Kiev
Kiev is the caipital an the lairgest ceety o Ukraine, locatit in the north central pairt o the kintra on the Dnieper River.
Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational an cultural centre o Eastren Europe. It is hame tae mony hie-tech industries, heichher education institutions an warld-famous historical landmarks. The ceety haes an extensive infrastructure an heichlie developed seestem o public transport, includin the Kiev Metro. Kiev wis classified as a Beta global ceety as o 2004.
The name Kiev is said tae derive frae the name o Kyi, ane o fower legendary foonders o the ceety (brithers Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv, an sister Lybid). Durin its history, Kiev, ane o the auldest ceeties in Eastren Europe, passed through several stages o great prominence an relative obscurity. The ceety mey hae been foondit in the 5t century as a tradin post, perhaps pairt o the land o the early Slavs. It gradually acquired eminence as the centre o the East Slavic civilization, becomin in the tent tae twalt centuries a poleetical an cultural caipital o Rus', a medieval East Slavic state. Completely destroyed durin the Mongol invasion in 1240, the ceety lost maist o its influence for the centuries tae come. It wis a provincial caipital o marginal importance in the ootskirts o the territories controlled bi its pouerful neighbours; first the Grand Duchy o Lithuanie, follaed bi Poland an Roushie.
The ceety prospered again durin the Roushie Empire's industrial revolution in the late 19t century. Efter the turbulent period follaein the Russian Revolution o 1917, frae 1921 onwards Kiev wis an important ceety o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, an, frae 1934, its caipital. Durin Warld War II, the ceety again suffered significant damage, but quickly recovered in the post-war years remainin the third lairgest ceety o the Soviet Union. Follaein the collapse o the Soviet Union an the Ukrainian independence o 1991, Kiev remained the caipital o Ukraine.
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[edit] Internaitional relations
[edit] Twin touns — Sister ceeties
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[edit] Honour
Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica is named efter the ceety o Kiev.[27]
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St. Michael's Kirk
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Gowden Yett
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Pechersk Lavra
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Pechersk Lavra
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- ↑ Kiev Peninsula. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
