If you are into archaeology and enjoy visiting lesser known places, then you will want to visit Poltava in Ukraine. It is the site of a recent archaeological find of a Sarmatian warrior woman’s bones, a warrior nomadic tribe that traveled through this steppe area of Ukraine as early as 400 B.C. Nestled between Kharkov and Kyiv, Poltava is also known as the site of the 1709 battle between the Cossacks and Swedes under Mazepa and Charles XII against the army of Russian Czar Peter I. This battle proved that Russia was the dominant country in the area and eventually saw the Ukraine become part of the country as a whole.
The area is dotted with monuments and battlefields and some of the most interesting places to see include October Park, the Column of Glory, and Spassky Church, a unique outer structure that protects the older, wooden church that was built inside. There are also the archaeological digs within the city that includes a Paleolithic dwelling and other Scythian remains.
The city itself has some interesting architecture that reflects the different countries that once called it theirs. It has belonged to Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and, of course, Ukraine, and it was the main base of the Polk – or regiment – of the Ukrainian Cossacks.
You can get more information and see more photos as ukrainetrek.com
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