Shabalyniv

Shabalyniv (Ukrainian: Шабалинів) is a village in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine.

[2][3] The village is known for its association with Joseph Popov and his wife Vera Bogdanovskaya Popova.

Vera was active in introducing both education and medicine into the village as well as being one of the first female chemists.

[4] She is also thought to be one of the first women to give her live for chemistry when she blew herself up whilst trying to create a chemical which is now known to be unstable.

Shabalyniv was also home to Fedir Dudko who was a writer and journalist born here in 1885.

Coat of arms of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion
Coat of arms of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion