War II but was subsequently restored. Religion Most dominant religious presentation in the city has the Russian Orthodox Church through the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). Near Hlukhiv in the village of Sosnivka is located a small monastery (Russian Orthodox Church) Glinsk Hermitage. Agricultural research Due to the traditional cultivation of industrial hemp in the area, Hlukhiv has become home to the Institute of Bast Crops of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences, working on breeding improved hemp and flax cultivars. In the 1970s, the institute developed low-THC hemp varieties for industrial cultivation. Gallery See also Tereshchenko family Tereshchenko churches References External links Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Hlukhiv "Glukhivtower" - About Glukhiv businesses and community. Unofficial information site about Hlukhiv Cities in Sumy Oblast Glukhovsky Uyezd Chernihiv Voivodeship Former capitals of Ukraine Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Cossack Hetmanate