Kyiv Polytechnic Institute on the khutir Hrushky
The old maps of Kyiv, not far from the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, near the khutir of Hrushky, show land marked as the Farm of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. What was this now forgotten farm?
Igor Sikorsky and his Kyiv address
June 6 (in the old style - May 25) marks 132 years since the birth of Igor Ivanovych Sikorsky. Today, he does not need additional presentation, it is not necessary to tell the students and staff of Kyiv Polytechnic, which bears his name, who Igor Ivanovych is.
COVID-19: Foresight for the capital
On April 9 scientists of the World Data Centre for Geoinformatics and Sustainable Development, which work in the structure of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute under the aegis of the International Science Council, published the results of the express research on the spread of coronavirus disease in Kyiv.
A visit to the patron
The elegant blue building on Antonovych and Tolstoi streets in Kyiv is visibly far away.
Pearls of Kyiv`s porcelain
The exhibition of unique Ukrainian porcelain art property has been held in Kyiv`s museum of history.
Theater With No Face
That is how Kyiv tour guides are calling the new theater building on Podil. The modern architecture allows the viewers to enjoy the things that are happening on the stage while not getting distracted by decorations.
Dry Kyiv jam: beautiful, tasty and useful
New Year Holidays are ongoing and different goodies on our tables don’t end. A novelty for Kyiv’s citizens was the appearance at the end of the year of a ‘tasty’ souvenir - artistically decorated metal cans and fancy packages with dry Kyiv jam (candied fruits).
From the history of Kyiv bridges
The lecture about the history of Kyiv bridges and the role of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in their creation by famous Kyiv historian Valery Lysenko was the ending of December cycle of historical studios ‘Think about it’, organized by NTB of G.
The oldest building of Kyiv or the love story
On foreign trips, we are excited to look at houses that the owners possess for decades or centuries. For us it is a real rarity, so the more interesting is the history of dwelling-houses. The oldest residential building in Kyiv has already turned 250 years old.
Opening of the Boris Hnedenko’s memorial tablet
On December 5, 2017, a memorial plate dedicated to the outstanding mathematician, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Boris Hnedenko (1912-1995), was opened on the building on 10 Prorizna Str., where he lived with his wife and two sons in 1950s (at that time he was the director of the Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR).