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Project “16 Days of Gratitude”: day 9
Day 9. Vita-Lytovska One could tell a lot more about Prince Konstantin Ostrozhsky but strangely enough, he almost never visited Kyiv, and only found there a place of eternal peace. He could be met either in military campaigns, or concerned with state affairs (after all, he was the hetman of the Gra...

Project “16 Days of Gratitude”: day 8
Day 8. Battle of Olshanitsa by Prince Konstantin Ostrozhsky. Well, the street of Ostrozhskih Princes turned out to be so long that it took us far beyond Kyiv to the village of Mala Vilshanka, where in January 1527, one of the greatest victories of the joint Russian-Lithuanian army under the leaders...

Project “16 Days of Gratitude”: day 7
Day 7. Street of Princes Ostrozhsky. Many Ostrozhskys were buried in the Lavra. Taking pictures in the caves is not very convenient – there is only candle light. Still I have another story about the Ostrozhskys, so let us continue our journey along the street of the Ostrozhsky Princes. This street w...

Project “16 Days of Gratitude”: day 6
Day 6. Semyon Olelkovich - the last prince of Kyiv. Let's give the Ostrogskys a little break today from our excessive attention, but not for long, because I have more stories to tell about them. Remember how it all began? Yes, from the Lithuanian castle on a high mountain and its rulers. One of them...

Project “16 Days of Gratitude”: day 5
Day 5. "Princes Ostrozhsky: European dimension of Ukrainian history". As you already know, Konstantin Ostrozhsky had never been to Kyiv as he was constantly in military campaigns and battles. Let us visit an exhibition dedicated to him - it's really nearby. This exhibition has been on display since ...

Project “16 Days of Gratitude”: day 4
Day 4. Konstantin Ostrozhsky and Kyiv. You see how it turned out: we met a long time ago and created a very strong state, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and since those times, we have been very closely connected, not only by common events, but also by people. One of such historical personas is Konsta...