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Frank Sysyn Frank E. Sysyn ( uk, Франк Сисин, 27 December 1946 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American historian of Ukrainian origin. His grandmother was from Ukraine. He graduated from Princeton University (1968), the University of London (1969), ...

Between Poland and the Ukraine: The Dilemma of Adam Kysil, 1600-1653
- P. 25. (, ) or Putivl′ ( rus, Пути́вль, p=pʊˈtʲivlʲ) is a city in north-east

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 ...

, in

Sumy Oblast Sumy Oblast ( uk, Сумська́ о́бласть, translit=Sumska oblast; also referred to as Sumshchyna – uk, Су́мщина) is an oblast (province) in the northeastern part of Ukraine. Population: The oblast was created in its most r ...

. The city served as the administrative center of

Putyvl Raion Putyvl Raion ( uk, Путивльський район) was a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the town of Putyvl. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of ...

until the administrative reform in 2018, it is now under the jurisdiction of Konotop Raion. Population:

History

One of the original

Siveria Severia or Siveria ( orv, Сѣверія, russian: Северщина, translit=Severshchina, uk, Сіверія or , translit. ''Siveria'' or ''Sivershchyna'') is a historical region in present-day southwest Russia, northern Ukraine, easter ...

n towns, Putyvl was first mentioned as early as 1146 as an important fortress contested between

Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...

and

Novhorod-Siverskyi Novhorod-Siverskyi ( uk, Новгород-Сіверський ) is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, although until 18 July 2020 it was incorporated as a city ...

principalities of

Kievan Rus Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of ...

. The song of Yaroslavna on the walls of Putyvl is the emotional culmination of the medieval ''

Lay of Igor's Campaign ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign'' ( orv, Слово о пълкѹ Игоревѣ, translit=Slovo o pŭlku Igorevě) is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language. The title is occasionally translated as ''The Tale of the Campai ...

'' and Alexander Borodin's opera ''

Prince Igor ''Prince Igor'' ( rus, Князь Игорь, Knyáz Ígor ) is an opera in four acts with a prologue, written and composed by Alexander Borodin. The composer adapted the libretto from the Ancient Russian epic '' The Lay of Igor's Host'', which re ...

''. After the

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in 1500, Putyvl was ceded to

Muscovite Russia The Grand Duchy of Moscow, Muscovite Russia, Muscovite Rus' or Grand Principality of Moscow (russian: Великое княжество Московское, Velikoye knyazhestvo Moskovskoye; also known in English simply as Muscovy from the Lati ...

. During the

Time of Troubles The Time of Troubles (russian: Смутное время, ), or Smuta (russian: Смута), was a period of political crisis during the Tsardom of Russia which began in 1598 with the death of Fyodor I (Fyodor Ivanovich, the last of the Rurik dy ...

, the town became the center of

Ivan Bolotnikov Ivan Isayevich Bolotnikov (russian: Ива́н Иса́евич Боло́тников; 1565–1608) headed a popular uprising in Russia in 1606–1607 known as the Bolotnikov Rebellion (Восстание Ивана Болотникова). The up ...

's uprising and briefly a base for the

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forces. It was occupied by

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

between 1607 and 1619. Putyvl was part of Kursk guberniya of the

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prior to the

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. It was part of Ukrainian SSR on 16 October 1925. During the

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led by

Sydir Kovpak Sydir Artemovych Kovpak ( uk, Сидір Артемович Ковпак; russian: Си́дор Арте́мьевич Ковпа́к, ), (June 7, 1887December 11, 1967) was one of the partisan leaders of the Soviet partisans in Ukraine during th ...

started their

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against the Germans in the forests all over the Northern Ukraine. It was under German occupation between 10 September 1941 and 3 September 1943. During the 2022 Russian invasion, Russian troops occupied the city during their offensive towards

Konotop Konotop ( uk, Конотоп ) is a city in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine. Konotop serves as the administrative center of Konotop Raion. Konotop is located about 129 km from Sumy, the oblast administrative center. It is host to Ko ...

Architecture

The main architectural monument of Putivl is the Molchansky Monastery, which dates largely to the 17th century. The foundations of its three-domed cathedral, dedicated to the Nativity of the

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, belong to the 1590s, but the main part of the church is one of the earliest

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structures in the region, described in its entirety by

Paul of Aleppo Paul Za'im, known sometime also as Paul of Aleppo (Paul, Archdeacon of Aleppo) (1627–1669) was an Ottoman Syrian Orthodox clergyman and chronicler. Son of Patriarch Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im, Paul accompanied his father in his travels through ...

in 1654. The cathedral displays strong influence of Muscovite architecture, especially in detailing and sculptural decor. Apart from the monastery, Putyvl also possesses the

Cossack Baroque Ukrainian Baroque, or Cossack Baroque or Mazepa Baroque ( uk, Українське бароко або Козацьке бароко), is an architectural style that was widespread in the Ukrainian lands in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was th ...

church of St. Nicholas (1735–37) and the Saviour Cathedral, a singular hybrid of Ukrainian and Russian church architecture, started in 1617 and incorporating such typically Muscovite features as

onion dome An onion dome is a dome whose shape resembles an onion. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the tholobate upon which they sit, and their height usually exceeds their width. These bulbous structures taper smoothly to a point. It is a typ ...

s. Remaining parts of 17th-century fortifications are visible close at hand; these include the gates and several towers, one of which was built up into a belltower in 1700.

Gallery

File:Putyvl' Magazyn Kuptsya Bryantseva 01 Kirova 65 (DSC 3096).JPG, Historic shops in the old town File:Putyvl' Remisnyche Uchylysche M.Maklakova 01 Lunachars'kogo 80 (YDS 8052).JPG, Former crafts school in Putyvl File:Путивль. Центральна вулиця.jpg, Main street File:Putyvl' Svyatoduhiv (Spaso-Preobrazhens'kiy) Sobor 07 2 K.Marksa 45 (DSC 8006).JPG, Holy Spirit Cathedral File:Церква Миколи Козацького, Путивль.JPG, St. Nicholas Church File:Пам'ятник княгині Ярославні.JPG, Princess Yaroslavna monument

References

External links

Informal city portal
{{Authority control Cities in Sumy Oblast Putivlsky Uyezd Kiev Voivodeship Cities of district significance in Ukraine