The Hryhorii Skovoroda National Literary and Memorial Museum, founded in 1972, is located in the village of Skovorodynivka in the Zolochiv District of Kharkiv Oblast.

It takes about an hour to get there from Kharkiv. The museum complex features a large, beautiful, and well-maintained grounds; everything is spotless, neatly trimmed, and tidy, and there is a lake and picnic shelters.

And, of course, there are numerous items related to the philosopher both inside the museum and on its grounds.

Here you’ll find Grigory Savvich’s grave, marked by the legendary inscription “The world pursued me but did not catch me,” as well as his favorite oak tree, a well, his personal watch, numerous books from the 17th and 18th centuries, paintings depicting the philosopher, and a sculpture by Ivan Kavaleridze.

According to recent research by A. Paramonov, the building was constructed after the philosopher’s death, and the actual structure that bears a connection to Skovoroda is the Skovorodynivka village club (its basement).

The philosopher lived at the Kovalevsky estate, and Skovorodynivka was then known as Pan-Ivanivka.

Monument to Skovoroda, sculpted by Ivan Kavaleridze.

The museum building was destroyed by a Russian missile strike on the night of May 7, 2022. Some of the exhibits had been removed beforehand.