Hey folks and greetings from Kyiv!
I am so excited about yesterday's #WednesdayWalk and hasten to share my discovery with you. I passed by this 19th-century manor house with a charming park bunches of times but never got a chance to come close. The area is surrounded by a fence and all gates and wickets are always closed. It didn't look abandoned though. Until yesterday!
Seems that winter still has unfinished stuff here coz it returned with snow a couple of days ago. I was heading from one clinic to another, I had about an hour between doctor's appointments and 10 minutes of spare time or so. Not much time, no camera just my phone but I was happy to see the gates wide open and entered.
This manor house is commonly known as Khrushchev's Dacha. I mean Mykyta Khrushchev, Stalin's successor, Brezhnev's predecessor. Two wooden houses faced with bricks have been preserved here, as well as a beautiful park with ravines and many fascinating bridges.
The smaller and more modest of the two houses was built in 1889 by the apothecary assistant Octavian Bilsky. At that time, medicines were incredibly expensive, so when Bilsky became the owner of a pharmacy, he bought a nearby plot of land and ordered the construction of a profitable house with two five-room apartments. He arranged a park as well.
Many beautiful old buildings were built in the 19th century in Kyiv as profitable. It was a popular business. The owners of such houses tried to distinguish their real estate from others. They ordered beautiful stucco, unusual layouts, parks or courtyards.
200 years later, this type of passive income is still popular here.
After the Bolsheviks came here the estate became the property of the state, that is, the Communist Party. During the Soviet regime, private property was abolished. So this place became a "sensitive site".
Initially, the head of punitive organs in Ukraine and one of the organizers of the Holodomor lived here until he was executed. By the way, he was executed not for killing Ukrainians, but for embezzling money. No one could steal from the biggest thieves.
Shortly before the fascist attack on the USSR, the estate was given to a camp for the children of NKVD (later KGB) employees.
After the liberation of Kyiv, Khrushchev moved here. He lived here for 5 years and loved this place very much.
Now this territory is at the disposal of the Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology. But I rarely saw people behind the fence. This could be a wonderful place of walks and relax for locals. It just need a little more care. Ah, not the biggest our trouble now anyway.
I counted at least 4 bridges, but as I can see they are in emergency condition. Or maybe they are closed for the winter season for safety reasons.
I met 2 or 3 red squirrels, they were playing around an old tree trunk. So much to see for just 10 minutes. Ah, what a pity.😊
That's it. Not bad for the starter. 😉 I should move on to not be late for my doctor's appointment but now I want to return here even more. As soon as it will become more green.🌿☘️
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My beautiful Zirochka...
I began to watch a documentary on the cold war and it began by sharing footage of Ukraine and the last years.
I couldn't watch more than a few minutes but I thought of you <3
Came to check in and say you are amazing. I hope things are better for you now and I can't imagine what these years must've been like for you. Your blog is a piece of history and your grandchildren and their grandchildren, and so on and so forth, will be proud.
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Oh, dear @nickydee ... I can't watch them too. My life seems so normal, food, electricity, Internet. But so much pain every day, seasoned with fear sometimes. Invisible feelings... I'm trying to find a new meaning of every day, that's it. Not so easy though, sometimes.
I appreciate your care so much! Thanks, dear Nicky. I think of you often...
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I hear you :( The footage was terrifying! Really... I couldn't even watch it!
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Philosophy helps! There are so many amazing minds whoh've transformed mud into gold.
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What a interesting history. Pretty with the snow. It will be great to see it in the spring/summer.
I saw pictures of it in summer, it looks like jungle 😅 So I hope to get there again until it will be totally overgrown
What a lovely place and you have snow too! We didn't have much snow and I hope to not have it in April as it usually happens. You look good 😘
At last! I found a country with a similar climate :D Because it's warmer even in England!
I was hoping that the snow will melt the next day but it was snowing today too. But snow in April ... do you live in a mountain region?
I can't really say this is a mountain region, but mother nature is funny. We usually have nice spring days at the end of March, beginning of April, then when you think winter is gone, snow arrives and cancels every evolution mother nature made that far, buds are freezing and we can kiss good bye to a lot of things.
Ahh, now I know what you're talking about! We sometimes call this cold snap "Jewish Kuchki". It happens every year (!) before the Jewish Passover, although the etymology comes from the name of Sukkot. Yes, it often damages crops, blooming fruit trees, and grapes...
After the epic snowfall that was in Kyiv on March 22-23, 2013, we noticed that the last snow in Kyiv happens on March 22 or 23. We sometimes joke about it.
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Lovely walk outdoors, interesting history to learn more about the region.
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Such views are so much more beautiful after snowfall and I myself love to visit such places, but where we live it is not snowfall.
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Still snowing even in spring? Climate change is playful..
In March, in April sometimes, in the Carpathians even in May or June. But it's not about climate change I guess, it always was this way )) But when the warm and sunny days come after a long winter you enjoy them and look forward to the summer and forget that winter can return, if even for a few days.
I think you're showing off now with more snow. Still jealous! 😁
Oh, please don't because I am jealous of your weather!!😅 Just imagine it was sunny and +10 before.
Ha ha! I can't unsee it now. 😀
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The details about the bridges and the park are so intriguing, I'd definitely love to see them without the snow! I wish you'll take us there soon. I love the color and design of the building, and thanks for adding a bit of a back story.
Hope so, hope so :) Thanks for stopping by, @janwrites
I !LUV historical sites like this. I hope to learn more about it.
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Winter is very cold but it also offers enchanting landscapes. My Regards @zirochka
OMG! snow??? wtf it is nearly April.
That looks a fine old building, and I love the history behind the back story, I can lose myself in places like this soaking up the ghosts of the past. Love it
Snow in March isn't a big deal here, you have to keep it in mind when planning your visit here :D :D
Spot-on!
last time I visited was late April, and the weather was perfect, the plans are in place I just need you know who to fuck off!!
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