Kiev of famous people Kievans

Bogdan Khanenko

Bogdan Khanenko (1849-1917) – an industrialist, collector, patron of art. In Kiev Khanenko was a famous figure. He led the initiative group of Ukrainian intellectuals to create an art-industrial and scientific museum (today the National Art Museum, Grushevskogo Str., 6). By his own forces and for his money, Khanenko conducted excavations in the Kiev province to replenish the museum with exhibits. After the opening of the museum, personal exhibits, transferred by Khanenko’s spouses to the museum, were estimated at 134 thousand rubles. Before his death Bogdan Khanenko bequeathed his collection to Kiev and all his capital to the Kiev Museum. His wife, Varvara Khanenko-Tereshchenko, the rest of the family collection donated to the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Today the collection of foreign art objects is the basis of the National Museum of Arts (Tereshchenkivska str., 15). Khanenko’s were buried in Vydubitsky monastery.

Mikhail Degtyarev

Mikhail Degtyarev (1831-1899) – Honorary citizen of Kiev and philanthropist. Thanks to Degtyarev Kiev has the current building of the National Philharmonic (formerly the House of Merchant Assembly), built with the funds of the patron. In the late 1860’s became one of the most influential and wealthy of Kiev, but at the same time lived modestly and was known as a stingy and tight-fisted man. Only after his death, the citizens could appreciate the good deeds of Mikhail Degtyarev. The first important thing was the opening of an almshouse for 40 people. To do this he bought a farmstead on Pokrovska Str., 5 and made a bank deposit of 100 thousand rubles to keep the almshouse at a percentage of the deposit. Degtyarev opened the so-called “widow’s house” with 45 separate apartments (Pokrovska Str., 1), where poor widows and children lived. The charity existed until Soviet times. At his expense, the church was built on the territory of the Alexander Hospital.

Also Mikhail Degtyarev donated funds to a hospital for unskilled workers, scholarships for students of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute and students of the Commercial School. Not having children all his property bequeathed to the city. The main point in the testament of Degtyarev was the erection after his death of a complex of charitable institutions. The complex of facilities for the poorhouse was built on the Staro-Zhytomyr road (today Dehtyarivska str., 19). He was buried in the St. Michael’s Church on the territory of the Alexander Hospital (Shovkovychna Str., 39/1). After the restoration of the church the grave is in the crypt. In Kiev Dehtyarivska street was named by honor of the famous patron.

Semen Mogilevcev

Semen Mogilevcev (1842-1917) – timber merchant, public figure and philanthropist. Since the early 1880’s lived in Kiev in a luxurious mansion on the Shovkovychna street (today “Chocolate House”). During his lifetime a patron has been done for the city. So Mogilevcev participated in the creation and development of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute as well as the women’s trading school. Under his leadership the houses were reorganized, which became the basis of the Pedagogical University Dragomanova. Semen Mogilevcev carried out a number of measures in terms of health. A hospital for 40 people was built on his funds, an X-ray room was installed in a children’s hospital and a room was purchased for an ambulance station (Volodymyrska Str., 33). On the funds of Mogilevcev the Pedagogical Museum was opened (today Teacher’s House, Volodymyrska Str., 57). The brightest and most memorable event for the people of Kiev was the electric illumination on the cross of St. Vladimir, installed on the means of the patron of art.

Vasily Simirenko

Vasily Simirenko (1835-1915) – Ukrainian industrialist, patron of Ukrainian culture. For nearly 40 years he listed 1/10 of his income for cultural and national activities. He was a member of the Kiev community and the founder of the fund “Promoting the development of Ukrainian culture and science”. Despite the infringement of the Ukrainian language, for many years contributed to the release of Ukrainian-language newspapers and magazines, and helped to publish them abroad to familiarize Europeans with Ukraine. He financially supported some Ukrainian figures, in particular, M.Dragomanov and M.Kotsyubinsky. In addition several editions of Shevchenko’s Kobzar were published on his means. Not having their own children all property bequeathed to national needs.

So on Khreshchatyk there was a printing house for the release of a new Ukrainian newspaper, part of the money was transferred to the People’s University of Simirenko with the Ukrainian language, and the mansion of the patron passed to the Ukrainian Scientific Society. Vasily Simirenko was buried at Askold’s grave in Kiev. On the building on the Desyatynna str., 9 there is a memorial plaque, where an outstanding Ukrainian figure and philanthropist lived in 1899-1915. Ukrainian publications published by V. Simirenko, today occupy an honorable place in the exposition of the Museum of Book and Printing in Ukraine (Lavrska Str., 9).

Ivan Fundukley

Ivan Fundukley (1799-1880) – Kiev governor and honorary citizen of Kiev, philanthropist. He was considered one of the best governors, did not take bribes and fought against local corruption, paying extra to officials from his means. Having received in 1839 the post of governor of Kiev Fundukley refuses to pay. And that the subordinates were clean on hand they annually pay out of their own pocket for 12 thousand rubles. Also the governor ordered the wealthy landowners to pay the police. In addition he created a fund to help flood victims, established a duty collection service, and improved the maintenance of prisoners in prisons. At the initiative of Ivan Fundukley a botanical garden was planted (today the Fomin Botanical Garden). At his expense Andrew’s descent was paved, the first chain bridge across the Dnieper was built, the first water pipe and a fountain of a new water supply system were opened. With the participation and funds of Fundunkley, the first fundamental research on the historical topography and statistics of Kiev was published. It was Fundunkley, who presented the estate to create the first female gymnasium in Kiev. After that not only the gymnasium, but also the street itself was called Fundukleyevska. Today in the building of the former women’s gymnasium is Naftogaz of Ukraine (Bohdan Khmelnytsky str., 6).

Nikola Tereshchenko

Nikola Tereshchenko (1819-1903) – a major entrepreneur, was engaged in charitable activities and investing in the construction of public buildings in Kiev. Thanks to him the School for the Blind was opened, the Mariinsky Children’s Shelter, the 4th Gymnasium (today the Transport Academy), the 5th Gymnasium (Velyka Vasylkivska Str.), the College for the Deaf, the Colony for Young Criminals, the Women’s Gymnasium, Borisoglebsk church, house of diligence (Gogolivska Str.), Pokrovska church, the cathedral of St. Nicholas (Pokrovsky Monastery). He took part in financing the construction of the People’s Trinity House (today the Operetta Theater), the Vladimir Cathedral, and the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, transferring to the construction fund about 150 thousand rubles. Followers of good deeds of Nikola Tereshchenko were his children – Ivan, Alexander and Varvara. The eldest son Ivan was recognized as a patron of support for the teacher and founder of the Kiev Drawing School – artist N. Murashko. Younger son Alexander also devoted himself to charitable and social activities.

