Zhytomyr

Zhytomyr Житомир
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Zhytomyr Zhytomyr
Coordinates:50°15′0″N28°40′0″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zhytomyr Oblast
Raion	Zhytomyr Raion
Hromada	Zhytomyr urban hromada
Founded	884
Government
•Mayor	Serhii Sukhomlyn(Proposition)
Area
• Total	61 km2(24 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	261,624
• Density	4,300/km2(11,000/sq mi)
Time zones	UTC+2 (winter)
	UTC+3 (summerDST)
Postal code	10000 — 10036
Area code	+380 412
Website	Zhytomyr

Zhytomyr(Ukrainian:Житомир[ʒɪˈtɔmɪr];seebelowfor other names) is acityin the north of the western half ofUkraine.It is theadministrative centerofZhytomyr Oblast(province), as well as the administrative center of the surroundingZhytomyr urban hromada(commune) andZhytomyr Raion(district). Moreover Zhytomyr consists of two so-called "raions in a city": Bohunskyi Raion and Koroliovskyi Raion (named in honour ofSergey Korolyov). Zhytomyr occupies an area of 65 square kilometres (25 square miles). Its population is261,624 (2022 estimate).

Zhytomyr is a major transport hub. The city lies on a historic route linking the city ofKyivwith the west throughBrest.Today it linksWarsawwith Kyiv,MinskwithIzmail,and several major cities of Ukraine. Zhytomyr was also the location ofOzerne airbase,a keyCold Warstrategic aircraft base 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) southeast of the city.

Important economic activities of Zhytomyr include lumber milling, food processing, granite quarrying, metalworking, and the manufacture of musical instruments.

Zhytomyr Oblast is the main center of thePolish minority in Ukraine,and in the city itself there is a Latin Catholic cathedral and largeRoman CatholicPolish cemetery, founded in 1800. It is regarded as the third biggest Polish cemetery outside Poland, after theLychakivskiy CemeteryinLvivandRasos CemeteryinVilnius.

Names

The city of Zhytomyr is also historically known by different names in other languages –Russian:Житомир,romanized:Zhitomir[ʐɨˈtomʲɪr];Polish:Żytomierz[ʐɨˈtɔ.mjɛʂ];Belarusian:Жытомір,romanized:Žytomir[ʐɨˈtomʲɪr];Yiddish:זשיטאָמיר,romanized:Zhitomir.

History

Kyivska (Kyiv) street looking West toward St. Michael's Cathedral. Photo early 1900s.

Philharmonia theater and old water tower

Sobornyi Maidan - main square of Zhytomyr

Legend holds that Zhytomyr was established about 884 by Zhytomyr, prince of a Slavic tribe ofDrevlians.This date, 884, is cut into a large stone of the ice age times, standing on the hill where Zhytomyr was founded. Zhytomyr was one of the prominent cities ofKievan Rus'.The first records of the town date from 1240, when it was sacked by theMongolhordes ofBatu Khan.

In 1320 Zhytomyr was captured by theGrand Duchy of Lithuaniaand receivedMagdeburg rightsin 1444. After theUnion of Lublin(1569) the city was incorporated into theCrown of the Polish Kingdomand in 1667, following theTreaty of Andrusovo,it became the capital of theKiev Voivodeship.In theSecond Partition of Polandin 1793 it passed toImperial Russiaand became the capital of theVolhynian Governorate.

Following theUnion of Lublin,Zhytomyr became an important center of local administration, seat of thestarosta,and capital of Zhytomyr County. Here,sejmiksofKiev Voivodeshiptook place. In 1572, the town had 142 buildings, a manor house of the starosta and a castle. Following the privilege of KingSigismund III Vasa,Zhytomyr had the right for two fairs a year.

DuringKhmelnytsky Uprising(1648) Zhytomyr was incorporated intoCossack Hetmanatestate.

In 1667, Zhytomyr became capital of Kiev Voivodeship, and in 1724, a Jesuit school and monastery were opened here. By 1765, Zhytomyr had five churches, including 3 Roman Catholic and 2 Orthodox, and 285 houses.

In 1793 Zhytomyr was incorporated into theRussian Empire,and in 1804 was named capital of the Volhynian Governorate.

