query: where is kiev ?

title: Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion

text: Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion () is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine, adjacent to the city of Kiev which serves as the administrative center for the raion. The city of Kiev itself does not belong to the raion. Population: . The raion is situation just to west of the Kiev city and should not be confused with Sviatoshyn District of the Kiev city which it borders and where its administration is located. The raion's name relates to historical area and woodland of Sviatoshyn which currently is located with the city limits of Kiev. Most of the raion is

title: Shevchenkivskyi District, Kiev

text: Shevchenkivskyi District, Kiev The Shevchenkivskyi District () is an urban district of the city of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It was originally established on 4 April 1937, although in 2001 its area was increased following an annexation of the former Radianskyi and Starokyivskyi districts. The district is historically significant, as it was here on the Old Kiev mount where the apostle Saint Andrew erected the cross, also the famous Golden Gate of Kiev, the main entrance to the medieval city of Kiev is located in the district, as are the three major churches of the city: Saint Sophia, Saint

title: Kiev Planetarium

text: Kiev Planetarium Kiev Planetarium (previously "Republican Planetarium"; ) in Kiev, Ukraine is one of the largest planetaria in the CIS (former Soviet states). Opened on January 1, 1952 by the initiative of the scientist-astronomer Serhiy Vsekhsviatskiy (1905–1984), the planetarium has a dome of 23.5 meters in diameter, and seats 320 people. In 1987, Kiev Planetarium moved to new premises on the street. Red Army, 57 /3, where he remains to this day. The new building was set device " Large Zeiss IV», allowing to demonstrate the 6500 stars of the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The planetarium offers lectures on astronomy,

title: Kiev

text: collapse, adversely affecting science and technology. But new sectors of the economy such as services and finance facilitated Kiev's growth in salaries and investment, as well as providing continuous funding for the development of housing and urban infrastructure. Kiev emerged as the most pro-Western region of Ukraine where parties advocating tighter integration with the European Union dominate during elections. Currently, "Kiev" is the traditional and most commonly used English name for the city. The Ukrainian government however uses "Kyiv" as the mandatory romanization where legislative and official acts are translated into English. As a prominent city with a long history,

title: Kiev Police

text: Kiev. The Commissioner is a policeman administrator appointed by the Mayor of Kiev, after the approval of the Kiev City Rada. Kiev Police The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Kiev () was established in 1858 in Kiev as the "Kiev Municipal Police" (Київська міська поліція). It is the largest municipal police force in Ukraine, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Ukrainian capital. The Kiev Police is one of the oldest police departments in Ukraine. Its headquarters are located at Volodymyr Street 15 in Kiev. The Kiev Police is part of the Ministry of

title: Kiev TV Tower

text: Kiev TV Tower The Kiev TV Tower () is a lattice steel tower built in 1973 in Kiev, Ukraine, for radio and television broadcasting. It is the tallest freestanding lattice steel construction in the world. The tower in Oranzhereina Street is not open to the public. Construction began in 1968 and finished in 1973 at a cost of approximately $12 million. Made of steel pipe of various diameters and thicknesses, the structure weighs 2,700 tonnes. The central pipe, or core, where the elevator is located, is 4 metres in diameter and made of pipe that is 12 mm thick. It

title: Kiev Police

text: Kiev Police The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Kiev () was established in 1858 in Kiev as the "Kiev Municipal Police" (Київська міська поліція). It is the largest municipal police force in Ukraine, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Ukrainian capital. The Kiev Police is one of the oldest police departments in Ukraine. Its headquarters are located at Volodymyr Street 15 in Kiev. The Kiev Police is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS); the police is also subordinate to the Kiev government. The main responsibilities are internal security, human rights and

title: Kiev

text: Kiev Kiev ( ) or Kyiv ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper. The population in July 2015 was 2,887,974 (though higher estimated numbers have been cited in the press), making Kiev the 7th most populous city in Europe. Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and world-famous historical landmarks. The city has an extensive infrastructure and highly developed system of public transport, including the Kiev Metro.

title: Kiev

text: it is here where the country's tallest office buildings (such as Gulliver and Parus) and some of Ukraine's biggest shopping malls (such as Dream Town and Ocean Plaza) are located. In May 2011 Kiev authorities presented a 15-year development strategy which calls for attracting as much as EUR82 billion of foreign investment by 2025 to modernize the city's transport and utilities infrastructure and make it more attractive for tourists. Primary industries in Kiev include utilities – i.e., electricity, gas and water supply (26% of total industrial output), manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products (22%), chemical (17%), mechanical engineering (13%)

title: Kiev Oblast

text: Kiev Oblast Kiev Oblast or Kyiv Oblast (, translit. "Kyivs’ka oblast’"; also referred to as Kyivshchyna – ) is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kiev (, "Kyiv"), which also serves as the capital of Ukraine. Despite being located in the center of the Kiev Oblast, and hosting the governing bodies of the oblast, Kiev itself is a self-governing city with special status and not under oblast jurisdiction. Kiev Oblast neither corresponds to nor is limited to the unofficially designated Kiev metropolitan area although it is significantly dependent on the

title: Kiev

text: while the Kiev-Svyatoshyn Raion local council is located on vulytsia Yantarna (Yantarnaya Street). The growing political and economic role of the city, combined with its international relations, as well as extensive internet and social network penetration, have made Kiev the most pro-Western and pro-democracy region of Ukraine; (so called) National Democratic parties advocating tighter integration with the European Union receive most votes during elections in Kiev. In a poll conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology in the first half of February 2014, 5.3% of those polled in Kiev believed "Ukraine and Russia must unite into a single state",

title: Kiev

text: and manufacture of paper and paper products, including publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media (11%). The Institute of Oil Transportation is headquartered here. Scientific research is conducted in many institutes of higher education and, additionally, in many research institutes affiliated with the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Kiev is home to Ukraine's ministry of education and science, and is also noted for its contributions to medical and computer science research. Kiev hosts many universities, the major ones being Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, the National Technical University "Kiev Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and the Kyiv National University of Trade and

title: Kiev

text: the Mayor of Kiev, is elected by a local popular vote. The current Mayor of Kiev is Vitali Klitschko who was sworn in on 5 June 2014; after he had won the 25 May 2014 Kiev mayoral elections with almost 57% of the votes. Since 25 June 2014 Klitschko is also Head of Kiev City Administration. Most important buildings of the national government (Cabinet of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada, others) are located along vulytsia Mykhaila Hrushevskoho (Mykhailo Hrushevsky Street) and vulytsia Instytutska (Institute Street). Hrushevskoho Street is named after the Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, who wrote an

title: Kiev Fortress

text: Kiev Fortress The Kiev Fortress (; ; ; ) is a complex of Russian fortifications in Kiev, Ukraine built over the span of the 17th through 19th centuries, soon after the 1654 Council in Pereyaslav, based on already existing fortified monastery of Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Kiev Fortress once belonged to the extensive system of western Russian fortresses that existed in the Russian Empire. The Kiev Fortress complex features many separate fortifications in Pechersk, Old Kiev, Podil, and Zvirynets located in various city districts of Kiev. Currently most of the remaining structures turned into a historic reserve. The main fortification associated

