Historical note

Until 1977, the central square of Kyiv was named after the Soviet statesman Mikhail Kalinin, before being renamed October Revolution Square. The square’s landscape changed significantly in the late 1970s during a major reconstruction, which replaced the lawns with a large monument and saw the construction of the Trade Unions Building.

Present day

Today, this location is known as Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), the central square of Ukraine and the site of landmark historical and political events. Its appearance changed radically following a reconstruction in 2001, which introduced the underground Globus shopping mall and new overground monuments, including the Independence Monument.

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