query: when did kiev become the capital of ukraine

pos: History of Kiev take part in a mass civil parade in the city's center—"to prevent panic". Later, thousands of refugees from accident zone were resettled in Kiev. After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, Kiev became the capital of independent Ukraine in 1991. The city was the site of mass protests over the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election by supporters of opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko beginning on 22 November 2004 at Independence Square. Much smaller counter-protests in favor of Viktor Yanukovych also took place. Kiev hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 on 19 and 21

pos: Embassy of Russia in Kiev war against Ukraine. Embassy of Russia in Kiev The Embassy of Russia in Kiev is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. The chancery is located at 27 Povitroflotskyi Prospekt in Ukraine's capital Kiev. Following independence, Ukraine August 24, 1991 Russia recognized Ukraine's independence December 5, 1991. Diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Russia were established February 14, 1992 by the signing of the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. August 6, 1992 the Russian Federation opened an embassy in Kiev. During early March 2014, demonstrations were held outside the Russian embassy

pos: Embassy of Russia in Kiev Embassy of Russia in Kiev The Embassy of Russia in Kiev is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. The chancery is located at 27 Povitroflotskyi Prospekt in Ukraine's capital Kiev. Following independence, Ukraine August 24, 1991 Russia recognized Ukraine's independence December 5, 1991. Diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Russia were established February 14, 1992 by the signing of the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. August 6, 1992 the Russian Federation opened an embassy in Kiev. During early March 2014, demonstrations were held outside the Russian embassy in Kiev in

pos: Embassy of the United States, Kiev Embassy of the United States, Kiev The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America to Ukraine. The United States recognized the independence of Ukraine on December 26, 1991 and opened an embassy in its capital, Kiev, on January 22, 1992. This first embassy was located in the former office of the Communist Party of Ukraine for the Shevchenkivskyi District that was confiscated from the Communists soon after the 1991 August putsch in Moscow. That building was erected sometime in the 1950s on territory that previously belonged to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church that

pos: Kiev proclaimed by the Red Army, and, from 1934, Kiev was its capital. During World War II, the city again suffered significant damage, but quickly recovered in the post-war years, remaining the third largest city of the Soviet Union. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Ukrainian independence in 1991, Kiev 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, Kiev has continued to be Ukraine's largest and richest city. Kiev's armament-dependent industrial output fell after the Soviet

pos: History of Kiev take part in a mass civil parade in the city's center—"to prevent panic". Later, thousands of refugees from accident zone were resettled in Kiev. After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, Kiev became the capital of independent Ukraine in 1991. The city was the site of mass protests over the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election by supporters of opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko beginning on 22 November 2004 at Independence Square. Much smaller counter-protests in favor of Viktor Yanukovych also took place. Kiev hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 on 19 and 21

neg: Vladimir Lenin monument, Kiev communist monuments. Vladimir Lenin monument, Kiev The Vladimir Lenin monument in Kiev was a statue dedicated to, Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It became noticed as being directly involved in the Euromaidan events when it was violently toppled from its pedestal and crushed by an angry mob on December 8, 2013. Later in its place, a golden toilet was installed atop the pedestal as a metaphorical symbol of state corruption, and since then, it has become a site of political artwork. The larger than life-size (3.45 meters [11.32 feet]) Lenin monument

neg: Vladimir Lenin monument, Kiev Vladimir Lenin monument, Kiev The Vladimir Lenin monument in Kiev was a statue dedicated to, Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It became noticed as being directly involved in the Euromaidan events when it was violently toppled from its pedestal and crushed by an angry mob on December 8, 2013. Later in its place, a golden toilet was installed atop the pedestal as a metaphorical symbol of state corruption, and since then, it has become a site of political artwork. The larger than life-size (3.45 meters [11.32 feet]) Lenin monument was built

neg: Presidential Administration Building (Kiev) on a narrow street not only did not squashed its surroundings, but also is well observed from all points: from the Instytutska and Lutheranska vulytsi, from the neighboring Franko Square and the remotely located Mykhailiv Square. In its courtyard are located a dining hall, a laundry room, cleaners, a printing house etc. Presidential Administration Building (Kiev) Presidential Administration Building () is an architectural monument of the Kiev city, the capital of Ukraine. The building is the main office of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine as well as the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. It is located at 11

neg: Polina Tkach at Miss World 2017. Tkach represented Ukraine at Miss World 2017 in China where she was part of the Top 40 but did not make it to the Top 15. Polina Tkach Polina Tkach (Ukrainian: Поліна Ткач; born 21 March 1999 in Kiev Ukraine) is a Ukrainian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ukraine 2017 and represented her country at the Miss World 2017. Tkach was born in Kiev. She is a student of International Business at the National Aviation University in Kiev and aspires to become an entrepreneur in the future. Polina, who belongs to Kiev,

neg: National Bank of Ukraine (building) lighting and ventilation and a central heating system. In 1933, when the capital of Ukraine was transferred from Kharkiv to Kiev, two more stories were added to the building to handle the growth. National Bank of Ukraine (building) The National Bank of Ukraine building that is located in Kiev traces its roots to the State Bank of Russia that established its branch in Kiev, Russian Empire in 1860 after the local State Commercial Bank (1839-1860) went bankrupt. The original building that once belonged to the local Noble Assembly by the end of the nineteenth century required major expansion. There were

neg: European Platform it did not won in this constituency and thus missed parliamentary representation. The aim of the organisation is: European Platform European Platform () is a Ukrainian political organisation founded December 14, 2006 by the European Party of Ukraine. The organisation never took part in Ukrainian parliamentary elections but has been represented Kiev City Council (in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev) as a part of the Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc. During the 2008 local election the party won 3.47% of the votes and 5 seats in the Kiev City Council, but after the party dismissed 3 members the party is currently represented

neg: Christina Katrakis started in 2002, when she had presented several projects during her study at the ASU. In 2011 Katrakis photo series "Tree of Life" appeared in "The picture of the World. Free look" exhibition hosted in Kiev, Ukraine. In 2011 was a productive for Katrakis – she took part in 6 exhibitions around the world, including opening of own exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine. Katrakis made a film "UltraViolet Light" presented in 2014 at the RAR Gallery. In 2014, Katrakis was at the Maidan of Independence in the heart of capital of Ukraine, during disturbances in Kiev in the Second Maidan revolution,