During a period ofUkrainian independence(1917-1920) in 1918, the city was the national capital ofUkrainian People's Republicfor a few weeks. Ultimately, the Ukrainian fight for independence failed andUkrainian People's Republicbecame occupied bySoviet Union.A new Soviet Ukraine state was formed under Soviet rule -Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.From 1920 Zhytomyr was a part ofUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Due to one ofStalin's 5-year plans, the city suffered from the man-made famineHolodomor of 1932-1933.In 2008, the National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide published the National Book of Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933 in Ukraine. Zhytomyr region - Zhytomyr.The book has 1116 pages and consists of three sections. According to historical records, more than 8015 people died during Holodomor in 1932–1933.

DuringWorld War IIZhytomyr and the surrounding territory was, for two and a half years (first from9 July 1941to 12 November 1943, and again from 19 November 1943 to31 December 1943) underNazi Germanoccupation and wasHeinrich Himmler's Ukrainian headquarters. The Nazi regime in what they called the "Zhytomyr General District" became what historianWendy Lowerdescribes as

a laboratory for… Himmler's resettlement activists… the elimination of the Jews and German colonization of the East—transformed the landscape and devastated the population to an extent that was not experienced in other parts of Nazi-occupied Europe besides Poland. [While]… [u]ltimately, the exigencies of the war effort and mounting partisan warfare behind the lines prevented Nazi leaders from fully developing and realizing their colonial aims in Ukraine… In addition to the immediate destruction of all Jewish communities, Himmler insisted that the Ukrainian civilian population be brought to a 'minimum.'

During 1942-1949 Zhytomyr region was a territory of mildUkrainian Insurgent Army(UPA) activity (UPA North), who fought for Independence of Ukraine againstNazi GermanyandSoviet Union.

AfterSoviet UniondefeatedNazi Germany,Zhytomyr fell under Soviet rule and became a part ofUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republicagain.

On 24 August 1991 Ukrainian parliament announcedDeclaration of Independence of Ukraine.From 1991, Zhytomyr has been part of the independent and sovereignUkraine.

2022 Russian invasion

School in Zhytomyr after a Russian airstrike on 4 March 2022

During the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,Zhytomyr and the surrounding area were subjected to several Russian air and missile strikes, such as the 2 March airstrike which damaged residential buildings, a thermal electricity plant, and two hospitals, killing at least two and injuring more than a dozen.

Administrative division

The city is divided into twourban districts:

District	Population	Area
Bohunskyi District	153,700	30 km2
Koroliovskyi District	118,500	31 km2

Microdistrict

The city of Zhytomyr contains the following areas (microdistricts):

• Bohunia
• Hydropark
• Hinchanka the Second
• Zavokzalny district
• Railway station area
• Korbutivka
• Kroshnia
• Maliovanka
• Marianivka
• Pavlykivka
• Putiatynka
• Rudnia
• Smokivka
• Smolianka
• Sokolova Hora
• Old Town
• Eastern microdistrict (folk name Poliova)
• Khmilnyki (folk name Malikova)
• Center

Population

Demographic history

Year	Inhabitants
1861	40,564
1891	69,785
1897	65,895 31,000 Jews, 17,000 Russians, 9,000 Ukrainians, 7,000 Poles
1926	76,700 (of whom 10,500 were Russians)
1939	95,100
1941	40,100 (mostly Russians along with Poles, Jews, and Germans in minority)
2005	277,900
2015	269,493

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the2001 census:

Language	Number	Percentage
Ukrainian	235 245	83.18%
Russian	46 015	16.27%
Other or undecided	1 563	0.55%
Total	282 823	100.00%

According to a survey conducted by theInternational Republican Institutein April–May 2023, 82% of the city's population spoke Ukrainian at home, and 14% spoke Russian.

Roman Catholics

Zhytomyr had been a Latin Catholic bishopric since 1321, until The See was suppressed in 1789 in favor of theDiocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz,until that was split up again in 1925, when it was restored as theRoman Catholic Diocese of Zhytomyr;that was formally suppressed in 1998 to establish theDiocese of Kyïv–Žytomyr,but actually the city retains the episcopal see in its Cathedral of theHoly Wisdom,whileKyiv(although first in the title and the national capital) only has aco-cathedral.

The Zhytomyr cemetery was opened in 1800. At first, it served Polish nobility fromVolhynia,such as the Czeczel and the Woronicz families. Later, other Catholics were buried here, including Germans, Ukrainians and Russians.

