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General information Bila Tserkva City Know more about Bila Tserkva, an old town in Kyiv region founded by Yaroslav the Wise in 1032 A.D. Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky City Learn about the city of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky - one of the oldest cities of Ukraine which is often called a city of museums
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St. Sophia’s Cathedral and the surrounding 18th Century architectural monuments are of great interest to visitors to Kyiv. From Sophia’s belfry you can observe the majestic panorama of St. Michael’s Monastery of the Golden Domes and the monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky. This impressive perspective adorns the city since 12th Century. Location: 24, Vladimirskaya st. Golden Gate metro station tel. 228-61-52 Open daily 10am-5 pm, except Thursday. Andreevsky Spusk a street in historical part of Kiev, where you can feel the unique exotics of Kiev, its amazing images and traits. This street became a traditional place of holding different concerts, festivals of art and Days of Kiev. There are many picture galleries, shops of souvenirs, art exhibitions. Painter and other artists may sell their works in the open air. St. Andrew’s Church, a beautiful Baroque style church designed by B.Rastrelli. It is surprisingly in harmony whith the surrounding hilly area. It stands at the top of Andrew's Hill in central Kiev. Pirogovo Village Museum - One of the largest open-air museums in the world Pirogovo Museum of Folk Architecture and Lifestyle is situated in a picturesque area within Kyiv city limits. Khreschatyk Street. The main and the most popular street of Kiev is Kreschatik street. At the beginning of the last century it was only valley here, surrounded by a thick forest with a broke across it. From the North East the valley reached the Dnipro River and from the South East it went to the Lybid River. The large ravines gave the locality its name Kreschata Valley - Kreschatyk, meaning "crossed", because of the many ravines that crossed it. Nowadays it is a beautiful wide boulevard planted with chestnuts. Kyiv Zoo Museum of History of Great Patriotic WarMuseum of the History of Great Patriotic War is devoted to events of Second World War 1941-1945. The statue of “Mother of the Motherland” is established in the territory of the open air museum.This World War II memorial complex, which opened in 1981, includes a museum with 18 different galleries, an internal flame, numerous exhibits of documents of military commanders, participants of the war, collection of orders, medals and letters, documentary evidences of the occupation and the liberation attract visitors' attention.The centerpiece of it all is of course the massive titanium statue of woman "Mother of the Motherland", 62m tall to be exact, grasping a 12-ton sword as a shield. The height of the monument is 108m. Honoring Soviet defenders during World War II, its Socialist Realism style is an interesting contrast to the nearby ancient golden domes of Pecherskaya Lavra. The museum totals 8,000 exhibits.Location: Sichnevogo povstannya st., building 44, Arsenalnaya metro station, Day off is Monday
History The largest city of Ukraine, Kiev is a leading industrial, commercial, and cultural center. Food processing (notably the processing of beet sugar), metallurgy, and the manufacture of machinery, machine tools, rolling stock, chemicals, building materials, and textiles are the major industries. Known to Russians as the “mother of cities,” Kiev is one of the oldest towns in N Europe. It probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th cent. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, Kiev was tributary to the Khazars when the Varangians under Oleg established themselves there in 882. Under Oleg's successors it became the capital of medieval Kievan Rus (the first Russian state) and was a leading European cultural and commercial center. It was also an early seat of Russian Christianity. The city reached its apogee in the 11th cent., but by the late 12th cent. it had begun to decline. From 1240, when it was devastated by the Mongols, until the 14th cent., the city paid tribute to the Golden Horde. Kiev then passed under the control of Lithuania, which in 1569 was united with Poland. With the establishment of the Kievan Academy in 1632, the city became a center of Ukrainian learning and scholarship. In 1648, when the Ukrainian Cossacks under Bohdan Chmielnicki rose against Poland, Kiev became for a brief period the center of a Ukrainian state. After Ukraine's union with Russia in 1654, however, the city was acquired (1686) by Moscow. In Jan., 1918, Kiev became the capital of the newly proclaimed Ukrainian republic; but in the ensuing civil war (1918–20), it was occupied in succession by German, White Russian, Polish, and Soviet troops. In 1934 the capital of the Ukrainian SSR was transferred from Kharkiv to Kiev. German forces held the city during World War II and massacred thousands of its inhabitants, including 50,000 Jews. Postwar reconstruction of the heavily damaged city was not completed until c.1960. Lying amid hills along the Dnieper and filled with gardens and parks, Kiev is one of Europe's most beautiful cities, as well as a treasury of medieval art and architecture. Its most outstanding buildings include the Tithes Church, the ruins of the Golden Gate (11th cent.), and the 11th-century Cathedral of St. Sophia (now a museum), which was modeled on Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and contains splendid mosaics, frescoes, and icons. The Uspensky Cathedral, virtually destroyed during World War II, has been fully restored. The celebrated Lavra cave monastery (11th cent.) is now a museum and a sacred place of pilgrimage. The St. Vladimir Cathedral (9th cent.) is famed for its murals. Among the city's educational and cultural institutions are the Univ. of Kiev (1833) and the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (1918). Modern