Among his merits – the trusteeship of the Kiev 1st Gymnasium, the establishment of scholarships, the annual funding of the gymnasium for 1 thousand rubles and the training of several poorest students. On his means was arranged a summer cottage for weak students of gymnasiums. In addition Alexander was a trustee of the free shelter at night N. Tereshchenka and the clinic of the Kiev Charitable Society. Varvara, known under the name of her husband Khanenko, was a collector-philanthropist. The collection of foreign art collected by Varvara and her husband formed the basis of a private museum (today the National Museum of Arts named after Khanenko). In Kiev on the territory of the Scientific and Practical Center for Children’s Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery a monument to the patron of arts Nikola Tereshchenko is erected. Varvara Tereshchenko-Khanenko is buried in the cemetery of Vydubitsky Monastery, Alexander Tereshchenko – on Askold’s grave.

Lazar Brodsky

Lazar Brodsky (1848-1904) – one of the most famous Kiev patrons of the XIX century, a major sugar producer and public figure. Thanks to its funding the buildings of the Jewish hospital were built in Kiev (now The regional hospital, Bahovutivska Str., 1), the Jewish school (today E. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Antonovich Str., 69), Bessarabsky market, Narodny Trinity house (today Theater of Operetta, Velyka Vasylkivska, 53/3), the Choral Synagogue – the largest synagogue in Kiev (Shota Rustaveli Str., 13). Brodsky also funded the establishment of a citywide importance – the Bacteriological Institute (today Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Protasiv Yar, 4). Lazar Brodsky was the initiator of the creation of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. Thanks to him the issues of both the construction of the university and the provision of work in the first academic years were resolved. It is worth noting that patronage was a tradition in the Brodsky family.

So Lazar’s father, Israel Brodsky, was spending money on charity and construction. It was Israel Brodsky donated 150 thousand rubles for the purchase of land for the construction of a Jewish hospital. According to the family tradition, Leo Brodsky, brother of Lazar Brodsky, was also a patron and philanthropist. The total amount of his donations is more than 2 million rubles with the money of Leo Brodsky a merchant synagogue was built (today Kinopanorama, Shota Rustaveli str., 19), the former Jewish hospital buildings, the People’s Trinity House, a Jewish school, a children’s clinic (today the Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Bulvarno-Kudryavska Str., 20). The contribution of the Brodsky family to the development of Kiev is simply priceless, having great significance in our days.

Ivan Mazepa

Ivan Mazepa (1639-1709) – hetman of Ukraine (1687-1709), Patron and outstanding figure of the turn of the XVII-XVIII centuries. On the means of Mazepa a huge number of church buildings were built and restored – the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, St. Sophia and Mikhailovsky Cathedrals, churches in Baturin, Glukhov, Bakhmach, Chernigov, Pereyaslav and other cities of Ukraine. Thanks to the financing of Mazepa the buildings of the Kiev-Mohyla Academy and the Chernigov collegium were built. Mazepa’s policy as a hetman led to the revival and development of all branches of art as well as in the field of philosophy, theology, social and natural sciences. In the Mazepa era hundreds of books of religious and secular content were published in Kiev, and the printing industry reached its peak.

In addition the activities of Mazepa reflected on the development of architecture, serving the emergence in Ukraine of a unique style of Ukrainian baroque. Hetman was also engaged in the welfare of Orthodox churches outside of Ukraine. So Mazepa was donated to the silver shroud, which is stored in the altar of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Resurrection under the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. In addition to gifts, the hetman allocated funds to help Orthodox Christian churches abroad. Ivan Mazepa is the most famous Ukrainian and European figure in Europe and America. 186 engravings, 42 paintings, 6 sculptures, 22 musical and 17 literary works are devoted to him. In Kiev you can learn about the life and work of the great hetman in the Hetman’s Museum (Spasskaya str., 16-b).

Bohdan Stupka

Bohdan Stupka (1941-2012) – an outstanding Ukrainian actor of theater and cinema, who became a symbol of the Ukrainian nation. Since 1978, he lived and worked in Kiev, devoting his whole life to creative work. In 1999-2001, he served as Minister of Culture and Art of Ukraine, since 2001 and until his death, he headed the National Academic Drama Theater named after. Franco Square (Franco Square, 3). For his acting career he has played in more than a hundred movies, including the world-famous “Fire and Sword”, “Taras Bulba”, “East-West”, “His Own”, “Driver for Faith”, etc.

On the stage of the Stupka Theater, roles, the best of which with his participation were the performances “Stolen Happiness”, “Uncle Vanya”, “King Lear”, “Tevye-Tevel”. By the way, the most sold-out in the theater. Franco was the play “Tevye-Tevel”, for the role in which Bohdan Stupka was awarded the State Prize of Ukraine to them. Shevchenko. After the death of Stupka, the play in the theater was no longer shown in honor of the memory of the actor’s memory. For his outstanding contribution to the development of Ukrainian cinematography, he was awarded posthumously the State Prize of Ukraine. Dovzhenko. He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery.

Anatoliy Solovianenko

Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932-1999 gg.) – Ukrainian opera singer, People’s Artist of Ukraine. It is one of the world famous tenors of the world. His creative activity in Kiev began in 1962 as an intern of the Kiev Opera and Ballet Theater. From 1965 until the mid-1990s he was the soloist of the current National Opera of Ukraine. During his life he performed at various stages of the world, worked for several seasons at the Metropolitan Opera (New York).

He perfectly mastered the Italian style, masterly performing the parts in the operas of Verdi and Puccini. Solovianenko was one of the few Ukrainian singers, thanks to whom the world recognized the Ukrainian culture and the beauty of song art. Folk Ukrainian songs in his performance have become an example of mastery for all subsequent singers. For his contribution to the development of Ukrainian culture and art, Anatoliy Solovianenko was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. On the street. Institutskaya set a monument to the great tenor, and on the facade of building number 16 – a memorial plaque.

Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989 gg.) – an outstanding pianist of XX century, nicknamed “the king of kings of pianists”. He was born in Kiev to a Jewish family. Vladimir’s love for music was vaccinated from childhood by his mother. A ten-year-old boy was admitted to the Kiev Music College (today – Gliere Kiev Institute of Music). Then he continued his studies at the conservatory (the current National Music Academy of Ukraine). During his studies, Horowitz was repeatedly invited to public concerts, where only the most talented students performed. After graduating from the conservatory in 1920, Horowitz begins to tour the country, having a huge success.

