Kiev’s St. Andrew’s Church and Street 2004 Constructed between 1747 and 1754, the Baroque style church was designed by the Italian architect Bartolome Rastrelli. It has been a popular tourist site in Kiev, capital of the . There are several legends tied to this church’s beginnings since the city began during the 5th century AD. The Ukraine has had a long history of wars and fires. Russian Tsaress Empress Elizabeth Petrovina came to Kiev in 1744 and St. Andrew’s Church had its beginning. Consecrated in 1767, “St. Andrew's Church has survived the Bolshevik atheism with few losses and little damage to both the exterior and interior, but the cross of St. Andrew disappeared in the turbulent years of the revolution of 1917 and the Civil War that followed. After Ukraine regained its independence in 1917, the “stylobate” house under the church was put to a proper use — now it houses the Religious Academy and Seminary.” ” St. Andrew’s Church is no longer used as a religious institute but now contains a museum within its walls. This change was made in 1968 when it was decided that making it a museum would be more advantageous then keeping it as a church. Amazingly the St. Andrew’s Church is one of the few buildings to have survived for so long without having been changed or reconstructed in anyway.” St. Andrew’s Street was and still is one of the most popular streets in Kiev. We had the opportunity to visit it in 2004. Montmartre (St. Andrew’s Street) is also considered as one of the oldest streets in Eastern Europe. A historical street that has included scientists, writers, composers, sculptures and painters who lived and worked there. When we were there art, crafts, clothing and novelties were on display. We hope you will enjoy this walk down St. Andrew’s Street in 2004.

Dedicated to Pronya Sirkova & Svirid Golokhvastov, characters of the play , famous Ukrainian poet ‘After Two Hares’ Replica on St. Andrew’s street of the Grand Prince of Kyivan Rus, 1019 to 1054, Yaroslav the Wise.

The original bronze monument is found in Kiev’s Zolotovoritska Square, west end of the Golden Gate.

Yaroslav was the son of Grand Prince . (See Golden Gate 2004 on acuri.net)

Yaroslav consolidated Kiev’s state militarily, culturally and administratively. He promoted Christianity and built St. Sophia Cathedral and the Golden Gate. However, the original gate was destroyed with records. He also codified legal customs, called (Russian Justice). Sources: Tour information, https://castles.com.ua/andrew.html, https://www.redfedoradiary.com/things‐to‐do‐in‐kiev/, http://www.primetour.ua/en/excursions/kiev/Andreevskiy‐spusk‐‐‐kievskiy‐Monmartr.html, http://www.univ.kiev.ua/en/geninf/Shevchenko/, https://www.visitkievukraine.com/sights/st‐andrews‐church/, https://www.ukraine.com/attractions/religious‐sites/st‐andrews‐cathedral/ and http://travel.kyiv.org/old/churches/uach5_e.htm. acuri.net John R. Vincenti St. Andrew’s Church and Street