neg: Kiev Governorate into several okrugs and on 6 June 1925 it was abolished by the Soviet administrative reforms. The Kiev Governorate on the right bank of Dnieper was officially established by Emperor Paul I's edict of November 30, 1796. However it was not until 1800 when there was appointed the first governor and the territory was governed by the Kiev Viceroy Vasiliy Krasno-Milashevich (in 1796-1800). Three existing Left-bank Ukraine viceroyalties were merged into one Little Russia Governorate centered on Chernigov, while the Kiev Governorate was now comprised on Right-bank Ukraine. With Kiev still a capital, the governorate included the right-bank parts of

neg: Kiev City State Administration Kiev City State Administration Kiev City State Administration () is the national-level branch of the Government of Ukraine that administers Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The current Head of the Kiev City State Administration is Vitali Klitschko; Klitschko is also the current Mayor of Kiev. Kyiv is a "city with special status" () within Ukraine compared to the other administrative subdivisions of the country — the most significant difference is that the city is subordinated directly to the national-level branches of the Government of Ukraine, skipping the regional level authorities of Kyiv Oblast. Its special administrative status is recognized in

neg: Holosiivskyi District Holosiivskyi District Holosiivskyi District (, translit.: "Holosiivs’kyi raion") is an urban district of the city of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Holosiivskyi District was created during changing of administrative divisions of the capital of Ukraine, which was conducted in September 2001, as per the decision of the Kiev City Council on January 1, 2001. Holosiivskyi District is located in the southwestern part of Kiev, bordering the Shevchenkivskyi, Solomianskyi, Pecherskyi, and Darnytskyi districts of Kiev, and the Kiev-Sviatoshyn, Obukhiv, and Boryspil raions of Kiev Oblast. The territory of the raion begins from the famous Khreshchatyk street, and stretches toward the southwest

neg: Saint Vladimir Hill Saint Vladimir Hill Volodymyrska Hill or Saint Volodymyr Hill (, ""Volodymyrska hirka"", , "Vladimirskaya gorka") is a large park located on the steep right-bank of the Dnipro River in central Kiev ("Kyiv"), the capital of Ukraine. Its most famous and prominent landmark is the monument to St. Volodymyr of Kiev. The monument, with its prominent location and overlooking the scenic panorama of the left-bank of Kiev, has since become one of the symbols of Kiev, often depicted in paintings and photographic works of the city. The first historical reference to Volodymyr Hill was in the "Primary Chronicles" of Kyivan Rus,

neg: Legal status and local government of Kiev Kiev, who is independently elected by a separate popular election. Under the Constitution of Ukraine, the term of office of the heads of villages and towns and the council members of these villages and towns is five years. Kiev City State Administration is the national-level branch of the Government of Ukraine that administers Kiev, the capital of Ukraine — a "City with special status". The President of Ukraine appoints the Head of the City State Administration. Traditionally, unlike other similar appointments in Ukraine, this appointment was purely formal, because the Constitutional Court of Ukraine ruled that the elected city mayor

neg: Legal status and local government of Kiev on the city's historical administrative status within the Soviet Union where Kiev held the position of a "City of republican subordination". The head of the local government (the Mayor of Kiev) is elected, rather than appointed, and the municipal government has greater latitude in local affairs that elsewhere in Ukraine. The President of Ukraine appoints the Head of Kiev City Administration. Currently, the legal status and the local government of Kiev is regulated by the special provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine as well as a combination of Ukrainian laws, namely the "Law on the capital of Ukraine - Hero

neg: Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine National Defense University of Ukraine "Ivan Chernyakhovsky" (NDUU) () is a university of higher military education in Ukraine, located in its capital city of Kiev. Subordinated to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the University is training officers specializing in the defense of the country. The University was founded in 1992 as the Academy of Ukrainian Armed Forces and later Academy of Defence. It traces some of its heritage to the Second Kiev Military Infantry and Nikolaevskoe Artillery schools () that were opened in Kiev during World War I in 1914. Kiev Nikolaevskoe

neg: Kyiv Civil Activists Peoples' Salvation Army. In the 2014 Kiev local election the party did not win any seats. In the 2008 local election Kyiv Civil Activists had the following composition: Kyiv Civil Activists Kyiv Civil Activists or Community asset of Kiev (, Hromadskyi aktyv Kyieva) is a bloc of political parties in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev. The coalition was founded by Oleksandr Pabat in 2005 as a non-governmental civic activist organization. During the 2008 local election the party won 5.95% of the votes and 8 seats in the Kiev City Council. One candidate was removed from the election list in relation

neg: Kiev Police Kiev. The Commissioner is a policeman administrator appointed by the Mayor of Kiev, after the approval of the Kiev City Rada. Kiev Police The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Kiev () was established in 1858 in Kiev as the "Kiev Municipal Police" (Київська міська поліція). It is the largest municipal police force in Ukraine, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Ukrainian capital. The Kiev Police is one of the oldest police departments in Ukraine. Its headquarters are located at Volodymyr Street 15 in Kiev. The Kiev Police is part of the Ministry of

neg: Legal status and local government of Kiev Legal status and local government of Kiev The City of Kiev has a unique legal status compared to the other administrative subdivisions of Ukraine. The most significant difference is that the city is functionally independent of the "oblast" (province) in which it is located. That is, Kiev is subordinated directly to the national-level branches of the Government of Ukraine, skipping the provincial level authorities of Kiev Oblast, but "hosting" the administrative and infrastructure bodies for the latter. The unique standing of the city's institutions of self-governance reflects the role of Kiev as the capital of Ukraine and is also based

neg: Ukraine Support Act days. Yanukovych fled to Russia, and is wanted in Ukraine for the killing of protesters. The conflict continued with the 2014 Crimean crisis when Russian forces seized control of the Crimea region. The 2014 Crimean crisis began in late February 2014 in the aftermath of the Ukrainian Revolution, when—after months of protests by Euromaidan and days of violent clashes between protesters and police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev—the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, fled the capital on February 21. The Verkhovna Rada (the parliament of Ukraine) subsequently voted unanimously to impeach Yanukovych. This was followed by the interim appointment of

neg: Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present) capital city of Kiev, along with the city itself. As the police abandoned their posts across the capital Kiev and the opposition established control over key intersections and the parliament, President Yanukovych fled Kiev for Kharkiv in the east of Ukraine, where he traditionally has had more support. After this incident, the Ukrainian parliament voted to restore the 2004 Constitution of Ukraine and remove Yanukovych from power. A vote on the resolution that stated that Yanukovych "is removing himself [from power] because he is not fulfilling his obligations" emerged 328–0 in support. The vote was 10 short of three-quarters of

neg: Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc () was a local electoral bloc of parties in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev. It was led by Mykola Katerynchuk who is chairman of the European Party of Ukraine and deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament. During the 2008 local election the party won 3.47% of the votes and 5 seats in the Kiev City Council, but after the party dismissed 3 members the party was represented by only 2 deputies in November 2008. The faction was eliminated by its remaining members in June 2013. The party was formed when the European Party of Ukraine

