Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi ( uk, Ко́рсунь-Шевче́нківський, ; pl, Korsuń Szewczenkowski; russian: Корсунь-Шевченковский) is a small city located in Cherkasy Raion of Cherkasy Oblast ( province) in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi urban hromada Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi ( uk, Ко́рсунь-Шевче́нківський, ; pl, Korsuń Szewczenkowski; russian: Корсунь-Шевченковский) is a small city located in Cherkasy Raion of Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central ...

, 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. The city rests on the banks of the

Ros River The Ros (; ''Ros’'') is a river in Ukraine, a right tributary of the Dnieper. The Ros finds its source in the village of Ordyntsi in Pohrebyshche Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .Kievan Rus' prince Yaroslav the Wise and served the protection of Kyiv from nomads from the southern

steppe In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the temperate grasslands, ...

regions. The name of the city comes from the Greek city of Chersones (translated as ''Korsun'') on the Crimean Peninsula. In 1240, Korsun was destroyed by Batu Khan. In 1584, a military base was established in the city. In the early modern times the place belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, during which another fortress was built and the city received the Magdeburg rights. In 1630,

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 ...

rebels led by Taras Fedorovych attacked the town and destroyed its

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

garrison A garrison (from the French ''garnison'', itself from the verb ''garnir'', "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a mil ...

. The town was razed by Polish forces during the 1637 Cossack rebellion led by Pavlo Pavliuk. In 1648, the

Battle of Korsuń Battle of Korsuń ( uk, Корсунь, pl, Korsuń), (May 26, 1648) was the second significant battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day city of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi in central Ukraine, a numerically superior forc ...

during 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 ...

, took place here. In 1768, during the Koliyivschyna Rebellion, the Polish garrison was destroyed by the forces of Maksym Zalizniak. In 1793, Korsun was included into the Russian Empire. In 1903, one of the largest paint factories in the whole Russian Empire was built in Korsun. In the period of the Second World War (1941–1945), the Soviet Red Army defeated the German forces in the area surrounding Korsun (for further information, see

Korsun Pocket Korsun may refer to: ;Places * Korsun, Slavic name for the ancient Greek colony of Chersonesos Taurica in Crimea * a name of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukraine before 1944 * Korsun, Donetsk Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine ...

). On February 14, 1944, Korsun was cleared of German forces. In post-war years, the farm and agricultural economy of Korsun was soon rebuilt. Until 1944, the city was known simply as ''Korsun'', however, it was later renamed in honor of Taras Shevchenko, a famous Ukrainian poet and artist. According to Russian media,

Euromaidan Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...

supporters brutalized a bus convoy of anti-Maidan activists on the night of February 20–21, 2014 in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Cherkasy Oblast, burned several buses, and killed seven passengers. On April 3, 2014, Russian forces occupying Crimea said seven people had died and 30 gone missing.

Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...

, Human Rights Watch and the local police force all questioned the accuracy of this account. However, Russian leader Putin said this story was the reason for the military operation in Crimea, and the alleged killings of anti-Maidan activists near Korsun were later reflected in the partisan Russian documentary

Crimea. The Way Home ''Crimea. The Way Home'' (russian: «Крым. Путь на Родину») is a Russian propaganda television documentary about the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014. The film premiered both on Russian channel Rossiya 1 ...

. Until 18 July 2020, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi served as an administrative center of

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion uk, Корсунь-Шевченківський район was a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi. The raion covered an ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion was split between Cherkasy and Zvenyhorodka Raions, with Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi being transferred to Cherkasy Raion.

Economy

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi contains a railroad station ''Korsun'', on the railroad line ''Kyiv-Zvitkovo''. Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi also contains many industrial factories, namely some mechanical factories, a construction material factory, an asphalt factory, a winemaking factory, sewing factory, and others.

Architecture

* A park complex belonging to the former palace of the noble Lopukhin-Demydov family, considered one of the best natural park complexes in the style of Romanticism in Ukraine. The park was constructed in 1782 by the request of the noble

Stanisław Poniatowski Stanisław Poniatowski was the name of several Polish nobles: * Stanisław Poniatowski (1676–1762), castellan of Kraków * Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732–1798), last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania * Stanisław Poniatowski (1754 ...

, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, a writer and artist. In the middle of the 19th century, the park was decorated with many sculptures. In addition, small pedestrian bridges were added. Total area of the park – 97 hectares. * The palace of the noble Lopukhin-Demydov family. * The Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi historical-cultural preserve. * Museum dedicated to the history of the Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Battle.

Famous people

Vasyl Avramenko Vasyl Kyrylovych Avramenko ( uk, Василь Кирилович Авраменко; sometimes transcribed as Vasile) (March 22, 1895 – May 6, 1981) was a Ukrainian actor, dancer, choreographer, balletmaster, director, and film producer, ...

, actor, dancer, choreographer, balletmaster, director, and film producer *

Anatoli Khorozov Anatoli Nikolaevich Khorozov ( uk, Анатолій Миколайович Хорозов; 25 June 1925 – 27 September 2011) was a Ukrainian ice hockey administrator and businessman. He served as president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukr ...

, president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, hotel businessman * Kyrylo Stetsenko, composer, conductor, critic, and teacher

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi is twinned with: * Chojnice, Poland * Gifhorn, Germany.

Gallery

File:1 Чудовий Корсунь 01.jpg, A branch of the Ros' River near the palace of the Lopukhin-Demydov family. File:71-225-0001 Садиба Лопухіних, м. Корсунь-Шевченківський IMG 0399.jpg, Entrance to the premises of the palace of the family of Lopukhin- Demydov. File:Centre of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi.jpg, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi's city center. File:Корсунь 01.jpg, Monument to Taras Shevchenko near the entrance to a nature preserve.

References

Notes

Sources

* (1972) ''Історіа міст і сіл Української CCP - Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast)'', Kyiv.
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Encyclopedia of Ukraine

External links

korsun.ic.ck.ua
- Website of the historical-cultural preserve in the city
heraldry.com.ua
- Coat of arms of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi (Ukrainian)
sunsite.berkeley.edu
- Soviet topographic map 1:100,000 {{Authority control Cities in Cherkasy Oblast Cities of district significance in Ukraine Cossack Hetmanate Kiev Voivodeship Kanevsky Uyezd