title: Kiev Fortress

text: the Vasylkiv fortification. One semi-tower was part of the hospital fortification. Within the Kiev Fortress is the Kyiv Fortress Museum,or Kyivska Fortetsya. It is semi-underground. The museum is housed in a 19th-century building,which was formerly a wing of the fortress. Kiev Fortress The Kiev Fortress (; ; ; ) is a complex of Russian fortifications in Kiev, Ukraine built over the span of the 17th through 19th centuries, soon after the 1654 Council in Pereyaslav, based on already existing fortified monastery of Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Kiev Fortress once belonged to the extensive system of western Russian fortresses that existed in

title: Kiev Oblast

text: ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Kiev Oblast, "Kyivshchyna". Kiev is the traditional English name for the administrative center of the Kiev Oblast, but the Ukrainianized versions (transliterated from the Ukrainian language) "Kyiv" and "Kyiv Oblast" are sometimes also used. a. These neighboring settlements are practically merged into a conurbation Kiev Oblast Kiev Oblast or Kyiv Oblast (, translit. "Kyivs’ka oblast’"; also referred to as Kyivshchyna – ) is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kiev (, "Kyiv"), which also serves as the capital of

title: Kiev

text: cities of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Volgograd, Ulan-Ude, Makhachkala, and the Komi Republic due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Kiev Kiev ( ) or Kyiv ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper. The population in July 2015 was 2,887,974 (though higher estimated numbers have been cited in the press), making Kiev the 7th most populous city in Europe. Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and

title: Kiev Reservoir

text: Kiev Reservoir The Kiev Reservoir (), locally the Kiev Sea, is a large water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kiev, which lies to the south, it covers a total area of within the Kiev Oblast. The reservoir was formed in 1960-1966, as a result of the Kiev Hydroelectric Power Plant dam being built at Vyshhorod. The reservoir is mainly used for hydroelectricity generation, industrial and public consumption, and irrigation. The reservoir is 110 km in length, 12 km in width, has a depth of four to eight meters, a volume of ,

title: Kiev Suvorov Military School

text: Kiev Suvorov Military School The Kiev Suvorov Military School (KvSVU) (Ukrainian: Київське суворовське військове училище) (Russian: Киевское суворовское военное училище) was a boarding school in Kiev, the capital of the Ukrainian SSR. It was affiliated to Suvorov Military School in the USSR for military cadets. It was succeeded with the Ivan Bohun Military High School following Ukraine's independence in 1991. It was founded in 1943 as the Kharkov Suvorov Military School. It was located on Lenin Square in Kharkov. On July 1, 1947, the school was relocated from Kharkov to Kiev, where it was renamed the Kiev Suvorov Military School.

title: Mayor of Kiev

text: of mayor of Kiev and Head of Kiev City Administration are held by the same person again. This person is Vitali Klitschko who was sworn in as mayor on 5 June 2014 and who was appointed Head of Kiev City Administration by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on 25 June 2014. Mayor of Kiev Mayor of Kiev (, Kyivskyi miskyi holova; literally "Head of the Kiev City") is an elected by popular vote head of the Kiev city (the capital of Ukraine) and chairperson the Kiev City Council. It should not be confused with the chairperson of the Kiev city administration.

title: Kiev

text: steady increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting the country. Prior to the 2008–2009 recession the average annual growth in the number of foreign visits in Kiev was 23% over a three-year period. In 2009 a total of 1.6 million tourists stayed in Kiev hotels of which almost 259,000 (ca. 16%) were foreigners. In 2014 the Kiev city's council established the city's anthem. It became a 1962 song "Yak tebe ne lyubyty, Kyieve miy!" (, rough translation "How one cannot love you, Kyiv, my dear!"). "See also: , Economy of Ukraine" As with most capital cities, Kiev is a

title: Kiev Reservoir

text: natural accident or terrorist damage). But the authorities continue to dismiss such dangers as unreal, claiming to be in full control of the dam's safety. However, serious concerns were raised in 2005, when a fake terrorist alert was made. Kiev Reservoir The Kiev Reservoir (), locally the Kiev Sea, is a large water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kiev, which lies to the south, it covers a total area of within the Kiev Oblast. The reservoir was formed in 1960-1966, as a result of the Kiev Hydroelectric Power Plant dam being built

title: Sokil Kiev

text: Sokil Kiev Hockey Club Sokil Kiev (; , "HC Sokol Kiev"; ), commonly known as Sokil Kiev or HC Sokil, was a Ukrainian Professional Hockey League team based in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within the Kiev region. They are a founding club of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine, and have formerly competed in the national leagues of Belarus, Russia, and the Soviet Union. Until 2014 Sokil remained the oldest and most accomplished team in Ukrainian hockey, winning 12 of the 19

title: Mayor of Kiev

text: Mayor of Kiev Mayor of Kiev (, Kyivskyi miskyi holova; literally "Head of the Kiev City") is an elected by popular vote head of the Kiev city (the capital of Ukraine) and chairperson the Kiev City Council. It should not be confused with the chairperson of the Kiev city administration. The mayor is elected for the term of four years. Current mayor Vitali Klitschko was sworn in on 5 June 2014. Klitschko had won the 25 May 2014 Kiev mayoral elections with almost 57% of the votes. According to the Kiev City Electoral Commission, Chernovetsky won in 2006 31.83% of

title: Kiev Theological Academy

text: be successors to the Kiev Mohyla Academy. The Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church operates the Kiev Theological Academy in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate has the in the Golden-Domed Monastery in Kiev. The National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is a secular educational institution. in Ukraine. Kiev Theological Academy The Kiev Theological Academy was the oldest higher educational institution of the Russian Orthodox Church, situated in Kiev, the Russian Empire. The Academy′s predecessor was the Kiev Mohyla Academy founded in the 17th century, in Kiev, then the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Kiev Academy

title: Kiev metropolitan area

text: general aviation. According to the UN 2011 evaluation, there were no risks of natural disasters in the Kiev metropolitan area Kiev metropolitan area The Kiev (Kyiv) metropolitan area (, ) is an unofficially-designated urban agglomeration in Ukraine within the Kiev Oblast, consisting of the country's capital city of Kiev, its satellite settlements and nearest rural areas closely bound to the city by employment and commerce. According to different sources, it is ranked among 20 largest metropolitan areas in Europe. The metropolitan area includes the following cities: Kiev, Berezan, Boryspil, Brovary, Vasylkiv, Irpin, Rzhyschiv, and Fastiv. The city of Kiev also

