Vytautas’s Tower survived where almost nothing else from the Lithuanian era in southern Ukraine did — not through preservation for history’s sake, but through a …
Vytautas’s Tower: A Lithuanian Watchtower Saved by Being Turned Into a Water Tank
Kherson Oblast
Goldenberg House: A Landmark Whose Owner History Barely Remembers
Almost no documentation survives about the man whose name one of Kherson’s most striking buildings carries — no dates, no occupation, not even a confirmed …
Blazhkov House: A Mayor’s Castle Where He Was Executed in His Own City
Mykola Blazhkov, Kherson’s mayor and a member of Russia’s State Duma, built himself a “castle” near the city park with his own resources — and …
Oleshky Sands — Europe’s Largest Desert, Now a Russian Military Training Ground
Until 2022, the Oleshky Sands were one of Ukraine’s strangest landscapes and one of the largest sand massifs in Europe. You drive through the south, …