Myklukho-Maklay Estate

In the Malyna tract, in Hamarnia, stands an old estate. Few people know that it once belonged to the house of the Shcherbakov princes. However, at the beginning of the 19th century it passed into the possession of the Miklouho-Maclay family, the famous ethnographer and traveler. The estate was bought by his mother, but the scholar himself came here only a few times.

Photo from the website funtime.kiev.ua/where-to-go/usadba-mikluho-maklaya

Since 1931, the estate has belonged to the Malyn Forestry Technical School. Today it is a college where students can study hunting and forestry, wood processing, land management, and more. The uniqueness of the estate lies not in its neo-Gothic architectural style, but in the surrounding park, where there are many rare plant species, including trees 500-600 years old.

Interesting facts:

The estate area was about 13 sq. m.

In order to keep the estate in proper condition, Miklouho-Maclay’s uncle sold part of the forest.

Before moving to Kyiv, members of the Miklouho-Maclay family took an active part in the construction of many buildings in Malyn.

The estate houses a museum of Mykola Miklouho-Maclay, and on the grounds there are ship exhibits that let visitors feel like part of a ship’s crew.