financier yakov polyakov, astronomer yuri libsky, playwright alexey dudarev, famous natives of the regionthis is where the first woman professor in europe comes from. philosophy anna esther tumarkina. violinist tsvit setlin, decembrist peter fallenberg. the list goes on. this year the city will turn 627 years old. the first mention of it is in 1393. during this time , a lot of water has flowed under the bridge. according to legend, where the oak groves parted, and a village arose immediately at the confluence of two rivers. over time it grew, first appeared. the castle, then the streets of the city of dubrovna itself, i heard that the oak groves that grew on the banks of the dnieper had a bad reputation, supposedly few people returned from there, and now there are practically no trees left, why, where are those famous dubrovna oak groves? the locals unanimously answer: the war is to blame. first the napoleonic war, then the great patriotic war, during which the dubrovno region was destroyed by 90%. now the oaks they grow only in a few places, so you won’t be able to find them right away,