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* Early in the 1940s, the German invasion of World War II also destroyed many lives, both military and civilian.
* Early in the 1940s, the German invasion of World War II also destroyed many lives, both military and civilian.
* Around 1990, as the Soviet Union crumbled, Ukrainians agitated for independence, ultimately leading to the peaceful democratic Orange Revolution in the first decade of the 21st Century.
* Around 1990, as the Soviet Union crumbled, Ukrainians agitated for independence, ultimately leading to the peaceful democratic Orange Revolution in the first decade of the 21st Century.
==Kyiv Websites==
===Government===
* [http://kiev.usembassy.gov/main_eng.html US embassy in Kyiv]
* [http://un.org.ua United Nations Kyiv office]
* [http://kmv.gov.ua Kyiv city government] (in Ukrainian)
===Media===
* [http://www.kyivpost.com/ Kyiv Post magazine]
* [http://www.uazone.net/gallery/Kyiv.html Pictures of Kyiv]
* [http://biztravel.kiev.ua/kiev_photo_gallery.shtml More pictures of Kyiv]
* [http://dynamo.kiev.ua Kyiv Dynamo soccer team] (in Ukrainian)
===Travel===
* [http://uazone.net/Kiev.html UAzone online travel guide]
* [http://www.inyourpocket.com/ukraine/city/kyiv.html InYourPocket online travel guide]
* [http://www.bradt-travelguides.com/details.asp?prodid=111 Bradt Kyiv travel guide]
* [http://biztravel.kiev.ua Business travel guide]
* [http://travel.kyiv.org Kyiv.org travel guide]
* [http://www.kiev.info/ Kyiv.info travel guide]
* [http://kievukraine.info/ Kyiv Ukraine info]

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Kyiv (formerly spelled Kiev) is the capital city of Ukraine, is located in the north-central part of the country along the banks of the river Dnipro (Dnieper River), and has a population of about three million.

The Kyiv (Kiev) oblast is the province surrounding the city of Kyiv.

Kyiv History

Following are some historical milestones of Kyivan history:

  • Legend has it that Kyiv was founded about 500 CE by three brothers -- Ky, Khoriv, and Shchek -- along with their sister Lybid.
  • Around 900 CE, King Oleh from Scandanavia seized power over the city, starting the Kyivan Rus' dynasty. (The term rus' means red-haired.)
  • For 100 years the region expanded as a riverine trade route, sending fur, honey, and slaves south to Constantinople, and receiving luxury goods in return.
  • Around 1000 CE, King Volodymyr married into Constantinople royalty and forcibly converted the people of Kyiv from paganism to Orthodox Christianity. Subsequently Yaroslav the Wise (Volodymyr's son) expanded Kyiv into a major sociopolitical and economic center.
  • Mongol raiders sacked Kyiv in 1240, and the city languished and shrank.
  • About 1800, czarist policies encouraged an influx of Russian immigration, boosting the population considerably.
  • In the early 1900s, the Bolshevik Revolution resulted in many Red versus White battles in and around Kyiv, and subsequent Stalinist famines killed many.
  • Early in the 1940s, the German invasion of World War II also destroyed many lives, both military and civilian.
  • Around 1990, as the Soviet Union crumbled, Ukrainians agitated for independence, ultimately leading to the peaceful democratic Orange Revolution in the first decade of the 21st Century.