During the Soviet era National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

with success of october revolution of 1917 , subsequent establishment of soviet union, atheism became state sanctioned belief system , church (along associated organs) repressed. shortly thereafter authorities of newly proclaimed ukrainian soviet socialist republic ordered closure of kiev theological academy; library later plundered , main church of school, bogoyavlenskiy cathedral, demolished explosives in 1935.

the premises of disbanded theological college later used new soviet military education facility - kiev higher naval political school (russian: Киевское Высшее Военно-Морское Политическое Училище) - naval academy trained specialist political commissars soviet navy. day 1 of university s buildings still bears mosaic portraying warship, academic badge , open book displaying quotes vladimir lenin; upon reestablishment of naukma in 1992 conscious decision made retain mosaic visible reminder of site s prior usage , totalitarian past.