title: Kiev

text: grade school and higher education students. Pensioners use public transportation free. There are monthly passes in all combinations of public transportation. Ticket prices are regulated by the city government, and the cost of one ride is far lower than in Western Europe. The taxi market in Kiev is expansive but not regulated. In particular, the taxi fare per kilometer is not regulated. There is a fierce competition between private taxi companies. Kiev represents the focal point of Ukraine's "national roads" system, thus linked by road to all cities of the country. European routes , and intersect in Kiev. There are

title: Kiev

text: academic book titled: "Bar Starostvo: Historical Notes: XV-XVIII" about the history of Bar, Ukraine. That portion of the city is also unofficially known as the government quarter (). The city also has a great number of buildings for various embassies, ministerial and other important buildings. The city state administration and council is located in the Kiev City's council building on Khreshchatyk Street. The oblast state administration and council is located in the Kiev Oblast council building on ploshcha Lesi Ukrayinky (Lesya Ukrayinka Square). The Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion state administration is located near Kiltseva doroha (Ring Road) on prospekt Peremohy (Victory Parkway),

title: Zhytomyrska (Kiev Metro)

text: (white and red) and on the floor. Lighting comes from suspended fluorescent tubes, and the station features catamaran-style rises on the walls where the station name is displayed. Presently the station is the most westwards on the main Peremohy Avenue, and is only a few kilometres from Kiev's circular motorway separating the city and Kiev Oblast. The avenue then becomes the M17 (E40) intercity motorway and continues westwards into Western Ukraine including the city of Zhytomyr (for which the station is named). As a result, it receives a moderate passenger traffic from the regional areas. Zhytomyrska (Kiev Metro) Zhytomyrska ()

title: Kiev

text: are also part of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine collection. Kiev's theatres include, the Kiev Opera House, Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater, Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama, the Kiev Puppet Theater, October Palace and National Philharmonic of Ukraine and others. In 1946 Kiev had four theatres, one opera house and one concert hall, but most tickets then were allocated to "privileged groups". Other significant cultural centres include the Dovzhenko Film Studios, and the Kiev Circus. The most important of the are the Kiev State Historical Museum, Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II,

title: Kiev

text: other things. At the city's southern outskirts, near the historic Pyrohiv village, there is an outdoor museum, officially called the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine It has an area of . This territory houses several "mini-villages" that represent by region the traditional rural architecture of Ukraine. Kiev also has numerous recreational attractions like bowling alleys, go-cart tracks, paintball venues, billiard halls and even shooting ranges. The 100-year-old Kiev Zoo is located on 40 hectares and according to CBC "the zoo has 2,600 animals from 328 species". Kiev is home to some 40 different museums. In 2009 they

title: Kiev cake

text: Kiev cake A Kiev cake or Kyiv cake () is a brand of dessert cake, made in Kiev, Ukraine, since December 6, 1956 by the Karl Marx Confectionery Factory (now a subsidiary of the Roshen corporation). It soon became popular all over the Soviet Union. The cake has become one of the symbols of Kiev city, particularly by its brand name and package, depicting the horse chestnut leaf (the informal coat of arms of Kiev). The cake has two airy layers of meringue with cashew, chocolate glaze, and a buttercream-like filling. Once confectioners forgot to put some amount of egg-white

title: Kiev (brand)

text: Kiev (brand) Kiev is a Soviet and Ukrainian brand of photographic equipment including cameras manufactured by the Arsenal Factory in Kiev, Ukraine. The camera nameplates show the name "KIEV", with older cameras using "КИЕВ" (in Russian language) or "КИЇВ" (in Ukrainian language) in Cyrillic. At the end of November 2009 Gevorg Vartanyan of Arax, a Ukrainian distributor of reworked medium format Kiev cameras and lenses, wrote to tell customers that the Arsenal factory was closing after 245 years of operation. The email said that management had been turned over to the Special Construction Department (SKTB), all work had stopped and

title: Museums in Kiev

text: Источник: http://primetour.ua/en/excursions/museum/Kievskiy-muzey-A-Pushkina-v-Kieve.html © "Первое экскурсионное бюро". Other cultural museums include Mamayeva Sloboda, Mikhail Bulgakov Museum, Museum of Cultural Heritage in Kiev, One Street Museum, Pyrohiv, and Savka House. In addition, several churches have museums within their complexes, such as St Andrew's Church, St Sophia Cathedral, St Cyril Church, St Nicholas Cathedral, and Kiev Pechersk Lavra. There are several museums dedicated to the city's infrastructure, including Building of Pedagogical Museum, Kiev Fire Service Museum, Kiev Pharmacy Museum, Kiev Recycling Museum, Kiev Sewer Museum, Kiev Water Museum, and the National Museum of Health Care in Kiev. The Water Museum (Water-information Centre) is

title: Kiev Zoo

text: The zoo is also a research centre, working on acclimatization of far land animals, preserving and reproduction of rare animals, such as the Amur tigers, bisons, Przewalski's Horses and some others. The zoo is now refurbished in 2017 during one year but stay open Kiev Zoo The Kiev Zoo (, "Kyivskyi Zoopark") is one of the largest zoos in the former Soviet Union and the only large zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. Situated on about , the zoo is cared for by 378 staff members and receives about 280,000 visitors annually. The Kiev Zoo was first founded in 1909 by the

title: Kiev Oblast

text: following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of Kiev Oblast: As with other oblasts of Ukraine, the head of the Kiev Oblast State Administration (governor) is appointed by the President of Ukraine and subordinated to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Local self-government body is the popularly elected Kiev Oblast Rada, chaired by a Speaker (elected from among the councilors). The municipality of Slavutych is located within the borders of the neighboring Chernihiv Oblast on the eastern bank of the Dnieper river and the municipality has no common border with the Kiev Oblast. Still, Slavutych is

title: Kiev

text: the national average of 9.6%. The average monthly net salary in Kiev reached €340(US$400) as of August 2018. Kiev is the undisputed center of business and commerce of Ukraine and home to the country's largest companies, such as Naftogaz Ukrainy, Energorynok and Kyivstar. In 2010 the city accounted for 18% of national retail sales and 24% of all construction activity. Indeed, real estate is one of the major forces in Kiev's economy. Average prices of apartments are the highest in the country and among the highest in eastern Europe. Kiev also ranks high in terms of commercial real estate for

title: Kiev

text: recorded a total of 4.3 million visits. The Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II is a memorial complex commemorating the Eastern Front of World War II located in the hills on the right-bank of the Dnieper River in Pechersk. Kiev fortress is the 19th-century fortification buildings situated in Ukrainian capital Kiev, that once belonged to western Russian fortresses. These structures (once a united complex) were built in the Pechersk and neighbourhoods by the Russian army. Now some of the buildings are restored and turned into a museum called the "Kiev Fortress", while others are in use

