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About Cherkasy
First records of the city date back to 1384. Beginning with the end of the 15th century Cherkasy was an important strategic point of defense against the Tatar invasion.
In 1648, Cherkasy became a regimental Cossack settlement. In 1793, the city was included in the Russian Empire. In 1954, it was given the status of the centre of the Cherkasy region.
Sights:
The Svyato-Mykhaylivsky Cathedral, 1994-2000. The cathedral is built on the site of Pershotravnevy Park, where the Svyato-Mykhaylivska Church with a graveyard was previously situated. The cathedral is the biggest in Ukraine (height is up to 74 m, length − 58 m, width − 54 m). There is room for about twelve thousand people in it.
The Hill of Glory, 1977. A memorial complex with a monument Motherland. The former Zamkova hora (Castle Hill). It used to be the site of an ancient settlement, remnants of the Cherkasy Fortress and the Svyato-Troitska Church which were completely destroyed during the building of this monument.
Scherbyna’s palace, 1892. The modern style mansion was built in 1892 by entrepreneur Scherbyna in his estate. A combination of numerous arcs with decorative colonnade and cornices gives the building a sophisticated look. In 1907-1912, the building was a seat of Zemska uprava. In the 1930s, there was a House of Young Pioneers. After the WWII, the palace was home to a communist party organization. Since 1970 it has been holding wedding ceremonies.
The Munition factory # 17, 1885-1887: 226, Ilyina Street. An industrial structure complex. Nowadays Cherkasy polytechnic school is situated there.
Museums:
The T.H. Shevchenko Kobzar Museum: 37, B. Vyshnevetskoho St; tel. (0472) 35-41-05
Working hours: 10 am – 5 pm: Monday to Friday.
The museum building is a three-stored house built in 1852 for the Tsybylskis, a merchant family. In 1859, T. Shevchenko was staying there, which is indicated by a memorial plate. In 1989, a museum to one book − to Kobzar by Taras Shevchenko, was established in the house. The entrance is embellished with eight scenes from the poet’s works. The exposition consists of
T. Shevchenko’s works published during his life and posthumously, soviet and modern set of works about Shevchenko’s life and poetry, translations and records about Kobzar’s visits to Cherkasy. The museum stores a Kobzar dated back to 1840 which was published in Petersburg in small edition. There are rare translations of Shevchenko’s works − into the Yakut, Japanese, Chinese, Tamil, Udmurt languages. In general, the museum has more than thousand unique pieces.
The Local History Museum of the Cherkasy Region: 1, Slavy St.; tel. (0472) 45-11-22.
Working hours: 10 am – 5 pm: closed on Monday and Friday.
It was built in 1985 according to an individual design. The designers were awarded with a Shevchenko Prize. According to the display area (2904 sq. m), it is one of the biggest museums in Ukraine. There are more than 80 thousand museum pieces in its collection. The gem of the museum collection is archeological finds, treasures of the Cossack time, and items of cult and everyday life of local inhabitants. Among the exhibits, one can see pieces of craft, ancient household utensils, dishware made of china and glass, clothes, and documents. In the Hall of Archeology and local History there are many finds of the Late Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.
The Cherkasy Museum of Fine Arts: 259, Khreschatyk St; tel. (0472) 37-28-77.
Working hours: 10 am – 5 pm: closed on Friday.
It was founded in 1992. The exposition consists of two parts − decorative and applied arts, and fine arts. The first part makes acquainted with the art of Middle Podneprovye – ancient embroidery, black smoked ceramics, and decorative paintings. The second part displays icon paintings of the 17th-19th centuries, portraiture of the 18th – early 20th centuries. The museum stores more than 100 works of O. Pavlenko, a master of monumental painting. A large collection of graphic arts is shown in four halls.
The Literature and Memorial Museum of Vasyl Symonenko, 251, Khreschatyk St.
Hotels:
The Rosava: 28, Frunze St; tel. (0472) 45-03-21
The Cherkasy: 6, Lazareva St; tel. (0472) 47-65-84
The Bile Ozero: highway Smilyavske, 14th km; tel. (0472) 15-53-96
The Tsentralni: 30, Lenin St; tel. (0472) 45-21-70
The Ukraina: 1, Lisova St; tel. (0472) 32-10-53, 32-10-54
The Zhovtnevy: 145, Frunze St; tel. (0472) 47-54-15, 47-34-95
The Nyva: 144, Smilyavska St; tel. (0472) 63-15-80
The Dnipro: 13, Frunze St; tel. (0472) 54-03-04, 47-23-60
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