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Putyvl Путивль | |
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  Putyvl Location in Ukraine Show map of Ukraine Putyvl Putyvl (Sumy Oblast) Show map of Sumy Oblast | |
| Coordinates:51°19′N33°52′E / 51.317°N 33.867°E /51.317; 33.867 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Raion | Konotop Raion |
| Hromada | Putyvl urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1146 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 14,886 |
Putyvl (Ukrainian:Путивль,IPA:[pʊˈtɪu̯lʲ]ⓘ;Russian:Путивль,IPA:[pʊˈtʲivlʲ])[1] is a city inSumy Oblast, in north-eastUkraine. The city served as the administrative center ofPutyvl Raion until the administrative reform in 2020; now it is under the jurisdiction ofKonotop Raion. Population:14,886 (2022 estimate).[2]
One of the originalSiverian towns, Putyvl was first mentioned as early as 1146 as an important fortress contested betweenChernihiv andNovhorod-Siverskyi principalities ofKievan Rus. The song of Yaroslavna on the walls of Putyvl is the emotional culmination of the medievalLay of Igor's Campaign andAlexander Borodin's operaPrince Igor.
In the 14th century, it was captured byLithuania.[3] After theBattle of Vedrosha in 1500, Putyvl was ceded toMuscovy. During theTime of Troubles, the town became the center ofIvan Bolotnikov's uprising and briefly a base for theFalse Dmitry I forces. It was occupied byPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth between 1607 and 1619.
Putyvl was part ofKursk Governorate of theRussian Empire prior to theBolshevik Revolution.[4] Putyvl, along with some surrounding villages, was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR on 16 October 1925.[5] During theSecond World War, Putyvl was under German occupation between 10 September 1941 and 3 September 1943.Soviet partisans led bySydir Kovpak participated inguerrilla warfare against the Germans in the forests all over Northern Ukraine.
Putyvl was occupied byRussian troops early in the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]
The main architectural monument of Putyvl is the Movchanskyi Monastery, which dates largely to the 17th century. The foundations of its three-domed cathedral, dedicated to the Nativity of theTheotokos, belong to the 1590s, but the main part of the church is one of the earliestBaroque structures in the region, described in its entirety byPaul of Aleppo in 1654. The cathedral displays strong influence ofMuscovite architecture, especially in detailing and sculptural decor.
Apart from the monastery, Putyvl also possesses theCossack Baroque Church of St. Nicholas (1735–37) and the Saviour Cathedral, a singular hybrid of Ukrainian and Russian church architecture, started in 1617 and incorporating such typically Muscovite features asonion domes. Remaining parts of 17th-century fortifications are visible close at hand; these include the gates and several towers, one of which was built up into a bell tower in 1700.
According to the2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 17,274 inhabitants. Putyvl is home to a largeRussian population, which makes up a bit less than half of the town's population. For comparison, ethnic Russians only account for 9,4% of the total population of theSumy Oblast. The city is the only settlement in theregion with a population of more than 10.000 inhabitants, in which the majority speaks theRussian language natively. The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:[7][8]
| percent | ||||
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| Ukrainians | 50.52% | |||
| Russians | 48.52% | |||
| Belarusians | 0.31% | |||
| others | 0.16% | |||
| percent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian | 62.9% | |||
| Ukrainian | 36.8% | |||
| Belarusian | 0.1% | |||
| others | 0.1% | |||
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