Bila Tserkva - the city which is located in the heart of Ukraine, on the south-west of Kiev region, on both sides of the river Ros. The city is the business of manufacturing agricultural machinery, food products, electrical equipment, tires, asbestos products, clothing, footwear, furniture and building materials. 
The Bila Tserkva is Agricultural University, museum, two dramatic theater, Mikilskaya Church (built in 1706), shopping arcade (built in the early XIX century) and dendro-park "Alexandria", which was founded in 1797 as a courtier Park Count Branitsky and occupies 200 hectares of land. It was created on the basis of natural oak forests in the English romantic style. The beauty of the park in awe of Gabriel Derzhavin, Alexander Pushkin, Taras Shevchenko, Adam Mickiewicz, members of the imperial family and the Decembrists. Also in town is a recreational center for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. A Bila Tserkva are several routes and the railroad. 
In the center of the modern city are located the main attractions: Cathedral of the Transfiguration, St. Nicholas Church, Church of Ivan Baptist, trade rows (BRUM). But the center of the life of the Bila Tserkva is not located in the historic center and five kilometers to the east. This is the biggest housing an array of the city, which people call an array Levanevskogo, in honor of one of his first streets. By area it occupies about one-eighth of the city, but now live more than a third of its population. 
From the right side of the valley Ros is a beautiful view of the city: the foreground covers a complex of luxury villas of the rich Ukrainians. 
The lowest part of the valley Ros busy area of private construction, which is quite different from the country. Here the average size, mostly brick, the houses are pushed to one another and are surrounded by close, cozy courtyards. Far panorama takes a solid plan for a multistory building, over which places pop pipes numerous enterprises. In the eastern part of the city stretched a huge industrial hub. It works most of the working population of the city. 
Distance to Kiev: 84 km. To get there from Kiev can bus to go to the metro station Lybidskaya or railway station (Metro Vokzal'naya).

History: 
City Bila Tserkva was founded on the site of ancient city of St. George in 1032 at the time of Yaroslav Mudriy, in honor of his Christian name - Yuri. At that time it was built as a castle for protection Pechenegs. Castle later "overgrown" town, which at the end of XI century, the cathedral became the center of Porosskoy diocese. After the raids of nomads in the 13th century the town was completely devastated and was resurrected under the name White Church in 1155. Cathedral, which the city owes its name, disappeared in the cycle of historical events. 
History of Bila Tserkva connected with the peasant-Cossack uprising, with the liberation war of 1648-1654 years. The city was under the rule of Lithuania in the 14th century and ruled Poland from 1569. During the reign of the Polish Bila Tserkva became an important city in the country. To protect the state from the Tatars in the Bila Tserkva was built the castle, which houses a permanent Polish garrison. Mountain, which once housed the castle called the Castle. In the 17th century, the white church was the location of Belotserkovsky Cossack regiment and place of signing an agreement with the defeated Bohdan Khmelnytsky Poles (1651). Agreement certified by independent Cossack state. For a long time, Bogdan Khmelnitsky with major in-house was located in Bila Tserkva castle, sending away for the whole Ukraine calls for the fight. The city became the center of the uprising, to him from all sides stretched dispossessed peasants. 
Ivan Mazepa was born near the Bila Tserkva in the family estate - the village Mazeppists and considered this region as their homeland. In 1703 he settled in Bila Tserkva castle and planned to make the city their property. In Bila Tserkva Castle Hetman felt in absolute security. It is here that he spent much of his life, has amassed the lion's share of their capital and became one of the richest lords in Europe. According to some sources in Bila Tserkva castle was found coffers Hetman. 
Ivan Mazepa shipped a significant portion of the proceeds from its 20 thousand names on the construction of religious buildings. Across Ukraine on his edicts was built many magnificent churches in the Ukrainian baroque style. In 1706 construction began on a large stone church in the Bila Tserkva. The bloody events of 1708 and the subsequent transfer of Polish cities and left it unfinished construction. Up to now lived only a part of the church, which has the name of Nicholas. 
In 1793 the city became part of the Russia Empire. In the late 19 th century the town white church becomes the center for production and trade in food products. 

Eyes of tourists: 
In my first acquaintance with the city, he met us with rain, warm summer rain. Bila Tserkva reminded me of Kiev 15 years ago, the quiet streets, a few cars, no crowds. Anywhere quiet and fairly clean. Prices for everything are much lower than in the capital. 
The second trip was for the purpose of charity for the House of the baby, organized by the Mazda-club in Ukraine. Children's House of this city is very poor, the government allocates too meager funds for its support, the orphanage is constantly in need of special infant formulas. Certainly the spectacle is not for the squeamish, but the children, despite their tiny age, very pleased that come to them, pay attention, give toys, gifts and meals. 
In this same trip we visited the old airstrip, where you can arrange a fun race cars and picnic area are enormous. 
And of course the most interesting trip was in the arboretum «Alexandria». Very beautiful, huge park, where pleasure and a walk and relax, and picnickers, and feed the swans, and simply is. Admission is 5 UAH.