Kyiv: the city where everything begins.

Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київ, translit. Kyiv [ˈkɪjiu̯]; Old East Slavic: Кыѥвъ, translit. Kyjev) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper. The population in July 2015 was 2,887,974(though higher estimated numbers have been cited in the press), making Kyiv the 7th most populous city in Europe.
Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and world-famous historical landmarks. The city has an extensive infrastructure and highly developed system of public transport, including the Kyiv Metro.
The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of great prominence and relative obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial centre as early as the 5th century. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, Kyiv was a tributary of the Khazars, until seized by the Varangians (Vikings) in the mid-9th century. Under Varangian rule, the city became a capital of the Kyivan Rus', the first East Slavic state. Completely destroyed during the Mongol invasion in 1240, the city lost most of its influence for the centuries to come. In 1917, after the Ukrainian National Republic declared independence from the Russian Empire, Kyiv became its capital.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Ukrainian independence in 1991, Kyiv remained the capital of Ukraine and experienced a steady migration influx of ethnic Ukrainians from other regions of the country. During the country's transformation to a market economy and electoral democracy, Kyiv has continued to be Ukraine's largest and richest city. Kyiv's armament-dependent industrial output fell after the Soviet collapse, adversely affecting science and technology. But new sectors of the economy such as services and finance facilitated Kyiv's growth in salaries and investment, as well as providing continuous funding for the development of housing and urban infrastructure. Kyiv emerged as the most pro-Western region of Ukraine where parties advocating tighter integration with the European Union dominate during elections.
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Скільки передивилась відео з цією піснею, ніхто так зворушливо і класно її не виконав... Переслухала кілька разів. Клас!!!

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Боже мій киів якій ти красивий 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😘😘😘😘🤗🤗🤗😍😍😍👌👌👌👌👌🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

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Як тебе не любити Києве мій...

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Мені подобається більше традиційне виконання гімну Києва, воно мелдіцніше