Shevchenko Boulevard The Boulevard is nearly 0.5 km long, running north to south, from Masherov Avenue to the river embankment. The previous names: Russian period Slobodskaya ulitsa, Shirokaya ulitsa (Broad Street) Polish period ulica Sobieskiego (Sobieski Street) Soviet period Shevchenko Boulevard, since 1979 the bigger northern part was named Kosmonavtov Boulevard (Boulevard of Cosmonauts). The southern part retained its name. Glimpses of the street A rounabout at the start of the buolvard Taras Shevchenko Bust in Brest Belarus Hotel The central passage of the boulevard is lined with trees and sphere-shaped hedges.
