From 1919 until 1990, the street was named after Bolshevik leader Yakov Sverdlov.It was damaged in 1941 and remained ruined during the German occupation of Kyiv, from 1941 to 1943, being eventually restored after World War II.The street officially changed to its historical name, Prorizna, in 1990.Adjoining streets are: Pushkinska, Borysa Grinchenka and Patorzhinskogo.Metro stations located near Prorizna street are Khreshchatyk, Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Zoloti Vorota