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Zhitomir, a City Built on the Past and Embracing the Present and Preparing for the Future

Zhytomyr or Zhitomir is a historic city passed into the hands of the Lithuanians
in western Ukraine. It is the (1320), then the Poles (1569), before
administrative center of the Zhytomyr being assimilated into the Russian Empire
Oblast (province), as well as the in 1793.
administrative center of the surrounding Zhitomir truly is a unique travel
Zhytomyrsky Raion (district). The city destination. Located in a picturesque
itself is also designated as its own natural setting, it offers a little bit
separate raion within the oblast, of everything. Whether you venture into
occupying an area of 65 km². The current the surrounding hills and forest or try
estimated population is 291,000 (as of to lose yourself in the city's beautiful
2005). The city is around 125 km west of parks and public squares, you will find a
the capital in Ukraine, Kiev. sense of tranquility not found in
Zhytomyr is a major transportation hub. Ukraine's larger cities.
The city lies on a historic route linking Zhitomir has agricultural and
the city of Kiev with the west through teacher-training institutes. A lot of
Brest. Today it links Warsaw with Kiev, outstanding personalities were born in
Minsk with Izmail, and several major Zhitomir: writer V.G.Korolenko, pianist
cities of Ukraine. Zhytomyr was also the S.T.Rihter, space researcher and engineer
location of Ozernoye, a key Cold War S.P.Korolyov. A famous Russian writer
strategic aircraft base located 11 km A.I.Kuprin lived in Zhitomir.
southeast of the city. V.V.Mayakovsky visited Zhitomir in 1928.
Zhytomyr was allegedly established in the The easiest way to get to the city is to
8th century by Zhytomyr, prince of a first fly to Borispol in Kiev and take
Slavic tribe of Drevlians. either a taxi (around 150 USD) or the
Zhytomyr apparently had few Jews at the train from Kiev (around 20 USD). You can
time of the Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648), also enter Ukraine at other airports, and
but by the time it became part of Russia you will very easy find train connections
in 1778, it had a large Jewish community, to the city, as it is a hub for trains in
and was a center of the Hasidic movement. the country.
Jews formed nearly a third of the 1861 The city has several hotels, although the
population (13,299 of 40,564); thirty standard is not high, but nice rooms are
years later they had somewhat outpaced available for a cheap price (around 50
the general growth of the city, with USD pr night).
24,062 Jews in a total population of Several sights are available to the
69,785. By 1891 there were three large visitor of Zhitomir such as; the Zhitomir
synagogues and 46 smaller batte Regional Library, Museum of local lore
ha-midrashot. The proportion of Jews was (Ethnographic museum), Palace of Justice
much lower in the surrounding district of (Former communist party comitee
Zhytomyr outside the city; at the turn of headquarters), Preobrazheshskiy
the century (ca. 1900) there were 22,636 Cathedral, Zhitomir Municipal building,
Jews in a total population of 281,378. city philharmonic in the old theatre,
The city is located on the shore of the water tower, Franko University, Museum of
Teteriv River. It is an industrial, Cosmonautics, Gagarin Park, and the
cultural and educational center. Korolyov Space museum are some of the
Surrounded on all sides by an ancient things you can see here.
forest, the city boasts a diversified Main sights in Zhitomirskya oblast are:
economy ranging from lumber milling and monastery of barefooted Carmelites dated
agriculture to food processing and metal by XVIII century in . Berdichev city,
working. One of the more unique Preobrazhensky cathedral, Roman-Catholic
industries in Zhitomir is the manufacture church of Saint Sophia, Mikhalovskaya
of musical instruments. church in Zhitomir, memorial museum of
An ancient Slavic town, the first record Lesya Ukrainka in Novograd-Volynskiy
of Zhytomyr was chronicled when the city The city has several good restaurants
was sacked in 1240 by the Mongol hordes offering local cousine as well as western
of Batu Khan. The city subsequently European cousine.




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