Interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places in Shevchenkivskyi district
At the beginning of the 19th century, there was only one Roman Catholic church in Kyiv – a wooden church, which burned down in 1814 and therefore Kyiv Catholics decided to build a new one. In March of the same year, the chairman of the provincial nobility, Count Pototsky, wrote a letter to Emperor Alexander … Read more
The idea of building a temple on the territory of Kyiv Regional Hospital No. 1 belonged to the chief physician Nikolai Ankin and the rector of the local Orthodox community, Protodeacon Vasily Ozimchuk. On December 17, 2008, on the day of remembrance of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church … Read more
Apartment No. 3 on Tereshchenkovskaya Street 5 in post-war Kyiv was known among the Ukrainian intelligentsia and creative youth thanks to its owner, Pavel Grigorievich Tychyna. These 5 rooms witnessed the poet’s creative quest, poetic ups and downs for more than two decades (1944-1967). After the death of Pavel Tychyna (September 16, 1967), Lydia Petrovna … Read more
The Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul began with an unsightly barracks, which consisted of block walls and a half-rotten roof. In 2000, a small community arose here, led by a priest. Over time, the parish grew and could no longer fit into the rented premises. On top of everything else, the regent appeared … Read more
The first recruitment to the “Black Square” took place on September 1, 1991, 5 years after the first attempt to organize a theater studio. The founder and artistic director of the theater is Anatoly Neelov, a professional director, also the creator of the method of stage improvisation, a practicing business coach, the author of the … Read more
The Orthodox church was built in six months in honor of the holy martyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kyiv, Galicia and All Rus’ (1495-1497), who was killed by the Tatars on the banks of the Pripyat in the village of Skrigalov (Belarus) while traveling from Vilna to Kyiv. The wooden temple was erected in the style … Read more