Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

[2] A fortress Korsun was founded in 1032 by the Kievan Rus' prince Yaroslav the Wise and served the protection of Kyiv from nomads from the southern steppe regions.In the early modern times the place belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, during which another fortress was built and the city received the Magdeburg rights.In 1630, Cossack rebels led by Taras Fedorovych attacked the town and destroyed its Polish garrison.Until 1944, the city was known simply as Korsun, however, it was later renamed in honor of Taras Shevchenko, a famous Ukrainian poet and artist.Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the local police force all denied the accuracy of this account.
Korsun on the Radziwiłł map (1613)
Korsun downtown
Railway station
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