| When I look from different apartments in Kiev I | | | | Slavs. Its geographical location in the middle of |
| always convince myself that it is one of the most | | | | commercial routes between Asia and Europe favored |
| picturesque cities in Eastern Europe. It is one of the | | | | its development as a large trade center. It had been |
| most beautiful and charming ones as well, and, | | | | transformed into one of the most important |
| undoubtedly one of the most important political | | | | outposts of Khazar empire (empire which comprised |
| centers. But how many people know that this city | | | | the tribes of semi-nomadic people of Central |
| with its apartments, streets, and boulevards is one of | | | | Asia).Kiev was developing rapidly during Prince |
| the most ancient cities in the world?How old is Kiev?! | | | | Volodymyr. In order to maintain and enhance his |
| It is not very easy to answer this question. There is | | | | power Volodymyr decided to introduce Christianity, |
| not any definite resource that can indicate the | | | | which since the 10th century has been an official |
| precise age of this ancient city, reliable information is | | | | religion in the country. First Christian church was built |
| also missing.Many archeologists however hold the | | | | during the reign of Volodymyr the Great. Rapid |
| opinion that the first settlement in Kiev can be dated | | | | introduction of Christianity (the building of the |
| back more than 15000 years ago. According to some | | | | churches multiplied during the reign of the prince) |
| legends, which certainly can not be verified, Kiev was | | | | entailed the transformation of Kiev into one of the |
| founded by three brothers Kyi, Shcek and Khoriv, | | | | largest centers of Christian civilization; and despite the |
| who named this settlement after their elder brother | | | | fact that it was destroyed, rebuilt and come through |
| Kyi.First settlers of the city were faced with | | | | several wars and revolution it still maintains and |
| constant threats form several nomadic European | | | | preserves its historical charm.Today Kiev is one of |
| tribes, thus in order to protect themselves from | | | | the largest cities of Eastern Europe. It is one of the |
| invasion people of Kiev were building all their homes | | | | most romantic cities as well; it has been developing |
| as well as churches on the right bank of the river- | | | | rapidly since the collapse of the Soviet Union and it is |
| Dniper. This is how this ancient city was born.During | | | | worth the while for every man to visit it just |
| the first thousand years of its history Kiev was the | | | | once.Read more about it here: |
| political, economical and cultural center of Eastern | | | | is a researcher of the history of Kiev. |