In 1840, the Chapel of St. Stanislaus was built (now in ruins), and the cemetery was divided into nine districts, named after different saints. In theSoviet Union,the complex was devastated, now it is under the process of renovation.

Among most famous people buried here are:

• Bronislaw Matyjewicz-Maciejewicz, one of the first Polish air pilots
• Karol Niedzialkowski - bishop of Lutsk and Zhytomir in the late 19th century
• Apolinary Wnukowski - Roman Catholic archbishop and scholar
• Juliusz Zarębski - Polish composer
• parents ofIgnacy Jan Paderewski
• the family ofStanisław Moniuszko

Jews in Zhytomyr

Zhytomyr Jewish Institute building

Zhytomyr apparently had fewJewsat the time of theKhmelnytsky Uprising(1648), but by the time it became part ofRussiain 1778, it had a large Jewish community, and was a center of theHasidicmovement. Jews formed nearly one-third of the 1861 population (13,299 of 40,564); thirty years later, they had somewhat outpaced the general growth of the city, with 24,062 Jews in a total population of 69,785. By 1891 there were three largesynagoguesand 46 smallerbatei midrash.The proportion of Jews was much lower in the surrounding district of Zhytomyr than in the city itself; at the turn of the century (circa 1900) there were 22,636 Jews in a total population of 281,378.

InImperial Russia,Zhytomyr held the same status as the official Jewish center of southern part of thePale of SettlementasVilniusheld in the north. The printing ofHebrewbooks was permitted only in these two cities during the monopoly of Hebrew printing from 1845 to 1862, and both were chosen as the seats of the tworabbinicalschools which were established by the government in 1848 in pursuance of its plans to force secular education on theJews of Russiain accordance with the program of the Teutonized RussianHaskalahmovement. The rabbinical school of Zhytomyr was considered the more Jewish, or rather the less Russianized, of the two (Ha-Meliẓ,1868, No. 40, cited inJewish Encyclopedia). Its first head master wasJacob Eichenbaum,who was succeeded byHayyim Selig Slonimskiin 1862. The latter remained at the head of the school until it was closed (together with the one at Vilnius) in 1873 because of its failure to provide rabbis with a secular education who would be acceptable to the Jewish communities.Suchastover,Gottlober,Lerner,andZweifelwere among the best-known teachers of the rabbinical school at Zhytomyr, whileAbraham Goldfaden,Salomon Mandelkern,andAbraham Jacob Papernawere among the students who later became famous in the Jewish world.

The Jewish community of Zhytomyr sufferedpogroms:

1. On 7–8 May 1905, when the section of the city known as "Podol" was devastated, and 20 were killed within the city.
2. On 7–10 January 1919, 15 young Jewish neighbors were killed when they came to defend, and theChristianstudent Nicholas Blinov, also attempting to defend, likewise died. Ten young Jews from nearbyChudnovwere also killed while on their way to aid the Jews of Zhytomyr.
3. Beginning on 22 March 1919, according to witnesses, the 317 deaths were fewer than might have been, due to both Christian sheltering efforts and the return of theBolsheviktroops within a few days.

The Jewish community of the region was largely destroyed inthe Holocaust.In the four months beginning withHimmler's 25 July 1942 orders, "all of Ukraine'sshtetlsandghettoslay in ruins; around 3,000Jewish men, women, and children were murdered by stationary and mobileSS-police units with local Ukrainian auxiliaries. "

Today, the Zhytomyr Jewish community numbers about 5,000. The community is a part of the "Union of Jewish Communities in Ukraine" and the city and district's rabbinate. Rabbi Shlomo Vilhelm, who came to the city as aChabad emissaryin 1994, serves as rabbi. Other Jewish institutions are also active in the city, including theJointand its humanitarian branch "Chesed" and theJewish Agency.

The community has an ancientsynagoguein the city center which has amikveh.Chabadoperates in the city various educational institutions which have residence in a village next to the city.

Culture

The city has 2 state theaters and a philharmonic, more than 10 museums, libraries and planetarium.

One of the world-famous museums of cosmonauticsSerhiy Pavlovych Korolyov Museum of Cosmonauticsis located in the city.

Theaters and music

In 1809, the first stationary theater building was built in Zhytomyr on the initiative of Volyn governor M. I. Кomburley.

In 1858, the first stone theater in Ukraine was built (now it houses the regional state philharmonic).M. Kropyvnytskyi,M. Zankovetska,V. Komisarzhevska,I. Aldridge,P. Viardotperformed here.