In 1925 he left for Europe with concerts, from where he was not returning to his homeland. And since 1928 he moved to the United States, where he lived his whole life. Vladimir Horowitz went down in history, the piano playing of which was distinguished by phenomenal technique and virtuosity. Horowitz received the highest American award “Medal of Freedom”, 25 Grammy Awards. In Kiev, the International Competition of Young Pianists in Memory of Horowitz is held. On the street. M. Kotsyubinsky, 12, where the family lived musician, a memorial plaque is installed.

Alexandr Vertinsky

Alexandr Vertinsky (1889-1957 gg.) – an outstanding artist, conquered the world’s theatrical stage in the first half of the XX century. The author of famous works “Your fingers smell of incense”, “Little Creole”, “Cocaine”. Vertinsky was born and spent his childhood on the street. Vladimirskaya, 43. He studied at the First Kiev Gymnasium together with M. Bulgakov and K. Paustovsky. Already in these years I was carried away by the theater, I performed in amateur performances and on the stage of the Kiev Solovki Theater as an extras.

Vertinsky’s creative style began to take shape at Kiev literary meetings in the house of Sofia Zelinskaya, where cultural and art figures gathered. During this period he tries himself as a writer and writes stories “Portrait”, “Cigarettes” Spring “,” My Bride “, which are printed in the newspaper” Kiev Week “. Vertinsky’s name becomes known among the Kiev creative intelligentsia. But in the early 1910’s. he leaves Kiev, seeking to find himself and make a career. Being world famous, Alexandr Vertinsky has repeatedly visited Kiev with concerts. They say that the poem “Kiev – the native land of the tender” Vertinsky wrote in 1956 on a napkin in a Kiev restaurant on the street. Vladimir, 39.

Each time he arrived in Kiev, a great chanson attended this institution, and after a long time sat in Zolotovorotsky park opposite. Kiev honors the talented countryman. In the Museum of one street (Andrew’s descent), Alexandr Vertinsky devoted a showcase, where you can see the autographs of the artist with the texts of some of his songs, as well as his photographs, a collection of records from the 1930s-1950s. On the building where Vertinsky was born, a memorial plaque (Vladimirskaya St., 43) is installed.

Sergei Parajanov

Sergei Parajanov (1924-1990) – a famous film director, won world fame, thanks to the painting “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”. Parajanov’s creative life is closely connected not only with Kiev, but also with Ukraine as a whole. Armenian by nationality, he wholeheartedly was in love with Ukrainian culture. Working at the Kiev film studio. Dovzhenko and Parajanov created films that were included in the gold collection of Ukrainian cinema: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Natalia Uzhviy, Golden Hands, Thought, and Ukrainian Rhapsody.

World recognition came to Sergei Parajanov after the film “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”, which was awarded 39 international awards and 28 prizes at film festivals around the world. This film about the life of the Hutsuls, based on the story of the same name by M. Kotsiubynsky, was called a real masterpiece. Unfortunately, Parajanov was condemned by the Soviet authorities for 5 years “for Ukrainian nationalism”, after which he was forbidden to live in Ukraine.

Through the ideological censorship, the films “Kyiv frescos”, “Intermezzo” (based on M. Kotsiubynsky), etc. did not appear. In gratitude for the invaluable contribution to Ukrainian cinema, Parajanov was awarded the title of People’s Artist of Ukraine. In Kiev on the territory of the film studio. Dovzhenko installed a monument to an outstanding director. On Victory avenue on the facade of the house number 1, where in 1962-1974. lived Parajanov, a memorial plaque was installed.

Serge Lifar

Serge Lifar (1905-1986 gg.) – a choreographer, an outstanding figure in world ballet. Sergei was born in Kiev and had Cossack roots. At the age of 17, he began studying at the Kiev “School of Motion” at the famous ballet teacher Bronislava Nijinskaya. In 1923 he emigrated to Paris, where he began to work in the troupe “Russian Ballet of Diaghilev”, becoming its lead singer. After the collapse of the troupe was invited to the Grand Opera and until 1958 worked first as a choreographer, and later as its leader.

In 1961, Lifar was able to visit Kiev. “Even a beautiful Paris can not make me, a Kievite, forget my wide, majestic Dnieper” – that’s what Serge said about his native Kiev. The creative heritage of Lifar includes about 200 ballet productions, as well as 25 books on the theory of dance. He founded the choreography institute at the Grand Opera, was a professor at the Higher School of Music and the honorary president of the National Dance Council of UNESCO. Among the awards of Lifar – the Order of the Legion of Honor, the Order of Literature and Art, the “Golden Shoe” and “Oscar” awards.

In the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora one can learn about Lifar’s creative life, see his personal belongings, photographs, as well as the medal of honor, donated by Serge’s widow (Moscow street, 40b). Of particular value are the unique old prints of the XVII-XVIII centuries. and the book “Chigirinsky Kobzar and Gaydamaky” by T. Shevchenko (1844), owned by Lifar. A memorial plaque was erected on the building of the former 8th Kiev Gymnasium, where in 1914-1919, Lifar studied (today – Kyivenergo, Franco Square, 5). In the library. Lesia Ukrainka kept the book collection of Lifar, donated by the widow of the choreographer (Bolshaya Zhitomirskaya St., 4).

Nikolay Lysenko

Nikolay Lysenko (1842-1912) is a well-known Ukrainian composer. Outstanding works of Lysenko – operas “Taras Bulba” and “Natalka Poltavka”, as well as music for the hymns “Prayer for Ukraine”, “Zaporozhye March”, “Eternal Revolutionary”. Lysenko deservedly called the founder of Ukrainian national music, where not only his compositional but also ethnographic activity played a significant role.

Taking a great interest in folklore, he created works filled with Ukrainian spirit. It was a powerful propaganda of the Ukrainian musical culture. In the compositional heritage of Nikolay Lysenko, a special place is occupied by works on the texts of T. Shevchenko, which served the development of Ukrainian academic musical art. Lysenko is also the author of such operas as “Christmas Night”, “Aeneid”, “Koza-Dereza” (children’s opera), which became the basis for national opera art. The composer spent most of his life in Kiev, buried in the Baykovoye cemetery.

