Shota Rustaveli Street, Kyiv

Shota Rustaveli Street (Ukrainian: Вулиця Шота Руставелі) is a street in the neighborhood of Bessarabka in the Pecherskyi District of Kyiv. It runs from Basina Street to Zhilyanska Street.

Shota Rustaveli Street
Native nameВулиця Шота Руставелі (Ukrainian)
Length850 m (2,790 ft)
LocationBessarabka, Pecherskyi District
Kyiv, Ukraine
Postal code01001, 01033, 01601

History edit

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.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ Перейменування вулиць // «Більшовик». — 1937. — 14 серпня.
  2. ^ Виталий Ковалинский. Синагога Лазаря Бродского Archived December 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Уикэнд, 30.08.2013 (Vitaliy Kovalinskiy. Lazar Brodsky Synagogue. Weekend, August 30, 2013; in Russian)