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1240 – Siege and sack of Kyiv by Mongol forces under Batu Khan. [10] [8] [9] 1299 - Metropolitan bishop Maximus relocates to Vladimir. [4] 1320 - Gediminas, Duke of Lithuania in power. [2] 1362 - Kyiv becomes part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. 1397 - Spiridon Psalter created. 1471 - Kyiv Voivodeship established.
The Ukrainian language ( українська мова, ukrainska mova, IPA: [ʊkrɐˈjinʲsʲkɐ ˈmɔʋɐ]) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family spoken primarily in Ukraine. It is the native language of a majority of Ukrainians . Written Ukrainian uses the Ukrainian alphabet, a variant of the Cyrillic script.
Olga ( Church Slavonic: Ольга; [2] [a] Old Norse: Helga; [3] c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) [4] was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. [b] She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor.
Kyiv culture. The Kyiv culture or Kiev culture is an archaeological culture dating from about the 3rd to 5th centuries, named after Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is widely considered to be the first identifiable Slavic archaeological culture. [1] It was located in the "middle and upper Dnieper basin, akin to it sites of the type Zaozer´e in ...
The Ghost of Kyiv ( Ukrainian: Привид Києва, romanized : Pryvyd Kyieva, [1] pronounced [ˈprɪʋɪd ˈkɪjeʋɐ]) is the nickname given to a mythical [2] [3] [4] MiG-29 Fulcrum flying ace credited with shooting down six Russian planes over Kyiv during the Kyiv offensive on 24 February 2022. Various reports, including the Security ...
Kiev (band) Kiev is an American indie rock band from Orange, California. It consists of members Andrew Stavas (keys, saxophone), Brandon Corn (drums, percussion), Derek Poulsen (bass, computers), and Robert Brinkerhoff (guitar, vocals). They self-released their first EP titled Ain't No Scary Folks In On Around Here [1] in 2010, which Los ...
History of Ukraine. Prehistoric Ukraine, as a part of the Pontic steppe in Eastern Europe, played an important role in Eurasian cultural events, including the spread of the Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages, Indo-European migrations, and the domestication of the horse. [1] [2] [dead link] [3] A part of Scythia in antiquity, Ukraine was largely ...
