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Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi ( ), Korsun until 1944, is a town in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi urban hromada. The city lies on the banks of the Ros River. Population:

History

Medieval period

A fortress at Korsun was founded in 1032 by the Kievan Rus' prince Yaroslav the Wise. It protected Kyiv from nomads from the southern steppe regions. The name of the city comes from the Greek city of Chersones (translated as Korsun) on the Crimean Peninsula. The town is first recorded in a manuscript from 1169. Russian president Putin used the 'incident' to justify the military operation in Crimea.

Until 18 July 2020, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi served as an administrative centre of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 when the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast was reduced to four.

Economy

Korsun station on the Kyiv-Zvitkovo line. Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi also has a number of factories, producing machinery, construction materials, asphalt, wine, and textiles.

Architecture

The town has a park that was part of the former palace of the Lopukhin family. It is considered to be one of the finest Romantic-style in Ukraine. It was built in 1782 by Stanisław Poniatowski, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, a writer and artist. In the middle of the 19th century, the park was enhanced with many sculptures, and small pedestrian bridges were added.

The town also has several museums, including the Poniatovsky Palace Museum, a Historical Museum, and a military museum.

Famous people

  • Vasyl Avramenko, actor, dancer, choreographer, ballet master, director, and film producer
  • Anatoli Khorozov, president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, hotel businessman
  • Kyrylo Stetsenko, composer, conductor, critic, and teacher

Twinned towns

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi is twinned with:

  • Chojnice, Poland
  • Gifhorn, Germany.

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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

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See also

  • Korsun Pocket – 1944 battle on the Eastern Front of World War II.
  • Battle of Korsun – 1648 battle during the Khmelnytsky Uprising.

References

Sources

  • (1972) Історіа міст і сіл Української CCP - Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast), Kyiv.
  • Korsun-Shevchenko State Historical and Cultural Reserve website
  • Soviet topographic map 1:100,000 (1942) of the Korsun area