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Shota Rustaveli Street, Kyiv
Shota Rustaveli Street () is a street in the neighborhood of Bessarabka in the Pecherskyi District of Kyiv. It runs from Basina Street to Zhilyanska Street. History The street arose in the 1830s in connection with the planning and construction of the area in the valley of the Lybid. At first, it was called Mala Vasylkivska (laid parallel to Velika Vasylkivska). In 1926, it was renamed Borochov Street, in honor of the Jewish public figure Ber Borochov. It received its current name in 1937 in honor of the medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli Shota Rustaveli ( ka, შოთა რუსთაველი, c. 1160 – after c. 1220), Mononymous person, mononymously known simply as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgia (country), Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of .... Notable buildings * Brodsky SynagogueВиталий КовалинскийСинагога Лазаря Бродского. Уикэнд, 30.08.2013 (Vitaliy Kovalinskiy. ''Lazar Brodsky Syn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besarabka (Kyiv)
Bessarabka (; ; ; ) is a name for localities used in Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. The etymology of places named like this comes from the region of Bessarabia. __NOTOC__ Ukraine * Besarabka (Kyiv), a historical neighbourhood in Kyiv * Besarabsky Market, an indoor market in Kyiv * Bessarabska Square, Kyiv Villages * Bessarabka (Novoazovskyi Raion), a village in Novoazovskyi Raion of Donetsk Oblast * Bessarabka (Berezanskyi Raion), a village in Berezanskyi Raion of Mykolaiv Oblast * Bessarabka (Velykomykhailivskyi Raion), a village in Velykomykhailivskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast * Bessarabka (Роменський район), a village in Romenskyi Raion of Sumy Oblast Russia * Bessarabka (Petropavlovsky District), a village in Petropavlovsky District, Voronezh Oblast Kazakhstan * Saryqobda, a village in Aktobe Region, known as Bessarabka until 1993 Moldova * Basarabeasca Basarabeasca (, Russian: Басарабяска; Bulgarian: Бесарабка, ''Besarab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecherskyi District
Pecherskyi District ( uk, Печерський район) is an urban district of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It lies within the eponymous historical neighborhood, while also including some other historical areas. The Pechersk ( uk, Печерськ, ) neighborhood is located on the hills adjoining the right bank of the Dnieper. These two geographical entities are often confused with each other. The Pecherskyi District can be considered to be the very heart of Ukraine. History Pechersk is one of the most important cultural areas of Kyiv, the location of the legendary Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Kyiv Monastery of the Caves), from which it received its name (''pechera'' is the Ukrainian for "cave"). The settlement near the ''Lavra'' formed at some point in the 12th century. It was reformed out of the historical Berestiv royal estate (Kniazhe selo) that was adjacent to the Kyiv Golden Gates (Zoloti Vorota). ''Beresta'' is a local name of the bark of a birch tree which at that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by population within city limits, seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center in Eastern Europe. It is home to many High tech, high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of Transport in Kyiv, public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During History of Kyiv, its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slavs, Slavic settlement on the great trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lybid
The Lybid ( uk, Либідь) is a small river in Kyiv, Ukraine. A right tributary of the Dnieper, it flows within the "Right Bank" (original) part of the city, just to the west of the historic center. The Lybid has played an important role in shaping Kyiv's urban design by aiding the city's drainage system. Course The Lybid runs east, then southeast, then roughly parallel to the Dnieper before it takes a sharp eastward turn and enters the Dnieper several kilometers south of Kyiv's center. The river travels through a culvert for much of its course. It can be seen along the railway lines south-east from the main station of Kyiv. The Lybid has small tributaries, most notably the Khreschatyk River. It runs parallel to modern Kyiv's main street, Khreschatyk. Another notable tributary, with small lakes on its course, joins just as the Lybid turns to the east in the Montajnik area south of central Kyiv. Name The river was named after the possibly mythical ''Lybid,'' sister of the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ber Borochov
Dov Ber Borochov (russian: Дов-Бер Борохов; 3 July 1881 – 17 December 1917) was a Marxist Zionist and one of the founders of the Labor Zionist movement. He was also a pioneer in the study of the Yiddish language. Biography Dov Ber Borochov was born in the town of Zolotonosha, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine), and grew up in nearby Poltava. His mother and father were both teachers. As an adult he joined the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party but was expelled when he formed a Zionist Socialist Workers Union in Yekaterinoslav. After being arrested by the Russian authorities he left for the United States. Subsequently, he helped form the Poale Zion party and devoted his life to promoting the party in Russia, Europe, and America. When the Russian social democrats came to power, Borochov returned to Russia in March 1917 to lead the Poale Zion. He became ill and died in Kiev of pneumonia in December 1917. Ideology Borochov became highly influentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shota Rustaveli
Shota Rustaveli ( ka, შოთა რუსთაველი, c. 1160 – after c. 1220), Mononymous person, mononymously known simply as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgia (country), Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature. Rustaveli was the author of ''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'', a Georgian national epic poetry, epic poem. Biography Little, if anything, is known about Rustaveli from contemporary sources. Shota Rustaveli was born in 1166. He started serving Tamar_of_Georgia, Queen Tamar as a Minister of Finance in 1191. His poem itself, namely the prologue, provides a clue to his identity: the poet identifies himself as "a certain Rustveli." "Rustveli" is not a surname, but a territorial epithet that can be interpreted as "of/from/holder of Rustavi". Later Georgian authors from the 15th through 18th centuries are more informative; they are almost unanimous in ident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brodsky Synagogue (Kyiv)
The Brodsky Choral Synagogue ( uk, Синаго́га Бро́дського and yi, די בראדסקי שול אין קיעוו) is the second largest synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was built in the Romanesque Revival style resembling a classical basilica. The original tripartite facade with a large central avant-corps flanked by lower wings also echoed the characteristic design of some Moorish Revival synagogues, such as the Leopoldstädter Tempel in Vienna. The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman is the active leading rabbi of the Brodsky Synogogue. History The synagogue was built between 1897 and 1898. It was designed by Georgiy Shleifer. A sugar magnate and philanthropist Lazar Brodsky financed its construction. For many decades, the local and imperial authorities forbade the construction of a monumental place of Jewish worship in Kyiv, as they feared that this would facilitate the growth of the Jewish community in the area, which, being a big trading and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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