Sloboda Ukraine

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Sloboda Ukraine Слобідська Україна (Ukrainian) Слободская Украина (Russian)
Historical region
From top, left to right: Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv Ascension Cathedral, Izium Holy Trinity cathedral, Sumy Old fire station, Ostrogozhsk
Location of Sloboda Ukraine (yellow) in Ukraine
Country	Ukraine, Russia
Regions	East Ukraine, Central Black Earth Region
Cities	Sumy, Okhtyrka, Izyum, Ostrogozhsk
Capital	Kharkiv
Parts	Kharkiv Oblast, Luhansk Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Donetsk Oblast

Sloboda Ukraine (Ukrainian: Слобідська Україна, romanized: Slobidska Ukraina; Russian: Слободская Украина, romanized: Slobodskaya Ukraina), commonly known locally as Slobozhanshchyna (Ukrainian: Слобожанщина, IPA: [sloboˈʒɑnʃtʃɪnɐ]; Russian: Слобожанщина, romanized: Slobozhanshchina, IPA: [sləbɐˈʐanʲɕːɪnə]), is a historical region located in northeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia. It developed and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries on the southwestern frontier of the Tsardom of Russia. In 1765, it was converted into the Sloboda Ukraine Governorate.