The Mykilska Slobidka ( Ukrainian: Микільська слобідка; Russian: Никольская слободка, Nicholas village) was a former sloboda (settlement) located on the left-bank of Dnieper and outskirts of Bykivnia Forest. It was connected with Kyiv by Nicholas Chain Bridge. Today, the settlement is now part of Livoberezhnyi Masyv of the Dnipro Raion ( district) of Kyiv.
History
In the 18th century, the remains of the Mesolithic Dnieper–Donets culture were found on the territory of the Mykilska Slobidka. [1] In 1508, the territory belonged to the Pustyno-Mykilskyi Monastery, from which the settlement received its name. [2] [3]
In the 18th century, the settlement was inhabited by the Kyiv Arsenal workers. [3] From 1802 to 1902, the settlement was part of the Brovary Volost. In 1858, the settlement consisted of 76 residences, 350 residents, and the St. Nicholas Church. [1] Famed Russian poets Anna Akhmatova and Nikolay Gumilev were married in this church in 1910. [2] The settlement had a small lake named Sviatysche located to its north, and a small settlement exclave named Buhry to the lake's north. [1]
From 1903 to 1923, the settlement was the administrative center of the Mykilsko-Slobidska Volost, in the Oster Povit of the Chernihiv Governorate. [4] In the early 1910s, the settlement was home to the city's tram depot, [4] located in between three tram routes which ran through the settlement. [5] It is particularly notable since the city's two banks were then administratively part of other governorates ( Kyiv and Chernihiv, respectively). [4]
When Kiev's city limits were expanded to the left bank in 1923, the settlement became a part of the city. [3] In the 1930s, Soviet authorities closed the functioning church and monastery down, and repressed the local archimandrite. In 1935, the monastery and belltower were demolished, and a new park and street were built in its place. [6] During the 1960s to 1970s, the territory of the Mykilska Slobidka was demolished to make way for the Livoberezhnyi neighborhood; [7] [8] nothing remains of the original settlement except for one pre- revolutionary building. [9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Brovarska Darnytsia". Do nas, do Brovarschyny (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b "History of the neighborhood around the Levoberezhnaya metro station". kievphotosite.com (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "KYIV TODAY. MYKILSKA SLOBIDKA". UKRINFORM (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "A little history of the development of tram connections across the Rusanivka bridge". Community organization "Committee of Rusanivka neighborhood" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Mashke, S. "Schemes and lists: 1936". In Memory of Kiev trams (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Halaiba, Vasyl. "St. Nicholas Church in Kyiv". www.cerkva.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Historical Reference". Dnipro Raion of Kyiv City State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Mykilska slobidka". Site of the History of Kyiv (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Levoberezhnyi / Nikolskaya slobodka". artemco.livejournal.com (in Russian). LiveJournal. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
External links
- "Photos of the Mykilska Sloboda". Site of the History of Kyiv (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
The Mykilska Slobidka ( Ukrainian: Микільська слобідка; Russian: Никольская слободка, Nicholas village) was a former sloboda (settlement) located on the left-bank of Dnieper and outskirts of Bykivnia Forest. It was connected with Kyiv by Nicholas Chain Bridge. Today, the settlement is now part of Livoberezhnyi Masyv of the Dnipro Raion ( district) of Kyiv.
History
In the 18th century, the remains of the Mesolithic Dnieper–Donets culture were found on the territory of the Mykilska Slobidka. [1] In 1508, the territory belonged to the Pustyno-Mykilskyi Monastery, from which the settlement received its name. [2] [3]
In the 18th century, the settlement was inhabited by the Kyiv Arsenal workers. [3] From 1802 to 1902, the settlement was part of the Brovary Volost. In 1858, the settlement consisted of 76 residences, 350 residents, and the St. Nicholas Church. [1] Famed Russian poets Anna Akhmatova and Nikolay Gumilev were married in this church in 1910. [2] The settlement had a small lake named Sviatysche located to its north, and a small settlement exclave named Buhry to the lake's north. [1]
From 1903 to 1923, the settlement was the administrative center of the Mykilsko-Slobidska Volost, in the Oster Povit of the Chernihiv Governorate. [4] In the early 1910s, the settlement was home to the city's tram depot, [4] located in between three tram routes which ran through the settlement. [5] It is particularly notable since the city's two banks were then administratively part of other governorates ( Kyiv and Chernihiv, respectively). [4]
When Kiev's city limits were expanded to the left bank in 1923, the settlement became a part of the city. [3] In the 1930s, Soviet authorities closed the functioning church and monastery down, and repressed the local archimandrite. In 1935, the monastery and belltower were demolished, and a new park and street were built in its place. [6] During the 1960s to 1970s, the territory of the Mykilska Slobidka was demolished to make way for the Livoberezhnyi neighborhood; [7] [8] nothing remains of the original settlement except for one pre- revolutionary building. [9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Brovarska Darnytsia". Do nas, do Brovarschyny (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b "History of the neighborhood around the Levoberezhnaya metro station". kievphotosite.com (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "KYIV TODAY. MYKILSKA SLOBIDKA". UKRINFORM (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "A little history of the development of tram connections across the Rusanivka bridge". Community organization "Committee of Rusanivka neighborhood" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Mashke, S. "Schemes and lists: 1936". In Memory of Kiev trams (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Halaiba, Vasyl. "St. Nicholas Church in Kyiv". www.cerkva.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Historical Reference". Dnipro Raion of Kyiv City State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Mykilska slobidka". Site of the History of Kyiv (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Levoberezhnyi / Nikolskaya slobodka". artemco.livejournal.com (in Russian). LiveJournal. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
External links
- "Photos of the Mykilska Sloboda". Site of the History of Kyiv (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2014.