In 1966, a new theater building was built with a large auditorium for 943 seats and a small one for 70 seats, a lobby with an area of 550 m2, rehearsal halls, dressing rooms, offices, production shops.

Currently in the city work:

• Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Ivan Kocherga;
• Academic Regional Puppet Theater;
• Philharmonic named after Svyatoslav Richter.

Since 1973, the Zhytomyr Academic Dance Ensemble "Sun" exists in the city.

The internationally renowned chamber choirOREYAis based in the city.

Famous composersBorys LyatoshynskyandSviatoslav Richterwere born in Zhytomyr.

Museums

The following museums operate in Zhytomyr:

• historical and local lore museum;
• art gallery;
• museum of nature;
• V. G. KorolenkoLiterary Memorial Museum;
• memorial house-museum of academicianSergei Korolev;
• literary museum of Zhytomyr Region;
• museum of the history of fire protection;
• Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov Museum of Cosmonautics.

Libraries

• Zhytomyr Regional Universal Scientific Library named afterO. Olzhych;
• Zhytomyr Regional Scientific Medical Library;
• Zhytomyr Regional Library for Youth;
• Zhytomyr Regional Library for Children.

Architecture: sights and monuments

The city has 74 historical monuments, 24 archeological monuments, and 15 monuments of monumental art (one of which is of national importance). Monuments of architecture and urban planning of state importance — 10,local significance — 72.

Monuments of historical, cultural and religious significance in the city of Zhytomyr include:

• Cells of the Jesuit monastery (1724);
• Holy Dormition Bishops Cathedral in Podil (1874);
• Church of St. James;
• Seminary Church of St. John of Dukla;
• Saint Sophia Cathedral;
• St. Michael's Cathedral;
• Holy Exaltation of the Cross Cathedral;
• Transfiguration Cathedral;
• Lutheran Church;
• Water tower.

In 1996, the Memorial to the Victims of Fascism was erected in Bohunia by the sculptor Yosyp Tabachnyk (a memorable location of the Bohunіa concentration camp for prisoners of war).

Geography

Teteriv River in Zhytomyr

Zhytomyr lies in a unique natural setting; all sides of the city are surrounded by ancientforeststhrough which flow theTeteriv,Kamianka, Kroshenka and Putiatynkarivers.The Teteriv river generally forms the southern boundary of Zhytomyr, though there are also some small areas of Zhytomyr city territory below the southern bank of the river. The city is rich inparksandpublic squares.

Zhytomyr is set out on a mostly radial type ofstreetnet with the centre at the main public square of the city, namedSobornyi Maidan(which meansCathedral Square). A building containingcourtsand some other institutions is in the west of the square. Before 1991, this building contained Zhytomyr Oblast Committee of theCommunist Party.Just behind the building (that is to the west of Sobornyi Square) is a small quiet park, bearing the name ofZamkova Gora(Castle Mountain) and containing a monument-type boulder with an inscription stating that this is a place where Zhytomyr was founded. This historical centre of Zhytomyr is in the south part of the city. The old part of Zhytomyr is on three rocky hills over the river Kamianka: Okhrimova, Zamkova, and Petrovska.

The old town is surrounded by new housing estates, the names of which are often borrowed from the former suburban villages or reflect the longstanding occupations common in these places. The main streets connecting Sobornyi Maidan with the outskirts of Zhytomyr are Kyivska Street orKyivStreet (going to northeast, to therailway stationand also to the mainbus stationof the city), VelykaBerdychivskaStreet (going tosoutheast),Lech KaczyńskiStreet (going southwest; its further continuation isChudnivskaStreet going tobeachesand a forest-type park near the river of Teteriv), and Peremohy Street (going north).

The best-known street in the central part of Zhytomyr is Mykhailivska (named afterSt. Michael'sChurchat the northern end of the street).The street is about 500metresto the east of Sobornyi Maidan and runs approximately from north to south, connecting some points at the above-mentioned Kyivska Street and Velyka Berdychivska. Mykhailivska Street is forpedestriantraffic:vehiclesare forbidden, with the exception of some slow-moving ones. A puppet theatre is nestled in the middle of the street, while the building of the Zhytomyr City Council is at its southern end. Several small coffee houses and cafés have sprung up here recently, frequented by locals from all walks of life and of all ages. If one crosses Velyka Berdychivska Street from the southern end of Mykhailivska Street, then one finds oneself atKorolyovSquare containing the building of the Zhytomyr Oblast Council. Crossing Kyivska Street from the northern end of Mykhailivska Street, one can continue to go along Pokrovska Street, another important long avenue of Zhytomyr (going north).

