The phenomenon of the Palitsyn Academy

Sumy TV. The program "Treasures of the 'Popivka Academy'" from April 7, 2006, dedicated to the history of the village of Popivka and the creation of the "Popivka Academy" by Oleksandr Palitsyn.

On the video: the village of Zaliznyak, landscapes, archival photos of Ukrainian composers, writers and poets of the region; museum exhibit "The Tale of Igor's Campaign"; a local historian tells about the history of the academy, shows the territory of the former Popivka farm; a monument to Oleksandr Palitsyn.

Commented by the rector of the "Palitsyn Academy", local historian Mykhailo Teslya.

Host — Anna Chernobay.

Reference: Palitsyn (Popivka) Academy is a cultural and educational circle formed at the end of the 18th century in the estate of Oleksandr Palitsyn in Sumy region as a medium for intellectual and artistic communication of the local and visiting elite. The circle united poets, translators, architects and educators and functioned as a center for discussing literary, scientific and social issues, as well as an informal educational institution for children of nobles. The circle's activities contributed to the formation of a regional intellectual environment, in particular to initiatives to establish Kharkiv University. In the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries, the revival of research into the history of the academy was carried out by Mykhailo Teslya, who formed a documentary base and initiated the modern Palitsyn Academy as a public cultural and artistic organization.