Hrushevsky Street (Ivano-Frankivsk)
Encyclopedia
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Street is one of the most important streets located in the Ivano-Frankivsk
. It runs along several government institutions such as regional and city administration Bily Dim as well as the city's branch of the National Bank of Ukraine
.
Until 1892 it carried the name of Ulica Zabolotowska after the village that once stood before the city was built here. In 1892 it was named Ulica trzeciego maja (Street of the 3rd May) after the Polish Constitution adopted on May 3, 1791
. Around 1919 it also carried name of Ivan Franko
(today - another street). During the Soviet times the street was renamed into Karl Marks Street until 1991. After the establishment of the Ukrainian independence on September 29, 1991 it was renamed into Hrushevsky Street at the 125th birthday anniversary of Mykhailo Hrushevsky
. Since then every year on September 29 various festivities take place near the administration building Bily Dim.
On this street was born a well-known Austrian opera
singer Ira Malaniuk
(1923–2009). In 1993 here in the Bily Dim took place the 1st Hutsul Congress. Along the street also is located cinema theater "Lumier", few buildings of the Medical University, the Ukrainian Scientific-Research Institute of Mountain Forestry, building of a former school among the teachers of which was a Ukrainian writer Dmytro Makohon, father of Iryna Vilde.
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
. It runs along several government institutions such as regional and city administration Bily Dim as well as the city's branch of the National Bank of Ukraine
National Bank of Ukraine
National Bank of Ukraine is the central bank of Ukraine. Its headquarters building, constructed between 1902 and 1934, is located at no. 9 Institutska St., in Kiev-History:...
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Desription
The street has non-traditional form as it bends about ninety degrees. It starts at the western portion of the Mickiewicz Square and at first runs parallel to Nezalezhnist Street (stometrivka) then makes a wide turn northward towards the city's Railway Terminal. It ends at the intersection of Gryunwaldska Street, Harkusha Street, and Street of Vasylyanok. Its extension towards the Railway Terminal serves Gryunwaldska Street. The street has a both way single lane traffic from Vahylevych Street to Gryunwaldska Street. For the most of the part the street here has wider sidewalks. From the start to Vahylevych Street, Hrushevsky Street has a one way traffic in the eastern direction. The street here is narrower with a roadside parking allowed and small sidewalks on both sides.Background overview
Constitution of May 3, 1791
The Constitution of May 3, 1791 was adopted as a "Government Act" on that date by the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Historian Norman Davies calls it "the first constitution of its type in Europe"; other scholars also refer to it as the world's second oldest constitution...
. Around 1919 it also carried name of Ivan Franko
Ivan Franko
Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....
(today - another street). During the Soviet times the street was renamed into Karl Marks Street until 1991. After the establishment of the Ukrainian independence on September 29, 1991 it was renamed into Hrushevsky Street at the 125th birthday anniversary of Mykhailo Hrushevsky
Mykhailo Hrushevsky
Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...
. Since then every year on September 29 various festivities take place near the administration building Bily Dim.
On this street was born a well-known Austrian opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer Ira Malaniuk
Ira Malaniuk
Ira Malaniuk , was an Austrian operatic contralto of Ukrainian descent, who sang a wide range of roles from Mozart to contemporary works.Malaniuk was born in Stanyslaviv, Second Polish Republic. She studied first in Lviv with Adam Didur, and later in Vienna with Anna Bahr-Mildenburg. She made her...
(1923–2009). In 1993 here in the Bily Dim took place the 1st Hutsul Congress. Along the street also is located cinema theater "Lumier", few buildings of the Medical University, the Ukrainian Scientific-Research Institute of Mountain Forestry, building of a former school among the teachers of which was a Ukrainian writer Dmytro Makohon, father of Iryna Vilde.
Addresses
- Number 3 Cinema theater "Lumier"
- Number 16 city's General Education School #7
- Number 18 "ProsvitaProsvitaProsvita is a society created in the nineteenth century in Ukrainian Galicia for preserving and developing Ukrainian culture and education among population....
" Building - Number 18A Building of the city's Russian community
- Number 21 State Administration Building (Bily Dim)
- Number 31 Institute of Forestry
- Number 34A National Bank branch
Places of interest
- Cinema theater "Lumier"
- Monument to unification of the Western Ukraine with the rest of Ukraine
- Park "Valy"
- Mickiewicz Park
- "Bily Dim"