Bohuslav (, ; ) is a

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on the

Ros River The 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 .Obukhiv Raion Obukhiv Raion () is a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Obukhiv. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast was reduced to seven, and ...

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. It hosts the administration of

Bohuslav urban hromada Bohuslav urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Obukhiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the city of Bohuslav. It has an area of and a population of 25,404, as of 2023. The hromada contains 26 settlements: 1 city ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Population: 17,135 (2001). It is known as Boslov by some of its Yiddish speaking residents and Boguslav (by the Russophones).

History

The city's year of establishment and source of name is uncertain. It is mentioned by

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as early as 1032 which is assumed as the year of its foundation. In official documents it is mentioned in 1195 when Bohuslavl was handed over by the Grand Prince of Kyiv Rurik II to the Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal

Vsevolod III Vsevolod III Yuryevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest (; 1154–1212), was Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, Vladimir from 1176 to 1212. During his long reign, the city reached the zenith of its glory. Family Vsevolod was the tenth or eleventh son ...

who preceded him on Kyivan throne several years earlier. In 1240 Bohuslav was destroyed by the Mongol invasion. In 1362 it was liberated by forces of the

Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia and Samogitia The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, when the territory was suppressed during the 1795 partitions of Poland� ...

. In 1569 Bohuslav was passed to the

Polish Crown The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (; ) was a political and legal concept formed in the 14th century in the Kingdom of Poland, assuming unity, indivisibility and continuity of the state. Under this idea, the state was no longer seen as the pa ...

and in 1620 received its

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and city banner. Since 1591 Bohuslav belonged to

Janusz Ostrogski Prince Janusz Ostrogski () (1554 – 17 September 1620 in Tarnów) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble and statesman. He served as a voivode of Volhyn (1584-1593), as a castellan of Kraków (from 1593 on), and as a starosta of Bohuslav (from 1591), ...

, the voivode of Volhynia. From 1648 to 1667 it was part of the

Cossack Hetmanate The Cossack Hetmanate (; Cossack Hetmanate#Name, see other names), officially the Zaporozhian Host (; ), was a Ukrainian Cossacks, Cossack state. Its territory was located mostly in central Ukraine, as well as in parts of Belarus and southwest ...

and after the

Treaty of Andrusovo The Truce of Andrusovo (, , also sometimes known as Treaty of Andrusovo) established a thirteen-and-a-half year truce, signed on between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which had fought the Russo-Polish War sin ...

was once again returned to Poland. In 1685 it was occupied by Samiylo Samus whom

Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (; ; ) was the Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host and the Left-bank Ukraine in 1687–1708. The historical events of Mazepa's life have inspired Cultural legacy of Mazeppa, many literary, artistic and musical works. He was ...

appointed Hetman An acting hetman or appointed hetman () was a title used in the Cossack Hetmanate during the 17th and 18th centuries. The acting hetman served as the temporary governing authority, assuming leadership responsibilities in place of the official Hetma ...

Right-bank Ukraine The Right-bank Ukraine is a historical and territorial name for a part of modern Ukraine on the right (west) bank of the Dnieper River, corresponding to the modern-day oblasts of Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, as well as the western parts o ...

when Poland allowed to restore Cossacks' liberties. Since that time and until 1704 Bohuslav became a residence of the appointed Hetman. In 1704 Samus surrendered his authority to Mazepa. After withdrawal of the Russian armed forces in 1708 from Poland, Samus continued to self-govern unlawfully in the region. In 1711 he joined forces with

Pylyp Orlyk Pylyp Stepanovych Orlyk (; ; – May 26, 1742) was a Zaporozhian Cossacks, Zaporozhian Cossack statesman, diplomat and member of Cossack starshyna who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Cossacks, hetman in exile from 1710 to 1742. He was a cl ...

, however after a number of unsuccessful storms of

Bila Tserkva Bila Tserkva ( ; , ) is a city in central Ukraine. It is situated on the Ros (river), Ros River in the historical region of right-bank Ukraine. It is the largest city in Kyiv Oblast (which does not include the city of Kyiv) and serves as the ...

, Orlyk withdrew to

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. Samus was left to defend Bohuslav on his own now against the united armies of Russia and Poland (bound by the Treaty of Narva). In 1712 Samus was arrested and exiled to

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. Bohuslav regiment was liquidated and the city was returned once again under the Polish administration. After the second

partition of Poland The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place between 1772 and 1795, toward the end of the 18th century. They ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign ...

the city was passed to the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

and until 1837 it was a center of Bohuslav county. The county was restored once again after the establishment of the

Soviet regime The political system of the Soviet Union took place in a federal single-party soviet socialist republic framework which was characterized by the superior role of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the only party permitted by the C ...

in 1919 and 1923 it was transformed into the

Bohuslav Raion Bohuslav Raion () was a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Bohuslav. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of ...

. It had a large Jewish community. According to the 1897 census, on a total of 11,372 inhabitants, 7445 people were Jews whose community was destroyed in the Holocaust. Until 18 July 2020, Bohuslav was the administrative center of

. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Bohuslav Raion was split between

and Obukhiv Raions, with Bohuslav being transferred to Obukhiv Raion.

Landmarks

* Former

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locally known as "kamianytsia" built in 1726 is the oldest building in the city. During the Soviet times it was transformed into a club for deaf and mute at first and after

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into the museum of Komsomol Glory. Today it is a museum of decorative art.

Notable people

* Marusia Bohuslavka, legendary Ukrainian freedom fighter. *

Neonila Lahodiuk Neonila Lahodiuk (born in Bohuslav, Kyiv region) is a Ukrainian jazz composer, a pianist and a music teacher. She works as a teacher at Stetsenko Music School No.1 in Kyiv. Ms. Lahodiuk has been awarded a title of the Merited Artist of Ukraine. L ...

, Ukrainian jazz composer, pianist and music teacher, Merited Artist of Ukraine * Ivan Soshenko, Ukrainian painter, contemporary and close friend of

Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (; ; 9 March 1814 – 10 March 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist, and ethnographer. He was a fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts and a member of the Brotherhood o ...

* Hélène Sparrow, Polish medical doctor and bacteriologist * Herman Toll, United States

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Prominent Americans who trace their family roots to Bohuslav include the late Congressman Herman Toll (1907–1967), who emigrated from the region with his family around 1910, and his nephews Robert (Bob) and Bruce Toll, founders of publicly traded homebuilder

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. * Olexandra Tymoshenko, 1992

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

champion * Мikhail Sukernik (1902 - 1981) Soviet, Russian - Ukrainian Chemist who contributed to the publication of the first Russian - Yiddish Dictionary that was published in Moscow, USSR after his death in 1984. He helped with preserving materials and supported the discovery of the original meanings of the words. He worked with the authors of the dictionary Shulman Shapiro, M.A. and Spivack, I.

Gallery

File:Кам'яниця Богуслав.jpg, Old building ( kamianytsia) File:Троїцька церква Богуслав.JPG, Trinity Church File:Новий монастир на місці старого.jpg, St Nicholas Monastery File:Boguslav granity KyObl-157.JPG, Granite banks of Ros river in Bohuslav

References

External links

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City's official website
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Boguslav/Bohuslav
(pp. 405) at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation. {{Authority control Cities in Kyiv Oblast Populated places established in the 11th century 1032 establishments in Europe Cities of district significance in Ukraine Holocaust locations in Ukraine