The Chernobyl Museum tells about the biggest (known to us, not classified) disaster in the history of nuclear energy – the accident at the fourth power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986. The Chernobyl Museum contains more than 7,000 exhibits – these are declassified documents, maps, photographs, items of ethnic culture … Read more
DVRZ got its name from the Darnytsky Car Repair Plant, which operates to this day. The microdistrict arose in 1934 as the village of the Darnitsky depot when the first barracks-dormitory for plant builders were built here, and modern development began in the 1930-50s. After 2000, multi-storey new buildings began to appear in the DVRZ, … Read more
The Astronomical Observatory of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev or Kiev Observatory was founded in 1845. At first it was planned to place the observatory in the main building of the educational institution (as evidenced by the existing architectural designs of the building), but later they decided to build a separate building for … Read more
PinchukArtCentre is one of the largest and most dynamic private contemporary art centers in Central and Eastern Europe. It was created by Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist Victor Pinchuk in September 2006 as the main cultural project of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. The PinchukArtCentre is located in an ancient architectural ensemble of the Kyiv Bessarabian quarter, … Read more
Command bunker (code name: CB) Every large and small city of the former Soviet Union has some secrets and mysteries. The Cold War period left behind many buildings that are striking in their gigantism and the size of the budget funds that USSR officials poured into the military, rather than into the civilian sector of … Read more
Among other theaters in the city, the Kiev Academic Drama and Comedy Theater occupies a special place. The theater, which arose in the wake of democratic changes in society in the late 1970s, is now very famous and popular among audiences, and respected among critics. The first meeting of the theater troupe took place in … Read more