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Kyiv (also Kiev) [a] is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine.It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River.As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2,952,301, [2] making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. [11]
In 1299, Maximus (of Greek origin), the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus', eventually moved the seat of the Metropolitanate from Kiev to Vladimir on the Klyazma, keeping the title. Since 1320, the city was the site of a new Catholic bishopric, when Henry, a Dominican friar, was appointed the first missionary Bishop of Kyiv .
7 May: City captured by joint Polish-Ukrainian forces during the Kyiv offensive, part of the Polish–Soviet War. 9 May: Kyiv Victory Parade, a joint Polish-Ukrainian military parade in the liberated city. City captured by the Red Army. 1922 30 December: Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic becomes part of the Soviet Union. 1923 Trotsky Red ...
Kyiv is the romanized official Ukrainian name for the city, [10] [11] and it is used for legislative and official acts. [12] Kiev is the traditional English name for the city, [10] [13] [14] but because of its historical derivation from the Russian name, Kiev lost favor with many Western media outlets after the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian ...
Currently, the legal status and the local government of Kyiv is regulated by the special provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine as well as a combination of Ukrainian laws, namely the Law on the capital of Ukraine - Hero City Kyiv, [1] [2] [3] the Law on the local state administration [4] and the Law on local self-governance in Ukraine.
Kiev remained the core of the country and was the centre of spiritual life with the office of the Metropolitan of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Kiev. Following the death of Mstislav I of Kiev in 1132, the semi-autonomous states were de facto independent and so led to the emergence of the Principality of Kiev as a separate state.
The Right Bank (Ukrainian: Правий Берег, Pravyi Bereh), located on the western side of the river, contains the older portions of the city, as well as the majority of Kyiv's business and governmental institutions.
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