that these are Cossack ramparts of the 16th century.

A creative workshop-museum was opened in Bohuslav by the famous Ukrainian carpet maker and member of the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine, Valentyna Tkach. Her carpets, which preserve ancient traditions, are in private collections all over the world - from China to the USA.

Valentyna Tkach calls carpet weaving her life's work. Her grandfather was also engaged in this, her father was the director of the Peremoha art products factory in Bohuslav, the craftswoman's mother worked at the factory as a weaver and developed her own carpet sketches. After the factory closed, Valentyna bought a dozen looms, rented premises and, together with her mother and other weavers of the factory, is reviving and developing weaving in Bohuslav.

Valentyna Tkach considers the weaving school, which she opened on the basis of her workshop, to be one of her most important projects. There, the craftswoman holds master classes for guests, during which anyone can try making their own product on a mini-machine.

A memorial to the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 was erected on the outskirts of Obukhiv in 2008.

During the famine organized by the Soviet authorities in Ukraine, every fourth resident of Obukhiv died of starvation. In general, according to the estimates of local historians, the Holodomor took the lives of up to 3,000 residents of Obukhiv.

The author of the monument to the victims of the Holodomor is the Ukrainian artist-monumentalist Anatoliy Haydamaka.

The Park of Trypillya sculpture is considered a business card of the city of Rzhyshchiv, which disputes with the village of Trypillia for the informal title of the capital of Trypillya culture.

Trypillya Park was created in the square in front of the building of the Rzhyshchiv City Council and the new cultural center in 2003-2004 at the initiative of the local authorities. The central element of the park is a large sculpture in the form of a Trypillya binocular vessel by the sculptor Anatoliy Haydamaka. This ritual vessel also became the central element of the new coat of arms and the main symbol of Rzhyshchiv.

The park also features female statuettes and other enlarged Trypil figures by sculptors Mykola Bilyk, Mykola Sivak, Volodymyr Sholudko and others.

Rzhyshchiv Archaeological and Local Lore Museum is housed in an original brick building of the late XIX - early XX centuries downtown.

The exposition is based on archaeological materials found during excavations in Rzhyshchiv.

The first hall presents archeological finds of different cultures: Trypillya, Chornoliska, Zarubynetska, Chernyakhivska and Ancient Rus.

The local lore hall shows Rzhyshchiv of the XVI-XX centuries, significant historical events are noted: the creation of the Rzhyshchiv Cossack Hundred, the meeting of the Hetman's Council Bohdan Khmelnytskyi and others.

Ethnographic material gives an idea of ​​the life and way of life of peasants and burghers of the XVIII-XX centuries, their beliefs, crafts, clothing, everyday life.

Separate expositions are dedicated to the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and the events of the Second World War.

The exhibition hall exhibits from the museum and the works of folk artists and craftsmen from Rzhyshchiv and Kyiv region.

The monument to Decembrists was installed in the center of Vasylkiv, on the square in front of the city council.

In 1825, an uprising of the Chernihiv regiment began in Vasylkiv, led by the Decembrists Serhiy Muravyov-Apostol and Mykhaylo Bestuzhev-Ryumin. The uprising was organized by the Southern Society after the performance of the Decembrists on Senate Square in St. Petersburh. The Decembrist nobles, who opposed serfdom, tried to overthrow the autocracy by force. In Vasylkiv, the rebel troops seized weapons and the regimental treasury, after which they marched on the Bila Tserkva, on the approaches to which they were defeated by government troops. The instigators of the uprising were later executed.

The memorial sign in Vasylkiv depicts the profiles of five executed Decembrists: Pavlo Pestel, Kindrat Ryleev, Serhiy Muravyov-Apostol, Mykhaylo Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Petro Kakhovsky. Authors of the monument: sculptor Makar Vronskyi, architect Vasyl Hniezdilov.

The "Berehynya" Museum in the village of Staiky is one of the oldest historical and local history museums of Obukhiv region. It was founded in 1977 on the initiative of a local historian, a veteran of the Second World War Mykhaylo Melakh.

Seven thematic sections introduce visitors to the history and culture of the village of Staiky and its immediate surroundings. In particular, the exposition presents a large collection of antiquities: traditional embroidered shirts and towels of the Kyiv region, household items, work tools.

Historical and archaeological materials, works of art, ancient icons are also exhibited.

The museum complex in Kozyn was created in 2000 by Yevhen and Valentina Oliynik, a couple of local enthusiasts and local historians. Two museum expositions are located on two floors of the former kindergarten building.

The exposition on the second floor is dedicated to the life and work of the outstanding Ukrainian singer, People's Artist of Ukraine Anatoliy Solovyanenko. He had a dacha in Kozyn, where he often rested and prepared for his performances. In the last years of his life, Solovyanenko constantly lived in Kozyn, where he died in 1999 and was buried in the village cemetery (a monument was erected).

The museum exhibits photographs, painterly portraits of the singer, panels, Solovyanenko's personal belongings, stage costumes, address folders to the name of Solovyanenko, letters from grateful listeners, books, records, CDs, and more. You can watch and listen to fragments of his concerts.

The Kozyn Village Historical and Local Lore Museum is located on the first floor. Here you can familiarize yourself with the results of archaeological explorations on the territory of the village, see ancient household items of local residents, learn about the participants of the national-patriotic movement of Obukhiv region and prominent residents.

The Anatoliy Solovyanenko Museum in Kzyn is a branch of the Kyiv Regional Archaeological Museum.

Fragments of the ancient Rus settlement Vasyliv earthworks have been preserved on the hill to the west of the Cathedral of Anthony and Theodosius.

The current city of Vasylkiv was founded in 988 by Prince Volodymyr the Great, who received the name Vasyl at baptism. The old name of the city Vasyliv (Vasylyev) comes from the Christian name of the prince. It was a well-fortified fortress with earthen ramparts and ditches, often used as a stronghold in times of strife. The city was destroyed by the Mongols in 1240. Remains of an ancient wooden temple and princely palace were found on the territory of the cub.

Later, the settlement of Vasyliv was included in the system of Cossack fortifications of the 16th and 17th centuries. The remains of ramparts can be traced throughout the city center. The best preserved is the rampart behind the cathedral, the crest of which can be climbed by stairs from the temple courtyard.

The Literary Memorial Museum-Manor of Andriy Malyshko was opened in the house on the outskirts of Obukhiv, where the future poet was born in 1912.

The exhibition is devoted to the life and work of the poet, as well as the ethnography of the Southern Kyiv Region.

Of particular interest are Malyshko's personal belongings: a desk with a typewriter, books and others.

The wooden church of the Apostle John the Theologian in Rozkopantsi near Bohuslav was built in 1884.

A classic Ukrainian three-story church. The painting of the 19th century has been preserved in the interior. The harmoniously developed composition of the building, skillfully executed details place the monument in a number of interesting examples of Ukrainian wooden architecture of the 19th century.

On the church floor there is a tombstone with a photo of a young woman and the inscription: "May your holy will be done. Anna Savelyivna Tsyrupa, died on January 29, 1910 at the age of 23."