A complete list of interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places that are located on the right bank of Kyiv
The popular name of this building as “the house of Peter the Great” is nothing more than an urban legend. According to unconfirmed reports, Russian Tsar Peter the Great lived in this house during his visit to Kyiv in 1706. At that time, the building belonged to Hetman Ivan Mazepa, who personally received the Tsar. … Read more
The Orthodox monastery in the Tserkovshchina tract was founded in the 11th-12th century on the site where one of the founders of Kievo-Pecherskaya Laurels sometimes retired during Lent Theodosius of Pechersk. The monastery was called Gniletsky and in its development repeated the history of the Lavra: at first it existed in caves, and over time … Read more
In 1881, Princess Alexandra Petrovna left St. Petersburg and settled in Kyiv, where she began to realize her dream of creating a monastic community. She conceived the latter not only as a convent, but also as a medical institution for the poor, in which the role of junior medical staff would be performed by nuns … Read more
The history of the museum’s creation dates back to 1922, on the day of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the artist’s stage activity. Even then, the anniversary commission asked the People’s Commissariat of Education of the USSR to open a museum. Maria Konstantinovna was the first among the actors who were approached by … Read more
The city’s second monument to the founders of Kyiv with a fountain (the first monument is located in Navodnitsky Park) is located on Maidan Nezalezhnosti. The sculptural composition was installed in 2001 during the reconstruction of the central square of the capital. The sculpture, located in the center of the fountain, represents the figures of … Read more
The Vvedensky Monastery was founded thanks to the efforts of Matron Alexandrovna Egorova. After the death of her husband, she began to manage the considerable money that he left her. Material values helped her realize her dream – to create a women’s community, but for this purpose a large territory was needed. Egorova began buying … Read more