Kirov Street
The street is 2.25 km. long, runs south north from Masherov Ave. to Ordzhonikidze Street . It crosses Gogol Street, Pushkin Street, Mitskewich StreetThe previous names:
Russian period
ulitsa Kobrinskaya named after the town of Kobrin, 50 km east of Brest.Polish period
"ulica Kobrynska" was named after the town of Kobrin, spelled in Polish,Soviet period
Ulitsa Kirova (Kirov Street) was named after the Soviet leader Sergey Kirov, who was assassinated in 1934.Glimpses of the street
Only a few old structures remained on the sreet.
Here the street crosses Pushkin Street.
There were some old structures at the corner, yet this one in the picture above was pulled down in 2008.
Today a memorial is on this spot. It commemorates the Brest Bible.
The regional library is close to the memorial.