neg: Hrushevsky Street (Kiev) capital from Kharkiv to Kiev in 1934, the street was split and the today's Hrushevskyi portion was renamed as Kirov Street. It is one of the main sites of the Euromaidan protests in 2014. Hrushevsky Street (Kiev) Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Street or simply Hrushevskyi Street (, "vulytsia Mykhaila Hrushevskoho") is a street in central Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is named after Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman Mykhailo Hrushevskyi. Mykhailo Hrushevskyi wrote his first academic book titled: "Bar Starostvo: Historical Notes: XV-XVIII" about the history of Bar, Ukraine. Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Street is located in the government quarter Lypky neighborhood

neg: Presidential Administration Building (Kiev) Presidential Administration Building (Kiev) Presidential Administration Building () is an architectural monument of the Kiev city, the capital of Ukraine. The building is the main office of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine as well as the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. It is located at 11 Bankova vulytsia and was initially a reconstruction of the Kiev Military District headquarters that was built sometime in the 1870s by Oleksandr Shile's design. The building is considered the peak of an architectural artistic work and was built after all government institutions of the Ukrainian SSR were transferred to Kiev from Kharkiv.

neg: Petro Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine the formerly private Music and Drama Institute of Mykola Lysenko (today the Kiev National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University). Viktor Kosenko taught at both institutions. The conservatory was revived when Kiev once again became the capital of Ukraine in 1934. The Music and Drama Institute of Mykola Lysenko was dissolved and its music department was merged back with the Music College, while the drama department served as the basis for creation of the Kiev State Theater Institute of Les Kurbas. In 1938, the conservatory received the Order of Lenin award. In 1940, the conservatory was named after

neg: Kiev Police Kiev Police The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Kiev () was established in 1858 in Kiev as the "Kiev Municipal Police" (Київська міська поліція). It is the largest municipal police force in Ukraine, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Ukrainian capital. The Kiev Police is one of the oldest police departments in Ukraine. Its headquarters are located at Volodymyr Street 15 in Kiev. The Kiev Police is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS); the police is also subordinate to the Kiev government. The main responsibilities are internal security, human rights and

neg: Hotel Ukraine form, it should be done so to become a visual image of Kiev rather than an eyesore. However even, when in the 1980s the Kalinin (then renamed October Revolution) square finally did obtain the full symmetric look that was originally projected, the reconstruction of Moskva deemed to complex to carry out then. What could have been a rightful masterpiece was destroyed by Khrushchev's campaign and supposedly already out of date for the 1960s fashion. Hence it never became the token of Kiev that many hoped it would be. In fact over the next thirty years, its class was never deemed

neg: Yuliya Samoylova (singer) on 12 March 2017 to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 held in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, with the song "Flame Is Burning". On 13 March, the Security Service of Ukraine announced that they might ban her from entering Ukraine due to her 2015 visit to Crimea - a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014. According to Ukrainian law entering Crimea via Russia is illegal. Samoylova has stated that she did perform in Crimea in 2015. On 22 March, the Security Service of Ukraine banned Samoylova from entering Ukraine for three years for her violation

neg: Disability in Ukraine of the Paralympic Games. Disability in Ukraine 2.7 million people in Ukraine (6%) were reported having a disability in 2014. This number did not include the (reportedly) 1.5% of people with temporary disabilities. In 2014, 35% of people aged 60–70 had some age-related disability. For people aged over 80 years, this number grew to 50%. Ukraine is notoriously "disability unfriendly". For example in the capital Kiev only 4% of infrastructure is considered to be "disability friendly".. In the 1990s unemployment rates for disabled rose sharply in Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries) due to economic downfall. Ukraine is one of

neg: Disability in Ukraine Disability in Ukraine 2.7 million people in Ukraine (6%) were reported having a disability in 2014. This number did not include the (reportedly) 1.5% of people with temporary disabilities. In 2014, 35% of people aged 60–70 had some age-related disability. For people aged over 80 years, this number grew to 50%. Ukraine is notoriously "disability unfriendly". For example in the capital Kiev only 4% of infrastructure is considered to be "disability friendly".. In the 1990s unemployment rates for disabled rose sharply in Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries) due to economic downfall. Ukraine is one of the most successful countries

neg: Kiev Oblast Kiev Oblast Kiev Oblast or Kyiv Oblast (, translit. "Kyivs’ka oblast’"; also referred to as Kyivshchyna – ) is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kiev (, "Kyiv"), which also serves as the capital of Ukraine. Despite being located in the center of the Kiev Oblast, and hosting the governing bodies of the oblast, Kiev itself is a self-governing city with special status and not under oblast jurisdiction. Kiev Oblast neither corresponds to nor is limited to the unofficially designated Kiev metropolitan area although it is significantly dependent on the

neg: Ukrainian People's Republic truce, the Bolsheviks realized that the Rada had no intention of supporting the Bolshevik Revolution. They re-organized into an All-Ukrainian Council of Soviets in December 1917 in an attempt to seize power. When that failed due to the Bolsheviks' relative lack of popularity in Kiev, they moved to Kharkiv. The Bolsheviks of Ukraine declared the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic outlawed and proclaimed the Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets with capital in Kiev, claiming that the government of the People's Secretaries of Ukraine was the only government in the country. The Bolshevik Red Army entered Ukraine from the Russian

neg: Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate The Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate (UOC-KP; (UPTs-KP)) was one of three major Orthodox churches in Ukraine, alongside the Ukrainian Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (which is a part of the Russian Orthodox Church), and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC). On 15 December 2018, bishops and delegates from the three branches of Orthodoxy in Ukraine unified in a council. Metropolitan Epiphanius I (a former bishop of the Kiev Patriarchate) was elected as “Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine” and will become the primate of the unified Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The Kiev

neg: Sokil Kiev Sokil Kiev Hockey Club Sokil Kiev (; , "HC Sokol Kiev"; ), commonly known as Sokil Kiev or HC Sokil, was a Ukrainian Professional Hockey League team based in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. While their home arena is located in the city, the team also plays out of Brovary, still within the Kiev region. They are a founding club of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine, and have formerly competed in the national leagues of Belarus, Russia, and the Soviet Union. Until 2014 Sokil remained the oldest and most accomplished team in Ukrainian hockey, winning 12 of the 19

