The traditionally recognized year of Kyiv's establishment is 482 ce, and in 1982 the city celebrated its 1,500th anniversary. However, archaeological evidence suggests that the city was founded in the 6th or 7th century.
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The history of Kyiv (Kiev), officially begins when it was founded in 482, but the city may date back at least 2,000 years. Archaeologists have dated the oldest ...
Scholars continue to debate when the city was founded: The traditional founding date is 482 CE, so the city celebrated ... Kyiv became the capital of Kyiv ...
According to the ancient legend, Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was founded by three brothers, Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybed, at the end of ...
It was in 988, five centuries after the founding, that King Vladimir Christened his Slavic nation, the Ukrainian people of Rus'-Ukraine. It was here ...
The historical nucleus of Russia. Kiev, now in Ukraine, was probably founded in the 6th or 7th century, the centre of a feudal state ruled by the Rurik ...
It was founded in the 6th or 7th century, and by the late 9th century its princes had expanded their territory to establish the state of Kyivan Rus. In 1240 it ...
According to the Rus' Primary Chronicle, the founders of Kyiv were the brothers Kyi, Shchek, and Khoryv, leaders of the Slavic tribe of Polianians, and the city ...
However, the 'Russian Primary Chronicle' claims that Kyiv was founded by the Viking king, Rurik. Artefacts. The National Historical Museum of Ukraine was ...
Founded at the turn of the 5-6th centuries, Kyiv later became the capital of Kyivan Rus. Since then, it has only grown wider, enriched with history, ...