His name in Kiev called the Column Hall of the National Philharmonic. On the street. Saksaganskogo, 95, where in the years 1898-1912. lived composer, now there is a house-museum Lysenko. Nikolay Lysenko’s works can still be heard today by visiting the National Opera (50, Vladimirskaya Street). Next to the Opera Theater there is a monument to the great composer.

Elio Sala

Elio Sala (1864-1920) – Italian sculptor, from the late 1890’s. until 1914 he worked in Kiev and taught at the city’s art school. Works of the master of decorative sculpture adorned the facades of many buildings, among which almost all are monuments of architecture of national importance. Elio’s first work in Kiev was connected with decorating the building of the Museum of Fine Arts (today the National Art Museum of Ukraine, 6 Grushevskogo Street). The statues of lions and the high-relief pediment “The Triumph of Art” were executed by him. Settled for a while in the capital, Sala teaches at an art school and opens her own studio.

After acquainting himself with the famous Kiev architect V. Gorodetsky, Elio Sala starts collaborating with him, becoming a co-author of many works – this is the Nikolayevsky church (77 Bolshaya Vasilkovskaya street), the Karaite kenasa (today the actor’s house, Yaroslavov Val str., 7) House with chimeras (Bankova Street, 10), etc. Among the master’s works are also the decor of the buildings of the National Bank of Ukraine, the National Opera of Ukraine, the main building of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute.

Alexandr Archipenko

Alexandr Archipenko (1887-1964 gg.) – Ukrainian sculptor of world renown, one of the founders of Cubism in sculpture. Was born in Kiev. Since 1902 he studied at the Kiev Art College with A. Bogomazov, together with whom in 1906 they opened the first exhibition of their works. In 1908 he left for Europe, and in 1923 moved to the United States and remained there until the end of his life. Creativity of Alexandr Archipenko had a great influence on the development of modern art, turning the world view of the sculpture of the early XX century.

Today, the works of Archipenko are presented in many museums around the world, including the National Art Museum of Ukraine (6 Grushevskogo Street). The most famous sculptures that conquered the world – “Woman combs her hair”, “Gondolier”, “Boxers”, “Carousel Pierrot”. In Kiev, on the honor of the famous sculptor of the twentieth century. The sculpture “The Return of Arkhipenko” (Pushkinskaya str., 42/4) is installed, and the street is also named after him.

Mikhail Vrubel

Mikhail Vrubel (1856-1910 gg.) – an outstanding Russian artist. A considerable period of creative activity Vrubel is connected with Kiev. Today, his works are adorned with such architectural monuments as the Vladimir Cathedral and the Church of St. Cyril. So in the 1880’s. the artist was invited to Kiev to create the Byzantine iconostasis and restoration of the frescoes of the 12th century. Church of St. Cyril.

Among the oil paintings made during the restoration of the frescoes of the temple, the Virgin created by the Vrubel brush is compared with the Sistine Madonna. Also for the church, he painted the fresco “The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles”. At the end of 1885, Vrubel was working on sketches for the painting of the Cathedral of Vladimir, on which ornaments were painted on the inner walls of the church and the arches of the two naves.

Today the main value of the Cathedral of Vladimir is the unique paintings, thanks to which the church received the status of a cultural monument. Among the works of the Kiev period, the outstanding work was “The Portrait of a Girl Against the Persian Carpet”, where M. Vrubel showed his coloristic abilities. In Kiev, the artist also writes pictures of the “Oriental Tale”, “Self-portrait”, “Gravestone”, etc. Works of the master are kept in the National Museum “Kiev Picture Gallery” (Tereshchenkovskaya Street, 9).

Nikolay Pimonenko

Nikolay Pimonenko (1862-1912) – Ukrainian artist, who made a significant contribution to the creation of a national school of realistic art. Thanks to his outstanding abilities, he was admitted to the Kiev Drawing School for free and was known as one of his best students. From 1900 until the end of his life he taught at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. In the 1890’s. took part in the paintings of the Vladimir Cathedral, performing the images of St. Anna and Nikolai Mirlkiy, for which he received the Order of St. Anne of the III degree.

He was a member of the Society of Munich Artists and the Paris International Union of Arts and Literature. The creative heritage of Nikolai Pimonenko includes several hundred completed works. Among the famous paintings – “Christmas fortune telling”, “Hopak” (located in the Louvre), “Passionate Thursday” (in the museum of Munich), “The victim of fanaticism.” A number of canvases can be seen in the National Art Museum of Ukraine (6 Grushevskogo Street). He was buried at the Lukyanovka cemetery.

At the house number 28 on the street. Gogol, where in the years 1883-1912. lived and worked as an artist, a memorial plaque was installed. One of the streets of Kiev is named after Nikolai Pimonenko.

Ivan Kavaleridze

Ivan Kavaleridze (1887-1978 gg.) – Ukrainian sculptor, director, playwright and theatrical figure. Despite the oppression on the part of the Soviet authorities, Kavaleridze’s work takes place in the history of Kiev. So the monument to Princess Olga, installed on Mikhailovskaya Square according to the project of the sculptor, today is the visiting card of the city. Among his works there are many monuments that have decorated not only Kiev but also Romny, Poltava, Chernigov. Known Kavaleridze and as a talented director-playwright.

Working at the Kiev Dovzhenko film studio, he put films that carry the Ukrainian spirit – “Kolyivshchina”, “Prometheus”, “Grigory Skovoroda”, etc. He was buried at Baykovoye cemetery in Kiev. At Andreevsky Spusk 21, there is the museum-workshop of I. Kavaleridze, located in a building where in 1911 the sculptor worked on the project of the monument to Princess Olga. Among the expositions of the museum are the master’s projects, the originals of his easel sculptures, photographs, scripts manuscripts and video cassettes of I. Kavaleridze.

The main exhibits are models to the monuments of Princess Olga, G. Skovoroda and Yaroslav the Wise, established in Kiev. On the building on B. Vasilkovskaya St., 16 a memorial plaque is installed, where in 1954-1978, lived I. Kavaleridze.

Alexandr Bogomazov

Alexandr Bogomazov (1880-1930) – Ukrainian artist, one of the leading representatives of the world’s avant-garde. He entered the history of Ukrainian art as one of the founders of national cube-faturism, having received the nickname “Ukrainian Picasso”. The connection between Bogomazov and Kiev begins with his arrival in 1902 in the Kiev Art College. Since 1911 he has been working in various periodicals, teaches at the deaf-mute school, organizes a circle of representatives of the Kubo-Futurist movement. In the 1920s. reads artistic disciplines at the Kiev Art Institute.