neg: Highway M01 (Ukraine) Highway M01 (Ukraine) M01 is a Ukraine international highway (M-highway) that stretches from the state capital, Kiev, to the northern border with Belarus. Together with the M05 it is a part of the European routes E95 (Saint Petersburg – Kiev – Odessa Samsun – Merzifon) and the Trans-European transportation corridor IX. Also together with the M02 it is part of E101 (Kiev – Moscow). is long going in the north-south direction. Its southern end is in Kiev at intersection of Academician Hlushkov Parkway (Akademika Hlushkova Avenue) and Academician Zabolotny Parkway (Akademika Zabolotnoho Avenue). The intersection connects with which combine route

neg: Highway M01 (Ukraine) planned to be finished before UEFA Euro 2012. Highway M01 (Ukraine) M01 is a Ukraine international highway (M-highway) that stretches from the state capital, Kiev, to the northern border with Belarus. Together with the M05 it is a part of the European routes E95 (Saint Petersburg – Kiev – Odessa Samsun – Merzifon) and the Trans-European transportation corridor IX. Also together with the M02 it is part of E101 (Kiev – Moscow). is long going in the north-south direction. Its southern end is in Kiev at intersection of Academician Hlushkov Parkway (Akademika Hlushkova Avenue) and Academician Zabolotny Parkway (Akademika Zabolotnoho

neg: Oleksandr Omelchenko Kiev again as a candidate of the Unity Party. He finished 4th in this election with 6.1% of the votes (winner Vitali Klitschko received 56.7%). Unity won 3.3% of the votes and 2 seats in the Kiev City Council; including a seat for Omelchenko. Omelchenko did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. Oleksandr Omelchenko Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Omelchenko ( "Oleksandr Oleksandrovyč Omel'čenko") became the mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, in 1999. He lost his re-election bid in March 2006. Omelchenko is also a former member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). Omelchenko is the President of both

neg: Kiev City State Administration on 25 January 2014 by President Yanukovych. The same day Popov was fired as Head of Kiev City Administration. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov dismissed Makeyenko from the post of the head of Kiev City State Administration on 7 March 2014 and gave the post to Volodymyr Bondarenko (Then) newly elected President Petro Poroshenko appointed on 25 June 2014 Vitali Klitschko; who is the current Mayor of Kiev since 5 June 2014. Kiev City State Administration Kiev City State Administration () is the national-level branch of the Government of Ukraine that administers Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The current Head of

neg: Kiev Bolshevik Uprising cease-fire agreement with the Kiev revkom and soon withdrew out of the city. Since that time the Kiev Military District was virtually liquidated. On November 16, 1917 at the joined meeting of the Central Rada and the Executive Committee of the soviets of the workers' soldiers' deputies in Kiev have acknowledge the Rada as the regional council in Ukraine. Soon, on November 20, the III Universal of the Ukrainian People's Republic which declared Ukraine an autonomous part of the Russian state with the capital in Kiev was officially enacted. Kiev Bolshevik Uprising The Kiev Bolshevik Uprising (November 8–13 (October 26–31

neg: Holosiivskyi District of Kiev. Considering this, the raion is somewhat like the southwest entrance into the city. The raion consists of the following historical neighborhoods of Kiev: Pankivshchyna, Predslavyno, Yamky, Saperna Slobidka, Baikovo, Zabaikove, Demiivka, Shyrma, Tsymbalov Yar, Dobryi Put, Holosiiv, Feofaniya, Lysa Hora, Bahrynova Hora, Myshelovka, Samburky, Kytaevo, Pirogovo, Tserkovshchyna, Nyzhnia Telychka, Korchevate, Vyta, Teremky, and Vodnykiv Island. Holosiivskyi District Holosiivskyi District (, translit.: "Holosiivs’kyi raion") is an urban district of the city of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Holosiivskyi District was created during changing of administrative divisions of the capital of Ukraine, which was conducted in September 2001, as per

neg: Concorde Capital 2007–08 – Concorde Capital’s research department is recognized first in Ukraine, based on the annual Thomson Reuters Extel survey. 2009 – Concorde Capital ranks among the top three research teams in Ukraine. 2016 – Concorde Capital finishes first place in the Extel survey among its nominees for “Emerging EMEA: Ukraine: Country Research” as determined by a survey of employees of international hedge funds, private equity funds and public companies. Concorde Capital Concorde Capital is a limited liability investment company based in Kiev, Ukraine. Concorde Capital Investment Company offers investment banking, brokerage services and asset management in Ukraine. The company was

neg: Polina Tkach Polina Tkach Polina Tkach (Ukrainian: Поліна Ткач; born 21 March 1999 in Kiev Ukraine) is a Ukrainian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ukraine 2017 and represented her country at the Miss World 2017. Tkach was born in Kiev. She is a student of International Business at the National Aviation University in Kiev and aspires to become an entrepreneur in the future. Polina, who belongs to Kiev, has an inclination towards sports, painting and ballroom dancing. Tkach was crowned as Miss Ukraine 2017 at National Palace of Arts in Kiev on September 6, 2017 and then compete

neg: Subdivisions of Kiev approximate (but easy for newcomers). Sometimes, the system of "elektrychka" train stops are used for the same purpose. Names of well-known shopping malls, restaurants, night clubs are used for orientation purposes as well. The full informal set of addresses in Kiev (used, for example, in real estate advertising) would include: Subdivisions of Kiev Subdivisions of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, include the formal administrative subdivision into urban districts (raions) and the more detailed informal subdivision into historical neighborhoods. The first known formal subdivision of Kiev dates to 1810 when the city was subdivided into 4 parts: Pechersk, Starokyiv, and the

neg: Subdivisions of Kiev Subdivisions of Kiev Subdivisions of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, include the formal administrative subdivision into urban districts (raions) and the more detailed informal subdivision into historical neighborhoods. The first known formal subdivision of Kiev dates to 1810 when the city was subdivided into 4 parts: Pechersk, Starokyiv, and the first and the second parts of Podil. In 1833-1834 according to Tsar Nicholas I's decree, Kiev was subdivided into 6 police districts; later being increased to 10. As of 1917, there were 8 district councils ("Duma"), which were reorganized by Pavlo Skoropadskyi into 17 raions. In 1924 bolsheviks reorganized them

neg: Transport in Kiev Transport in Kiev Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, has an extensive and rapidly developing transportation infrastructure serving local public needs and facilitating external passenger and cargo traffic. Public transportation includes the Kiev Metro (underground), buses, trolleybuses, trams and a funicular. The city's first references to public transportation date back to the 1880s, when the city introduced omnibuses and was looking for investment in horse-drawn trams. The most popular means of public transport are the metro and marshrutkas (mini- or midibuses). The Kiev Tramway, the oldest in Eastern Europe, was for long time being replaced by buses and trolleybuses however the