title: Kiev metropolitan area

text: Kiev metropolitan area The Kiev (Kyiv) metropolitan area (, ) is an unofficially-designated urban agglomeration in Ukraine within the Kiev Oblast, consisting of the country's capital city of Kiev, its satellite settlements and nearest rural areas closely bound to the city by employment and commerce. According to different sources, it is ranked among 20 largest metropolitan areas in Europe. The metropolitan area includes the following cities: Kiev, Berezan, Boryspil, Brovary, Vasylkiv, Irpin, Rzhyschiv, and Fastiv. The city of Kiev also creates a very close conurbation with such cities as Irpin-Bucha, Brovary, Vyshhorod, and Vyshneve, while cities Boyarka and Boryspil are

title: History of Kiev

text: May in the Palace of Sports. Until 2012, the Mayor of Kiev was Leonid Chernovetsky. History of Kiev The history of Kiev, the largest city and the capital of Ukraine, is documented as going back at least 1,400 years. According to legend, Kiev was founded by three brothers, Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybid. Kiev is named after Kyi, the eldest brother. The exact century of city foundation has not been determined. Legend has it that the emergence of a great city on the future location of Kiev was prophesied by St. Andrew (d. AD 60/70) fascinated by

title: Kiev Governorate

text: Committee "(ispolkom)". In the course of the Soviet administrative reform of 1923–1929 the Kiev Governorate of Ukrainian SSR was transformed into six okruhas in 1923, and, since 1932, Kiev Oblast at the territory. "as Governing Commissioners" "as Governing Elders" Kiev Governorate Kiev Governorate (; ) was an administrative division of the Russian Empire from 1796 to 1919 and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1919 to 1925. It was formed as a governorate in the Right-bank Ukraine region following a division of the Kiev Viceroyalty into the Kiev and the Little Russia Governorates, with the administrative centre in Kiev. By

title: Kiev style

text: also means that the 5th finger of the right hand cannot be used effectively. The Kiev style is based on the technique used by kobzari of the Chernihiv province such as Tereshko Parkhomenko. It became known as the Kiev style because the Kiev Bandurist Capella used it. Before World War II, most Kiev banduras had diatonically tuned bass strings. Since World War II in Ukraine, chromatic bass tuning is the standard. In the West, however, groups of bandurists exist that adhere to a diatonic bass tuning. Often these bandurists will refer to their playing style as the Chernihiv style of

title: Kiev Zoo

text: Kiev Zoo The Kiev Zoo (, "Kyivskyi Zoopark") is one of the largest zoos in the former Soviet Union and the only large zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. Situated on about , the zoo is cared for by 378 staff members and receives about 280,000 visitors annually. The Kiev Zoo was first founded in 1909 by the Nature Lovers Society and was financed by various private donations. During its first years in business, the zoo experienced some hardships and therefore, did not contain many animals, just 17 different types. During the first winter the zoo was opened, the animals had to

title: Kiev Mountains

text: Kiev Mountains Kiev Mountains or Kiev Hills () is a term used in journalism and literature for hills and highlands around the city of Kiev that range from approximately 150 to almost 200 meters. The city of Kiev is located within borders of three orographic regions: Dnieper Upland (Cisdnieper Upland) and Polesian and Dnieper lowlands. The hills are located in northern part of the Kiev plateau where the Dnieper Upland slopes down towards the Dnieper river valley and the Kiev Polesia. The highest marks recorded in central and southwestern parts of the city (within the Dnieper Upland, particularly the Kiev

title: Kiev Connolly

text: Dublin, 29–31 December 2017, where they are presenting three unique performances, culminating in what promises to be the biggest New Year's Eve Hooley in Ireland, Kiev also performs regularly with his very popular two-man wedding band "The UpSideDown Band. Kiev Connolly Kiev Connolly is an Irish singer and musical director. Born in Ballymote, Sligo, Kiev (Kevin) Connolly has been writing songs, playing guitar and keyboard, and performing since finishing school in Cork. In 1978 he moved to Germany performing in folk clubs in Stuttgart and Heidelberg. Moving to West Berlin in 1979, he became fluent in German, studied Music Theory

title: Kiev Pechersk Lavra

text: Kiev Pechersk Lavra Kiev Pechersk Lavra or Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (: "Kyievo-Pechers'ka lavra"; : "Kievo-Pecherskaya lavra"), also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev. Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1051 the Lavra has been a preeminent center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. Together with the Saint Sophia Cathedral, it is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monastery complex is considered a separate national historic-cultural preserve (sanctuary), the national status to

title: Bucha, Kiev Oblast

text: the Bucha train stop there existed a small village Yablunka where there used to be a brick factory. Yablunka is mentioned in the 19th century Polish Geographic dictionary as a village of Jabłonka 37 versts away from Kiev. During the World War II before the liberation of Kiev from Nazi Germany forces in December 1943 (see Battle of Kiev (1943)), in Bucha were located headquarters of the 1st Ukrainian Front commanded by General Vatutin. There is a stadium in Bucha named Yuvileiny Stadium, where some matches were held in October 2016 for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. There

title: Kiev Mountains

text: plateau). Hilly landscape is the reason for the unusual depths and two-fold escalators of underground Kiev Metro (subway) stations in the city center (with the deepest one, Arsenalna, measuring 105.5 metres). The Kiev plateau as a geologic creation presents itself as a rolling meadow plain dissected with ravines and gulches. According to the physiographic categorization the given territory is part of the Obukhiv-Vasylkiv section of forest steppe. The plateau stretches along the right bank of Dnieper from Kiev to Kaniv where a complex of other hills compose a landscape feature known as Kaniv Mountains. At the heart of the upland

title: Kiev

text: steppe biome. However, the city's unique landscape distinguishes it from the surrounding region. Kiev is completely surrounded by Kiev Oblast. Originated on the right bank, today Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper, which flows southward through the city towards the Black Sea. The older and higher right-bank ("western") part of the city is represented by numerous woody hills (Kiev Hills), ravines and small rivers. The Kiev's relief contributed to the city's toponyms such as Podil (means lower), Pechersk (caves), uzviz (a steep street, "descent"). Kiev is a part of the larger Dnieper Upland adjoining the western bank

title: Dionysius, Metropolitan of Kiev

text: feast day on July 19, but subsequently this tradition died down. He is now commemorated on October 15 of the traditional Julian Calendar (October 28 on the modern Gregorian Calendar), where he is listed as "Metropolitan of Suzdal", since he was never able to take possession of his Metropolitan See. Dionysius, Metropolitan of Kiev Saint Dionysius I (); secular name: David (1300? – October 15, 1385) was a Russian Orthodox metropolitan in 1384–1385. A native of the Duchy of Kiev as a young man David entered the Kiev Caves Lavra, where he was tonsured a hieromonk and given the religious

title: Kiev

text: all the local Jews they could find, nearly 34,000, and massacred them at Babi Yar in Kiev over the course of 29 to 30 September 1941. In the months that followed, thousands more were taken to Babi Yar where they were shot. It is estimated that the Germans murdered more than 100,000 people of various ethnic groups, mostly civilians, at Babi Yar during World War II. Kiev recovered economically in the post-war years, becoming once again the third-most important city of the Soviet Union. The catastrophic accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 occurred only north of the

