Lva Tolstoho Square

Lva Tolstoho Square

Lva Tolstoho Square, or Leo Tolstoy Square (Ukrainian: Площа Льва Толстого), is a triangular intersection in Kyiv, Ukraine named after author Leo Tolstoy. The three streets circumscribing the square include Lva Tolstoho Street, Lva Tolstoho Square, and Velyka Vasylkivska Street. The intersection serves as an entry point for Lva Tolstoho station, part of the Kiev Metro.

The square is a tripoint where Pecherskyi District, Shevchenkivskyi District and Holosiivskyi District meet.

The square acts as the end point for the Equality March, Ukraine's largest LGBT pride parade.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "TV details Ukraine's "largest ever" Gay Pride". ICTV. Kiev: BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union. 2016-06-12 – via ProQuest. This year they decided to hold the Equality March, an event to promote LGBT rights, in the centre of Kiev, from Volodymyrska Street to Leo Tolstoy Square.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine LGBT community plans 5,000-strong march". Interfax-Ukraine News Agency. Kiev: BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union. 2017-06-12 – via ProQuest. From the meeting point, they intend to march along Volodymyrska Street, then Leo Tolstoy Street and on to Leo Tolstoy Square.

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