neg: Kiev cities of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Volgograd, Ulan-Ude, Makhachkala, and the Komi Republic due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Kiev Kiev ( ) or Kyiv ( ; ; ) 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 Kiev the 7th most populous city in Europe. Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and

neg: Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Kiev, the capital of the newly independent Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church was declared independent from the Moscow Patriarchate (MP). The Sobor delegates chose Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivsky as head of the church. The 1921 Sobor has become known as the "first resurrection" of the UAOC. Metropolitans Vasyl Lypkivsky and Mykola Boretsky were eminent UAOC preachers. From the 1930s sermons in Soviet Ukraine were delivered mostly in Russian (except in the Western Ukrainian regions annexed in 1944). Until 1944 the Orthodox theological seminaries in Western Ukraine taught homiletics; sermons were published in periodicals and separately in books such

neg: People's Democratic Union "New Ukraine" with foreign capital, Kiev branch of the Cooperation workers Trade Union, Ukrainian association of quality administration specialists, Ukrainian Student Society (USS), Union "Chornobyl of Ukraine", Agro-industrial concern of farmers "Ukraine", and Ukrainian confederation of entrepreneurs. To join the union, applications were submitted by the Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine and Constitutional Democratic Party. People's Democratic Union "New Ukraine" People's Democratic Union "New Ukraine" is a political union of Ukraine that was officially established on February 23, 1992. The idea on creation of the union came from the initiative of the Party of Democratic Revival of Ukraine when it gathered on

neg: Cossack Hetmanate Regiment, Cherkasy Regiment. All of them were situated within the Kiev Voivodship. According to the Treaty of Zboriv, there were 23 regiments. In 1667 the signing of Truce of Andrusovo between the Muscovy and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth secured 10 regiments of the Left-bank Ukraine for Muscovy, including Kiev, while the other six stayed at the Right-bank Ukraine as part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The capital was the city of Chyhyryn. After the Treaty of Andrusovo, in 1669 the capital was transferred to Baturyn, as Chyhyryn became part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (locate at the Right-bank Ukraine). After the Baturyn's tragedy of 1708

neg: Volodymyr Demchyshyn Volodymyr Demchyshyn Volodymyr Vasylyovych Demchyshyn () is Ukrainian (former) banker and politician and a former Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine. He did not retain his post in the Groysman Government that was installed in 14 April 2016. In 2003 Demchyshyn started his career financial institutions and he has held top positions in the Kiev branches of ING Bank and Ernst & Young. Prior to his post of Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine he was Director of the investment company Investment Capital Ukraine. Due to the factsheet of the Bank Avangard he is one of

neg: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine is an official representative office of the International Organization for Migration in the country and is located in its capital city Kiev. The IOM Mission in Ukraine was established in 1996, when Ukraine became an observer state of IOM. In 1998, IOM launched a Counter Trafficking Program in Ukraine. In 2001, Ukraine requested membership in IOM, which was formalized with the Ukrainian Parliament’s ratification in 2002. Since January 2010, IOM Ukraine’s Mission is headed by German lawyer Mr. Manfred Profazi. Ukraine is a country

neg: Kharkiv Metro Kharkiv Metro The Kharkiv Metro () is the metro system that serves the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine (after Kiev) and the sixth in the USSR when it opened in 1975. The metro consists of three lines which operate on of route and serve 30 stations. The system transported 231.1 million passengers in 2013 (down from 239.3 million in 2012). Initial plans for a rapid transit system in Kharkiv were made when the city was a capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. However, after the capital moved to

neg: Alexei Navalny Navalny declared that he did not support Russia's annexation of Crimea. According to "The Moscow Times", "Navalny suggested that Kiev should grant Crimea greater autonomy while remaining part of Ukraine, guarantee the right to speak Russian in Ukraine, keep Ukraine out of NATO, and let the Russian Black Sea fleet remain in the peninsula free of charge". In October 2014, Navalny stated in an interview by Echo of Moscow that he would not return Crimea to Ukraine if he were to become the president of Russia but that "a normal referendum" should be held in Crimea to decide what country

neg: Vyshhorod 2011, Vyshhorod was the first Ukrainian city to host the F1 Powerboat World Championship motorboat race, which is announced to become annual event in the city. Vyshgorod has the following twin-cities: Vyshhorod Vyshhorod or Vyshgorod (; ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (region) in central Ukraine, the immediate northern suburb to the national capital Kiev, located upstream along the Dnieper River. It serves as the administrative center of Vyshhorod Raion. Its population is approximately . Vyshhorod is a historical town that experienced rises and declines over the centuries. It is now a notable industrial center as well as a

neg: Alekseev (singer) Alekseev (singer) Nikita Vladimirovich Alekseev (, "Mykyta Volodymyrovych Alieksieyev", , "Nikita Vladimirovich Alekseyev"; born 18 May 1993), known professionally as simply Alekseev, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He first began his career in 2014 after placing as a semifinalist on season four of "The Voice of Ukraine". He subsequently released the single "Pyanoye solntse", which went on to become a number-one hit throughout the CIS and kickstarted his music career. He represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Portugal with his song "Forever". Born on 18 May 1993 in Ukraine's capital of Kiev. When he was one

neg: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic the Soviet Union's dissolution and "perestroika", the Ukrainian SSR was transformed into the modern nation-state and renamed itself to Ukraine. Throughout its 72-year history, the republic's borders changed many times, with a significant portion of what is now Western Ukraine being annexed by Soviet forces in 1939 from the Republic of Poland, and the addition of Zakarpattia in 1946. From the start, the eastern city of Kharkiv served as the republic's capital. However, in 1934, the seat of government was subsequently moved to the city of Kiev, Ukraine's historic capital. Kiev remained the capital for the rest of the Ukrainian

neg: Ukraine International Airlines aircraft as of November 2018: Ukraine International Airlines Ukraine International Airlines PJSC, often shortended to UIA (, "Aviakompaniya Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny", ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ukraine, with its head office in Kiev and its main hub at Kiev's Boryspil International Airport. It operates domestic and international passenger flights and cargo services to Europe, the Middle East, the United States, Canada, and Asia. The airline was established on 1 October 1992 and started operations on 25 November 1992 with a Kiev-London flight. It was one of the first "joint ventures with foreign capital" in Ukraine

neg: Ukraine International Airlines Ukraine International Airlines Ukraine International Airlines PJSC, often shortended to UIA (, "Aviakompaniya Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny", ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ukraine, with its head office in Kiev and its main hub at Kiev's Boryspil International Airport. It operates domestic and international passenger flights and cargo services to Europe, the Middle East, the United States, Canada, and Asia. The airline was established on 1 October 1992 and started operations on 25 November 1992 with a Kiev-London flight. It was one of the first "joint ventures with foreign capital" in Ukraine and the first airline in

