Svativsky District National Museum of Local Lore

The museum building, built in 1888, is made in the typical style of classicism at the time, it was and remains the only building with a spire on the roof, which qualitatively distinguishes it from other buildings. Fedor Zakharovich Moroka built this beautiful and original house for the needs of his own family. The owner traded in grain, bought grain from landlords and individual peasants, had carts for its transportation and granaries for storing grain, which were located along the Krasnaya River, on Stolbova Street, to the left of the road to Kupyansk.
Grain trade was conducted only with nearby regions, F.Z. Moroka was engaged in exporting grain abroad, directing it by carts to port towns. With the construction of the railway in 1895, the goods were shipped by wagons.
According to the memoirs of Serhiy Vasyliovych Mumriy, who worked as a fireman for Fedor Zakharovych, his responsibilities also included agitating the peasants who brought grain to the bazaar to sell grain to the Moroka office for a penny more. The noble owner F. Morok even wanted to adopt 13-year-old Serhiy, but the boy's mother did not agree.
As there were no children in Moroka's family, they later adopted a niece. Anna Nikolaevna Krivoshiya, a native of the village of Nezhurine, worked as the girl's governess. In 2016, relatives of Krivoshia GM handed over to the museum a painting "Kittens", a gift for good service from its former owner Fedor Moroka. So the painting returned to the walls of the building owner almost 100 years later.
During the turbulent years of the 1917-1921 revolution, the Moroka family emigrated. After the nationalization of the property, this building housed various government agencies: police, orphanage, children's clinic, and since 1969 in this room (on the street Sadovaya, 72) was transferred Svativsky District Museum of Local Lore.
The above facts prove the antiquity and uniqueness of this building, built in the style of classicism in the late nineteenth century, today is a place where residents and guests of Svativshchyna and Luhansk region have the opportunity to learn about the history of the city and region. KZ "SRNKM" is one of the largest district museums of the Luhansk region by the number of exhibits, its funds number about 9 thousand exhibits that are part of the only state fund of Ukraine.
There are 6 exposition exhibition halls in the Svativsky District Museum of Local Lore:
1. Archeology and settlement of the region.
2. History of Svativshchyna kin. XIX - early XX century
3. Matchmaking during World War II.
4 Golden names. Prominent personalities of Svativsky district.
5. Hall “Struggle for Independence of Ukraine.
6. Culture and art of Svativshchyna.
The museum's collections contain paleontological collections: prints of mollusks, fossil shells, teeth of ancient sharks. The exhibits are millions of years old.
The hall "Archeology and settlement of the region" provides an opportunity to dive into the ancient times of the history of the region. It contains rare materials:
-Svatov anthropomorphic stele of the Eneolithic era is a special work of stone carving art, was studied by the famous archaeologist Bratchenko NS, and has no analogues in Ukraine
-Diorama "Military Cossack town Svatova Luchka", created according to archival documents, reflects the first settlement of 1665. The art hall of the museum attracts with a variety of paintings by local artists, among the exhibits of the museum is a large collection of paintings by artist Smerchynska G.Ya. Collections of ceramics, bells, samovars are presented to visitors. More than 200 copies of embroideries of pre-revolutionary and modern periods.
Of great interest is the unique relic kept in the museum's funds, the Gospel of 1801, the seal of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, purchased by the last colonel of the Sloboda Izium Regiment Fedor Krasnokutsky for the religious needs of the community.
Hall "History of Svativshchyna kin. XIX -XX centuries. attracts the work of the museum's ethno-corner, which is aimed at conducting various master classes that help to learn more about the life of Ukrainians, to love the land that has grown, to learn to appreciate folk traditions. The Hall of Fame of World War II contains unique exhibits: letters from the front, samples of military equipment, weapons and the highest government awards. The exposition allows you to get acquainted with rare documents of the postwar period.
Of great interest are the materials that tell about prominent personalities of Svativshchyna: film director MP Mashchenko, Doctor of Arts NA Lebedev, outstanding researchers whose names are on the world map IS Krasnoslobodtseva and VP Small. and the famous Ukrainian poet V. Saussure, who visited Svativshchyna and glorified Svatove in his works.
The museum is an integral part of community life, because it hosts various exhibitions, thematic and sightseeing tours, and various mass events. Every year the museum receives about 8,000 visitors - residents of the city, district and guests of Svativshchyna. The museum occupies an important place among the cultural institutions of the city and is a business card of Svativsky district. Anyone who has visited the museum at least once is sure to come back again.