The first written mention of the village was in 1322.[2]
In 1602 a monastery was established in Derman by prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski. Soon thereafter part of the Ostrohprinting house was moved to the village, and between 1604 and 1605 a number of religious books were printed there. Between 1625 and 1633 Meletius Smotrytsky served as an archimandrite of the monastery. Later the convent came into possession of Basilian monks. In 1821 Russian authorities transferred it to the Orthodox Church. A seminary functioned in the monastery until 1920, and soon thereafter a girls' school was established, which during the 1930s became a private Ukrainian gymnasium.[3]
In early 1918 a rebel squad consisting of soldiers and local peasants headed by Baltic Fleet sailor Anton Dovbenko looted the monastery and the manor of Lubomirski family in Derman. In the aftermath, a detachment of Hetmanate police arrived from Mizoch and punished the detained insurgents by public whipping. In early 1919, a revolutionary committee was created in the village by Bolshevik Party members, proclaiming the so-called "Derman Republic", whose forces also controlled several neighbouring villages. On 3 March 1919 the "republic"'s forces advanced on Zdolbuniv, capturing several artillery pieces and shelling the city. However, the army of Symon Petliura regrouped and defeated the unit, forcing its fighters to disperse. Soon thereafter a Sich Riflemen unit arrived to Derman and suppressed the insurgency. The proclamation of "Derman Republic" was described in the writings of Ulas Samchuk, who was its personal witness.[4]
On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Zdolbuniv Raion, the village became part of the Rivne Raion.[5]
