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Kiev
Kiev , Ukrainian Kyyiv, Rus. Kiyev, city (1990 est. pop. 2,600,000) and municipality with the status of a region (oblast), capital of Ukraine and of Kiev region, a port on the Dnieper River. The largest city of Ukraine, Kiev is a leading industrial, commercial, and cultural center. Food processi... Read more
Yaroslav
Yaroslav (Yaroslav the Wise) , 978-1054, grand duke of Kiev (1019-54); son of Vladimir I. Designated by his father to rule in Novgorod, he became grand duke of Kiev after defeating his older brother Sviatopolk, who succeeded Vladimir I. A shrewd statesman, he consolidated the power and prestige of... Read more
Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Horowitz , 1904-89, Russian-American virtuoso pianist, b. Kiev. Horowitz studied at the Kiev Conservatory. After a Russian debut at the age of 17, he appeared with overwhelming success in Berlin and Paris in 1924 and made his American debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1928. Possessing... Read more
Mischa Elman
Mischa Elman , 1891-1967, Russian-American violinist, b. Kiev. He studied in St. Petersburg with Leopold Auer, and first gained prominence in Berlin at the age of 13. After his American debut in New York City (1908) he toured throughout the world, receiving great acclaim everywhere. He became a U.S.... Read more
Khazars
Khazars , ancient Turkic people who appeared in Transcaucasia in the 2d cent. AD and subsequently settled in the lower Volga region. They emerged as a force in the 7th cent. and rose to great power. The Khazar empire extended (8th-10th cent.) from the northern shores of the Black Sea and the Caspi... Read more
Vladimir I
Vladimir I , Volodymyr I , or Saint Vladimir, d. 1015, first Christian grand duke of Kiev (c.980-1015); son of Sviatoslav . In 970, Vladimir was sent by his father to govern Novgorod. After Sviatoslav's death Vladimir vied with his two brothers, Yaropolk and Oleg, for the succession. About 9... Read more
Semyon Mikhailovich Budenny
Semyon Mikhailovich Budenny , 1883-1973, Russian marshal. A sergeant major in the czarist cavalry, he joined the Communist party in 1919, helped to organize the Soviet cavalry, and served in the Russian civil war (1918-20). He was made marshal in 1935. He commanded in the war against Finland (1940) ... Read more
Charles Martin Loeffler
Charles Martin Loeffler , 1861-1935, American composer and violinist, b. Alsace, France; he studied in Kiev, Berlin, and Paris. In 1881 he emigrated to the United States, and from 1882 until 1903 he shared with Franz Kneisel the position of first violinist and soloist of the Boston Symphony Orchestr... Read more
Louise Nevelson
Louise Nevelson 1900-1988, American sculptor, b. Kiev, Russia. Using odd pieces of wood, found objects, cast metal and other materials, Nevelson constructed huge walls or enclosed box arrangements of complex and rhythmic abstract shapes. These are covered entirely with black, white, or gold paint. ... Read more
Batu Khan
Batu Khan , d. 1255, Mongol leader; a grandson of Jenghiz Khan. In 1235 Batu became commander of the Mongol army assigned to the conquest of Europe; his chief general was Subutai. Batu crossed the Volga, sending part of his force to Bulgaria but most of it to Russia. By 1240 he had Moscow and Kiev i... Read more

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Kiev (Ukrainian, Kyiv; Polish, Kijów)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World KIEV (Ukrainian, Kyiv; Polish, Kij ó w) KIEV (Ukrainian, Kyiv; Polish, Kij ó w). Capital of the Rus' principality (tenth to thirteenth centuries), Kiev arose on the Dnieper River at the intersection of the Varangian...
Kiev
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Kiev , Ukrainian Kyyiv, Rus. Kiyev, city (1990 est...of a region (oblast), capital of Ukraine and of Kiev region, a port on the Dnieper River. The largest city of Ukraine, Kiev is a leading industrial, commercial, and cultural...
Kiev encirclement
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Kiev encirclement. During the opening phase...was closing to the Dnieper downstream from Kiev, but South-West front was in position to...withdrawal to the east bank. Stalin, believing Kiev and the river line to the south could be held...
