Articles about Poltava
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1. Incredible story of the Poltava recordholder
In 1927, a young but already world-known rider Mikhailo Stasenko gained confident victory at the Moscow Hippodrome. He crossed the finish line and set a new... -
2. Fun and humorous villages of Poltava land
Fun and humorous names of the villages such as Zaburbelivka and Kynuti Nedopalky (Thrown Stubs) are quite often not only creations of folklore, but also absolutely real,... -
3. Absolute record: six monuments to swine in Poltava region!
Pig, domestic as well as wild, for Ukrainian people from time immemorial was not only the source of meat, lard, hair coat, skin, and also a... -
4. Coats of arms of Poltava city
There is evidence that the oldest coat of arms of Poltava is a coat of arms of Glynsky family. It was a picture of the throne. For some... -
5. Anton Chekhov dreamed to settle in Poltava
The name of the great writer and playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is known probably to everyone in the world. But few know that the author of such... -
6. Execution of Ukrainian martyr-singers
In early December 1930 in Kharkiv Opera Theater, took place a congress of folk bards of the Soviet Ukraine, where from different regions were brought 337 delegates.... -
7. Poltava roots of the British politician №1
As you know, after the recently held general elections in the UK won opposition Conservative Party, but not winning an absolute majority, formed a coalition with the Liberal... -
8. Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko and Poltava
According to the researches of historians, creative activity of the classic of Ukrainian literature Taras Shevchenko was closely connected with Poltava land. So-called period... -
9. Bogatyr Alyosha Popovich came from Poltava land
Each of us remember since childhood the famous painting “Bogatyrs” by the prominent painter Victor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. The glory of this masterpiece has spread among people as... -
10. Origin of the name Poltava
Even in ancient times it was thought that to choose the name of a person - is the same as to choose her fate. Deep sacred and aesthetic...
