Historical and Architectural Information

The site of Novopecherskie Lipki is located between historical places – Chernaya Gora (Black Hill), Zverinets, and Busova Dolina (Busova Valley).

In history this locality is know as Busovo Pole (Busovo Field). According to different versions, this name came from the name of mythical prince Bus or from the word ‘busol’ – one of Ukrainian names for stork that lived in huge numbers here.

In the past, it had various names: Busova Gora, Busovitsa, Buslivka, Busovo Pole. Tiny Buslivksy brook ran here, it was famed for it healing water. Zverinets – is a hilly locality to the east of the Dnieper and close to the territory of Novopecherskie Lipki. The name probably comes from the Kiev princes’ place for hunting for wild animals.

Nobody knows for sure what there was on Chernaya Gora. There two version of origin of the name ‘Chernaya Gora’. The first one – for black soil that was the thickest and most fertile here. The other one – from Polovtsian Black Horde that camped here before Khan Boniak attacked Pechersky Monastery and Krasny Yard of Kiev princes in Vydubichi.

The plan of Kiev dated of 1865 shows the territory that is now taken with the quarter, indented with ravines. In 1840s, this land lot was passed for vegetable gardens to the officers of engineering battalion that was stationed in Pechersk.