Monument to Princess Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius and Apostle Andrew the First-named

Monument to Princess Olga was opened in 1911 and was to become part of a series of monuments called "The Historic Road". The alley, consisting of the figures of Prince Oleg, Kia, Shchek, Khoryv, Igor, Svyatoslav and other legendary historical personalities, was supposed to stretch from St. Sophia to St. Michael's Square. The beginning of this plan and the opening of the historic path of ancient Kiev was laid down by the pedestal of Princess Olga.

On her right hand is the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, and on the left are the figures of the brothers Cyril and Methodius.

This idea was approved by Nicholas II himself, who allocated 10 thousand rubles for its implementation. The whole sculptural composition was made of concrete under the project of Ivan Kavaleridze. It should be said that the monument to Princess Olga, which we see today, is only a copy. In 1919, the society, on whose initiative the pedestal was installed, was accused of having links with the Black Hundreds, so the original version was dropped from the pedestal and defeated, and the fragments were dug.

In 1996, parts of the broken sculpture were found again, but not all of them survived. Sculpture was recreated from photographs, using this time white marble. The grand opening of the monument took place on the Day of Kiev - May 25, 1996.