Litky
Lítky, in ancient times Litkovychi is a Ukrainian village located on the Desna River in the Brovary Raion of Kiev Oblast, to north east from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.History
It is believed that Litkovychi with neighboring Zazymovye were founded in 1128 by Vsevolod Gorodetsky. The first recorded mention of Litkovychi in the historical sources was written in 1426.
During the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Litky was a nobility residence of Ukrainian boyars and Polish szlachta in Oster Starostwo and called 'Little Oster'. After the Khmelnytsky Uprising it was known as a market town.
After 1664 the market town came under the power of the Vydubychi Monastery. On 10 February 1687, Theodosius Uglytsky founded in St. Nicholas Church of Litkovychi the Brotherhood and Guild. The guild first consisted of blacksmiths, coopers, and saddlers. Brotherhood and Guild had symbols and traditions.
Litky is the birthplace of Vasyl Hryhorovych-Barskyi, his famous brother-architect Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi and Sofia Punko-Chumachenko.
On 28 August 1911, Tsar Nicholas II visited Litky and received a gift — boots — from the local masters. In response, the Shoe Guild received an award from the Tsar — the gold watch.
