History

Brovary — city of regional value in the Kiev region of Ukraine, an administrative centre of Brovary district, the city-satellite of Kiev which is being from it in 12 km to the east. The population near by 86 thousand person. The name of city means "brewers".

XVII and XVIII centuries

The First mention of the city – 1628 year. At that time it was a small settlement - 46 country and 68 cossack court yards. Basically, peasants were engaged in agriculture, and more solvent cossacks — in winemaking and brewing. Most part of Oster  starostvo, where Brovary was included, belonged to the prince Ieremii Vishnevetskiy.

In the beginning of emancipating war of Ukrainian people in 1648-1654 prince Vishnevetskiy has strengthened the city, having concentrated here the large armed group. But under impacts of the risen peasants this group has been compelled to leave the small town. At this time (1648-1649) in Brovary there was created the cossack sotnya (one handred of cossacks), the first header of which was Feodor Vedmid.

Cossacks have constructed sacred Peter and Paul's church in the small town - the inscription on a church bell testifies: « to year 1648, October month, this bell is submitted from brovarian cossacks up to sacred Peter and Paul's church».

According to «Rewritten books» in 1666 in the small town there were 68 cossack and 46 country court yards. In 1667 brovarian sotnya became a part of the Kiev sotnya in relation to expansion of borders of last.

In Brovary there were a church of the Sacred Trinity, based by Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, and the temple of Rise, constructed by Lavra in 1762 (its site and the further share is unknown). Plans and church were not kept.

Also there were possessions of Bolnichniy-Troitskiy monastery of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. The monastery owned 55 court yards and the best grounds. Sharp struggle for the ground and the right to trade was conducted between brovarian cossacks and Lavra.

In documents of 1787 it is written down, that in Brovary 487 inhabitants lived — cossacks and state peasants, there was also an estate of seconds-majors Kabatov.

XIX century

In 1817 in the small town the post station is constructed. In 1836 there was begun construction of highway which would connect Brovary to the left coast of Dnipro. From 1868 till 1870 the Kiev railway station was functioning in Brovary.

In 1897-1898 in Brovary 464 court yards were being totaled, 4312 inhabitants were living. The church school was operating. Later there has been built territorial elementary school, which in 1896 was transformed to a two-class rural school. After seven years there were already 208 pupils in school, teaching was conducted in Russian. In 1897 in Brovary the rural library is opened.

XX century

In January, 1918 in Brovary the Soviet authority was established. Within civil war Brovary and its district became the arena of fights between red armies from the north and parts of army of UNR, in particular 1-st infantry shelfs of Sich arrows under commanding of colonel I.Vogulskiy. On the night of January, 25th, 1919 red parts have borrowed village Semipolki where N.Shchorsa's staff was placed. On February, 1st, 1919 Bogunian shelfs has borrowed Brovary.

The brovarian district is created in spring of 1923. Population of Brovary made 4065 persons at that time. In 1930 functions of the regional center were passed to Dymerka, which became Great Dymerka. In 1937 Brovary became the center of brovarian district again.

In 1933 in Brovary there was begun a construction of the airport which since 1935 began to function as the central airport of Kiev. On June, 25th, 1941 German planes have made a strike on it.

In 1941-1942 in Brovary there was a nazi camp for Soviet military captivities.

The city of Brovary is released from nazis on September, 25th, 1943. Direct participation in clearing city was accepted with parts of 163-rd Romny-Kiev RedBanner Lenin, Suvorov and Kutuzov's awards division. In 1943 in Brovary there was a staff of 2-nd Air army about which the marshal of aircraft S.Krasovsky ordered.

481 natives of city were lost on fronts of the Great Fatherland War. During the years of occupation the city almost had been completely destroyed — from 2174 houses only 138 have escaped. 10 natives of brovarian district are Heroes of Soviet Union.

The status of city is given in 1956.

Brovary became notorious on April, 20th, 2000. The rocket "Point-Y" of a class "ground-ground" started from a range in Goncharovske in the Chernigov region had flown into the living house on Independence street - therefore 3 persons were died, 5 received wounds. The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine till April, 23rd denied this opportunity, approving, that the educational rocket has got in the planned purpose.