title: Dnipro (Kiev Metro)

text: elements have necessitated in some repair work and renovation which is periodically carried out. The station also remains symbolic in other ways, as it was on the hill of the right bank, where the current portal tunnels are that in 1949 the first tunnel boring shield was launched. Dnipro (Kiev Metro) Dnipro () is a station on the Kiev Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. Named after the Dnieper River, the station consists of a semi-estacade over the embankment highway, and then continues across the river as part of Kiev Metro Bridge. The station was opened along with the first stage of the

title: Kiev

text: International Republican Institute found that 94% of Kiev was ethnic Ukrainian, and 5% ethnic Russian. The languages spoken at home were Ukrainian (27%), Russian (32%), and an equal combination of Ukrainian and Russian (40%). The Jews in Kiev are first mentioned in a 10th century letter. They experienced several pogroms, including the Babi Yar massacre during the Holocaust. Today there are approximately 20,000 Jews in Kiev, with two major synagogues: the Great Choral Synagogue and the Brodsky Choral Synagogue. Modern Kiev is a mix of the old (Kiev preserved about 70 percent of more than 1,000 buildings built during 1907–1914)

title: Kiev Voivodeship

text: IV Jagiellon soon after the death of Semen Olelkovich. It had replaced the former Principality of Kiev, ruled by Lithuanian-Ruthenian Olelkovich princes (related to House of Algirdas and Olshansky family). Its first administrative center was Kiev, but when the city was given to Imperial Russia in 1667 by Treaty of Andrusovo, the capital moved to Zhytomyr (), where it remained until 1793. It was the biggest voivodeship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by land area, covering, among others, the land of Zaporizhian Cossacks. The governor of the voivodeship was voivode (voivode of Kiev). In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the other two major

title: Kiev Missal

text: Kapustin), who donated them the Kiev Theological Academy. After the 1917 Russian Revolution, the folios were transferred to the library of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in Kiev where they are being kept today. Izmail Sreznevsky made the manuscript known to the public, editing the first edition of Kiev Folios in 1874. They have been republished many times since, though not always successfully. Notable editions are by Vatroslav Jagić in 1890 ("Glagolitica. 2. Würdigung neuentdeckter Fragmente, Mit 10 Taf.", Wien 1890, Denkschrift. Kaiserl. Akad., Bd. 38), by Sievers in 1924 ("Die altslavischen Verstexte von Kiew und Freising", Leipzig 1924, Akad.

title: Eupraxia of Kiev

text: Eupraxia-Adelaide left Italy for Hungary, where she lived until 1099, when she returned to Kiev. After Henry's death in 1106 she became a nun until her own death in 1109. Eupraxia of Kiev Eupraxia of Kiev (c.1067/1070 – July 10, 1109 AD) (sometimes westernised as Praxedis; in Old East Slavic Еоупраксиа) was a Holy Roman Empress consort. She was the daughter of Vsevolod I, Prince of Kiev, and his Kypchak wife, Anna. She married Henry IV of Germany and took the name Adelaide (or Adelheid). Eupraxia was first married to Henry I "the Long", count of Stade and margrave of

title: Chicken Kiev

text: Cordon Bleu with a cheese and ham filling instead of butter is particularly popular in the West. The recipe of Karađorđeva šnicla, a Serbian breaded veal or pork cutlet, was inspired by chicken Kiev. "Chicken Kiev" is the name used by William Safire for a speech made in Kiev during August 1991 by then U.S. President George H. W. Bush cautioning Ukrainians against "suicidal nationalism". Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev (, "kotleta po-kyivsky", , "kotleta po-kiyevski"; literally "cutlet Kiev-style") is a dish made of chicken fillet pounded and rolled around cold butter, then coated with eggs and bread crumbs, and either

title: Heroiv Dnipra (Kiev Metro)

text: to 2015 decommunization laws) at the top of the columns, which is also where the station's lighting comes from. The station is accessible by two passenger tunnels; one leading to Obolonskyi Prospect and the other to Heroiv Dnipra Street (from which it takes its name). Heroiv Dnipra (Kiev Metro) Heroiv Dnipra ( literally: "Heroes of the Dnieper") is a station on Kiev Metro's Obolonsko–Teremkivska line. The station was opened on November 6, 1982 in the Obolonskyi Raion of Kiev and was designed by G.D. Andreev. The Metro station is named after the street directly above it. The station is closer

title: Kiev

text: "Travels", by Joseph Marshall (London, 1772), the city is referred to as "Kiovia". The form "Kiev" is based on Russian orthography and pronunciation , during a time when Kiev was in the Russian Empire (from 1708, a seat of a governorate). In English, "Kiev" was used in print as early as in 1804 in the John Cary's "New map of Europe, from the latest authorities" in "Cary's new universal atlas" published in London. The English travelogue titled "New Russia: Journey from Riga to the Crimea by way of Kiev", by Mary Holderness was published in 1823. By 1883, the Oxford

title: Obolon, Kiev

text: Kiev city's area. The Dnieper, its bays, small rivers, ponds and lakes around Obolon were used as sources of sand for the height elevation for the further building construction, using the hydraulic fill technology. Thus the Obolon landscape was significantly changed by people. Obolon is isolated from other parts Kiev city by the Dnieper river with its bays and a group of lakes. It borders the lakes system in the west, which was supposedly created on the place where the legendary used to be. In 2016 some historians revealed that the river continues to exist and is located in the

title: Kiev Mountains

text: the highest point of which reaches . The hill is little bit elongated with depression. Relatively close to the Castle Hill is located the Oleh Hill or "Shchekavytsia", the height of which is . About to the northwest from Shchekavytsia is located "Khorevytsia" with height of . Kiev Mountains Kiev Mountains or Kiev Hills () is a term used in journalism and literature for hills and highlands around the city of Kiev that range from approximately 150 to almost 200 meters. The city of Kiev is located within borders of three orographic regions: Dnieper Upland (Cisdnieper Upland) and Polesian and

title: Kiev Police

text: freedoms, suppression and detection of crime, and protection of public order. The police is headed by the chief, who is appointed and removed from office by Presidential decree on the recommendation of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Before he suggests a nomination, the president consults the mayor of Kiev. The police is overseen by the MVS and the government of Kiev. Since December 2015 the Head of Kiev police is Andrey Kryschenko. The Kiev City Police Commissioner (officially called "The Head of Kiev's Internal Affairs Department") is the head of the Kiev City Police Department, appointed by the Mayor of

title: Kiev

text: as Andriyivskyy Descent, have become popular street vendor locations, where one can find traditional Ukrainian art, religious items, books, game sets (most commonly chess) as well as jewellery for sale. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 Kiev was the only Commonwealth of Independent States city to have been inscribed into the TOP30 European Green City Index (placed 30th). Kiev's most famous historical architecture complexes are the St. Sophia Cathedral and the Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves), which are recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Noteworthy historical architectural landmarks also include the Mariyinsky Palace (designed

