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The Estate of Kyrylo Rozumovskyi from the Unkown Drawing
Authors: Marina A. Gerasko
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The article discusses the history of the construction and destruction of the suburban residence of K. Rozumovskyi. The country estate was built on the southern territory of Goncharivka (Baturyn suburb ) on the site of the palace of I. Mazepa. Archaeologists has proved, that this place was not burned and ruined by O. Menshykov's troops, in comparison with the town Baturyn. According to the historical sources the church and the walls of Mazepa's palace were preserved and Kyrylo Rozumovskyi decided to use it for his suburban residence. In 1750 empress Elyzaveta Petrivna issued an Edict to transfer the hetman's capital from Glukhiv to Baturyn and, possibly, Kyrylo Rozumovskyi, having his own reasons for that, made a dicision to build his residence on that very place, where the mansion of I. Mazepa and his predecessors were located before.