In 1922 he was elected professor of easel painting. In 1930 he died of tuberculosis in Kiev. He was buried at the Lukyanovka cemetery. Immediately after his death, Bogomazov was struck out of the history of Soviet art. Only in the 1960s. in the period of the so-called “thaw” the creative legacy of an outstanding avant-gardist was again discovered by a group of Kiev art critics.

Among the world-famous works of Bogomazov – “Tramway”, “Self-portrait”, “Loggers”, “Tyrsonos”, “Edit Saw.” The latter is located in the National Art Museum of Ukraine (6 Grushevskogo Street). On the facade of Building No. 18 along the Ascension descent, a memorial plaque in honor of the artist was erected, where he lived and worked in 1914-1930. Alexandr Bogomazov.

Kazimir Malevich

Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935 gg.) – Soviet avant-garde artist, author of the world famous painting “Black Square”. Malevich was not only born in Kiev, but also spent part of his life here, having received the basics of artistic mastery. In the years 1895-1897. was trained by the artist N. Pimonenko in the Kiev Art School. In the years 1927-1930. works at the Kiev Art Institute, where he teaches and acquaints with such famous artists as M.Boichuk, V.Meller, A.Bogomazov and others.

During the time of work at the Institute Malevich painted the paintings of “Bathing Ponds” and “Winter Landscape”, a solo exhibition , published articles on innovation in art in the Kiev magazine “Almanac-avant-garde.” Repression against the intelligentsia forced the artist to leave Kiev. Unfortunately, in Ukraine not a single work of Malevich has survived. In Kiev, the honor of an outstanding artist named the street on which he was born. At that time it was called ul. Bouillon.

Alexandr Shalimov

Alexandr Shalimov (1918-2006) – an outstanding surgeon and scientist, the founder of the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Surgery (today – National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology named after Shalimov of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine). Since 1970 he lived and worked in Kiev. For the first time in Ukraine he organized the departments of microvascular, endovascular and experimental surgery, introduced new methods of surgery for diseases of the digestive system, heart, vessels and cancer. Shalimov was the first doctor, who began to operate on the pancreas, underwent successful transplantation of the pancreas to a diabetic patient. Under the leadership of Shalimov the first heart transplant operation in Ukraine was performed. For his services by the decision of the International Chamber of the American Biographical Institute Shalimov was recognized as the “Person of the Planet”. He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery. At the entrance to the National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology there is a monument to Shalimov, his founder and legendary surgeon.

Oleg Antonov

Oleg Antonov (1906-1984) – a famous aircraft manufacturer, one of the leading aircraft designers in Ukraine. From 1952 he lived in Kiev and supervised a pilot-design bureau (today – SE “ANTONOV”, Tupolev street, 1). The main business of his life was the construction of aircraft. Under Antonov’s guidance, 22 types of transport and passenger aircraft were designed and built, including the AN-10 “Ukraine” aircraft, and dozens of aircraft (A-17 rocket, unmanned aerial vehicle, hang-gliders of the Slavutich series, etc.) were developed. Among the world-known aircraft – AN-22 “Antey” (the world’s largest turboprop aircraft) and AN-124 “Ruslan” (the most load-lifting aircraft in the world). Antonov’s name has always been in the history of aviation. He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery. On Ogaryova str., 1 a memorial plaque was installed, where aircraft designer lived in 1957-1984. On the territory of “ANTONOV” a monument to Antonov was erected. The museum of aviation (1, Medova Str.) presents the development of leading design bureaus, including Antonova. This is the largest historical and technical museum not only in Ukraine, but also in Eastern Europe.

Evgeny Paton

Evgeny Paton (1870-1953) – engineer and scientist in the field of welding and bridge construction, developed methods for calculating rational structural schemes of metal bridges. Since 1904 he lived in Kiev, he taught at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute (today – NTUU “KPI”). In 1934 he created the institute of electric welding, where he worked as a head for the rest of his life (today – the Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine). He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery. Paton investigated the strength of welded structures, developed technological foundations for arc welding. Under his leadership, a method of automatic high-speed welding was invented, which played a significant role in technical development.

He was the author and project manager of more than 100 welded bridges, among which the unique all-welded bridge across the Dnieper, known as the “Paton Bridge”, is unique. Also in Kiev, according to Evgeny Paton’s project, a pedestrian bridge was built across the alley in the Mariinsky park – the Bridge of Lovers. For outstanding services to an outstanding scientist, a monument was erected on the territory of NTUU “KPI”, where Paton once created the first branch of bridges in Ukraine. The memorial plaques were installed on the facade of the building of the Electric Welding Institute (69, Antonovich Str.), founded by Paton, and on Kotsyubinsky str., 9, where the scientist lived in 1938-1953.

Vikentiy Khvoyka

Vikentiy Khvoyka (1850-1914) – an archaeologist of Czech descent, who discovered the first Trypillian settlements on the territory of modern Ukraine. Since 1876 he lived and worked in Kiev. Since the 1890’s began to engage in archeology, carrying out a series of excavations in Kiev and the Dnieper. Khvoyka discovered the monuments of Trypillian culture in the Kiev region, determining the time of its emergence (IV-III thousand BC). He studied monuments of the Bronze Age, settlements and mounds of the Scythians, conducted excavations in the Middle Dnieper, opening burial grounds related to the Zarubinets (II century BC-II century) and Chernyakhivska (II-V centuries) cultures, conducted research of Kievan Rus. So in Kiev they carried out excavations on the mountain Kisyolovka and Starokievo mountain, where Khvoyka discovered the habitation and workshops of artisans, products made of bone, iron, silver, glass.

Since 1904 he worked in the Kiev City Museum (today – the National Museum of History of Ukraine), becoming the first curator of the archaeological department. Khvoyka was a member of 11 scientific societies, including the Kiev Society of Antiquities and Arts. He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery. On Igorevska str., 9 a memorial plaque was installed, where Vikentiy Khvoyka lived and worked in 1898-1914. In the park of Trypillian culture (Frometovska Street, 2) there is a monument to the archaeologist. Today the collection of Vikentiy Khvoyka can be seen at the National Museum of Ukrainian History Vladimirskaya Street, 2).

