Voronkiv, Kyiv Oblast

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

Voronkiv central square, July 2023

## History

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Историческая информация о местечке Вороньков (Archived in Russian)
* Облікова картка на сайті ВРУ[permanent dead link]
* Інформація порталу who-is-who.ua
* http://borvisti.com.ua/arcvisti/index.php?read=2096 (Archived)
* Які маєтки замість храму будують на пожертви прихожан намісник і казначей Лаври

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

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