neg: Health in Ukraine there are four times as many smokers as in the older age group. The smallest percentage of smokers is to be found in the west of the country (24.6%), while the largest is in the east (34%). 2.7 million people in Ukraine (6%) were reported as having a disability in 2014. This number did not include the (reportedly) 1.5% of people with temporary disabilities. In 2014, 35% of people aged 60–70 had some age-related disability. For people aged over 80 years, this number grew to 50%. Ukraine is notoriously "disability unfriendly". For example, in the capital Kiev only 4% of

neg: Kiev City State Administration capital of Ukraine – hero city of Kiev" on September 7, 2010 making it possible for the President to appoint the (chairman) Head of Kiev City Administration at his discretion. Before these amendments, the elected mayor of the Kiev City Council was automatically appointed also as head of the Kiev City State Administration. A Presidential decree relieved (then) Mayor of Kyiv Leonid Chernovetsky of the office of "Head of the Kiev State Administration", while still preserving the post of mayor. This led to Chernovetsky being deprived of any official decision-making role and most power in the capital was handed over

neg: Modern history of Ukraine press restrictions and a renewed effort in the parliament to limit freedom of assembly. When young, Yanukovych was sentenced to 3 years because of theft, looting and vandalism and later had his sentenced doubled. In November 2013, President Yanukovych did not sign the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement and instead pursued closer ties with Russia. This move sparked protests on the streets of Kiev. Protesters set up camps in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), and in December2013 and January 2014 protesters started taking over various government buildings, first in Kiev and, later, in Western Ukraine. Battles between protesters and police resulted in

neg: Pecherskyi District Pecherskyi District Pecherskyi District () is an urban district of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It line within the eponymous historical neighborhood, while also including some other historical areas. The Pechersk (, ) neighborhood is located on the hills adjoining the right bank of the Dnieper River. The two geographic entities are often confused together. The Pecherskyi District can be considered as the very heart of Ukraine. Pechersk is one of the most important cultural areas of Kiev, the location of the legendary Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves), from which it received its name ("Pechera" is the

neg: Battle of Kiev (1918) Battle of Kiev (1918) Battle of Kiev (1918) () was a Bolshevik military operation of Petrograd and Moscow Red Guards formations directed to sack the capital of Ukraine. The operation led by Red Guards commander Mikhail Artemyevich Muravyov as part of the Soviet expeditionary force against Kaledin and the Central Council of Ukraine. The storming of Kiev took place during the ongoing peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk (Treaty of Brest-Litovsk) on February 5–8, 1918 (January 23–26, old style). The operation resulted in occupation of the city by Bolsheviks troops and evacuation of the Ukrainian government to Zhytomyr. The aim of the

neg: St Andrew's Church, Kiev St Andrew's Church, Kiev The Saint Andrew's Church (, "Andriyivs'ka tserkva") is a major Baroque church located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The church was constructed between 1747 and 1754, to a design by the Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli. It is sometimes referred to as a cathedral. The church is part of the National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kiev" as a landmark of cultural heritage. The Saint Andrew's Church overlooks the historic Podil neighborhood, situated on a steep hill to which the church gave its current name—Andriyivska Hill. It is currently one of four architectural landmarks of Ukraine, which were

neg: Kiev pogroms (1919) broad scale between the number of Jews, in a given place, and an increased likelihood of pogroms, and they become more likely when long-term subordination and superordination of social groups is in dispute. The Kiev Pogroms of 1919 were not the first of their kind in Ukraine, and other instances of violence occurred and were carried out against Jews in and around Kiev in the 1880s Kiev Pogrom (1881) and the first decade of the 20th century Kiev Pogrom (1905). Ultimately the tension from these events never really subsided, it laid just beneath the surface and could be seen as

neg: Hotel Ukraine Hotel Ukraine Hotel Ukraine (), also referred to as Hotel Ukrayina, is a four-star hotel located in central Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The hotel was built in 1961 as the Hotel "Moscow" in a location which originally was occupied by Kiev's first skyscraper, the Ginzburg House. The construction of the hotel finished the architectural ensemble of Kiev's main street - the Khreshchatyk - which formed the post-war reconstruction of central Kiev. The hotel is state-owned and belongs to the State Management of Affairs. The area of the location where the modern building sits is significant to the history of

neg: Reichskommissariat Ukraine ordered the complete destruction of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev by the use of incendiary bombs and gunfire. Because the German military lacked sufficient material for this operation it wasn't carried out, after which the Nazi planners instead decided to starve the city's inhabitants. Heinrich Himmler on the other hand considered Kiev to be "an ancient German city" because of the Magdeburg city rights that it had acquired centuries prior, and often referred to it as ""Kiroffo"". Reichskommissariat Ukraine During World War II, Reichskommissariat Ukraine (abbreviated as RKU) was the civilian occupation regime ("Reichskommissariat") of much of Nazi German-occupied Ukraine

neg: 2014 Ukrainian revolution titled "About condemning violence in Ukraine, which led to loss of life". The resolution ordered the Cabinet of Ukraine and all siloviks to stop the use of force and prohibited the use of any weapons and special measures against citizens of Ukraine. 2014 Ukrainian revolution The Ukrainian revolution of 2014 (also known as the Euromaidan Revolution or Revolution of Dignity; , "Revoliutsiia hidnosti") took place in Ukraine in February 2014, when a series of violent events involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters in the capital, Kiev, culminated in the ousting of the elected Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, and the

neg: Arnold Azrikan there as Nathanael in Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann". In 1930, he was invited to the opera theater in Kharkov (the capital of Ukraine at that time) where he sang in the Ukrainian, Russian and Italian repertoires. In 1934 both the capital and the opera theatre's best soloists, including Azrikan, moved to Kiev. In 1939, Azrikan first sang the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello" which later became his signature role. He was awarded the prestigious title of Honored Artist of Ukraine in 1940, and along with his friendly rival Yuri Kiporenko-Domansky, Azrikan was the leading tenor at the Kiev

neg: Principality of Kiev object of desire among the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, and it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1362. The duchy formally existed as a distinct entity until 1471 when it was converted into the Kiev Voivodeship Principality did not have own ruler and was ruled by viceroys (voivodes). Principality was ruled by princes of Olshanski and Olgovichi. Principality was ruled by princes of Olshanski and Olelkovichi. Principality of Kiev The Principality of Kiev (, ) was a Ruthenian state in the regions of central Ukraine around the city of Kiev that existed after the fragmentation of the

neg: Embassy of Macedonia, Kiev Embassy of Macedonia, Kiev The Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Kiev is the diplomatic mission of Macedonia in Ukraine. Relations between Ukraine and Macedonia were established on 23 July 1993, when Ukraine recognized the independence of the Republic of Macedonia. Diplomatic relations were established 20 April 1995 by exchange of notes between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia. In December 1997 in Kiev was opened Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia. Diplomatic mission of Ukraine in the Republic of Macedonia opened June 2000. Ukraine opened an embassy in the

neg: Kirill Lavrov a local army club. In 1950 he was discharged from the Red Army and reunited with his parents in Kiev, Ukraine. Kirill Lavrov did not have any theatrical training, he did not matriculate from a high school, so he was not accepted at any acting school in Moscow, when he tried to apply there. Frustrated Lavrov left Moscow for Kiev, and settled with his parents. In Kiev he became an actor of Russian Drama Theatre named after Lesya Ukrainka, where his father was among leading actors at that time. Father and son Lavrovs were involved in several stage productions together.

