Kulykove Pole ( uk, Куликове поле, lit=Wader Field) is a garden square and necropolis located in the Prymorskyi

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, in a historical centre of the city. It is located near Odesa railway station. Over the years the square has been known for various festivities. In times of the

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, it was the site of Easter, Christmas and military parades, the 1909 celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Muscovy victory in the

Battle of Poltava The Battle of Poltava; russian: Полта́вская би́тва; uk, Полта́вська би́тва (8 July 1709) was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeat ...

, the 100th Anniversary of the end of the French invasion of Russia, and other events. During the Soviet times, it was the site of military parades and 1 May demonstrations. In Ukraine, Kulykove Pole is known as a place of the annual

Humorina Humorina (russian: Юморина, translit=Yumorina, uk, Гуморина) is an annual festival of humor held in Odesa, Ukraine, on and around the April Fools' Day since 1973. The festival is marked by a large parade in the city center, perfor ...

celebration on

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. The etymology of the place's name is uncertain and still under discussion. One hypothesis links the name to a family called Kulikowski who had their estate on the site. Another suggests it was named after the

Battle of Kulikovo The Battle of Kulikovo (russian: Мамаево побоище, Донское побоище, Куликовская битва, битва на Куликовом поле) was fought between the armies of the Golden Horde, under the command ...

Trade Unions House fire

Kulykove Pole became famous during the

Euromaidan Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...

events, serving as a place for

Antimaidan The anti-Maidan ( uk, Антимайда́н, Antymaidan; russian: Антимайдан, Antimaydan) refers to a number of pro-Russian demonstrations in Ukraine in 2013 and 2014 that were directed against Euromaidan and later the new Ukrainian ...

protesters, who built a tent city there in the beginning of 2014. This stood until the 2 May events, during which 42 people died whilst trapped in the burning Trade Unions House; 32 from

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, and 10 after leaping from windows to escape the flames.

References

External links

Kulykove Pole
at Odesskiy.com

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