Kyiv… Ancient Capital of Kyiv Rus' land. For a millennium and a half it has stood is fast on steep hills over the gray Slavutich-Dnieper. When the day breaks and morning mist floats over the river, the city has the air of an old and wais fairy-tale hero.
Poets and essayist like to refer to Kyiv as to “the city ever young,” and it is true, for day after day, its architectural style transformed by its modern blocks of flats, newly-built avenues and residential districts. In spite of this facts, Kyiv preserves its historical significance and the air of mystery characteristics of an ancient city.
The ancient chroniclers called Kyiv “the mother of the cities of Rus.” Having subordinated numerous tribes, Kyiv became the centre of Kievan Rus, the first state of the Eastern Slavs – which later gave off springs – Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.