Nikolai Amosov

Nikolai Amosov (1913-2002) – an outstanding surgeon and scientist in the field of cardiology, whose name is on the list of 100 great doctors of mankind. Since 1952 he lived and worked in Kiev. In 1955 on the basis of the 24th Kiev hospital Amosov opened the first specialized cardiac surgery clinic in Ukraine (today – Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Amosov str., 6). In 1963 Nikolai Amosov performed the first in the USSR prosthetics of the mitral valve of the heart. For his work Amosov created a number of new methods of surgical treatment of heart defects, one of the first to introduce the method of artificial circulation. Amosov’s original views were recognized not only in Ukraine, but also abroad, and the institute that he opened today is considered the world leader in his field. He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery. On Bohdan Khmelnytsky str., 42 the memorial plaque was installed, where the scientist lived in 1971-2002.

Igor Sikorsky

Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972) – aircraft designer, the creator of the world’s first four-engine aircraft, transatlantic hydroplane, a serial helicopter single-screw scheme. He was born in Kiev and lived before emigration in a mansion on Yaroslaviv Val str., 15-b. He graduated the Kiev Polytechnic Institute (1907-1911) as a student, he designed and built several helicopters and biplanes. On the plane of its own design, the “S-5” passed the test for the title of pilot, and on the “S-6” set a world speed record (111 km/h). Leaving Kiev in 1912, he worked as an aircraft designer at the Russian-Baltic wagon plant, where he designed a series of new types of aircraft. Already in 1914 the Sikorsky aircraft set a world record for carrying capacity. In 1919 Igor Sikorsky emigrated to the United States, where he founded an aviation company. Later he became the owner of the construction and construction company “Sikorsky Aircraft”.

Sikorsky developed a series of aircraft that brought the US not only records, but also prestige. So serial “S-42” became the first in the world intercontinental passenger liners, providing flights through the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Sikorsky was the first to build turbine helicopters and amphibious helicopters, and his firm became the leading manufacturer of helicopter equipment abroad. In general, the company “Sikorsky Aircraft” has created 17 base aircraft and 18 helicopters. In Kiev a well-known fellow countryman installed a monument on the territory of NTUU “KPI”. In the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora you can learn about the work of Sikorsky and see a short film with the voice of the aircraft designer behind the scenes.

Joseph Karakis

Joseph Karakis (1902-1988) – Ukrainian architect and town planner, one of the most prolific architects of the XX century and an active fighter for the preservation of historical monuments. A world-class architect, known as a master of the short era of Ukrainian constructivism. Innovative ideas of Karakis in the construction of buildings in the 1930-s are still relevant, and his plans are much ahead of their time. Joseph Karakis lived in Kiev from 1922 until the end of his life, having received his education here and devoting himself to architectural art. The first independent projects of Karakis are the current House of Officers in Neoampir style ( Grushevskoho Street, 30/1) and the former restaurant “Dinamo” (Petrovskaya Alley), which today are monuments of architecture. Also among the merits of Karakis residential quarters on the Mazepa Street (№3,5), Instytutska Street (№ 15-17, 19-21), an apartment building on the Universytetska Street (№ 16-20).

Karakis was the first artistic school in Ukraine to be designed (today – the National Museum of History of Ukraine, Volodymyrska Str., 2) and the first kindergarten № 1 in Kiev “Orlyonok” (Askoldov Lane, 5). Today these objects are monuments of architecture. The legacy of Karakis also includes up to 40 standard projects of general education schools of different capacities, for which about 4000 schools were subsequently built, both in Ukraine and in other republics. Joseph Karakis left a bright mark in the architecture not only of Kiev, but of the whole country. From 1944 to 1988 he lived on the Rylsky Lane, 5. The outstanding architect on the Baikovo cemetery was buried.

Vladimir Zabolotny

Vladimir Zabolotny (1898-1962) – Ukrainian architect, initiator of the creation and head of the Academy of Architecture in Kiev. After graduating from the Kiev Art Institute in 1928, he was actively engaged in design and construction. Among the works of Zabolotny, special attention should be paid to the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Grushevskoho Street, 5), for which he was awarded the Stalin Prize and was appointed the chief architect of Kiev. Zabolotny took part in the postwar construction of the main street in Kiev. He owns the idea of ​​finishing the facades of buildings with facing ceramics. So along Khreshchatyk you can see bizarre “house-cakes”, which bring a special flavor to the center. The last years of his life Zabolotny devoted to the study of the architectural heritage of Ukraine and the creation of a series of volumes “The History of Ukrainian Art”. For his contribution to the field of science and technology was awarded a state prize (posthumously). He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery. On the Volodymyrska str., 22, where the architect lived in 1945-1962, installed a commemorative plaque.

Georgy Shleyfer

Pavel Shleyfer (1814-1879) – Kiev architect of German origin. Originally engaged in painting, teaching painting at the Kiev Institute of Noble Maidens. Since 1852 – the architect of the Kiev academic district. As a member of the Lutheran community on a voluntary basis, he was engaged in the construction of the church and developed a project for its interior (today – Lutheran Church of St. Catherine, Lutheranska Street, 22). The first building, built by Shleyfer on its own project, was the building of the 2nd male gymnasium (Shevchenko Blvd., 18). In addition, he was engaged in the erection of individual houses. So on the Petlyura street, 14 to this day is preserved the mansion of the work of Shleyfer. He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery.

The son of Pavel Shleyfer is also a well-known architector Georgy Shleyfer (1855-1913), for his projects. He left Kiev with masterpieces of architectural art: the Choral Synagogue of Brodsky (Shota Rustaveli Street, 13), the former commercial college (Bulvarno-Kudryavska Street, 24) Bunge (Lipska Street, 18/5), as well as its profitable house (Instytutska Street, 13/2). Georgy Shleyfer was one of the authors of the construction of the quarter, known as the “Kiev Paris” (Gorodetska Street, Olginska Street). Today this place is considered one of the most beautiful corners of Kiev. He was buried at Askold’s grave (the tombstone was not preserved). The surviving works of the outstanding Schleifer architects are not only monuments of architecture, but also give Kiev a special charm.

Pavel Alyoshin

Pavel Alyoshin (1881-1961) – a famous Ukrainian architect of the XX century, the author of more than ten architectural masterpieces erected in the capital. He spent his whole life in Kiev, devoting himself to the architectural work. In the years 1918-1920. was the chief architect of Kiev and took part in the reconstruction of the city. In the years 1923-1930. he taught at the Kiev Architectural Institute, after – at the Kiev Art Institute. He was buried at the Lukyanovka cemetery. On the Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, 17, where the architect lived in the 1930-1961, installed a plaque. The works of Alyoshin that have survived to the present day are today monuments of history. Among them the building of the Pedagogical Museum (57, Volodymyrska Street), the former Olginskaya Gymnasium (Bohdan Khmelnytskiy Street, 15), the mansion on Orlika Street, 1/15, the building of the Model School No. 71 (Poliova str., 10) and others.

