Attractions of Luhansk district

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 Perhaps the palace was originally made of wood, then it was rebuilt several times.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.

Luhansk Park-Museum of Polovtsian Stone Sculptures is one of the largest collections of stone statues of the 11th-12th centuries in Ukraine. It is located on the territory of Luhansk National University.

"Stone Polovtsian Babas" are statues from 1 to 4 meters high, depicting warriors (sometimes women). They were installed on mounds by ancient peoples: Scythians, Polovtsians and others.

These are the only monuments of monumental art of nomadic peoples who have long disappeared, who lived in the territory of the present Luhansk region.