Radyvyliv

Radyvýliv (Ukrainian: Радиви́лів; Russian: Радивилов, romanized: Radivilov; Polish: Radziwiłłów; Yiddish: ראדזיווילוב‎, romanized: R'dzhivilub) is a small city in Rivne Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Radyvyliv Raion (district), and is located south-west of the oblast capital, Rivne, near European route E40. The nearest larger cities are Dubno, and Brody; the latter being 10 km (6 mi) away. In Soviet times, from 1939 to 1992, the city was known as Chervonoarmiysk (Ukrainian: Червоноармійськ, romanized: Chervonoarmiysʹk, Russian: Червоноармейск, romanized: Chervonoarmeysk). Population: 10,498 (2017 est.)[1]

Radyvyliv

Радивилів

ראדזיווילוב
Radziwiłłów
Skyline of Radyvyliv
Radyvyliv
Radyvyliv
Coordinates: 50°07′43″N 25°15′52″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Rivne Oblast
RaionRadyvyliv Raion
First mentioned1564
City rights1940
Population
 (2017)
 • Total10,498

History

In the 14th century, together with whole Volhynia, Radyvyliv was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Following the 1569 Union of Lublin, the town was transferred to the Kingdom of Poland, where it remained for over 200 years. As a result of the Partitions of Poland, Radziwiłłow, as it was called, became part of the Russian Empire.

During the January Uprising, a unit of Jozef Wysocki operated in the area of Radyvyliv. After World War I, the town returned to Poland, and was part of Dubno County, Volhynian Voivodeship. Its residents were Jewish (50%), Ukrainian (31%), and Polish (17%). During the Volhynian Genocide, ethnic Poles from villages in the area fled to the town, to escape Ukrainian nationalists. Almost all those who survived the slaughter left Radyvyliv, and settled in the People's Republic of Poland’s Recovered Territories.

Previous to the Soviets renaming the town Chervonoarmiysk, it was known as Radziwillow. In the late 1800s, the Jewish population reached 4,000. Between World War I and the civil war between Ukrainian nationalists and Bolsheviks, the Jewish population declined to around 2,000. Various events in World War II caused the remaining Jews to escape elsewhere or be killed by Ukrainian police or German troops.

People
  • Anton Kushnir (*1984) — belorussian aerial skier of Ukrainian origin, was born here.

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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