title: Kiev

text: their sister Lybid, who allegedly founded the city (See the "Primary Chronicle"). According to the "Chronicle" the name "Kyiv"/"Kiev" means "belonging to Kyi". According to archaeological data, the foundation of Kiev dates to the second half of the 5th century and the first half of the 6th century. Some claim to find reference to the city in Ptolemy's 2nd-century work as "Metropolity". Another legend states that Saint Andrew passed through the area (1st century CE), and where he erected a cross, a church was built. Since the Middle Ages an image of Saint Michael represented the city as well as

title: Kiev

text: the National Art Museum, the Museum of Western and Oriental Art, the Pinchuk Art Centre and the National Museum of Russian art. In 2005 Kiev hosted the 50th annual Eurovision Song Contest and in 2017 the 62nd annual Eurovision Song Contest Numerous songs and paintings were dedicated to the city. Some songs became part of Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish folklore, less known are German and Jewish. The most popular songs are "How not to love you, Kiev of mine?" and "Kiev Valtz". Renowned Ukrainian composer Oleksandr Bilash wrote an operetta called "Legend of Kiev". It is said that one can

title: Kiev Missal

text: von Kiew" (Wien, 1979). In it, and in his other papers and lectures he maintained the view that the Kiev Folios are a 19th-century fake by Czech patriots in order to prove the antiquity of Czech literary culture. However, in general Slavists do not hold this view. Kiev Missal The Kiev Missal (or Kiev Fragments or Kiev Folios; scholarly abbreviation Ki) is a seven-folio Glagolitic Old Church Slavonic canon manuscript containing parts of the Roman-rite liturgy. It is usually held to be the oldest and the most archaic Old Church Slavonic manuscript, and is dated at no later than the

title: Kiev Missal

text: Kiev Missal The Kiev Missal (or Kiev Fragments or Kiev Folios; scholarly abbreviation Ki) is a seven-folio Glagolitic Old Church Slavonic canon manuscript containing parts of the Roman-rite liturgy. It is usually held to be the oldest and the most archaic Old Church Slavonic manuscript, and is dated at no later than the latter half of the 10th century. Seven parchment folios have been preserved in small format (cca 14,5x10,5 cm) of easily portable book to be of use to missionaries on the move. Kiev Folios were found in the 19th century in Jerusalem by the Archimandrite Andrej Kapustin (Antonin

title: Kiev Metro

text: by 2025. Whilst completion of this plan is not considered to be feasible, a number of new stations have opened since the turn of the millennium. New stations<br> The fourth line of the Kiev Metro (also known as "Podilsko-Voskresenska" line) will connect the northern Troieschyna districts of the left bank with the future business center of Rybalskiy Island on the Dnieper River, from there it will continue into the Podil region. The line will continue westwards along the northern slope of the Starokyivska Hora and into the northwestern part of central Kiev, where it will turn south and reach the

title: Chicken Kiev

text: Pokhlyobkin's version is invalidated, as the references of chicken Kiev appeared in published sources much earlier, since the 1910s. Oral tradition in Kiev attributes the invention of the "cutlet "de volaille" Kiev-style" ("kotleta de-volyay po-kievski") to the restaurant of the Continental hotel in Kiev in the beginning of the 20th century. A luxury hotel built in 1897 in the center of Kiev, it was run until the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The building was then mined by the retreating Red Army and exploded when the German Army (Wehrmacht) occupied Kiev in September 1941. After the

title: Kiev

text: 8 over-Dnieper bridges and dozens of grade-separated intersections in the city. Several new intersections are under construction. There are plans to build a full-size, fully grade-separated ring road around Kiev. Overall, Kiev roads are in poor technical condition and maintained inadequately. Traffic jams and lack of parking space are growing problems for all road transport services in Kiev. Kiev is served by two international passenger airports: the Boryspil Airport located away, and the smaller, municipally owned Zhulyany Airport on the southern outskirts of the city. There are also the Gostomel cargo airport and additional three operating airfields facilitating the Antonov

title: Old Kiev

text: was established. Old Kiev Old Kiev () is a historical neighborhood of Kiev. Other names include Upper City, Old Town, and others. It is located at the far eastern portion of the Shevchenko Raion. Old Kiev historically represents the city of Yaroslav the Wise before it was presumably destroyed by the Mongol invasion of Batu Khan in 1240. Originated at the Old Kiev Hill (Starokievsky Holm), it was created in contrast to the Lower City, Podil. Presumably it started out from the ancient settlement of Kyi sometime at the start of the 6th century. In the 9–10th centuries it covered

title: Old Kiev

text: Old Kiev Old Kiev () is a historical neighborhood of Kiev. Other names include Upper City, Old Town, and others. It is located at the far eastern portion of the Shevchenko Raion. Old Kiev historically represents the city of Yaroslav the Wise before it was presumably destroyed by the Mongol invasion of Batu Khan in 1240. Originated at the Old Kiev Hill (Starokievsky Holm), it was created in contrast to the Lower City, Podil. Presumably it started out from the ancient settlement of Kyi sometime at the start of the 6th century. In the 9–10th centuries it covered only mostly

title: Dionysius, Metropolitan of Kiev

text: Dionysius, Metropolitan of Kiev Saint Dionysius I (); secular name: David (1300? – October 15, 1385) was a Russian Orthodox metropolitan in 1384–1385. A native of the Duchy of Kiev as a young man David entered the Kiev Caves Lavra, where he was tonsured a hieromonk and given the religious name Dionysius. He is known to have spent a number of years living in a cave that he dug out himself on the banks of the Volga River not far from Nizhny Novgorod. Later, Dionysius founded the Pechersky Monastery on that same spot, which was dedicated in honour of the

title: Chicken Kiev

text: available in supermarkets and served in some restaurant chains. Due to its popularity, it is included in the UK inflation basket which is composed by the Office for National Statistics for calculations of the consumer price inflation indices. The wide popularity of chicken Kiev as a pre-packaged meal led to the term "Kiev" being applied to various stuffed chicken dishes, such as "leek-and-bacon Kiev" or "cheese-and-ham Kiev" (the latter term replacing chicken Cordon Bleu). Vegetarian Kievs were introduced in the UK in the 1990s, and are popular vegetarian convenience foods. Among other entrees similar to chicken Kiev, the aforementioned chicken

title: Kiev (brand)

text: a problem with the Kiev 60 and Kiev 88CM variants. There are also mixed reports that the shutter speed dial should be turned only clock-wise, never anti-clock-wise. This is certainly known to be an issue with cameras modified by Hartblei to add a mirror lock-up (MLU) feature. Other cameras may or may not have this problem. The vendors that sell Kiev cameras outside of the former Soviet Union often make their own modifications to the cheap and basic cameras coming from the factory. Mirror lock-up is a feature that can be added to both the Kiev 88 and Kiev 60.

