Poltava

Poltava () is a city and oblast center in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine with some 313,400 inhabitants (2004).

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It is still unknown when the city was founded. Within the city limits the archeologists unearthed a Paleolithic dwelling as well as the Scythian remains. The present name of the city is traditionally connected to the settlement Ltava which is mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle.

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The city belonged to Lithuania from the 14th century. Polish administration took over in 1569. In the 16-17th cc. it belonged to Pereyaslav Kniazhestvo (Principality). In 1648 Poltava was captured by the Ukrainian magnate Yarema Vishnevetskyi (1612-51). Poltava was the base of a distinguished Polk (Regiment) of the Ukrainian Cossacks. In 1667 Poltava became a part of the Russian Empire.

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Battle of Poltava Peter the Great Defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava

Portrait of Peter the Great Against a Background of the Battle of Poltava