Siege of Starodub in 1535 by Polish-Lithuanian forces
Starodub has been known since the 11th century, when it was a part of thePrincipality of Chernigov.[10] It was plundered by theCumans in 1080.[10] It was burned to the ground by theMongols in the 13th century.
Starodub in the late 19th century.
It became a part of theGrand Duchy of Lithuania in the 14th century (soon part of thePolish–Lithuanian union), and Grand DukeAlgirdas rebuilt it as a defensive stronghold againstMuscovites and Tatars.[10] In 1408, it was granted to DukeŠvitrigaila.[10] In 1503, it passed to theGrand Duchy of Moscow. In 1535, it was besieged and captured by Polish-Lithuanian forces and the defenders were executed however, it soon fell back to Muscovy. In 1616, it was recaptured by thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, within which it became a county seat in theSmolensk Voivodeship.[10] During theSmolensk War, in 1632, it was captured byRussia, however, it was restored to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1634.[10] In 1648, during theKhmelnytskyi Uprising,Zaporozhian Cossacks seized the town, and 188 families of localRuthenian nobility recognized the Cossack hetman as a new governor,[11] within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, after which the Ukrainians staged ananti-Jewish pogrom.[12] In 1654, it passed to Russia, confirmed in 1686.[10] In 1660, the town was ravaged by Tatars, and in 1663 it was attacked by the Poles.[10] Starodub became the center of StarodubCossack Regiment and enjoyed a large measure of autonomy between 1666 and 1686. In 1677 the town suffered a fire.[10]
Starodub retained rudiments ofCossack Hetmanate's administrative division until 1782 when it became anuyezd town. In 1796, Starodub was incorporated intoChernigov Governorate. In 1867, Starodub had a population of 12,042.[13] In 1870, there were ten factories, including ninetanneries.[13] Four annualfairs were held.[13] In 1918, the town was occupied by the Germans[citation needed] and the town was part of the Ukrainian People's Republic.[citation needed] TheSoviet authority was instated in November 1918.[citation needed]
Statue of a cow in front of the Starodub cheese factory
During the Soviet period, Starodub was a part ofGomel Governorate (1919–1926),Bryansk Governorate (1926–1929),Western Oblast (1929–1937), andOryol Oblast (1937–1944). The town was once again occupied by theGermans between August 18, 1941 and September 22, 1943. The Germans operated a Nazi prison and aforced labour battalion forJews in the town.[14][15] Starodub finally became a part of Bryansk Oblast in 1944.
As a significant center of the Cossack Hetmanate, Starodub is the only place in Russia where authentic examples ofUkrainian Baroque may be seen. The Nativity Cathedral, built in 1617 and overhauled after a conflagration in 1677, is a typical example of Cossack Baroque. The Epiphany Church goes back to 1789, while the Church of St. Nicholas was erected in the Neoclassical style in 1802.
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Брянская областная Дума. Закон №13-З от 5 июня 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Брянской области», в ред. Закона №4-З от 5 февраля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Брянской области». Опубликован: "Брянский рабочий", №119, 24 июня 1997 г. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #13-Z of June 5, 1997On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bryansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #4-Z of February 5, 2014On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Bryansk Oblast. ).
Брянская областная Дума. Закон №69-З от 2 ноября 2012 г. «Об образовании городских административных округов, поселковых административных округов, сельских административных округов, установлении границ, наименований и административных центров административных округов в Брянской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2013 г. Опубликован: Информационный бюллетень "Официальная Брянщина", №16, 6 ноября 2012 г.. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #69-Z of November 2, 2002On the Establishment of Urban Administrative Okrugs, Settlement Administrative Okrugs, Rural Administrative Okrugs, on Establishing Borders, Names, and Administrative Centers of the Administrative Okrugs of Bryansk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2013.).
Брянская областная Дума. Закон №3-З от 9 марта 2005 г. «О наделении муниципальных образований статусом статусом городского округа, муниципального района, городского поселения, сельского поселения и установлении границ муниципальных образований в Брянской области», в ред. Закона №75-З от 28 сентября 2015 г. «Об изменении статуса населённого пункта посёлок Красный Ятвиж Клетнянского района Брянской области». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Брянская неделя", №13, 8 апреля 2005 г. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #3-Z of March 9, 2005On Granting the Municipal Formations the Status of Urban Okrug, Municipal District, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement and on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Bryansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #75-Z of September 28, 2015On Changing the Status of the Inhabited Locality the Settlement of Krasny Yatvizh in Kletnyansky District of Bryansk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).
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