Tithe Church, Kiev
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History TITHE CHURCH, KIEV The most ancient church in Kiev was built between 989 and 996 by Prince Vladimir, who dedicated...and it was finally destroyed in 1240 during the siege of Kiev by the Mongol armies of Khan Batu. Various stories exist concerning...
Cathedral of St. Sophia, Kiev
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History CATHEDRAL OF ST. SOPHIA, KIEV The Cathedral of St. Sophia, also known...the order of grand prince Yaroslav of Kiev and was completed in the 1050s. Although...original. In its basic parts, the plan of Kiev's St. Sophia conforms to the cross...
Andrei Yurevich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...the traditional order of succession to Kiev but chose to live in his patrimony of Vladimir...importance he attempted to raise above that of Kiev. In 1149 Andrei's father, Yuri Vladimirovich...gave him Vyshgorod, located north of Kiev, and then transferred him to Turov, Pinsk...
Yaroslav Vladimirovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Yaroslav "the wise"; grand prince of Kiev which he secured for his family; the main...but before Vladimir could set out from Kiev, he died. Svyatopolk, his eldest surviving...fled to the Poles, and Yaroslav occupied Kiev. In 1018, however, Svyatopolk returned...
Mohyla, Peter (Romanian, Petru Movilǎ; 1596–1646)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...x2013; 1646), archimandrite of the Kiev Monastery of the Caves and Orthodox metropolitan of Kiev. Mohyla was the son of Simeon, hospodar...1627, with the support of the palatine of Kiev, Tomasz Zamoyski, Mohyla was named archimandrite...
Kievan Rus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...dynasty and centered around the city of Kiev from the mid-ninth century to 1240...Church, headed by the metropolitan based at Kiev. Kievan Rus was destroyed by the Mongol...Polyane, which dwelled in the region of Kiev, and that the Slavs themselves organized...
Ukraine
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia ...became independent in 1991. Its capital is Kiev with a population of 2.6 million people...of the Ukrainian territory was part of Kiev Russia. The first schools of "book knowledge...Monomakh (1053-1125), the Grand Prince of Kiev, who addressed them to his own children...

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Kiev Rus
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Kiev Rus The historical nucleus of Russia. Kiev, now in the Ukraine, was probably founded in the 6th or 7th...Igor advanced along the Dnieper River from Novgorod and made Kiev capital of the Varangarian-Russian principality. As the oldest...
chicken Kiev
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition chicken Kiev Boned breast of chicken stuffed with garlic butter, coated in batter or breadcrumbs, and baked.
Grave, Dmitry Aleksandrovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...province, Russia, 6 September 1863; d . Kiev, U.S.S.R., 19 December 1939...In 1902 Grave moved to the University of Kiev, where the rest of his work was done...respectively. At the beginning of his Kiev period Grave took up algebra and number...
Dovzhenko, Alexander
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Teachers' Institute, 1911–14; Kiev University, 1917–18; Academy of Fine Arts, Kiev, 1919. Military Service: 1919–...painting with Erich Heckel, 1922; returned to Kiev, expelled from Communist Party, became...
Czekanowski, Aleksander Piotr
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...professor of botany at the University of Kiev. Czekanowski finished college in 1850 and entered the Faculty of Medicine of Kiev University. At the end of 1855 he moved...financial difficulties, he returned to Kiev without completing his studies. During...
Kozintsev, Grigori
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers KOZINTSEV, Grigori Nationality: Russian. Born: Kiev, 22 March 1905. Education: Gymnasium, Kiev; studied Art with Alexandra Exter, Kiev; Academy of Fine Arts, Petrograd, 1919. Career: Scenic artist, Lenin...
Vrubel, Mikhail
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...1880–4. He then moved to Kiev, where he worked on the restoration of...murals for St Vladimir's Cathedral in Kiev, but the paintings were not executed.) In 1889 he moved from Kiev to Moscow and there was taken up by the...
Chebotaryov, Nikolai Grigorievich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...the department of physics and mathematics at Kiev University. Beginning in his second year at Kiev, Chebotaryov participated in a seminar given...defended this paper as a doctoral dissertation in Kiev in 1927. In that year he was appointed a professor...
