A complete list of interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places that are located on the right bank of Kyiv
Very great importance was attached to physical culture and sports in the USSR. Sports were promoted everywhere as much as possible – with the help of posters, television, newspapers and magazines. But even greater importance was attached to places for sports – football fields, skating rinks or ice arenas, sports complexes and much more. The … Read more
Not far from the Southern Bridge and the Vydubychi metro station and very close to the never-opened Telichki metro station (project name “Construction Industry”) is located not only CHPP-5, but also many other industrial facilities, including abandoned ones. One of the most noticeable such objects is a chemical plant built in 1970 – its huge … Read more
The only monument in Ukraine to a garbage truck based on the Soviet GAZ-51 car is located near the Berkovets cemetery. It was erected in honor of the 35th anniversary of Kievspetstrans (opposite the building of which the monument itself stands) and the 10th anniversary of the Ukrainian Association of Automotive Sanitary Cleaning Enterprises. The … Read more
The city of Kyiv, like any other ancient settlement, keeps many legends and myths about itself, and there are enough places that are shrouded in secrets to confuse any person. One of these places is the base of tower cranes of the Ukrainian Construction Company company in the Telichka industrial area. Since the mid-2000s, when … Read more
The Vyshgorod sports base was widely known for its good training of athletes in luge sports in the USSR. It was at this sports base that Olympic Games participant Natalya Yakushenko trained (took part in 5 Winter Olympic Games; won 2 bronze medals; retired in 2010). The training complex operated until the collapse of the … Read more
The official name of this failed type of transport for Kyiv is “A prototype of a self-propelled passenger module (car) with an external power source for a new type of second-level vehicle (Capway).” Capway’s first test ride dates back to October 2004. The territory of the test site was built in less than 3 months … Read more