Berdychiv, a historic city with a population of about 73 thousand people, is located 41 km south of Zhytomyr. In total, there are more than 90 monuments of history, architecture and monumental art here.

One of the most interesting architectural monuments of Berdychiv is the monastery-fortress of the Barefoot Carmelites – the Sanctuary of the Mother of God of the Holy Scapular. For Roman Catholics in Ukraine, it is the main pilgrimage site. Berdychiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

beautiful architectural monument

Tags: Berdychiv city · Zhitomir oblast

Putivl is a small town with a population of about 12,000 people, located in Sumy Oblast, approximately 80 km northwest of the city of Sumy.

The unique photographs presented below were taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky, a pioneer of color photography in the Russian Empire, near the town of Putivl in 1904-1905. At that time, its population was about 10 thousand people and it was part of the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. On October 16, 1925, Putyvl and its surrounding villages were transferred from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. Source: The Legacy of S. M. Prokudin-Gorsky.

The town of Putyvl of the Russian Empire.

Ukraine in the early 20th century

Tags: Sumy oblast

Korostyshivsky quarry is a picturesque flooded granite quarry located on the outskirts of the town of Korostyshiv in Zhytomyr Oblast, about 30 km east of Zhytomyr and 100 km west of Kyiv.

The landscape around the quarry is unusual, the shore is covered with spruces and birches, which resembles Karelia (Russia). The height of the rocks reaches about 10 m, the depth of the artificial lake is up to 20 m. This place has become a popular object of industrial tourism and a natural landmark. Korostyshiv Quarry on Google Maps. Photos by: Igor Golovach.

walk along the shore of an artificial lake

Tags: abandoned · Zhitomir oblast