neg: P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education of Postgraduate Education of Ukraine” (1–3 March 2012) P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education The P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (NMAPE) is a higher education institute in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Through decades, the institute has established itself as a higher educational, methodological and research centre. Post addresse: 9, Dorogozhytska St., Kyiv, 04112, Ukraine The Kiev Institute of Advanced Training of Physicians, nowadays the National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (NMAPE) named after P.L. Shupyk, one of the first academic and research institutions of Ukraine, was founded in 1918, in the period of the

neg: Mayor of Kiev of mayor of Kiev and Head of Kiev City Administration are held by the same person again. This person is Vitali Klitschko who was sworn in as mayor on 5 June 2014 and who was appointed Head of Kiev City Administration by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on 25 June 2014. Mayor of Kiev Mayor of Kiev (, Kyivskyi miskyi holova; literally "Head of the Kiev City") is an elected by popular vote head of the Kiev city (the capital of Ukraine) and chairperson the Kiev City Council. It should not be confused with the chairperson of the Kiev city administration.

neg: Yana Zhdanova Kiev by creating a choreography as a caricature on Putin's private life. On she protested in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, during the summit on the cooperation between the European Union and six other countries, former members of the Soviet Union. The president of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych was the only one from the six leaders who did not sign the treaty of cooperation. The slogan of the protest was "Ukraine to EU". She was arrested and kept one day in prison. On she destroyed the Putin's wax statue at the Grevin museum in Paris as a protest for the arrival of

neg: Kiev Metro and the change of the Ukrainian government towards the Directorate the project lost its support, and, in 1919–1920, Ukraine plunged into chaos of occupation by Communist Russia and the project was shelved for good. Following the Bolsheviks' victory in the Russian Civil War, Kiev became only a provincial city, and no large-scale proposals to improve the city were drawn. Everything changed in 1934, when the capital of the Ukrainian SSR was moved from Kharkiv to Kyiv. On July 9, 1936, the Presidium of the Kiev City Council assessed the diploma project by Papazov (Papazian), an Armenian graduate of the Moscow

neg: Mayor of Kiev Mayor of Kiev Mayor of Kiev (, Kyivskyi miskyi holova; literally "Head of the Kiev City") is an elected by popular vote head of the Kiev city (the capital of Ukraine) and chairperson the Kiev City Council. It should not be confused with the chairperson of the Kiev city administration. The mayor is elected for the term of four years. Current mayor Vitali Klitschko was sworn in on 5 June 2014. Klitschko had won the 25 May 2014 Kiev mayoral elections with almost 57% of the votes. According to the Kiev City Electoral Commission, Chernovetsky won in 2006 31.83% of

neg: Vesnin brothers Arkady Mordvinov and his VOPRA associates, harsh critics of the OSA Group and other established architects. Friction among the "team" delayed construction for years; the project was abandoned when the capital of Ukraine relocated from Kharkiv to Kiev. The first public constructivist building actually built in Moscow by the Vesnin brothers, a 1927 department store in Presnensky District, was a scaled-down clone of their 1925 TsUM department store draft. It was followed by the Institute of Mineral Resources building in Zamoskvorechye District (1928) and a theater on Povarskaya Street (designed in 1929–1930, completed in 1931–1934). The Vesnins did not take

neg: Liubech first Ukrainian monastery known now as Kiev Pechersk Lavra, and is considered to be the father of East Slavic monasticism. Liubech Liubech or Lyubech (, ) is a small ancient town (first mentioned in 882) connected with many important events since the times of Kievan Rus'. It is located in Ripky Raion, in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Liubech is north of the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, and located near the Belarusian border. Population: In 1018 there was a great battle between the army of the Grand Prince of Kiev Sviatopolk the Accursed and the Prince of Novgorod Yaroslav

neg: Leonid Chernovetskyi Leonid Chernovetskyi Leonid Mykhaylovych Chernovetskyi (; born November 25, 1951 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR) is a former Mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, from 2006 until the summer of 2012. He was a successful businessman, founder and controlling stakeholder of the Pravex Group and Pravex Bank, one of the largest banks in Ukraine. Since the appointment by President Viktor Yanukovych of Oleksandr Popov as Head of Kiev City State Administration on 16 November 2010, replacing Chernovetskyi, Chernovetskyi was deprived of any real decision-making role in Kiev. He tendered his resignation on 1 June 2012. After this resignation Chernovetsky and

neg: Kiev Tumbler the body. List of pigeon breeds Kiev Tumbler The Kiev Tumbler (, Kyivskyi svitlyi) is a breed of fancy pigeon. Origin: Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine. Breeders of this breed can be found in Ukraine, Russia, Slovakia and most recently, Portugal. There are 1 or 2 breeders in France, but they have the show type of this breed and not the flying type (the original), the one that should tumble. Description: A flying breed that flies at a medium height and it should make 'tumbles'. It is long-faced, with a long beak. It is a slender, gentle pigeon. Size: Small,

neg: European Platform European Platform European Platform () is a Ukrainian political organisation founded December 14, 2006 by the European Party of Ukraine. The organisation never took part in Ukrainian parliamentary elections but has been represented Kiev City Council (in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev) as a part of the Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc. During the 2008 local election the party won 3.47% of the votes and 5 seats in the Kiev City Council, but after the party dismissed 3 members the party is currently represented by only 2 deputies. In the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party competed in/for 1 constituency (seats); but

neg: Kiev Tumbler Kiev Tumbler The Kiev Tumbler (, Kyivskyi svitlyi) is a breed of fancy pigeon. Origin: Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine. Breeders of this breed can be found in Ukraine, Russia, Slovakia and most recently, Portugal. There are 1 or 2 breeders in France, but they have the show type of this breed and not the flying type (the original), the one that should tumble. Description: A flying breed that flies at a medium height and it should make 'tumbles'. It is long-faced, with a long beak. It is a slender, gentle pigeon. Size: Small, a little smaller than a normal

