Dykanka ( uk, Диканька) is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

and formerly the administrative center of Dykanka Raion. It is now administrated under

Poltava Raion Poltava Raion ( uk, Полтавський район) is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Poltava. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of U ...

Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...

in central

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. Population: The settlement is located away from Poltava Kyivska railway station.

History

Ancient History

Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries before. Within the area of modern Dykanka, traces exist of

Scythian The Scythians or Scyths, and sometimes also referred to as the Classical Scythians and the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern * : "In modern scholarship the name 'Sakas' is reserved for the ancient tribes of northern and eastern Centra ...

settlement at various times. Also found were the remains of a settlement that had at one point been razed and the remains of two settlements from the 7th-6th centuries BC.

Medieval History

In 1430, the Dykanka area came under the ownership of Tatar Murza Leksada Mansurksanovych, the future Prince Alexander

Glinski Glinski, Glinskii, Glinsky, or Glinskiy ( pl, Gliński, Hliński, lt, Glinskis, russian: Глинский), is a family name. Feminine form: Russian: Glinskaya (Глинская), Polish: Glińska. It is shared by the following people: * Anna Glin ...

, and, according to Leo Padalka and other pre-revolutionary (before 1917) historians, Dykanka was among his ″settlements″.

Modern History

Dykanka has held the status of

since 1957.

Culture

Dykanka is the location of the short story collection ''

Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka ''Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka'' (russian: «Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки») is a collection of short stories by Nikolai Gogol, written in 1829–1832. They appeared in various magazines and were published in book f ...

'' by Nikolai Gogol. The tale of St John's Eve, concerning the family of the Church Sexton, inspired

Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( rus, link=no, Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Modest Petrovich Musorgsky , mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj, Ru-Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky version.ogg; – ) was a Russian compo ...

's tone poem

Night on the Bare Mountain ''Night on Bald Mountain'' (russian: Ночь на лысой горе, translit=Noch′ na lysoy gore, links=no), also known as ''Night on the Bare Mountain'', is a series of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). Inspired by Russian ...

Gallery

File:The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubey Dikanka.JPG, The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubeys in Dykanka. The architect

Giacomo Quarenghi Giacomo Quarenghi (; rus, Джа́комо Кваре́нги, Džákomo Kvaréngi, ˈdʐakəmə kvɐˈrʲenʲɡʲɪ; 20 or 21 September 1744) was an Italian architect who was the foremost and most prolific practitioner of neoclassical architectu ...

. Picture the end of 19th century File:Dykanka. Arc de Triomphe. The author of the project - the academician of architecture Luigi Rusca (1820)..jpg, Triumphal Arch. The architect - the academician of architecture

Luigi Rusca Luigi Rusca (Алоизий Иванович Руска; 1762–1822) was a Neoclassical architect from Ticino who worked in Russia, Ukraine and Estonia between 1783 and 1818. Life and career Rusca was apprenticed to Georg Veldten and Giacomo ...

, 1820 File:Church of the Holy Trinity, 1780. Late Baroque. Dykanka.jpg, Church of the Holy Trinity, 1780. Late Baroque. The architect of N. A. Lvov (?) File:Church of St. Nicholas in the urban settlement Dikanka. The architect of M. A. Lvov, 1797..jpg, Church of St. Nicholas in the urban settlement Dykanka. The architect of N. A. Lvov, 1797 File:Диканька. Дзвінниця Миколаївської церкви.jpg, The bell tower of St. Nicholas Church. Architect Luigi Rusca, 1810–1827. Postcard late 19th century File:Lilac Grove in Dikanka..jpg, Lilac Grove in Dykanka. The former estate of Prince Kochubey. Laid down in the early 19th century File:Україна. Диканька. Картинна галерея ім. М.К. Башкирцевої.jpg, Picture gallery of Marie Bashkirtseff

References

External links

"Dikanka"
(news of Dikanka, events, weather, all in English and Russian language) Urban-type settlements in Poltava Raion Poltavsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1957 {{Poltava-geo-stub