The best-known park of Zhytomyr is named afterYuri Gagarin,in the south of the city, at the left (northern) bank of the Teteriv River. It was formerly owned by theBaron de Chaudoir.

Climate

Climate data for Zhytomyr (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.0 (57.2)	17.4 (63.3)	22.7 (72.9)	30.0 (86.0)	33.3 (91.9)	35.0 (95.0)	36.1 (97.0)	36.2 (97.2)	32.8 (91.0)	26.1 (79.0)	22.0 (71.6)	14.1 (57.4)	36.2 (97.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.0 (30.2)	0.0 (32.0)	5.3 (41.5)	13.7 (56.7)	20.3 (68.5)	22.9 (73.2)	24.9 (76.8)	24.3 (75.7)	18.7 (65.7)	12.4 (54.3)	4.7 (40.5)	0.0 (32.0)	12.2 (54.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−3.2 (26.2)	1.3 (34.3)	8.4 (47.1)	14.6 (58.3)	17.4 (63.3)	19.2 (66.6)	18.4 (65.1)	13.3 (55.9)	7.7 (45.9)	1.8 (35.2)	−2.5 (27.5)	7.7 (45.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.4 (20.5)	−6.2 (20.8)	−2.3 (27.9)	3.6 (38.5)	8.7 (47.7)	12.0 (53.6)	13.9 (57.0)	12.9 (55.2)	8.5 (47.3)	3.6 (38.5)	−0.8 (30.6)	−4.9 (23.2)	3.6 (38.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−35.0 (−31.0)	−28.0 (−18.4)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−13.2 (8.2)	−2.7 (27.1)	1.0 (33.8)	1.4 (34.5)	0.0 (32.0)	−4.0 (24.8)	−10.7 (12.7)	−24.0 (−11.2)	−30.5 (−22.9)	−35.0 (−31.0)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches)	31.1 (1.22)	31.2 (1.23)	35.1 (1.38)	44.5 (1.75)	59.4 (2.34)	90.2 (3.55)	83.3 (3.28)	70.8 (2.79)	59.0 (2.32)	37.1 (1.46)	44.7 (1.76)	36.5 (1.44)	622.9 (24.52)
Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm)	7.9	7.6	7.7	7.6	8.3	10.6	9.9	7.2	8.0	6.8	8.2	8.3	98.1
Averagerelative humidity(%)	85.3	83.2	78.0	68.9	66.7	72.1	73.0	72.5	77.4	80.4	86.1	87.4	77.6
Source 1:World Meteorological Organization
Source 2: Climatebase.ru (extremes)

Economy

Zhytomyr central department store

Zhytomyr is an important economic center in the region. Enterprises in the city include glass, metal fabrication, electronic devices, screens, fabrics, furniture, shoes and others. In addition, there is a large pharmaceutical factory in Zhytomyr. Since 1944, a confectionery factory (ALC "ZhL" ) has operated in Zhytomyr; the enterprise is one of the leaders of the Ukrainian confectionery market.

The city is home to the Zhytomyr Armored Factory. The factory has been one of the main repair facilities in Ukraine since the start of theRusso-Ukrainian War,running on 3 shifts. In September 2014 it was announced that the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine had placed a ₴280 million order with the factory.

Transport

Pushkinska Street

Chudnivskyi bridge

In ancient times, the city was on the important road fromKyivto the city ofBrest-Litovsk. Now this road is of international highwayM 06E40connectingKyivto the Hungarian border nearChop.
Some other roads:

• M 21E583connecting the citiesRomanand Zhytomyr (throughVinnytsia)
• H 03Zhytomyr -Chernivtsi(throughKhmelnytskyi)
• P18Zhytomyr -Stavyshche(throughSkvyra)
• P28Zhytomyr - checkpoint "Vystupovychi" of theUkrainian-Belarusianborder (throughKorosten).

RailwaysconnectKoziatynwith Zhytomyr (throughBerdychiv),Korosten,Zviahel,KorostyshivandFastiv.In 2011 a stretch of theFastiv— Zhytomyr rail line was electrified.
Zhytomyr is about 131 kilometers fromKyiv(by road 140 km, by rail 165 km).

