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Kyiv Oblast Kyiv Oblast ( uk, Ки́ївська о́бласть, translit=Kyïvska oblast), also called Kyivshchyna ( uk, Ки́ївщина), is an oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, w ...

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Lítky ( uk, Літки), in ancient times Litkovychi ( uk, Літковичі, ''Velyki Litkovychi'', ''Velyki Litky'') is a

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selo, (a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

from the 17th century to 1923) located on the

Desna River The Desna (russian: Десна́; uk, Десна) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, a major left-tributary of the Dnieper. Its name means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language. It has a length of , and its drainage basin covers .

in Brovary Raion (

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) of

(

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), to north east from the Ukrainian capital,

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

. It belongs to Zazymie rural hromada, one of the

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s of Ukraine.

History

It is believed that ''Litkovychi'' with neighboring '' Zazymovye'' were founded in 1128 by ''Vsevolod Gorodetsky'' ( Prince of Oster,

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of Grand Prince of Kyiv

Vladimir II Monomakh Vladimir II Monomakh (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Мономахъ, ''Volodiměrŭ Monomakhŭ''; uk, Володимир Мономах, translit=Volodymyr Monomakh; russian: Владимир Мономах; Christian name: ''Vasiliy'' ...

, husband of his daughter ''Ahafiya''). The first recorded mention of ''Litkovychi'' in the historical sources was written in 1426. During the times of the

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and the

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, Litky was a

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residence of Ukrainian boyars and Polish ''

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'' in Oster

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and called 'Little Oster'. After the

Khmelnytsky Uprising The Khmelnytsky Uprising,; in Ukraine known as Khmelʹnychchyna or uk, повстання Богдана Хмельницького; lt, Chmelnickio sukilimas; Belarusian language, Belarusian: Паўстанне Багдана Хмяльніц ...

it was known as a market town. After 1664 the market town came under the power of the Vydubychi Monastery. On 10 February 1687, Theodosius Uglytsky founded in ''St. Nicholas Church of Litkovychi'' the Brotherhood and Guild. The

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first consisted of

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, coopers, and

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rs. Brotherhood and Guild had symbols and traditions. Litky is the birthplace of

Vasyl Hryhorovych-Barskyi Vasil Grigorovich Barsky ( uk, Василь Григорович Григорович-Барський; Russian: Василий Григорьевич Григорович-Барский; born 1 ( N.S. 12) January 1701 - died 7 (18) October 1747) ...

(Ukrainian 18th-century writer, scholar, traveler), his famous brother-architect

Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi Ivan Grigorovich-BarskyBrumfield, William Craft: Gold in azure: one thousand years of Russian architecture. D.R. Godine, 1983. P. 20. or Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi (russian: Иван Григорьевич Григорович-Барский, ) (bo ...

and Sofia Punko-Chumachenko (mother-in-law of Ukrainian President

Victor Yuschenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. As an informal leader of th ...

). On 28 August 1911, Tsar

Nicholas II Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Pola ...

visited Litky and received a gift —

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s — from the local masters. In response, the ''Shoe Guild'' received an award from the Tsar — the gold watch.

Notes

References

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