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According to church tradition, in the middle of the 1st century, the Apostle Andrew the First-Called erected a cross on the site of the modern St. Andrew's Church, which marked the descent of God's grace to this earth[49].
Matei Stryikovsky said that he read the "Kyiv Chronicle" of the beginning of the 11th century, which was taken from Kyiv in 1018 by the Polish king Boleslav I the Brave. This chronicle allegedly stated that a fortified city on the site of Kyiv had existed since 430. The same date is reported by the Brief Chronicler, a source from the second half of the 17th century, which is considered unreliable, but has interesting legends

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Archaeological excavations show that settlements on the territory of the Kyiv region already existed 15,000-25,000 years ago (Kirillovskaya site)[48]. The period of the Neolithic and Eneolithic (Copper Age) is represented by the Trypillia culture, the monuments and periods of which researchers divide into three stages: early (4500-3500 BC), middle (3500-2750 BC) and late (2750- 2000 BC). For the period of the Bronze Age, the territories of the southwestern part are characterized by the Belogrudov culture. Zarubinets culture is typical for the north-west of the Kiev region in the second half of the 1st millennium BC. e. - the first half of the 1st millennium A.D. e.

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After Ukraine gained independence, the authorities ordered to take as a basis the Ukrainian names of all proper names when they are transmitted “by means of the English language”[38], despite the established traditions of this language[39]. This affected, in particular, the English name of Kyiv: as a result, the word Kyiv appeared, which, however, is unusual for English speakers[40] and therefore they continue to use the word Kiev instead of Kyiv in the same way as English. Vienna instead of him. Vienna, English. Cologne instead of him. Kōln, eng. Venice instead of Italian. Venice, English Florence instead of Italian. Firenze, English. Moscow instead of Russian. Moscow, English. Saint Petersburg instead of Russian. Sankt-Peterburg and for many other cities[41]. At the same time, in August 2012, the UN Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names decided to change the official rule for writing the name of the Ukrainian capital from Kiev to Kyiv[42][43]. In June 2019, the US Board of Geographic Names, which is based on many international organizations (in particular, IATA[44]), made a similar decision[45][46]. In July 2019, the Latin version of the name of Kyiv was also changed in UNESCO documents

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In the Slavic languages, the second vowel in the name of this city varies significantly, which in some cases is due to the peculiarities of the formation of the adjective on behalf of Kiy. For example, in Russian the city is called Kyiv, in Polish - Kijów ([ˈkijuf], Kiyuf, but Polish w Kijowie, in Kiev), in Serbian - Kiev, Croatian - Kijev, Bulgarian - Kyiv, etc. Since Kyiv is a long time was part of the Russian Empire and the USSR, the name of the city was assimilated in non-Slavic languages through Russian: English Kiev (also Kieff in the middle of the 19th century[36][37]), German Kiew, etc.

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In the Old Russian language, the name of Kyiv was written as Kyѥvb[29][30], and the inhabitants of the city as kyne[31][32]. In the birch-bark letters of Novgorod, one can find a mention of the city of Kyiv, the earliest one is No. 915 (1050-1075)[33]. In them, the name of the toponym has the form Kyyiv[34], only from the middle of the 13th century (birch bark No. 1016) does it change from ky to ki (Kyiv)[35]. In the charter No. 745 (1100-1120), as well as in the charter of Staraya Russa No. 37 (1180-1200), there is the name of a resident of Kyiv - Kyyanin

22/07/2022

In The Tale of Bygone Years, Kyiv, in the mouth of Prince Oleg the Prophet, under the year 882, is called the “mother of Russian cities” (“mother of the Russian city”). This is understood as a tracing paper from the Greek "metropolis" ("meter" mother + "polis" city)[18][19]. This expression means that Kyiv was the capital and all ancient Russian cities came from it[20]. The same idiom is found in ancient Russian literature in the future - for example, in the Eulogy of Konstantin of Murom of the 16th century, “together with the Christian church, the mother of the city of God-saved Kyiv, cry out to God”

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The Byzantine emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus, writing in the middle of the 10th century, noted that Kyiv had a second name - Samvatas. Probably, it was either the ancient name of the city, or its designation in a non-Slavic environment.
In some Old Norse sagas (for example, in the Eymund saga), Kyiv is referred to as Kenugard (Old Norse Kænugarðr, probably from Old Russian *Kyyan (ov) y-gorod - the epic name of Kyiv) [15] [16]. In modern Icelandic this name continues to be present in the form Kænugarður

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Kyiv is home to the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, the Church of the Savior on Berestov, the St. Sophia Cathedral and related monastery buildings, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as well as the Astronomical Observatory of Kyiv University, St. Andrew's and St. Cyril's Churches, included in its preliminary list. The Kyiv TV Tower is the tallest free-standing metal structure in the world[12]. The deepest metro station in the world, Arsenalnaya, is located in the Kiev Metro, its depth is 105.5 m

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The logo of Kyiv, in translation - "the city where everything begins"
Throughout its history, Kyiv has been the capital of Polyany, Kievan Rus, the Kyiv Principality, the Ukrainian People's Republic, the Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets, the Ukrainian State, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and since 1991, independent Ukraine. It was also the center of the ancient Kyiv Metropolis and continues to be so for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) claiming succession from it. It houses the governing structures of the Crimean Platform, GUAM, STCU, PANIA and MAAN (in 1993-2017). Due to its significance as the historical center of Russia, the city is called the "mother of Russian cities"; by virtue of religious significance - "New Jerusalem"; due to the mass heroism of the population in the Great Patriotic War, it bears the highest degree of distinction of the USSR “Hero City”.

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Kiev (Ukrainian Kiev [ˈkɪjiu̯] pronunciation (inf.), OE KievKyivGo to section " ") is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, a city with a special status. Located on the Dnieper River, it is the center of the Kyiv agglomeration. Separate administrative-territorial unit of Ukraine; cultural, political, socio-economic, transport, scientific and religious center of the country. Kyiv is the administrative center of the Kyiv region, although it is not part of it, having a special legal statusGo to the section " legal status of the city". Located in the north of Ukraine. The seventh most populous city in Europe after Moscow, Istanbul, London, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Madrid

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