Monument sights in Kyiv
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Babyn Yar
On 29 September 1941, Nazi troops rounded up Kyiv's 34,000-strong Jewish population, marched them to the Babyn Yar ravine, and massacred them all in the following 48 hours. Victims were shot and buried in the ravine. Over the next two years, many thousands more lost their lives at Babyn Yar when it was turned into a concentration camp, called Syrets after the Kyivan suburb it was in. Romany people, partisans and even footballers would be among those killed.
The place's dreadful history only came to light after the war, and three monuments have been erected over time. The first was a colossal Soviet effort dating from 1976, which is found in the southern sector of the park…
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Monument to the Victims of the Great Famine
Left of the St Michael’s Gold-Domed Monastery's entrance is a moving monument to the victims of the great famine. English placards above the monument tell the dark story of Ukraine’s holodomor.
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