City Buzhans or Bug?
BLOG Mr. Marciniak I have long wanted to come to Busk. At least for the city ’ memory, because the last time he was in this glorious city over 30 years ago, a student. It was like a fairy tale – and the vacuum power unit and mohlosya, in beard flowed normally and was … Then I called Busk classmate. And boasted that they grow in the parkamazing oddity – tulip tree! So I decided to visit. Is it alive or healthy relatives pumpkin? Endless story To accept Busk seriously worth scoop from Vodice Fly – history of the river and city ’ memory. The first mention of the city – a « Tale of Bygone Years » (1097 – 1098), where it is titled fiuruvaloS divine or Buzhesk. But excavations show that people lived here much before – finds date back to 7-8 centuries. They say that was the capital of ancient divine words ’ Buzhans Slavic tribes. On it is mentioned in Bavarian Geographer (IX century). And then the pretty Buzhans potoptalysya. First « half-» knide Vladimir the Great, who « worthy campaign » Red went to Russia to attach it to your Kievan Rus, which did not yet exist, for historians invented this name much later. Fire and Sword « sacred » Vladimir, involved words ’ Slavic lands to the state. After this campaign photographed with white Croats populated and namolenyh mists and piled on the Balkans and Buzhans had nowhere to run. Obey future « sacred & raquo ;. It is really interesting story as zarizyaka, murderer and rapist was the words ’ yang saint. For some reason thought that city ’ this monster monument completely fits Moscow, though he never heard of it because it did not yet exist. Sign, that the second whochronicle the city burned to the ground, was Batu. And half a century ago called the Busk Galician Venice, because it is located right on n ’ yatoh rivers! Western Bug, Poltva, Solotvyna, Rokitne and attention Moldova! I'm afraid that after the publication Moldavians pre ’ rights to be Busk, for the name of the river Liabilities ’ bounds. You sometimes from Poland? ButDosta history. Though without it anywhere. City pravichne indeed, old. However, this hardly see. Arriving at the bus station, right in poprostuvav park where is located one of the three medieval settlements. Thus, on the lawn, overgrown with knee-deep grass sticking city ’ yatna table that there are ancient words ’ Slavic settlement. And that's all. No,not all – still ancient rusty swing Soviet-Jurassic period. It poskrypuvala me sad smile. I was searching for his tulip tree. And – River Poltva that at Bousquet flows into the Western Bug. Bug found. Pereyshovsya hulkym metal bridge pozyrayuchy to clean water, hiding in the shade of willows and ash elderly and July. Where Poltvaand? Where this Lviv Styx, which flows as much as 40 kilometers from the city to merge with sribnovodym Bug? Who did not ask – do not know! The answer is – « somewhere & raquo ;. Finally nadybav pair of old women sitting under the guise of « recycling paper & raquo ;. Pytayusya them where is she Poltva. – Poltva? – asks babuska ofgold teeth. – And who knows it … – Are you silly? – shturhaye its kolizhanka. – And your house is above the Poltva! Let's go that way road and go out on the bridge, it also zobachyte. The second old lady looked at me attentively and politely asked, – And sometimes you from Poland? – Longer, I'm from the city. – Damage … – babuska sighed and continued interrupted my conversation with kolezhankoyu. What she thought that I was from Poland? Maybe it was because of my green shoes? Chitosan … I strongly poprostuvav specified route and went to several dozen meters fairing that lay across the bridge. And under the bridge … I write nice « rolled their light water Poltva raquo ;, but &hand does not rise, because Poltva carrying mud, stench and bahnysko to lose all this terrible stuff just in the clear waters of the Western Bug. I think that Buzhans may well require the lions ’ yang kind of indemnity for what Poltva who escaped from Lvov sewer, falls in this city in the Bug. Aromoksamyt not convey. And you do not want. Finding tulip tree So I took the leg in his hands and leaned in downtown. Finally, I find a tulip tree. First, in the eyes rushed imposing building of the local town hall. With the clock in the bell tower. To navigate, began to read the street names and found that the city is not very soared over this matter. All simply – street, leading Mr.and Kyiv called Kyiv, and that the Lions – Lviv, a school located outside of school, and the uttermost center square is … True independence. And glorious famous inhabitant Busk – President ZUNR Petrushevych. There is his bust. The legs carried me to another bridge across the Bug, and then on the local market area. Nearby Costeles, two churches, neat houses, gardens, flower beds, swings, shop with advertisements « gross sales in fat & raquo ;. And there reigns silence. The passengers almost not be seen only city clear sky and I blavatove – buzok long-legged, trying to keep up on the streets of his youth … A tulip tree was not all day. Whirlpoolishyv ask people, went to the shop to ask. A hot debate here between seller and buyer – Poroshenko or introduce a state of emergency? Talking attached grandmother: – Nicho-anything, will come Jehovah and his kingdom on earth. – Ms. Mariko, is that you say? – fyrknula saleswoman, – where are you Jehovah will come when yougo robe, which is washed by uncle Michael, and he died seven years ago! – A zobachyte that will come! I tell you! And Putin – Very! – grandmother waved her hand and ran out of the store in the sun. And her and I, for something stupid to ask people about tulip tree when they discuss these global issues. In short, I have not found tyulpanovhotree of his youth. And can it not be? Mo ’ then the city ’ Five amuses me to hide? But fate gave me something better. I come back to the local tavern and 20 hryvnia posmakuvav large bowl of chicken soup and many chop garnished. All generous and delicious! Simply buffet Verkhovna Rada a ... I myself thought that visit the yearsopysnomu Busk worth at least for the sake of peace, which is hidden in the courtyards of old stone toy ’ yanyts among the flower beds and gardens, among tall grasses ancient settlement. All this as if accustomed to Galician towns, but the soul is resting. Maybe because there are so long and zhyyut men … PS I still saw in Busk bug that drawn in his arms.But really it does not matter ... Bogdan Voloshin, for IA ZIKSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/