Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is one of the first monasteries of Kievan Rus. Founded in 1051 under Yaroslav the Wise.

The imperishable relics of the saints of God rest in the Near and Far Caves of the Lavra; there are also burials of lay people in the Lavra (for example, the grave of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin).

Under Soviet rule, the monastery was completely liquidated. One of the buildings housed the State Historical Library of Ukraine. A museum complex was formed on the territory of the lavra.