Attractions of Luhansk region

The palace in Oleksandrivsk was founded in 1772 by Kostyantyn Yuzbash, the premier of the Bakhmut hussar regiment, then it became the property of his son Oleksandr Yuzbash.

Later, the estate in Oleksandrivsk was owned by Prince Shirynskyi-Shakhmatov. Perhaps the palace was originally made of wood, then it was rebuilt several times.

A stone two-story manor house in the style of classicism and outbuildings connected to it by a colonnade, as well as wine cellars and the house of the manor manager have been preserved to this day. The complex includes the Resurrection Church (1840).

Until 2006, the premises of the Shirynskyi-Shakhmatov Palace were occupied by a tuberculosis dispensary. The building is in a dilapidated state, the possibility of restoration is being discussed.

The Stanytsia Luhanska Museum of Local Lore, known as the Museum of Don Cossacks, was opened in 1988 for the 300th anniversary of Stanytsia Luhanska.

In 1993, the exposition "Stanytsia Luhanska - the original settlement of the Don Cossacks" was opened.

The Starobilsk Women's Monastery "Joy of All Sorrowfuls" was founded on the basis of a shelter for orphan girls, which was organized in 1849 by the noblewoman Hanna Bulych.

In 1862, the asylum was transformed into a women's community in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Sorrowfuls". In 1870, a winter temple was built in honor of the Holy Life-giving Trinity. In 1886, the community was raised to the status of a monastery.

During the First World War, an infirmary was opened for typhus-wounded soldiers who were refused care by doctors.

In 1924, the monastery was dispersed, some of the sisters were killed or arrested. In Soviet times, a military unit was located on the territory, and during the Second World War - a concentration camp.

In 1992, the temples were returned to the Orthodox Church, and in 1993, the monastery began to function again. The main shrine is the miraculous icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Sorrowfuls".