The Kochubey House or the Judge General

Vasyl Kochubey Vasily Leontiyevich Kochubey (russian: Василий Леонтьевич Кочубей, uk, Василь Леонтiйович Кочубей) (c. 1640 – 15 July 1708) was a Cossack-born Russian state figure of Crimean Tatar descent. He was ...

House ( uk, Будинок генерального судді Василя Кочубея) is a museum in the ''

Hetman's Capital National Historical and Cultural Reserve "Hetman's Capital" ( uk, Гетьманська столиця, ''Hetmanska stolytsia'') is a Ukraine, Ukrainian historical and cultural reserve of national importance. It was created in 1993 on the basis ...

'' National Historical and Cultural Reserve located in the historic city of

Baturyn Baturyn ( uk, Бату́рин, ), is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It is located in Nizhyn Raion (district) on the banks of the Seym River. Baturyn lost its city status in 1923 and received it back only in 2 ...

Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast ( uk, Черні́гівська о́бласть, translit=Chernihivska oblast; also referred to as Chernihivshchyna, uk, Черні́гівщина, translit=Chernihivshchyna) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. T ...

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 ...

Building architecture

The building was built in the second half of the 17th century in the style of Ukrainian (

Cossack The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...

) Baroque. The brick house is one story and has a basement. Its current appearance is not original, as it was severely damaged during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. The house served as an administrative-residential building for Judge General

History of the building

The Kochubey family owned the house until 1917. In 1925, on the initiative of the Society of Beekeepers, a museum of beekeeping named after Peter Prokopovich was opened in the building. During the World War II, the house was severely damaged, with only the original walls remaining. Restoration of the house began in the early 1970s. In 1975 a museum of local lore was opened in the building. In 1993, on the basis of the Baturyn Museum of History and Local Lore, the Baturyn State Historical and Cultural Reserve “

” was established. Large-scale restoration of V. Kochubey's house took place in 2003-2005, and a new museum exhibition was later opened in 2007.

Museum exhibition

The museum exhibition is located in four halls and the basement of the house. In the first hall, the exhibition is dedicated to the history of the house's construction, restoration and use over time. This hall also includes a family tree and portraits of the Kochubey family. The exhibition in the second hall is dedicated to

Samiilo Velychko Samiilo Vasyliovych Velychko ( uk, Самі́йло Васи́льович Вели́чко) (1670–after 1728 ) — was a Ukrainian Cossack nobleman and chronicler who wrote the first systematic presentation of the history of the Cossack Hetma ...

, author of the Cossack Chronicle. The exhibition in the third hall is dedicated to the theme of love between Motri Kochubey and Hetman

Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (also spelled Mazeppa; uk, Іван Степанович Мазепа, pl, Jan Mazepa Kołodyński; ) was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in 1687–1708. ...

, with the letters from Hetman Mazepa to Motrona occupying a central place. An icon of the Mother of God is also shown, which was donated in 1707 by Hetman Ivan Mazepa to the church of the city of

Zhovkva Zhovkva ( uk, Жовква ; pl, Żółkiew; yi, זאָלקוואַ, translit=Zolkva; russian: Жо́лква, 1951–1992: ''Nesterov'') is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Zhovkva hosts the administration of Zho ...

in the Lviv region. The works of artists dedicated to the history of Great Love are presented. The fourth exhibition hall presents the life of the last owner of the Kochubey estate, Vasyl Petrovych Kochubey, and the history of the Kochubey family. The exhibition presents original Kochubey furniture and documents. The basement of the house has not been rebuilt in several centuries. The interior of the prison is recreated with wax figures of a court clerk and a prisoner, instruments of torture and images of Cossack punishments.

Gallery

File:Будинок Кочубея В.Л. в Батурині 74-203-0003.jpg, ''The Kochubey's House. The 17th century''. File:Будинок Кочубея - Батурин 1.jpg, ''Museum exhibition''. File:Сервант у будинку Кочубея, Батурин.jpg, ''Museum exhibition''. File:Груба у будинку Кочубея, Батурин.jpg, ''A furnace in the museum's exhibition''.

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