Lukianivka (Ukrainian:Лук'янівка), orLukyanivka, is a historical neighborhood in the northwestern part of the city ofKyiv, the capital ofUkraine. It is situated on the right bank ofDnieper, at a short distance fromBabyn Yar (part ofKurenivka).
TheKyiv Metro station located in the neighborhood isLukianivska, on theSyretsko-Pecherska Line.
The area is also known for theLukianivska Prison.
The neighborhood was named after aPodil guildmaster and "began to grow after the great flood of 1845 forced many inhabitants to higher ground"; its population in 1874 was 9,806.[1] In the spring of 1911, the body ofAndrii Yushchynskyi was found in a cave in Lukianivka, leading to theMendel Beilis case.[2]
TheKyiv TV Tower was built on top of the Jewish cemetery in Lukianivka. The cemetery was officially closed in 1966 and Jewish families were given six months to rebury their relatives in the Jewish areas of a new cemetery in the city. Since the relatives of the interred had been killed in theBabyn Yar massacre, most of the graves were not moved. After the headstones had been destroyed or removed the antenna was built on top of the existing graves.[3][4]
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