Rivne

Rivne is a city in northwestern Ukraine and the administrative center of Rivne Oblast. It is a regional hub in the historic region of Volhynia.

Volhynia: A historic region spanning parts of present-day Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus. Rivne lies in Volhynia, whose regional history shaped the city’s political and cultural setting.
Rivne Jews: The Jewish community that lived in Rivne before its destruction during the Holocaust. Jews formed a substantial part of the city’s population before World War II.
Rivne Regional Museum: A museum in Rivne devoted to the history and culture of the region. Its collections preserve material evidence of the city’s changing communities and governments.
Lutsk: A city in northwestern Ukraine and the administrative center of Volyn Oblast. Lutsk is Rivne’s neighboring oblast capital and another historic Volhynian center.
Równe: The Polish name historically used for the city now called Rivne in Ukraine. This name reflects the city’s period under Polish rule and its Polish-speaking communities.
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: A federal state that joined the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1569 to 1795. Rivne’s early modern history unfolded within this commonwealth’s eastern territories.
Rivne massacre: The mass murder of Rivne’s Jews by Nazi German forces and collaborators in November 1941. The massacre destroyed much of the city’s Jewish community at a ravine near the city.
Tarakaniv Fort: A nineteenth-century Russian military fort near the village of Tarakaniv in Rivne Oblast. The fort illustrates the imperial military infrastructure built around the region.
Zhytomyr: A city in northern Ukraine and the administrative center of Zhytomyr Oblast. Zhytomyr lies east of Rivne and connects the city to central Ukraine.
Rovno: The Russian name and common English transliteration historically used for the city now called Rivne. The spelling reflects Russian-language usage, unlike the official Ukrainian form Rivne.

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