Bach, Aleksei Nikolaevich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...science. During his years in a Gymnasium in Kiev (1867 – 1875), Bach, under...Department of Physics and Mathematics of Kiev University, where he specialized in chemistry...and soon became one of the leaders of the Kiev branch of the Narodnaja Volja ( “...
Navashin, Sergey Gavrilovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...professor of botany at the University of Kiev, where he accomplished his most fruitful...1915 serious illness obliged him to leave Kiev for the warmer climate of Tbilisi, where...Natural Scientists and Physicians, held in Kiev; later that year a description of the...

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Welcome to Kiev.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; As Ukraine's capital, Kiev has a history that spans more than 1...section, the Upper Town, to discover Kiev's rich culture and its hopes for the...and their sister, Lybid, founded Kiev (KIH-iv). Kiev celebrated its golden...
PEOPLE LEAVE KIEV AS MOOD GROWS TENSE.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/9/1986; 700+ words ; ...Felicity Barringer As the overnight trains from Kiev edged the final yards into Kiev Station, the windows sliding past the platform...nuclear reactor in the Ukraine has finally arrived in Kiev, just 70 miles south of Chernobyl. On Wednesday...
Intl Soccer: Kiev take step forward, beat Feyenoord.
News Wire article from: Sports Network; 10/26/2002; 700+ words ; ...Oct 23, 2002 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) Kiev, Ukraine (Sports Network) - Dynamo Kiev took a large step forward to putting themselves...2-0 win over Feyenoord. The win leapfrogs Kiev into second place in Group E, tied with Juventus...
Intl Soccer: Unable to hold lead, Kiev eliminated from Champions League by Juventus.
News Wire article from: Sports Network; 11/14/2002; 700+ words ; ...2002 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) Kiev, Ukraine (Sports Network) - With a second...an understrength Juventus side, Dynamo Kiev looked to be ready to claim a second...But two goals given up to Juventus damns Kiev to the UEFA Cup, paired with Newcastle...
Hers Is `Best Kiev This Side Of the Ukraine'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/5/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...Jim Neumann, defer to her for chicken Kiev, pierogi and stuffed cabbage. Every Sunday...grandchildren come to her home for a chicken Kiev dinner. Machel visits her mother a day...result, say the children, is "the best Kiev this side of the Ukraine." Neumann came...
Kiev: a charming city of history; Ukrainian capital a Slavic treasure of cathedrals, culture and friendliness.(Travel)(City overview)
Newspaper article from: The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario); 5/10/2008; 700+ words ; Byline: Olga Bondaruk Kiev, Ukraine -- Shining with Orthodox golden...and speckled by quiet, leafy parks, Kiev draws visitors with an Eastern European...monuments and colonnaded subway stations -- Kiev has those too. Founded more than 1...
Can't Stand D.C. Traffic? You Should See Kiev.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/25/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...destroy itself more or less overnight. Kiev last imposed itself on the West's consciousness...urban fabric can take before it rips. Kiev's problem is cars. The city's increasingly...expired in 1991. In 2006, according to the Kiev Post, Ukraine climbed from 12th place...
Kiev is about medieval cathedrals, instant borscht and cell phone mania
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/17/2002; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Dateline: KIEV, Ukraine This hilly metropolis on the...celebrating all that is Ukrainian, too. Kiev's main thoroughfare rumbles with rhythm...civilization in the 9th-11th centuries, Kiev has spent time as a Mongol protectorate...
Kiev: Cathedrals, cobblestones and Soviet monuments equal unconventional charm
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/24/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...streets, and speckled by quiet, leafy parks, Kiev draws visitors with an Eastern European charm...monuments and colonnaded subway stations _ Kiev has those too. Founded over 1,500 years ago, Kiev is one of the oldest and historically richest...
Kiev evolving into a modern capital
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/20/2002; ; 700+ words ; Kiev evolving into a modern capital By ANGELA CHARLTON...Associated Press Sunday, October 20, 2002 Kiev, Ukraine -- This hilly metropolis on the...celebrating all that is Ukrainian, too. Kiev's main thoroughfare rumbles with rhythm...