Novomyrhorod

Novomyrhorod is an amazing city that brought together the cultures of Poland, Serbia, Russia and Ukraine. It was the birthplace of Prince Obolensky, the leader of the northern community of the Decembrists, and of the founder of the Brodsky dynasty — Israel Brodsky. Novomyrhorod was founded in 1740, and from 1752 to 1764 it became the capital of New Serbia, a city where Serbs came for further service in Catherine II's army. In this way, the city became a defensive outpost meant to hold back Crimean Tatar attacks on the way to Russia.

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The western part of Novomyrhorod is still called Chornohoria because Montenegrins from the Ottoman Empire once lived here. The northern part received the name Huliaipol, which, according to historical records, appeared here long before the founding of Novomyrhorod. There was a Polish border post here. That is why the architecture of this part of modern Novomyrhorod has Polish roots and differs somewhat from the western part of the city. For a long time, both parts belonged to different oblasts of Ukraine. Only in 1959 were they united into a single city — Novomyrhorod.

Novomyrhorod is an interesting historic city, where Volodymyr Vynnychenko and composer Borys Lyatoshynskyi studied at the Zlatopil Gymnasium, and the neo-classical poet Mykola Zerov worked. It impresses with the beauty of its old architectural monuments and reminds modern readers how unusual and interesting the places in Ukraine are.