Interesting, unusual, romantic, secret and popular places in Shevchenkivskyi district
In 1887, a small chapel was built at the Lukyanovsky cemetery, but over time it became insufficient – it could not meet the existing needs of the parish. Therefore, in 1910, Colonel Ivan Mirovich offered to convert the chapel into a church at his own expense, but only on one condition – the temple would … Read more
The Sixties is the name of a new generation of Soviet and Ukrainian national intelligentsia, which appeared in culture and politics in the second half of the 1950s – during the period of temporary weakening of communist-Bolshevik totalitarianism and Khrushchev’s “thaw” (de-Stalinization and some liberalization) and reached maximum popularity at the beginning and mid-1960s (hence … Read more
Among the outstanding writers of the past, whose work has stood the test of time and entered the treasury of world culture, the classic of Jewish literature Sholom Aleichem (Rabinovich Solomon Naumovich) occupies an honorable place. In March 2009, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the writer’s birth, his museum was opened, which the … 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 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
“Ar-Rahma” means “Mercy” in Arabic. The mosque was built in the historical part of the city on the top of Mount Shchekavitsa. The very name of the area, Tatarka, preserves the memory of its former residents – Muslims who lived compactly here since the mid-19th century. It took the faithful of Islam almost 150 years … Read more