Oleksandry Ekster ( uk, Марини Цвєтаєвої; from 2000 to 2008, Tsvetaievoi; from 2008 to 2023, Maryny Tsvetaievoi) is a station on the Livoberezhna Line of the

Kyiv Light Rail Kyiv Light Rail or Kyiv Express Tram ( uk, Київський швидкісний трамвай, translit.: ''Kyivs’kyi shvydkisnyi tramvai'') is a light rail rapid transit service that serves the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The system is grade ...

system. It was opened on May 26, 2000 and reopened after a significant modernization of the line on October 26, 2012. Maryny Tsvetaievoi is located in between the Myloslavska and Serzha Lyfaria stations. Initially named in honour of

Marina Tsvetaeva Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (russian: Марина Ивановна Цветаева, p=mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈtaɪvə; 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russia ...

, a Russian poet, but it was renamed in 2023 in honour of

Aleksandra Ekster Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

, painter and designer of the Ukrainian avant-garde. At one point the Kyiv City authorities proposed connecting the Maryny Tsvetaievoi station with a perspective station of the

Kyiv Metro The Kyiv Metro ( uk, Ки́ївський метрополіте́н, Kyivskyi metropoliten, ) is a rapid transit system in Kyiv that is owned by the Kyiv City Council and operated by the city-owned company Kyivsky Metropoliten''.'' It was initi ...

's Livoberezhna Line, although that entire project was scrapped in favor of expanding the existing light rail system.

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