In 2006, on the initiative and with the full financial support of the Ukrainian philanthropist Vladimir Filippov, Radu Poklitaru created the author’s theater “Kyiv Modern Ballet”. As a result of the all-Ukrainian casting, 16 young dancers were selected. It is noteworthy that the presence of an academic ballet education was not a necessary condition for … Read more
The Polytechnic Museum has 7 halls with a total area of 1,500 square meters, and the collection consists of more than 10,000 different exhibits, of which about 3,000 are on permanent display. Here are presented various directions of development of science and technology not only in Ukraine, but also in the world. Among such exhibits … Read more
The museum has a permanent exhibition that reflects improvements in hand-made thread production. Shown are samples of fabrics made from flax, hemp, nettle, tinted, lurex, pearl barley and other fabrics for embroidery. There are samples of ancient embroidery of plot paintings and Ukrainian national clothing of the 19th century. The museum introduces Ukrainian traditional embroidery … Read more
The first building of the Kyiv river port was built in July 1897, and in 1932, officials raised the issue of constructing a new stone river port building instead of the old wooden one. The throughput capacity of the river station had to be 3,000 people per day, and the complex of station premises had … Read more
According to the Laurentian Chronicle, the church was built in 1132-1136 during the reign of Mstislav the Great at the foot of Castle Hill. Mentioned in “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” in connection with the return of the hero of this work, Prince Igor Svyatoslavich, to Kyiv from Polovtsian captivity. The temple was a small … Read more
Observation deck on the glass bridge The glass bridge, which connected Khreshchaty Park and Vladimirskaya Hill, has 3 zigzags and moving along it, you can see a new panorama on each segment: monument to Vladimir the Great, arch of friendship of peoples, monument to Magdeburg Law, European Square, Podol and northern areas of Kiev, Left … Read more