title: Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion

text: raion there are remnants of the Soviet fortified district (so called Kiev Ukrep-Raion) in form of so called the "Long-term Defense Points" (DOTs, see Pillbox (military)). Many of them were simply left by the Stalinist troops during the 1941 battle of Kiev (also known as the Kiev Cauldron). The raion administration consists of legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. The legislation is represented by the Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion council. The executive authorities are represented by the Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion State Administration. The judicial branch is represented by a local district court. Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion () is a raion (district) in

title: Arsenalna (Kiev Metro)

text: Ivana Mazepy, Dmytro Godzenko, and Mykhailo Hrushevsky streets. Behind the station is a service bay that is used for nighttime stands and minor repairs to the railcar park. Arsenalna (Kiev Metro) Arsenalna (, ) is a station on Kiev Metro’s Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened along with the first stage and is currently the deepest station in the world (). This is attributed to Kiev’s geography where the high bank of the Dnieper River rises above the rest of the city. Also unusual is the station’s design, which lacks a central concourse and is thus similar in layout to

title: Battle of Kiev (1941)

text: Line in the southeast portion of Zhytomyr Oblast, which ran along the 1939 Soviet border. By 11 July 1941 the Axis ground forces reached the Dnieper tributary Irpin River ( to the west from Kiev). The initial attempt to enter the city right away was thwarted by troops of the Kiev ukrep-raion (KUR, Kiev fortified district) and counter offensive of 5th and 6th armies. Following that the advance on Kiev was halted and main effort shifted towards the Korosten ukrep-raion where was concentrated the Soviet 5th Army. At the same time the 1st Panzer Army was forced to transition to

title: Arsenalna (Kiev Metro)

text: Arsenalna (Kiev Metro) Arsenalna (, ) is a station on Kiev Metro’s Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened along with the first stage and is currently the deepest station in the world (). This is attributed to Kiev’s geography where the high bank of the Dnieper River rises above the rest of the city. Also unusual is the station’s design, which lacks a central concourse and is thus similar in layout to stations on the London Underground. Although Arsenalna (architects H. Hranatkin, S. Krushynsky, N. Shchukina) appears as a pylon trivault, the “Pylons”, along with their portals, are all purely

title: History of Kiev

text: disastrous for the Soviet side but it significantly delayed the German advances. The delay also allowed the evacuation of all significant industrial enterprises from Kiev to the central and eastern parts of the Soviet Union, away from the hostilities, where they played a major role in arming the Red Army fighting the Nazis (see, for example, Kiev Arsenal). Before the evacuation, the Red Army planted more than ten thousand mines throughout Kiev, controlled by wireless detonators. On 24 September, when the German invaders had settled into the city, the mines were detonated, causing many of the major buildings to collapse,

title: History of Kiev

text: only approximately 1,000 "Russian" nobles. Typically the nobles spent their winters in the city of Kiev, where they held Polish balls and fairs. Until the mid-eighteenth century Kiev (Polish "Kijów") was Polish in culture. although Poles made up no more than ten percent of Kiev's population and 25% of its voters. During the 1830s Polish was the language of Kiev's educational system, and until Polish enrollment in Kiev's university of St. Vladimir was restricted in the 1860s they made up the majority of that school's student body. The Russian government's cancellation of Kiev city's autonomy and its placement under the

title: History of Kiev

text: unharmed, but upon their arrival, the garrison threw down the bodies of the Mongol diplomats sent to urge them to surrender. In revenge the Mongols broke down the gates and slaughtered much of the population, then razed the city. In the period between 1241 and 1362, princes of Kiev, both Rurikids and Lithuanian ones, were forced to accept Mongol/Tatar overlordship. In 1245, Petro Akerovych (of Ruthenian origin), the Metropolitan of Kiev, participated in the First Council of Lyon, where he informed Catholic Europe of the Mongol/Tatar threat. In 1299, Maximus (of Greek origin), the Metropolitan of Kiev, eventually moved the

title: Ingeborg of Kiev

text: Ingeborg of Kiev Ingeborg Mstislavna of Kiev (fl. 1137) was a Ruthenian princess, married to the Danish prince Canute Lavard of Jutland. She was the daughter of Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden and was in about 1116 married to Canute in a marriage arranged by her maternal aunt, the Danish queen Margaret Fredkulla. In 1130, she tried to prevent Canute from going to the gathering where he was to be murdered, but without success. She gave birth to their son, Valdemar I of Denmark, posthumously in January 1131. In 1137, she refused to support

title: Elisiv of Kiev

text: brothers included Vladimir of Novgorod, Iziaslav I of Kiev, Sviatoslav II of Kiev , Vsevolod I, Prince of Kiev and Igor Yaroslavich. During the winter of 1043–44, Elisaveta was married to Prince Harald Sigurdsson of Norway. Harald had left Norway in 1030 after having participated in the Battle of Stiklestad on the side of his half-brother, King Olav II of Norway. Harald had since then served under the protection of her father as well as that of the Byzantine monarch. Elisaveta was the addressee of Harald's surviving poems where he lamented her suggested lack of affection towards him (no implications

title: Anastasia of Kiev

text: over the counties of Moson and Pozsony. Anastasia had followed Solomon, but they began to argue with each other. So she moved to Admont Abbey where she lived as a nun until her death. She was buried in the Abbey. "c. 1039:" King Andrew I of Hungary (c. 1015 – before 6 December 1060) Anastasia of Kiev Anastasia of Kiev ( 1023 – 1074/1096) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to King Andrew the White. She was the eldest daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev and Ingigerd of Sweden, and the older sister of Anne of

title: Kiev Restaurant

text: items such as french fries were also available. The restaurant was a local cultural institution, famed not only for its cuisine and perpetual availability but also for the eclectic and colorful variety of patrons. It is mentioned in the song "Detachable Penis" by the band King Missile. Poets Allen Ginsberg and Ted Berrigan included the Kiev in poems. The restaurant had many other notable regulars during its tenure. Kiev Restaurant The Kiev Restaurant (also known as the Kiev Diner or simply The Kiev) was a Ukrainian restaurant located in the East Village section of New York City. Founded in the

title: Kiev Funicular

text: Kiev Funicular The Kiev Funicular () serves the city of Kiev, connecting the historic "Uppertown", and the lower commercial neighborhood of Podil through the steep Volodymyrska Hill overseeing the Dnieper River. The line consists of only two stations and is operated by the Kiev city community enterprise Kyivpastrans. The funicular was constructed during 1902-1905, and was first opened to the public on . The construction cost, about 230,000 Russian rubles, was covered by a Belgian owner of the Kiev trams. The funicular was the project of Arthur Abrahamson, who received professional training on railroad engineering in Zürich, Switzerland and Saint

