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Polissian villages around Urszulin

On the left bank of the Bug, already in Poland, lies the westernmost patch of Polissia — Lublin Polissia (Polesie Lubelskie) with its main town of Włodawa. The lakes, flood meadows, alder forests, and...

19 views · 28 October 2026

Kyiv Polissia an hour away from the capital

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Kyiv Polissia an hour away from the capital

Kyiv Polissia begins just beyond the city limits: as soon as you head north or northwest from the city, you are surrounded by pine forests, sandy shores, quiet rivers, and the wide expanse of the Kyiv...

29 views · 27 October 2026

Red Hill in Horodskyi: Trypillia Settlement and Modern Space

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Red Hill in Horodskyi: Trypillia Settlement and Modern Space

In the village of Horodske in the Zhytomyr region, on the high bank of the Teteriv River, lies the Chervona Hora tract. Here you will find an archaeological site associated with the late stage of the ...

79 views · 15 September 2026

The Angel Cries" in Zhytomyr: a monument to the victims of the Holodomor

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The Angel Cries" in Zhytomyr: a monument to the victims of the Holodomor

In the square in the eastern part of Putiatynskyi Square in Zhytomyr stands the monument to the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, popularly known as "The Crying Angel" (also referred to as "The M...

83 views · 15 September 2026

House of Industry in Zhytomyr: The Forgotten History of the Old Town

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House of Industry in Zhytomyr: The Forgotten History of the Old Town

Right in the center of Zhytomyr, near Zhytniy Rynok square, a building has survived whose history is completely unlike that of an ordinary city house. More than a century ago, there were no shops and ...

487 views · 14 August 2026

Mezentsev Palace in Zviahel: A Count's Estate over the Sluch

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Mezentsev Palace in Zviahel: A Count's Estate over the Sluch

On the banks of the Sluch River in Zviahel stands a building that is hard to confuse with any other city structure. The yellow two-storey house with a faceted tower looks more like a small medieval ca...

479 views · 10 August 2026

Tribel House in Zhytomyr: The Historic Landmark That Defines Mykhailivska Street

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Tribel House in Zhytomyr: The Historic Landmark That Defines Mykhailivska Street

Mykhailivska Street is one of the most atmospheric places in Zhytomyr. As the city's historic pedestrian center, it has remarkably preserved much of its early architecture, offering visitors a glimpse...

996 views · 27 July 2026

The Uzh River: Polissia's wild river of granite, ruins and legends

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The Uzh River: Polissia's wild river of granite, ruins and legends

There is a river in Polissia that paddlers remember with a mix of love and a faint shiver of fear. The Uzh — a right-bank tributary of the Prypiat, 256 kilometres long and up to 40 metres wide — flows...

5424 views · 23 July 2026

Khoroshiv Castle Site: A 200-year-old park above the Irsha that survived empires, wars, and renamings

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Khoroshiv Castle Site: A 200-year-old park above the Irsha that survived empires, wars, and renamings

In the very heart of the urban-type settlement of Khoroshiv in the Zhytomyr region lies an old green area — the Horoshkivske Zamchyshche park. This is not just a park for walks, but a historical lands...

173 views · 24 June 2026

Korniytsky Palace in Rohachi: A Neoclassical Pearl of Zhytomyr Region

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Korniytsky Palace in Rohachi: A Neoclassical Pearl of Zhytomyr Region

Right on the border of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr regions, away from the main tourist routes, stands a building for which it is worth driving extra kilometers. The Kornytskyi estate in the village of Roha...

181 views · 23 June 2026

Mazarakhi Estate in Rayhorodok: An Abandoned Tuscan-Style Pearl of Berdychiv District

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Mazarakhi Estate in Rayhorodok: An Abandoned Tuscan-Style Pearl of Berdychiv District

In the village of Rayhorodok in the Berdychiv district of the Zhytomyr region, amidst an old park, stands a building that still holds on despite decades of decay — the Mazaraki Villa. This is one of t...

298 views · 19 June 2026

Lost shrine of Zhytomyr region: the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Horbulevo

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Lost shrine of Zhytomyr region: the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Horbulevo

Amidst the Polissian landscapes of Zhytomyr region, in the village of Horbuliv, hides one of the most fascinating and at the same time most tragic monuments of sacred architecture in the region — the ...

962 views · 18 June 2026