Wladyslaw Horodecki

Wladyslaw Horodecki (1863-1930) – an outstanding architect of Polish descent. For a long time he worked in Kiev, leaving the city with masterpieces of architectural art. Among the known buildings that have survived to this day are the building of the National Art Museum (6 Grushevskogo Street), the Karaite kenassa (Yaroslaviv Val str., 7), the Franko Theater (Franco Square, 3), the St. Nicholas Church (Velyka Vasylkivska str., 77). But the most striking construction is the mansion of the architect himself, known as the House with Chimeras (10, Bankova Street). House with chimeras, shrouded in legends, is considered the best creation of Horodetsky. This was the first building in Kiev, built from expensive cement at that time. As the owner of the cement plant, Horodetsky implemented most of his projects from concrete. Wladyslaw Horodecki lived in Kiev from 1890 to 1920. In memory of the outstanding architect in the Passage of Kiev a monument to Gorodetsky was erected.

Vladimir Nikolayev

Vladimir Nikolayev (1847-1911) – an outstanding architect and one of the most prolific architects in Kiev. Since 1873 he lived and worked in Kiev. Until 1887 was the chief architect of the city. For his work, Nikolaev erected 18 churches, 27 buildings and hundreds of private houses. The most famous are the former Merchant Assembly (today the National Philharmonic), the Tereshchenko mansion (today the Kiev Picture Gallery), the Lieberman mansion (today the Writers’ Union), the Galperin mansion (today the Verkhovna Rada Committee). The most valuable heritage of Vladimir Nikolayev are the temples built by him: the Refectory Church of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the Ascension Church, the Intercession Monastery. It is worth noting that the author of the monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky was also Nikolaev. At what works on erection of a monument spent absolutely free of charge. Today the monument to the great hetman is one of the symbols of Kiev. Vladimir Nikolayev was buried at Askold’s grave (the tombstone was not preserved).

Andrew Krauss

Andrew Krauss (1859-1911) – a famous Kiev architect, whose works belong to the period of the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. The first structures of Krauss in Kiev date from the beginning of the 1880s. Among the famous buildings erected by Krauss are the former Palais Royal Hotel (Basseinaya Street, 1/2), as well as the Orion hotels (Bolshaya Vasilkovskaya Street No. 1-3) and the Hermitage (Bogdana Khmelnitskogo Street, 26). In addition, Kraussom built profitable houses and mansions on the Saksaganskoho str. (№ 5, 10, 15, 28, 38, 81, etc.), the Velyka Vasylkivska str. (№ 10, 17, 32, 38, 44, 56, etc.), Shota Rustaveli str. (№22, 30, 32, 38, etc.), Bohdan Khmelnytsky str. (№27, 44) and a number of other central streets. For today in Kiev, about a hundred works of the architect. About the personal life of Andrew Krauss practically nothing is known.

Vincent Beretti

Vincent Beretti (1781-1842) – an architect of Italian origin. The first acquaintance of Beretti with Kiev falls on 1835, when a talented architect, having won a competition for the best project of the University of Kiev, came to the city for preparatory work. From 1837 until his death, Beretti lived and worked in Kiev, taught at the University of Kiev. During his time in Kyiv, the Institute of Noble Maidens (now the International Center for Culture and Arts) was built by architect, Vladimirskaya and Bibikovsky Blvd. (today – Shevchenko Blvd.), as well as the University Botanical Garden. He was buried in the Baikovo cemetery. On the facade of the main building of the National University an outstanding architect is installed a memorial plaque. The eldest son Alexander Beretti (1816-1895) continued his father’s business in the development of Kiev.

In the 1840-1850’s Alexander Beretti performed his best works – board Levashovoy (today – NAS of Ukraine, Volodymyrska str., 54), Anatomical theater (today – museum of medicine, B. Khmelnitsky str., 37), real school (today – Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, Velyka Zhytomyrska str., 2). Preserved and the mansion of Alexander Beretti on the street. Vladimirskaya, 35. Today, the press service of the SBU is located here. He was buried at the Baikovo cemetery next to his father. The contribution of Vincent and Alexander Beretti to the development of Kiev is invaluable and plays a big role in the history of Russian architecture.

Konstantin Paustovsky

Konstantin Paustovsky (1892-1968) – a famous Soviet writer with Ukrainian roots, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. World fame brought to the writer such works as “Story of Life”, “Telegram”, “Golden Rose”. The love of K. Paustovsky to Kiev arose from childhood. Here he received a fundamental education in the gymnasium of the city, entered the Kiev University of St. Vladimir (today – Shevchenko’s University). So in the story “Far Years” K.Paustovsky writes about his studies and life in Kiev in his youthful years. And his first story “On the Water”, the novice writer gave to the Kiev editorial board the almanac “Fires”, which to his surprise was printed without abbreviations.

Later in the Kiev magazine “Knight” was published another work of the author – the story “Four”. In the story “The Beginning of an Unknown Century,” K. Paustovsky describes how events of 1917 took place in Kiev. In 1918 Constantine took a job as a proofreader in the newspaper “Kiev thought”, in 1919 – literary secretary of the magazine “Theater”, but by the end of the year he left Kiev. K.Paustovsky repeatedly came to the city of his youth, supported friendship with Kiev writers, participated in the Writers’ Union of Ukraine in 1954. K.Paustovsky died in Moscow in 1968. In Kiev in the secondary school N 135 the museum of Paustovsky is located. Today in the capital there are more than fifty addresses related to the life, study, work and creativity of an outstanding writer.

Jaroslav Hasek

Jaroslav Hasek (1883–1923) – a famous Czech writer-satirist, got world fame thanks to the written novel “The Adventures of the Brave Soldier Schweik”. The popular humorist of his time Hasek was directly related to Kiev. In 1915, as a prisoner of war, Hasek was held in a camp near Kiev. After, having joined the Czechoslovak Legion, he was appointed clerk of the 1st regiment name by Jana Husa. Already in June 1916 he worked in the editorial office of the Kiev newspaper “Czechoslovak”. Here Hasek wrote the story “The Brave Soldier Svejk in Russian captivity”, which continued the cycle of the famous novel about the soldier. The story was published in the summer of 1917 by a separate publication in the printing house “Czechoslovak”.

