Sorochynsky Fair

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Phone:
+380 5325 08211

Address:
Lidova vul. 12/9, Poltava 36011, Ukraine

Sorochyntsi Fair or Sorochynsky Fair is a large fair held in the village of Velyki Sorochyntsi near Poltava in the Myrhorod Raion of Ukraine. It was held five times a year during the Russian Empire, then went into a 40-year moratorium during Soviet rule. It has been held annually since its revival after Ukraine became independent in 1991. Following a Presidential Decree of August 18, 1999, the fair holds the status of Ukraine's national trade fair.The fair is a large showcase for traditional handicrafts made by skilled craftsmen, including Reshetilivka embroidery, rugs, Opishnya ceramics, as well theatrical performers who re-enact scenes of village life from famous Ukrainian stories. The August 2007 fair was opened by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.The historic Sorochyntsi Fair features in a number of Ukrainian works of literature and music, including The Fair at Sorochyntsi, a short story by Nikolai Gogol, and The Fair at Sorochyntsi, an opera by Modest Mussorgsky.
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