Dzyhivka

Dzyhivka (

History

Ancient history

Human inhabitants have lived in the region since at least the

Right before World War II, the Jewish population was approximately twelve percent of the population. In 1941, the village was occupied by the Romanian Armed Forces and became part of Transnistria. A work camp was established and 100 Jews from Romania were brought in, with many locals being sent to other work camps. In the spring of 1944, the village was released from occupation, and the Jewish exodus began to major cities and to other countries. By 1998, only 12 elderly residents remained.^[4]

Modern history

Until 1916 Ruled by the

1918 - Russian Civil War begins

1919 - 1920 Controlled by Ukrainian People's Republic during Russian Civil War

1921 Ukrainian War of Independence establishes territory boundaries

1922 Russian Civil War ends under the control of the Red Army

1922 - 1941 Governed by the

1928 - 1933

1932 - 1933 Holodomor famine under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, (Ukrainian: Голодомор)

1938

1941 - 1944 Occupied by the Romanian Armed Forces during World War II

Spring of 1944 Brief occupation by the Wehrmacht of the German Army during the Eastern Front (World War II)

1944 Soviet Armed Forces occupied Vinnytsia

1945 End of World War II

1945 - 1991 Governed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War

1990 Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine

1991 Declaration of Independence of Ukraine joining the Commonwealth of Independent States

1996 The adoption of

2004-2005 Orange Revolution

2007 Ukrainian political crisis

2007 Verkhovna Rada holds new elections

Places of interest

World War II Memorial

The citizens of Dzyhivka erected a memorial to the Fallen Soldiers who did not return from World War II. Dedicated in 1965, the memorial consists of a raised platform and a statue surrounded by three stone slabs. The central figure of mother and child represents thousands of mothers and children left behind in the village. The name of each villager who did not return home from the war is listed alphabetically on the slabs.

Dniester River Basin

Dzyhivka is part of the

A shipot (an underground water source that runs constantly) is the only source of clean running water for villagers. It is similar to a well, consisting of a large metal pipe drilled directly into a hill that taps into an underground natural water source. Very cold water runs constantly and pools at the base. There are several shipots scattered throughout the village, serving as a gathering place and as a rest stop for traveling villagers. Each shipot serves dozens of houses, and residents use buckets to carry drinking water back to their homes. As a common practice, a small container is left at the shipot as a courtesy for weary travelers and for filling jugs with small openings.

The stones at the base serve two functions. On one side (closest to the viewer), the stones are set level, so you can walk up to the pipe, set your bucket on the large stone directly below, and fill your bucket with water. On the opposite side (closest to the wall), the stones are set angled into the water. Each large angled stone serves as an individual laundry station. Saturday has traditionally been laundry day. Women get up very early in the morning to get the best stones closest to the water source. Those who sleep late, go further down the line, where the water is not as clean, because of the runoff from the person upstream. In the summer, when the days are long, this process can start as early as Friday afternoon in an effort to beat the crowd. This event serves as a place to catch up on local news and to discuss important matters.

Vegetation

The village is filled with lush vegetation. The fields are surrounded by tall Acacia trees, and the roads are lines with a variety of shrubbery and vines. Roots, stems, leaves, and berries, are used to create local medicinal potions for all kinds of ailments.

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  Thistle
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  Burdock
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  Stinging Nettle
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  Raspberry
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  Acacia tree
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  English Walnut
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  Mulberry
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  Chamomile

Notable people from Dzyhivka

• Stanislav Raiko 1873-1937. Administrator of a Spanish parish in Dzyhivka from 1922 until 1928.^[8]

• Theodore N. Beckman 1895-1973. Born September 3. Marketing scholar and author. A member of the marketing faculty at Ohio State University for over 50 years.^[9]
• Daniil Shamura (Даниил Игнатьевич Шамура) 1918-1997. Decorated War Hero during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union, buried in Yampil.^[10]
• Arkadiy Varshavskiy, (Аркадий Иосифович Варшавский) born October 2, 1938. Oral surgeon, professor, author of over 100 published medical articles.^[11] Lives in Moscow, Russia ^[12]
• Sergei Artemovich Lutsk, (Сергей Артемович Луцкий) Born October 31, 1945. Editor, award-winning author.^[13] Currently lives in Bolshetarhovo Village, (Nizhnevartovsk district), Siberia.
• Michael (Misha) Gorban, born in 1956. Painer, the youngest artist to display his work at the
  Petach Tikva, near Tel Aviv, Israel
  .