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Day 10. Lithuanian place names in Kyiv. Well, if we have already started looking at the toponymy of Kyiv, we can also find streets, lanes and even an avenue named after Lithuania, Lithuanian cities, and prominent figures in Lithuanian history. There are seven of them in total; three of them were na...

Day 9. Vita-Lytovska One could tell a lot more about Prince Konstantin Ostrozhsky but strangely enough, he almost never visited Kyiv, and only found there a place of eternal peace. He could be met either in military campaigns, or concerned with state affairs (after all, he was the hetman of the Gra...

Day 8. Battle of Olshanitsa by Prince Konstantin Ostrozhsky. Well, the street of Ostrozhskih Princes turned out to be so long that it took us far beyond Kyiv to the village of Mala Vilshanka, where in January 1527, one of the greatest victories of the joint Russian-Lithuanian army under the leaders...

Day 7. Street of Princes Ostrozhsky. Many Ostrozhskys were buried in the Lavra. Taking pictures in the caves is not very convenient – there is only candle light. Still I have another story about the Ostrozhskys, so let us continue our journey along the street of the Ostrozhsky Princes. This street w...

Day 6. Semyon Olelkovich - the last prince of Kyiv. Let's give the Ostrogskys a little break today from our excessive attention, but not for long, because I have more stories to tell about them. Remember how it all began? Yes, from the Lithuanian castle on a high mountain and its rulers. One of them...

Day 5. "Princes Ostrozhsky: European dimension of Ukrainian history". As you already know, Konstantin Ostrozhsky had never been to Kyiv as he was constantly in military campaigns and battles. Let us visit an exhibition dedicated to him - it's really nearby. This exhibition has been on display since ...