Yevhena Chykalenka Street is one of the historic main streets of central Kyiv, formed in the mid-19th century. Its first section appeared in the 1840s under the name Yelyzavetynska, later Novo-Yelyzavetynska, and at the end of the 19th century, in 1899, it was renamed Pushkinska. The final formation of the street took place in the 1870s after the development of a vacant lot opposite the university, part of which was turned into a park. The proximity to the university influenced the architectural and socio-cultural environment of the street.
The buildings of Chykalenka Street have almost completely preserved the appearance of the late 19th — early 20th century. Stone two- and three-story apartment houses, mansions, and public buildings formed a first-class street — representative, elegant, and architecturally cohesive. Numerous historical and architectural landmarks are concentrated here, and the street became a center of the cultural, diplomatic, and intellectual life of the city.
The street received its modern name in 2022 in honor of Yevhen Chykalenko — a patron, publisher, and one of the initiators of the Central Rada. The street preserves the memory of many prominent residents: Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Oleksandr Bilash, Maria Lytvynenko-Volgemut and other figures of culture and science lived and worked here.
Today, Yevhena Chykalenka Street is a living history of Kyiv, where urban space combines architectural heritage, cultural memory, and modern life.