The following trains pass through Zhytomyr train station (both directions for all):

• Zhytomyr -Korosten
• Vinnytsia-Korosten
• Zhytomyr -Korostyshiv
• Korosten-Koziatyn
• Zhytomyr -Koziatyn
• Zhytomyr -Zviahel
• Zhytomyr -Fastiv

The city has an airport (however, it is not currently being used for passenger transport; it is intended for the use of strategic bombers, though not currently being used).

Zhytomyr has three bus stations connecting it with many other cities and villages inUkraineand abroad.
Zhytomyr has fifteen bridges and junctions built over rivers and roads. There is a 30-kilometer ring road around Zhytomyr. The most interesting bridge in Zhytomyr is one over theTeteriv Riverin Gagarin Park (named afterYuri Gagarin).

Public city transport

Common kinds ofpublic transportshuttling within Zhytomyr aretrolleybuses,buses,andminibuses.There are also electrictrams,but on one route only. Earlier there were several tram routes in Zhytomyr, but all excepting one were canceled during a period of domination of the opinion that a tram is a bad kind oftransport. Trams began to shuttle in Zhytomyr in 1899. Thus Zhytomyr became the 5th city with electric trams within the territory of present-dayUkraine.Trolleybuses appear in Zhytomyr in 1962. The total length of Zhytomyr city electric transport routes (trolleybuses and trams) is 275 km. Zhytomyr is the first city in Ukraine to implement e-ticket system in all municipal public transport.

Attack on Zhytomyr

TheZhytomyr Airportreduced to rubble after being struck by 2 Iskander missiles launched fromBelarus.

See also:Zhytomyr Airport attack

On 27 February 2022, the city's public airportZhytomyr Airportwas directlyattacked by 2 Iskander missileslaunched fromBelarus,during theRussian invasion of Ukraine,which had recently started three days prior to the attack on Zhytomyr Airport.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

Zhytomyr istwinnedwith:

• Bytom,Poland
• Dazhou,China
• Kutaisi,Georgia
• Montana,Bulgaria
• Płock,Poland
• Shangla,Pakistan

Notable people

Yakov Gamarnikon a 1964 Russian stamp

Sergei Korolev(left) on a 2007 Ukrainian stamp

Sviatoslav Richter,1966

David Shterenberg,self portrait

• Ossip Bernstein(1882–1962), Russian-FrenchGrandmasterchess player and businessman
• Aleksandr Bezymensky(1898–1973), a Soviet poet, screenwriter and journalist.
• Hayim Nahman Bialik(1873 in Ivnytsia – 1934),Hebrew poet,educated in Zhytomyr
• Adolpho Bloch(1908 in Zhytomyr - 1995), Brazilian-Ukrainian media magnate
• Sasha Boole(born 1989), Ukrainian country and folk musician, and singer / songwriter
• Tadeusz Borowski(1922–1951), a Polish writer and journalist.
• Ina Bourskaya(1886—1954), an American opera singer.
• Jarosław Dąbrowski(1836–1871), Polish nobleman andParis Communerevolutionary
• Boris Didkovsky(1883–1937) Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet geologist and University rector
• Oksana Dyka(born 1978), a Ukrainian operatic soprano.
• Luis Filcer(1927–2018), a Mexican Expressionist painter dealing with injustice and struggle.
• Samuel Freedman(1908–1993), Canadian judge, Manitoba Chief Justice
• Yakov Gamarnik(1894–1937), Soviet Communist militant and military commander
• Jewgeni Grischbowski(born 1992), a Dj and Music Producer.
• Vladimir Hachinski(bornc. 1945), clinical neuroscientist and researcher into stroke and dementia
• Valentin Hrabovsky(1937–2004), author, poet, and art critic
• Mark Kharitonov(1937–2024) Russian novelist, poet, and essayist
• Alexander Kipnis(1891–1978), German then US bass opera singer
• Vladimir Korolenko(1853–1921), Russian writer, journalist and human rights activist
• Sergei Korolev(1907–1966), rocket engineer and designer, head of theSoviet space program
• Dmytro Kveselevych(1935–2003), translator and lexicographer
• Keni Liptzin(1856–1918), Jewish actress inYiddish theatre
• Borys Lyatoshynsky(1895–1968), a Ukrainian composer, conductor and teacher.
• Julian Movchan(1913–2002), a Ukrainian-American journalist, writer and doctor.
• Donia Nachshen(1903–1987) a British book illustrator, produced gov't posters in WWII.
• Franciszek Niepokólczycki(1900–1974), a colonel of Polish Army.
• Oleh Olzhych(1907-1944), Ukrainian writer and nationalist militant
• Abram Ranovich(1885–1948), Soviet scholar of classical antiquity and religion.
• Zvi Ribak(1910-1994), a Jewish painter
• Sviatoslav Richter(1915–1997), a distinguished Soviet pianist
• Michael Rostovtzeff(1870–1952), a Russian historian and archaeologist
• Esther Salaman(1900–1995), a Russian-born Jewish writer and physicist.
• Igor Shafarevich(1923–2017), a Soviet and Russian mathematician, didalgebraic number theory
• David Shterenberg(1881–1948), a Russian Soviet painter and graphic artist.
• Apollon Skalkowski(1808-1898), Russian and Ukrainian scientist, historian, writer and publisher
• Andriy Slyusarchuk(born 1971) a Ukrainianmnemonistand fraudster
• Mykola Stsiborskyi(1897–1941), leader of theOrganization of Ukrainian Nationalists
• Vladimir Veksler(1907–1966), an experimental physicist, pioneer of theparticle accelerator
• Natalia Vlaschenko(born 1960), journalist, screenwriter, TV presenter, playwright and columnist.
• Bruno Zach(1891–1935), an Austrian art deco sculptor ofGenre art
• Casimir Zagourski(1883–1944), a Polish photographer active inCentral Africa1924–44
• Juliusz Zarębski(1854–1885), a Polish composer and pianist.
• Zev Wolf of Zhitomyr(died 1798), anHassidicRabbi.

