Kyiv

Kyiv - the capital of strong and independant Ukraine.. As the centre of Kyivan Rus, the first eastern Slavic state, 1,000 years ago, it acquired the title “Mother of Rus Cities.”

History

Landmark of Kyi,Schek, Khoryv and Lybed

The legend

According to the ancient legend, Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was founded by three brothers, Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybed, at the end of the 5th-beginning of the 6th centuries. The city was named after the eldest brother Kyi. Kyiv means the city of Kyi.

And then...

In 1240 it was destroyed by the Mongols of the Golden Horde. After being rebuilt, it came under Lithuanian, Polish, and Cossack rule. It was incorporated into Russia in 1793, and in 1934 Kyiv became the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. It became Ukraine’s national capital after the country achieved its independence in 1991.

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Landmarks

Golden Gate of Kiev
Motherland of Kiev
St Sophia's Cathedral

Golden Gate

For several centuries this building had not only defense functions, but it was a symbol of the power and independence of Kievan Rus as the state and Kiev as its capital.

Motherland

The sculpture is a part of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War and symbolizes the feat accomplished by people during the war.

St Sophia's Cathedral

It was a centre of learning and culture, housing the first school and library in Kyivan Rus.