Voronkiv, Kyiv Oblast

Voronkiv (Ukrainian: Вороньків) is a rural settlement in northern Ukraine, located in Boryspil Raion of Kyiv Oblast.

History

The Olizar family inherited this village and the surrounding lands, then later leased it to Sophia Teofila Danylovychivna, leading to many legal court proceedings surrounding the ownership of the village.^[1]

During the Holodomor, this village, like many others throughout Ukraine, experienced widespread hunger, leading to numerous deaths from starvation.^[2]

Famed Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916), who was born in the nearby Pereiaslav, grew up in Voronkiv. Voronkiv served as the inspiration for Aleicham's fictional shtetl of Kasrilevka.^[3]

References

^ "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV - wynik wyszukiwania - DIR". dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
^ National Book of Victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine - Kyiv region. Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Kyiv Regional State Administration. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-966-7195-95-3.
^ Rosenthal, David A. (16 April 2022). "Sholem Aleichem: The Jewish Mark Twain". Ynetnews. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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50°13′21″N 30°54′00″E / 50.22250°N 30.90000°E / 50.22250; 30.90000

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[1] "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV - wynik wyszukiwania - DIR". dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 2022-10-23.

[2] National Book of Victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine - Kyiv region. Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Kyiv Regional State Administration. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-966-7195-95-3.

[3] Rosenthal, David A. (16 April 2022). "Sholem Aleichem: The Jewish Mark Twain". Ynetnews. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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