It was first mentioned in the 14th century as a settlement in the Ratno wedge of the Chelm region. In the 16th century, it was part of the Ratno starosty, which belonged to the royal domain of Poland. At that time, the village was inhabited by kmetes (servants of the Ratno castle). In 1546, in the description of the borders of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crown of Poland, Radostow in the Ratno district is mentioned as part of the Chelm region, Crown of Poland. At the end of the 16th century, the village belonged to the Orthodox Church. In 1600, it received the status of a settlement. In 1737, the church of Radostow is mentioned. The settlement on the map of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1665-1665:

From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn district of the Slonim province, from 1797 in the Lithuanian province, and from 1801 in the Grodno province.

The village on Napoleon’s map from 1812:

Also on Schubert’s map from 1826-1840:

On the military-topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863:

In 1862, a wooden Pokrowska Church was built in the village. According to the 1911 census, there were 3 ordinary shops, 1 wine shop, and 1,280 people living in Radostow. In the RGIA archive, F. 803 Op. 5 D. 1891, dated April 28, 1914, there is a mention of our village:

School Council of the Synod. On the granting of a 450-ruble loan to the Pokrowska Church in the village of Radostow, Kowel Uyezd, for the construction of the Radostow parish school for 10 years. The village on the one-verst map:

Also on the three-verst map:

From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, in the Kobryn County, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 203 households and 1,149 inhabitants, 1,128 of whom were Orthodox Christians. In 1930, there were 246 households. The village on the Polish WIG map:

Also on the German kdwr map:

Since 1939, it has been part of the Belarus SSR. Since January 15, 1940, it has been in the Dywin District, Brest Region. Since October 12, 1940, it has been the center of the Radostow Village Council, a village with 360 households and 2,138 inhabitants. There was a forestry office, an elementary school, and a tar factory. The village on the Red Army map:

During the Great Patriotic War, in March 1943, partisans defeated the garrison that had been organized by the Nazis in the village. Eighty-one villagers were killed, and 63 did not return from the front. In 1944-1945, a Ukrainian elementary school operated in the village, with I. Dehteruk as the teacher. It was later banned and switched to the Belarusian language. Since August 8, 1959, it has been in the Drohiczn District, Brest Region. In 1960, the village had 1,644 residents. In 1970, it had 2,174 residents and was the center of the “Krasny Partizan / Red Partizan” collective farm. In 1995, it had 549 households and 1,793 residents.

References and materials used in the post:

• Cities and villages of Belarus, Brest region
• etomest.ru
• wikipedia.org