Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast

Cherkasy is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of the Cherkasy Oblast, as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Cherkasky district within the oblast. It is not to be confused with the Russian city of Cherkassk which is on the Don River to the east. The city is the cultural, educational and industrial center of Cherkasy Oblast and Central Economical Region of Ukraine. Cherkasy has been known since the 13th century and played a great role in the history of Ukraine. Cherkasy was the center of Cossacks, citizens took part in the cossacks' and peasants' rebellions. In June 2011, the city celebrated its 725th anniversary.

Uman is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia. Located in the historical region of the eastern Podolia, the city rests on the banks of the Umanka River, and serves as the self-governing administrative center of the Uman Raion (district). Among Ukrainians, Uman is known for its depiction of the haidamak rebellions in Taras Shevchenko's longest of poems, Haidamaky ("The Haidamaks", 1843). The city is also a pilgrimage site for Breslov Hasidic Jews and a major center of gardening research containing the dendrological park Sofiyivka and the University of Gardening.