Husakove

Husakove Гусакове
village
Husakove Location of Husakove in Cherkasy Oblast Show map of Cherkasy Oblast Husakove Location of Husakove in Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°59′44″N 30°49′44″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Cherkasy Oblast
Raion	Zvenyhorodka Raion
Hromada	Zvenyhorodka urban hromada
First mentioned	mid-18th century
Population	538

Husakove (Ukrainian: Гусакове) is a village in Zvenyhorodka urban hromada, Zvenyhorodka Raion, in Ukraine's central Cherkasy Oblast. Its population is 538 (as of 2024).[1]

History

Husakove was first mentioned in the mid-18th century. 315 local inhabitants, of whom 158 were killed, joined the Red Army during World War II; a monument to those killed was later erected.[2] The family of Viacheslav Chornovil also briefly lived in the village during the war.[3]

Husakove's local school was threatened with closure in 2016 due to a lack of funding. Local residents protested the proposal, arguing that it would lead to the village becoming abandoned. Protesters briefly blocked Highway H16 as part of the protest.[4]

A local protected area [uk] is dedicated to the study of entomology.[5]

Notable people

• Valentyna Chornovil [uk], philologist and journalist, sister of Viacheslav Chornovil
• Halyna Hnatyuk, linguist, lexicographer, and historian
• Mykhailo Ivanchenko [uk], writer, poet, artist, and historian
• Oleksa Nehrebets'kyi, dubbing director and translator

References

1. "Звенигородська міська громада" [Zvenyhorodka urban hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
2. "Гусакове, Звенигородський район, Черкаська область" [Husakove, Zvenyhorodka Raion, Cherkasy Oblast]. History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR (in Ukrainian). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
3. Chornovil, Viacheslav. "Вячеслав Чорновіл: Автобіографія". Rukh Press (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
4. Pritchenko, Oksana (28 May 2016). "Черкаську школу закривають через нестачу коштів" [Cherkasy school to close following funds shortage]. Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
5. "Перелік територій та обєктів природно-заповідного фонду загальнодержавного та місцевого значення: станом на 20.04.2023" [List of territories and objects of natural protection foundations of state or local importance: status on 20.04.2023] (PDF). Cherkasy Oblast State Administration (in Ukrainian). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.