The novel about the adventures of Švejk left an indelible mark on the world culture, and the name Švejk became a household name. Based on the novel, movies were shot, performances were staged. So at the Frank Theater, the play “Švejk” is still sold out today. Next to the theater in the park is a monument to the founder of the theater G.Yure in the image of a brave soldier Švejk – one of his favorite roles. On the facade of the building on the Volodymyrska str., 36 the memorial plaque of Y. Hashek is installed. In the former hotel “Prague” writer lived and worked in 1916-1918, where the editorial office of the “Czechoslovak” was located.

Viktor Nekrasov

Viktor Nekrasov (1911-1987) – a Soviet dissident writer. The author of the famous story “In the trenches of Stalingrad,” for which V. Nekrasov was awarded the Stalin Prize II degree. The story was republished in a total circulation of several million copies and translated into 36 languages. Victor Nekrasov was born in Kiev and spent most of his life here. His best works were written in the period 1946-1974 and became the property of Soviet literature – “In My Hometown”, “First Acquaintance”, etc. Attached great importance to the events of Babi Yar. Outraged by the disregard of the Kiev authorities to the memory of those shot by Babyn Yar and the absence of a commemorative sign, V. Nekrasov sharply criticized the article “Why is it not done?”, published at “Literaturnaya Gazeta” in 1959. With the coming to power of N. Khrushchev and in subsequent years, the writer’s work was severely criticized.

In 1974, KGB officers in V.Nekrasov’s apartment were searched – books, manuscripts, a tape recorder, a typewriter and even a camera were seized. After V.Nekrasov was expelled from the Writers’ Union and already in September 1974 with his wife expelled from the country. The rest of his life he lived in Paris, where he was buried. On the building on the Khreshchatyk str., 15 installed a memorial plaque in memory of the fact, that here writer lived in apartment № 10 in 1950-1974. The Museum of the same street preserved photographs and autographs of V. Nekrasov. In the memorial park of Bnei Aish (Israel) a monument with the names of outstanding non-Jewish people fighting against anti-Semitism was opened, where the name of V. Nekrasov is on the first place in the list.

Mikhail Bulgakov

Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) – Soviet writer, author of the world-famous novel “The Master and Margarita.” The life of M. Bulgakov is closely connected with Kiev – here he was born, graduated from high school and received a medical education at Kiev University. At the end of the university, for some time he conducted private practice as a venereologist. It was during this period that M. Bulgakov worked on medical stories for the cycle “Notes of a Young Doctor”, which was the beginning of his writing activity.

During his life, Bulgakov wrote many novels, novels, plays and stories. In addition to the novel “Master and Margarita”, which brought the writer world fame, there are also works “Dog Heart”, “Days of Turbins”, “White Guard”. At the Andriivsky Descent, 13 there is a literary-memorial house-museum of Bulgakov – “The House of Turbins”. Here Mikhail Bulgakov lived and worked in 1906-1919. Today it is the only museum in the world where Bulgakov’s relics are collected. Also part of the exposition devoted to the life and work of the writer can be seen in the Museum of one street (Andriivsky Descent, 2-b).

Sholem Aleichem

Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) – a famous Jewish writer, one of the founders of modern fiction in Yiddish. Born in the Kyiv region, the life of the writer and his work are closely connected with Ukraine. Therefore, in the works of Sholem Aleichem, there are often descriptions of Ukrainian nature and local color, Ukrainian vocabulary and folklore are used. On the Velyka Vasylkivska str., 5 is a museum-apartment dedicated to the work of Sholem Aleichem and his life in Kiev. At this address the writer lived in 1896-1903. This was the time of his active creative activity. Here he wrote “Menachem Mendl”, “In the small world of small people”, some short stories from the collection of stories “Tevye the Milkman”, translated into dozens of languages ​​of the world.

Ivan Franko

Ivan Franko (1856-1916) – an outstanding Ukrainian writer, publicist, translator, scholar, public and political figure. He was one of the nominees for the Nobel Prize for Literature, but because of death in May 1916, he was excluded from the list of applicants. According to rough estimates, the creative heritage of Franko includes several thousand works. Popular among them are “Zakhar Berkut”, “Stolen Happiness”, “Borislav”, “Cross paths”, based on which films were shot and performances were staged.

Ivan Franko has visited Kiev many times, where he had many friends and like-minded people, among them Lesya Ukrainka, Saksahansky, Lysenko. At the Museum of the outstanding figures of Ukrainian culture there is an exposition “Ivan Franko and Kiev” (Saksahanskoho str., 93-b). In 2016 the apartment-museum of Franko family was opened (Volodymyrska str., 48-a). In 1949 Soviet power forcibly moved the family of Taras Franco, son of Ivan Franko, to this house. The museum was created on the initiative of the grandson of the great writer.

Lesya Ukrainka

Lesya Ukrainka (1871-1913) – Ukrainian writer and cultural figure. It is included in the list of the most famous poetesses of Ukraine. Lesya Ukrainka’s works are mostly written in lyrical genre. Particular attention should be paid to the drama-extravaganza Lesnaya Pesnya (Ukrainian Song), which became the pinnacle of Lesya’s art and one of the first prototypes of fantasy in Ukrainian literature. Based on the work of the film, films were shot, and ballet was also staged. The poetess was buried at the Baykovoye cemetery in Kiev. The grave of Lesia Ukrainka has the status of a monument of history of national importance. In Kiev on the Saksahanskoho str., 97 is the house-museum of the Ukrainian writer, in which she lived with her family at different times throughout 1899-1910.

Taras Shevchenko

Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) – the great Ukrainian poet and symbol of Ukraine, the author of the world-famous collection “Kobzar”. Known not only as a singer, but also as a prose writer, artist, political and public figure. She devoted all her creativity to the Ukrainian people, describing the fate and hard life of the Ukrainians of that time. Literary heritage of the poet is considered the basis of modern Ukrainian literature and in many respects the literary Ukrainian language. His works have been translated into many languages ​​of the world. More than 30 countries have monuments to the great Kobzar.

In Kiev, the name of Shevchenko is one of the main boulevards of the city, the national opera and the national university, in front of which a monument to the poet is erected. Church of the Nativity of Christ on Podol in the people called Shevchenkova. It was here that the funeral of the Ukrainian poet took place on May 6-8, 1861, on the way to Kanev (burial place). To get acquainted with the biography of T.Shevchenko, see his work as an artist you can in the museum on the Shevchenko Blvd., 12. Also there is a literary-memorial house-museum, in which lived Shevchenko in 1846-1847 (Shevchenko Lane, 8-a).