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Over time the area in the vicinity of the square was built up, and at the beginning of the 19th century a [[monastery]] stable yard existed on the site. In around 1840, a square was established on the site of the former yard.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lebedintsev |first1=Petro Gavrylovych |author1-link=Petro Gavrylovych Lebedintsev |title=Къ матеріаламъ для исторической топографіи Кіева |journal=Proceedings of the Kyiv Spiritual Academy |date=1909 |volume=2 |pages=311{{ndash}}336 |trans-title=To materials for the historical topography of Kyiv}}</ref> After the construction of the Provincial Presence Building (1854{{ndash}}1857), the square was separated from the neighbouring [[Saint Michael’s Square]] and given its current boundaries In 1869, the new official name of the square, {{lang|ru|Sofiyevskaya}}, was announced in the pro-[[Russification_of_Ukraine#Alexander_II|Russification]] newspaper ”[[Kievlyanin]]”.<ref name=”Kie1″>{{cite news |last1= |title=О наименованіи нѣкоторыхъ улицъ и площадей въ Кіевѣ |url=https://www.webcitation.org/6F8ic4q3W |access-date=21 November 2025 |work=[[Kievlyanin]] |issue=95 |date=14 August 1869 |pages=1{{ndash}}2 |language=ru |trans-title=On the naming of some streets and squares in Kiev}}</ref> |
Over time the area in the vicinity of the square was built up, and at the beginning of the 19th century a [[monastery]] stable yard existed on the site. In around 1840, a square was established on the site of the former yard.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lebedintsev |first1=Petro Gavrylovych |author1-link=Petro Gavrylovych Lebedintsev |title=Къ матеріаламъ для исторической топографіи Кіева |journal=Proceedings of the Kyiv Spiritual Academy |date=1909 |volume=2 |pages=311{{ndash}}336 |trans-title=To materials for the historical topography of Kyiv}}</ref> After the construction of the Provincial Presence Building (1854{{ndash}}1857), the square was separated from the neighbouring [[Saint Michael’s Square]] and given its current boundaries In 1869, the new official name of the square, {{lang|ru|Sofiyevskaya}}, was announced in the pro-[[Russification_of_Ukraine#Alexander_II|Russification]] newspaper ”[[Kievlyanin]]”.<ref name=”Kie1″>{{cite news |last1= |title=О наименованіи нѣкоторыхъ улицъ и площадей въ Кіевѣ |url=https://www.webcitation.org/6F8ic4q3W |access-date=21 November 2025 |work=[[Kievlyanin]] |issue=95 |date=14 August 1869 |pages=1{{ndash}}2 |language=ru |trans-title=On the naming of some streets and squares in Kiev}}</ref> |
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In 1921, Sofiiska Square was renamed The Square of the Red Heroes of Perekop, in honour of the victory of the [[Red Army]] over the [[Army of Wrangel]] near {{Ill|Perekop|uk|Перекоп (місто)}} in 1920.<ref name=”Arc1″>{{cite web |title=Улицы Киева{{ndash}}1921 |url=https://archive.is/3Qo5P|website=archive.is |access-date=21 November 2025 |language=ru |trans-title=Streets of Kyiv{{ndash}}1921}}</ref> |
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Square in central Old Kyiv, Ukraine
Sofiiska Square, also translated as Sophia Square, (Ukrainian: Софійська площа, romanized: Sofiiska ploshcha) is a square in central Old Kyiv, Ukraine. Located in the Shevchenkivskyi District of Kyiv, the square lies in front of Saint Sophia Cathedral. It is bordered by Volodymyrska Street, and features a monument of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.
The city’s Christmas and New Year’s festivities were held in Sofiiska Square from 2014 onwards, after they were moved from Maidan Nezalezhnosti due to the events of Euromaidan. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many of the festivities have been indefinitely suspended.
Sofiiska Square is a square in central Old Kyiv, Ukraine, located in the Shevchenkivskyi District of Kyiv, the square is in front of Saint Sophia Cathedral. It is bordered by Volodymyrska Street,[citation needed] and features a monument of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.
In 1036, Yaroslav the Wise defeated the Pechenegs on the site of Sofiiska Square. The square was formed on the “field outside the city” after the construction of St Sophia Cathedral (1036), when it was known as Starokyivska Square.[2]
Over time the area in the vicinity of the square was built up, and at the beginning of the 19th century a monastery stable yard existed on the site. In around 1840, a square was established on the site of the former yard.[3] After the construction of the Provincial Presence Building (1854–1857), the square was separated from the neighbouring Saint Michael’s Square and given its current boundaries In 1869, the new official name of the square, Sofiyevskaya, was announced in the pro-Russification newspaper Kievlyanin.[4]
In 1921, Sofiiska Square was renamed The Square of the Red Heroes of Perekop, in honour of the victory of the Red Army over the Army of Wrangel near Perekop in 1920.[5]
In 2014, Kyiv’s annual Christmas and New Year’s festivities were moved from Maidan Nezalezhnosti to Sofiiska Square, following the events of the Euromaidan. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many of these festivities have been indefinitely suspended.[citation needed]
