Editing Bohuslav

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'''Bohuslav''' ({{lang-uk|Богуслав}}) is a city of district significance on the [[Ros River]] in [[Kiev Oblast]] ([[oblast|province]]) of [[Ukraine]]. It is the administrative centre of [[Bohuslav Rayon]]. Population: 16,825. The population in 2001 was 17,135.

It is known as '''Boslov''' by some of its Yiddish speaking residents and '''Boguslav''' (by the [[Russophones in Ukraine|Russophones]]). Prominent Americans who trace their family roots to Bohuslav include the late Congressman [[Herman Toll]] (1907–1967), who emigrated from the region with his family around 1910, and his nephews Robert (Bob) and Bruce Toll, founders of publicly traded homebuilder [[Toll Brothers]].

==Brief description==
The city's year of establishment and source of name is uncertain. It is mentioned by [[Hypatian Codex]] as earlier as 1032 which is assumed as the year of establishment. In official documents it is mentioned as earlier as 1195 when '''Bohuslavl''' was handed over by the [[Grand Prince of Kiev]] [[Rurik Rostislavich|Rurik II]] to the Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal [[Vsevolod the Big Nest|Vsevolod III]] who preceded him on Kievan throne several years earlier.

In 1240 Bohuslav was destroyed by the Mongol invasion. In 1362 it was liberated by forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia, and Samogitia. In 1569 Bohuslav was passed to the [[Polish Crown]] and in 1620 it received its [[Magdeburg rights]] and its city banner. Since 1591 Bohuslav belonged to [[Janusz Ostrogski]], the voivode of Volhynia. From 1648 to 1667 it was part of the [[Cossack Hetmanate]] and after the [[Treaty of Andrusovo]] was once again returned to [[Poland]]. In 1685 it was occupied by [[Samiylo Samus]] whom [[Ivan Mazepa]] appointed the [[appointed Hetman]] of [[Right-bank Ukraine]] when [[Poland]] allowed to restore cossacks' liberties.

Since that time and until 1704 Bohuslav became a residence of the appointed Hetman. In 1704 Samus surrendered his authority to Mazepa. After withdrawal of the Russian armed forces in 1708 from [[Poland]], Samus continued to self-govern unlawfully in the region. In 1711 he joined forces with [[Pylyp Orlyk]], however after number of unsuccessful storms of [[Bila Tserkva]], Orlyk withdrew to [[Moldova]]. Samus was left to defend Bohuslav on his own now against the united armies of Russia and Poland (bound by the [[Treaty of Narva]]). In 1712 Samus was arrested and exiled to [[Siberia]]. Bohuslav regiment was liquidated and the city was returned once again under the Polish administration.

After the first [[partition of Poland]] the city was passed to the [[Russian Empire]] and until 1837 it was a center of Bohuslav county. The county was restored once again after the establishment of the [[Soviet regime]] in 1919 and 1923 it was transformed into the [[Bohuslav Raion]].

It had a large Jewish community. According to the 1897 census, on a total of 11,372 inhabitants, 7445 people were Jews whose community was destroyed in the Holocaust.<ref>рос. дореф. Населенныя мѣста Россійской Имперіи в 500 и болѣе жителей съ указаніем всего наличнаго въ них населенія и числа жителей преобладающихъ вѣроисповѣданій по даннымъ первой всеобщей переписи 1897 г. С-Петербург. 1905. — IX + 270 + 120 с., (стор. 1-79)</ref>

==Landmarks==
* Former [[heder]] locally known as "kamianytsia" built in 1726 is the oldest building in the city. During the Soviet times it was transformed into a club for deaf and mute at first and after [[World War II]] into the museum of Komsomol Glory. Today it is a museum of decorative art.

==Prominent personalities==
* [[Ivan Soshenko]], Russian painter, contemporary and close friend of [[Taras Shevchenko]]
* [[Olexandra Tymoshenko]], 1992 [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion
* [[Herman Toll]], [[United States]] [[congressman]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Кам'яниця Богуслав.jpg|Old building ([[kamienica (architecture)|kamjanycia]]) in Bohuslav
File:Троїцька церква Богуслав.JPG|Trinity Church
File:Новий монастир на місці старого.jpg|St Nicholas monastery
File:Пам'ятник Марусі Богуславці в Богуславі.jpg|[[Maria Boguslavka|Marusya Bohuslavka]] monument
File:Boguslav granity KyObl-157.JPG|Granite banks of Ros' river in Bohuslav
</gallery>

==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite book|last1=Weiner|first1=Miriam|last2=Ukrainian State Archives (in cooperation with)|last3=Moldovan National Archives (in cooperation with)|title=Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories|date=1999|publisher=Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation|location=Secaucus, NJ|isbn=978-0-96-565081-6|url=http://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/BOGUSLAV.pdf|chapter=Chapter 11: Town Clips: Boguslav|oclc=607423469|page=405}}

==External links==
* [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\B\O\Bohuslav.htm Bohuslav] at [[Encyclopedia of Ukraine]]
* [http://boguslavmrada.com.ua/ City's official website]
* {{JewishGen-LocalityPage|1035923|Bohuslav, Ukraine}}

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[[Category:Bohuslav]]
[[Category:Cities in Kiev Oblast]]
[[Category:Established in the 11th century]]
[[Category:1032 establishments in Europe]]
[[Category:Cities of district significance in Ukraine]]
[[Category:Cossack Hetmanate]]
[[Category:Holocaust locations in Ukraine]]