Poshtova square
Historic riverside square with a rebuilt church, an old coaching post station and the funicular.
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This guide to Poshtova Square in Kyiv's Podil district follows a few days in May 1861, when the body of the poet and painter Taras Shevchenko arrived by the river on its long journey home from St Petersburg. It touches on the city's students, a bishop's decision about where the coffin should rest, and why locals renamed a church. Best heard standing near the small church at the river end of the square.
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