title: Kiev

text: surrounding areas into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1482 Crimean Tatars sacked and burned much of Kiev. With the 1569 (Union of Lublin), when the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was established, the Lithuanian-controlled lands of the Kiev region (Podolia, Volhynia, and Podlachia) were transferred from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, and Kiev became the capital of Kiev Voivodeship. The 1658 Treaty of Hadiach envisaged Kiev becoming the capital of the Duchy of Rus' within the Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth, but this provision of the treaty never went into operation. Occupied by the Russian troops since

title: Chicken Kiev

text: Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev (, "kotleta po-kyivsky", , "kotleta po-kiyevski"; literally "cutlet Kiev-style") is a dish made of chicken fillet pounded and rolled around cold butter, then coated with eggs and bread crumbs, and either fried or baked. In general, the dish of stuffed chicken breast is also known in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish cuisines as côtelette de volaille (, ; from French "chicken cutlet"). Since fillets are often referred to as suprêmes in professional cookery, the dish is also named suprême de volaille à la Kiev. It is particularly popular in the Post-Soviet states, several other countries of the

title: Kiev

text: the publicly owned Ukrainian Railways. The suburban train service is fast, and unbeatably safe in terms of traffic accidents. But the trains are not reliable, as they may fall significantly behind schedule, may not be safe in terms of crime, and the "elektrichka" cars are poorly maintained and are overcrowded in rush hours. There are 5 "elektrichka" directions from Kiev: More than a dozen of "elektrichka" stops are located within the city allowing residents of different neighborhoods to use the suburban trains. Kiev is twinned with: In February 2016 the Kiev city council terminated its twinned relations with the Russian

title: Kiev

text: development of city's railway system. Presently, only one rail bridge out of two is available for intense train traffic. A new combined rail-auto bridge is under construction, as a part of Darnytsia project. In 2011 the Kiev city administration established a new 'Urban Train' for Kiev. This service runs at standard 4- to 10-minute intervals throughout the day and follows a circular route around the city centre, which allows it to serve many of Kiev's inner suburbs. Interchanges between the Kiev Metro and Fast Tram exist at many of the urban train's station stops. Suburban 'Elektrichka' trains are serviced by

title: Kiev

text: outdoor party place at night during summer months, with thousands of people having a good time in nearby restaurants, clubs and outdoor cafes. The central streets are closed for auto traffic on weekends and holidays. Andriyivskyy Descent is one of the best known historic streets and a major tourist attraction in Kiev. The hill is the site of the Castle of Richard the Lionheart; the baroque-style St Andrew's Church; the home of Kiev born writer, Mikhail Bulgakov; the "monument to Yaroslav the Wise", the Grand Prince of Kiev and of Novgorod; and numerous other monuments. A wide variety of farm

title: Zhytomyrska (Kiev Metro)

text: Zhytomyrska (Kiev Metro) Zhytomyrska () is a Kiev Metro station on Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened on 24 May 2003 as part of the westward extension of the Sviatoshynsky radius along with its neighbour Akademmistechko. Designed by the architects V.Gnevyshev, T.Tselikovskaya and N.Aleshkin, the station was the first on the line to be built to a single-vault design "walls in earth", i.e. where the walls of the station pit are incorporated into the design, and the main vault rests on top of them, thus saving time and resources for construction. In its decoration, marble is used on the walls

title: Obolon, Kiev

text: Petrivka belonging to the Obolon Raion too and Kurenivka, Rybalsky Ostriv belonging to the Podil Raion of Kiev. By roads, the suburb is located: There is (, Kiev - Vyshhorod - Desna - Chernihiv) going through the western part of the suburb. The Ukrainian historian drew a series of Kiev historical maps, since the Princess Olga time, the 20th century up to the 19th century. On all maps map Obolon begins once city's rampart near Podil on the right bank of the , next to the present Taras Shevchenko metro station. On the Kiev map of 1902 year created by

title: Kiev Fashion Park

text: Kiev Fashion Park Kiev Fashion Park is the first Ukrainian park of modern sculpture and installations. A social cultural project Kiev Fashion Park was launched in spring 2011 in Kiev. Alexander Sokolovsky, the co-founder of the Ukrainian Fashion Week,had the idea of installing sculptures and original benches inspired by sketches of the leading Ukrainian fashion-designers in the parks and squares of Kiev. These sculptures and benches will be sponsored by donors whose financial support illustrates the project's capitalist intent, saving the city's funds. Implementation of the project Kiev Fashion Park is planned in several stages. The Landscape alley has been

title: Kiev Fashion Park

title: Kiev Peninsula

text: Vernadsky situated on nearby Galindez Island. Kiev Peninsula is centred at . British mapping in 1976. Kiev Peninsula Kiev Peninsula (, ‘Poluostrov Kiev’ \po-lu-'os-trov 'ki-ev\; , ‘Pivostriv Kyiv’ \piv-'os-triv 'ki-yiv\) is the predominantly ice-covered, oval shaped peninsula projecting 35 km in northwest direction from the west side of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. It is bounded by Flandres Bay to the northeast and Beascochea Bay to the southwest, and separated from Wilhelm Archipelago to the northwest by Lemaire Channel and Penola Strait. The peninsula’s north extremity Cape Renard divides Graham Coast to the southwest from Danco Coast to the northeast. The

title: Kiev (brand)

text: mount. This camera was originally called the Kiev 6C with a shutter release button activated by the left hand, and accepting both 220 and 120 film. The current Kiev 60 has a more conventional right-handed shutter release, but does not take 220 film. The Kiev 60 has a simpler frame-advancement mechanism than the Pentacon Six but it is often poorly adjusted at the factory resulting in incorrect frame spacing. This problem can be fixed. There is both a waist level finder and metered prism finder available. It has no removable film back, thus making the Kiev 60 design simpler and

title: Kiev Oblast

text: personnel of the zone installations. Important cities and towns of Kiev Oblast include: Kiev Oblast's largest nationality group are Ukrainians (1,684,800 people, or 92.5%), followed by Russians, Jews, Belarusians, Poles, and others. The current estimated population (excluding Kiev) is around 1.72 million (as of 2013). The population density is 63.01/km². The urban population, according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census data, accounted for 1,053,500 people, or 57.6%, and the rural population – for 774,400 people, or 42.4%. According to the data, the number of men accounted for 845,900 people, or 46.3%, that of women – 982,000 people, or 53.7%. Kiev Oblast's

title: Trams in Kiev

text: Trams in Kiev The Kiev Tram () is a tram network which serves the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The system was the first electric tramway in the former Russian Empire and the third one in Europe after the Berlin Straßenbahn (tram) and the Budapest tramway. The Kiev Tram system currently consists of of track, including two Rapid Tram lines, served by 21 routes with the use of 523 tram cars. However, the system is being neglected, the serviced track length is decreasing at a fast rate and is replaced by buses and trolleybuses. The Kiev Tram system is operated by the