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Museum of Kiev History
30/10/15
1500th anniversary of the foundation of the Kiev
The museum was inaugurated on 26 May, 1982 when Kievans celebrated the 1500th anniversary of the foundation of the city. The date was rather conventional, many scientists had arguments that Kiev existed before 482 and later these ...
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Monument to Taras Shevchenko
30/10/15
Role of great Ukrainian writer
Across the University named after Taras Shevchenko there is a monument to this most famous and notable Ukrainian. The monument was constructed in 1939 (architect Matvei Manizer) when the whole world marked the 125th anniversary of his birthda...
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Monument to Yaroslav the Wise
29/10/15
Great Kiev Prince Yaroslav the Wise
Some years ago the name of Kiev’s Great Prince Yaroslav the Wise (Ukr. – Yaroslav Mudryi) (978-1054) was among the first leading group of ten of the most famous people that were born in Ukraine. It is a rather disputable question&n...
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Golden Domed St. Michael Monastery
29/10/15
Role of great Ukrainian writer
Across the University named after Taras Shevchenko there is a monument to this most famous and notable Ukrainian. The monument was constructed in 1939 (architect Matvei Manizer) when the whole world marked the 125th anniversary of his birthday. It repla...
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Kiev National University
29/10/15
The first higher educational establishment
Ukraine has long history of enlightening and education. The first schools appeared in Kiev in the 11th century under the rule of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. The first higher educational establishment – an “Academy” ...
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Kiev
29/10/15
The capital of Ukraine invites you!
The capital of Ukraine is KIEV, that is the traditional spelling of the Ukrainian capital. But you can come across a different spelling – KYIV that was introduced after the newly-independent Ukraine declared Ukrainian is the...
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Golden Domed St. Michael Monastery
29/10/15
Prince Sviatopolk
The church patron of Kiev is Archangel Michael and it was natural that a temple dedicated to Archangel Michael had to be built in the city. It was Kiev Prince Sviatopolk (1050-1113), the grandson of Yaroslav the Wise and whose Christian name was Michael, ...
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Chernobyl national museum
29/10/15
Chernobyl, the great symbol
Since april 26, 1986 the name of a small ukrainian town chernobyl has become the symbol of the worst environmental disaster that affected the ecology not of ukraine only. 17 countries (sweden, norway, finland, germany, uk, austria, usa, canada and others) ...
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Bogdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts
29/10/15
Museum of Western and Oriental Arts
This museum is more known under the name of Museum of Western and Oriental Arts. It was founded in 1919 on the basis of Varvara (1852-1922) and Bogdan (1849-1917) Khanenko’s private collection, which originated in 1870 and was donated in 1919...
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Metro in Kiev, Arsenalnaya
29/10/15
Deepest metro in the world
This underground Metro station is the deepest in the world - 105,5 meters. The station was built in 1960, very close to the House of Parliament. According to some reports, the tunnels near Arsenalnaya house secret shelters built specially for the ...
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