What is "lukyanivka"

Lukyanivka may refer to:

• Lukyanivska Prison, a well-known prison in Kiev;
• Lukyanivka, a neighborhood in Kiev.

Lukyanivka is a historical neighborhood in the northwestern part of the city of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is situated on the right bank of Dnieper, at a short distance from Babi Yar. The metro station located on the territory is Lukianivska.

The area is also known for the Lukyanivska Prison.

The neighborhood was named after a Podil guildmaster and "began to grow after the great flood of 1845 forced many inhabitants to higher ground"; its population in 1874 was 9,806. In the spring of 1911, the body of Andrei Yushchinsky was found in a cave in Lukyanivka, leading to the Mendel Beilis case.