Negino is divided into two parts by the small Tara River: the settlement of Negino itself and the former village of Ustar. The Tara is a left tributary of the Seva. This means the present-day layout of the village is linked to a local history that remains a distinct historical point of reference even after Ustar was incorporated in 1964. To get your bearings, it is useful to distinguish between the two: the Tara describes the layout of present-day Negino; Ustar refers to a former village that was incorporated into Negino in 1964.

The history of former Ustar

The history of Ustar also includes the violence of 1942. On May 16, Hungarian punitive units attacked the former village. Seventy people were killed, including elderly people, women, and children. The 6th Hungarian Rifle Division was also involved in the killing of Ustar’s population. The attack and the village’s later incorporation into Negino took place at different times: the first event dates to 1942, while the incorporation took place in 1964. This places the wartime events and the later change to the village’s layout in their chronological context.

Commemoration in Bryansk Oblast

In Bryansk Oblast, the Khatsun Memorial Complex commemorates the victims of the Nazi occupation regime in the region and the Russian villages destroyed during the Great Patriotic War. This offers a regional perspective on remembrance and destruction, while the history of Ustar concerns the specific place of Negino. The two perspectives differ in scale: together, they provide insight into the history of the former village and the broader remembrance of the region.

Culture and landscapes of Bryansk Oblast

In Bryansk Oblast, Ovstug was the Tyutchev family estate and the birthplace of Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev. The Ovstug Museum-Estate is situated on the banks of the Ovstuzhenka. Biographical and geographical aspects come together here: the estate is associated with the family and the poet’s birthplace, while its riverside setting has its own significance as a landscape.

In Bryansk Oblast, the Dyatkovo Crystal Museum showcases more than two hundred years of glassmaking history. The exhibition includes artistic compositions by Soviet glassmakers, as well as vases and decorative interior objects from the 19th and 20th centuries. It also features gifts and souvenirs created for well-known public figures, ornate lighting fixtures, and decorative glass ensembles. Works made from colored and colorless crystal were crafted using rare finishing techniques. Taken together, these themes offer a look at different aspects of glass art: its historical development, design, objects, and material processing.

Another regional highlight is the Bryansky Les Nature Reserve. It lies in Bryansk Oblast between the Desna and Nerussa rivers and is the region’s only nature reserve. Visitors can experience the wilderness through environmental education, routes, and wildlife observation. The reserve is also one of the centers for breeding and reintroducing bison, which were historically native to this area. Here, the focus is on landscapes, experiencing nature, and species conservation—a different perspective from the history of Ustar, commemoration at Khatsun, or glass art in Dyatkovo.

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For the main travel overview: Bryansk Oblast.