The network mentioned how Maidan Nezalezhnosti looked like during and after the Second World War - there were ruins in the center of Kyiv.
The Facebook community Club of Native Kyivan showed how the main square of Ukraine looked like after World War II.
In 1935, the square was renamed in honor of one of the Soviet party leaders, Mikhail Kalinin.
During the Nazi occupation of 1941-1943, Khreshchatyk and part of the square turned into complete ruins. During the retreat, Soviet troops mined the buildings of the main street, the mines went off on September 24, 1941, and a giant fire broke out that lasted several days and destroyed almost the entire odd-numbered side and blocks of the even-numbered side from the central square to the Central Department Store.
General view of the Square in 1941-1943. German aerial photography / Photo: Courtesy of Olena Nasirova
On August 16, 1944, a huge convoy of Nazi prisoners was marched through the streets of Kyiv, including Khreshchatyk.
A column of prisoners on Kalinin Square in front of the ruins of Ginzburg's house. Photo by H. Uhrynovych. From the funds of the Kyiv City Construction Museum. August 16, 1944 / Photo: Courtesy of Olena Nasirova
The Victory Parade in Kyiv in 1945
Kyivans heard the official news of the victory on the night of May 9, at 2:15 am. Much earlier, people began to gather in the streets near loudspeakers again. The festivities did not stop throughout the night, and at 9 a.m. Stalin's speech was heard.
Maidan, late 1940s
Earlier, Apostrophe published photos of how Shevchenko Boulevard looked like in the 1930s and 1950s.