Happy Kyiv Day!

 

Kyiv is 1544 years old, based on its traditionally accepted founding date of 482 CE. Kyiv, not Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dniepro River. As of January 2022, the population of Kyiv was 2,952,301, making it the seventh-most populous city in Europe.

The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders, the others being brothers Schek and Horyv and sister Lebed. One of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, it has passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. It probably existed as a commercial centre as early as the 5th century. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, it was a Khazar tributary until its capture by the Varangians (Vikings) in the mid-9th century. Under Varangian rule, the city became the capital of Kyivan Rus, the first East Slavic state. Christianization of Kyivan Rus occurred in 988 CE, when Prince Volodymyr the Great made Eastern Orthodox Christianity the state religion. During the Siege of Kyiv (1240) by the Mongols, Kyiv was left in ruins. The Mongol invasions fractured Kievan Rus.

In contrast, Moscow is only 879 years old. You can't steal our history, Russia, and you didn't wipe out our culture or language. Slava Ukraini. The name Ukraine (Україна) broadly translates to "our country" or "homeland" in modern Ukrainian. Get out, Russia.