Sport

Ruslan Malinovskyi,2015

• Anastasiya Chernenko(born 1990), a professional triathlete
• Aderinsola Eseola(born 1991), a Ukrainian footballer with over 200 club caps
• Ruslan Malinovskyi(born 1993) a Ukrainian footballer with over 300 club caps and 49 forUkraine
• Viktor Rudyi(born 1962), a retired Soviet and Ukrainian football player with 510 club caps.
• Vyacheslav Shabranskyy(born 1987), boxer, fought for theWBOlight-heavyweight title in 2017.
• Danylo Sikan(born 2001), a Ukrainian footballer with over 50 club caps and 6 forUkraine
• Andriy Tkachuk(born 1987), a Ukrainian football midfielder with over 400 club caps
• Yuriy Vernydub(born 1966), a Ukrainian football coach and former player with 462 club caps.

Gallery

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  Typical old Zhytomyr architecture
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  Former private residence in Zhytomyr
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  City Hall
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  Court building in Zhytomyr
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  Fountains in Gagarin park, Zhytomyr
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  Chapel of the Lutheran Church
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  Saint Sophia Cathedral
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  The National University of Agriculture in Zhytomyr
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  Zhytomyr state technology university
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  The Korolyov Museum
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  Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy sobor
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  Victory Square with tank monument and Cathedral in Zhytomyr
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  The Catholic Church of St. John in the centre of Zhytomyr
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  Khrestovozdvizhensky Cathedral
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  Cathedral, St. Michael's Church
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  Entrance to the trade fair hall, informal name: "artistic gates"
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  Monument to the victims of fascism (Zhytomyr)

References

Sources

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Herman Rosenthal and Peter Wiernik (1901–1906)."Zhitomir (Jitomir)".InSinger, Isidore;et al. (eds.).The Jewish Encyclopedia.New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
• Wendy Lower,Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine,2005, University of North Carolina Press.ISBN0-8078-2960-9.Introduction (online)Archived2008-03-17 at theWayback Machineaccessed 19 July 2006.

Sources and external links

• "Zhitomir".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 979.
• Zhytomyr Journal - news, photo, map and other(in Russian)
• Zhytomyr business directory (in Russian or Ukrainian)
• GCatholic - Latin Catholic bishopric
• interesniy.zhitomir.ua- a blog about history of Zhytomyr(in Russian)
• GCatholic - Latin Catholic cathedral
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• Zhytomyr map - cafes, bars, restaurants,everything about the city(in Ukrainian)
• hotels of Zhytomyr