Kyiv Modern Kiev is a mix of the old and the new, seen in everything from the architecture to the stores and to the people themselves. Experiencing fast population growth between the 1970s and the 90-s, the city has continued its consistent growth after the turn of the millennium. As a result, Kiev's "downtown" is a dotted picture of new, modern buildings amongst the pale yellows, blues and grays of the older apartments. Urban sprawl has been gradually reducing, while population densities of suburbs started increasing. The most expensive properties are located in the Pechersk and Khreschatyk area. It is also prestigeous to own a property in newly constructed buildings in Obolon along the Dnieper, as well as in some other better-established areas. With the Ukrainian independence on the turn of the millennium, other changes came. Western-style residential complexes, hip nightclubs, classy restaurants and prestigious hotels opened in the center. Music from all over the world started rising on Ukrainian music charts. And most importantly, with the easing of the visa rules in 2005, Ukraine is positioning itself as a prime tourist attraction, with Kiev, among the other large cities, looking to profit from the new opportunities. The center of Kiev has been cleaned up and buildings have been restored and redecorated, especially the Khreschatyk street and the Independence Square. Many historic areas of Kiev, such as Andriyivsky 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 jewelry for sale. Kiev most famous historical architecture complexes are St.Sophia Cathedral and Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves), which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Noteworthy historical architectural landmarks also include the Mariyinsky Palace (designed and constructed from 1745 to 1752, then reconstructed in 1870), several Orthodox churches such as St.Michael's Cathedral, St.Andrew's. St.Vladimir's, the reconstructed Golden Gate, and others. The cylindrical Salut hotel, located across from Glory Square and an eternal flame at the World War Two memorial Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the giant highly visible from the Dnieper hills Mother Motherland statue standing in the WWII museum are one of Kiev's well recognized modern landmarks. Among Kiev's best-known monuments are Mikeshin's statue of Bohdan Khmelnytsky astride his horse, the venerated Vladimir the Great (St. Vladimir), the baptizer of Rus', overlooking the river above Podil, the monument to Kyi, Schek, Khoryv and Lybid, the legendary founders of the city located at the Dnieper embankment. Finally, two elevated on the tall columns modern monuments to the city protectors are located at the Independence Square in the city center: the historic protector of Kiev Michael Archangel and a modern invention, the goddess-protector Beregynia. Transport Public transportation in Kiev includes metro (subway), buses, trolleybuses, trams. The publicly owned and operated Kiev Metro system is the fastest, the most convenient and affordable network that covers most, but not all, of the city. The metro is regularly expanding towards the city limits to cover the growing demand, while the other kinds of public transport are not that well maintained. In particular, the public bus service fails to maintain its schedule. Public electric trolleybus and tram lines are more reliable, but are also technically obsolete and underfunded. The historic tram system, which once were a maintained and densely-developed method of transport, are now gradually being phased out in favor of buses and trolleys. One unusual mode of public transportation Kiev has is a funicular (cable car), that climbs on the steep right bank of the Dnieper River. It provides transport to 10,000-15,000 passengers daily. IndustryKiev Oblast's main industry's include: power production, food, chemical and petrochemical industries, mechanical engineering and metal-working. The national share of tire production for automobile constitutes — 63%, excavators — 53%, paper and cardboard — 40%, hoisting cranes — 39%. In general, the oblast has a total of 330 licenced industrial enterprises and 742 smaller industrial enterprises. In addition to industry, the oblast also has a developed agriculture production. In 1999, the gross grain yield in the region was about 1,118,600 tons, sugar-beets — 1,570,900 tons, sunflower seeds — 18,1 thousand tons, potatoes — 669,200 tons. The region also produced 156,900 tons of meat, 738,500 tons of milk and 855,2 million eggs. At the beginning of 1999, there were 1,130 registered farms within the oblast. Education Kiev Oblast has 795 state-run schools of general education, 219 (27.5%) of which are situated in urban areas and 576 (72.5%) of which — in rural areas. These schools are attended by 232,260 students, 141,416 (60.6%) which attend urban schools, and 98,944 (39.4%) which attend rural area schools. In addition, there are 12 evening schools with an enrollment of over 6,000 students, 15 private institutions containing about 7,000 students, 23 vocational schools containing over 14,300 students, 22 higher schools with an enrollment of over 34,900 students), and 52 home-school institutions containing over 48,700 children. There are also 756 institutions of pre-school education attended by a total of 44,400 children, 52 home-school institutions, 22 vocational institutions, having an enrollment of with 17,300 students. Also, educational institutions for orphans, physically and mentally disabled children represent an important component of Kiev Oblast's educational system. In addition to general education schools, the oblast has educational institutions specifically for gifted children. Including: the Fastiv Regional Natural and Mathematic School, the Kyiv Regional Lyceum of Physical Education and Sports, the Stritiv Higher Pedagogical School of Kobza Players, and the Brovary Higher School of Physical Education. Go to page Cities and Regions
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