neg: Hrushevsky Street (Kiev) Hrushevsky Street (Kiev) Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Street or simply Hrushevskyi Street (, "vulytsia Mykhaila Hrushevskoho") is a street in central Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is named after Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman Mykhailo Hrushevskyi. Mykhailo Hrushevskyi wrote his first academic book titled: "Bar Starostvo: Historical Notes: XV-XVIII" about the history of Bar, Ukraine. Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Street is located in the government quarter Lypky neighborhood of the Pecherskyi District. It houses the Supreme Council Building, Government Building and the Parliamentary Library. It is adjacent to Mariinsky Park which contains Constitution Square. The street acts as a border between the

neg: Embassy of Macedonia, Kiev Republic of Macedonia during November 2001. Embassy of Macedonia, Kiev The Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Kiev is the diplomatic mission of Macedonia in Ukraine. Relations between Ukraine and Macedonia were established on 23 July 1993, when Ukraine recognized the independence of the Republic of Macedonia. Diplomatic relations were established 20 April 1995 by exchange of notes between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia. In December 1997 in Kiev was opened Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia. Diplomatic mission of Ukraine in the Republic of Macedonia opened June 2000.

neg: Kiev metropolitan area general aviation. According to the UN 2011 evaluation, there were no risks of natural disasters in the Kiev metropolitan area Kiev metropolitan area The Kiev (Kyiv) metropolitan area (, ) is an unofficially-designated urban agglomeration in Ukraine within the Kiev Oblast, consisting of the country's capital city of Kiev, its satellite settlements and nearest rural areas closely bound to the city by employment and commerce. According to different sources, it is ranked among 20 largest metropolitan areas in Europe. The metropolitan area includes the following cities: Kiev, Berezan, Boryspil, Brovary, Vasylkiv, Irpin, Rzhyschiv, and Fastiv. The city of Kiev also

neg: Oleksandr Omelchenko Oleksandr Omelchenko Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Omelchenko ( "Oleksandr Oleksandrovyč Omel'čenko") became the mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, in 1999. He lost his re-election bid in March 2006. Omelchenko is also a former member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). Omelchenko is the President of both the Association of the Cities of Ukraine and the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (1997-2006). In 2001 Omelchenko bought FC CSKA Kyiv from the Ministry of Defense and transformed it into FC Arsenal Kyiv. During the 1999 Kiev mayoral election, Omelchenko defeated a noted oligarch Hryhoriy Surkis, with 76 percent of the vote to

neg: Demographics of Ukraine in Ukraine, Volyn and Chernihiv, had monthly incomes of 1995 and 1951 hryvnias, respectively. In contrast, the monthly income in the city of Kiev was 4174 hryvnias per month, the city of Sevastopol 2712 hryvnias per month, and in Kiev region was 2647 per month. Outside of the capital and the city of Sevastopol, the wealthiest regions were Donetsk and Luhansk, whose monthly incomes were 2654 and 2631 hryvnias per month, respectively. In terms of poverty rates, the western and southern regions of Ukraine (particularly rural areas within those regions) have the country's highest poverty rates while Ukraine's eastern regions

neg: Rise up, Ukraine! President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych took place on May 18, 2013. The event was initially prepared by the country's political opposition parties and number of civil movements as a culmination point to depose the President of Ukraine. Since then the protest in Kiev however transformed into a preliminary final, while the new provisional final date was postponed to August 24, 2013, the Independence Day. The Kiev protest grew into a mass national scandal between number of journalists and the parliamentary opposition deputies who tried to prove that authorities provoked disorder in the capital using armored military vehicle and sports athletes

neg: Old Cathedral of St. Sophia, Kiev of Lviv. It began as a wooden chapel burned down in the year 1017. A brick church was built only between 1614 and 1633. It was rebuilt in 1724. In 1920 the church was closed to worship. Since 1930 this building was used as a warehouse for the Central Archives of Ukraine. Old Cathedral of St. Sophia, Kiev The Old Cathedral of St. Sophia (, ) also called Catholic Cathedral of St. Sophia is the name given to a Catholic cathedral that was in the city of Kiev, the capital of the European country of Ukraine. It was transformed into

neg: Sky Towers (Kiev) retail area. Once completed, the 47-storey office tower will be the highest building in Ukraine. Construction began in 2009 and was put on hold in 2016. Sky Towers (Kiev) The Sky Towers () is mixed-use building currently under construction in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The project is designed to have two towers, ranging from 34 to 47 stories, and a two-storey bank building. The gross area of the complex will be approximately 225,000 square metres. In accordance with the project, there will be a hotel in one of the towers and offices in the other. The project is also

neg: Kiev Oblast State Administration Kiev Oblast State Administration The Governor of Kiev Oblast (, ) or officially, the Chairman of the Kiev Oblast State Administration (, ) is the chairman of the executive branch of Kiev Oblast, a province in northern Ukraine. The official residence is located in the country's capital, Kiev. The current Governor is Oleksandr Tereschuk, who was appointed by President Petro Poroshenko on 30 October 2018. In mass media, the office is majorly overshadowed by a head of the Kiev City State Administration. According to Chapter VI of the constitution, the office of governor is appointed by the president, on recommendation

neg: Kiev Oblast ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Kiev Oblast, "Kyivshchyna". Kiev is the traditional English name for the administrative center of the Kiev Oblast, but the Ukrainianized versions (transliterated from the Ukrainian language) "Kyiv" and "Kyiv Oblast" are sometimes also used. a. These neighboring settlements are practically merged into a conurbation Kiev Oblast Kiev Oblast or Kyiv Oblast (, translit. "Kyivs’ka oblast’"; also referred to as Kyivshchyna – ) is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kiev (, "Kyiv"), which also serves as the capital of

neg: Kiev metropolitan area Kiev metropolitan area The Kiev (Kyiv) metropolitan area (, ) is an unofficially-designated urban agglomeration in Ukraine within the Kiev Oblast, consisting of the country's capital city of Kiev, its satellite settlements and nearest rural areas closely bound to the city by employment and commerce. According to different sources, it is ranked among 20 largest metropolitan areas in Europe. The metropolitan area includes the following cities: Kiev, Berezan, Boryspil, Brovary, Vasylkiv, Irpin, Rzhyschiv, and Fastiv. The city of Kiev also creates a very close conurbation with such cities as Irpin-Bucha, Brovary, Vyshhorod, and Vyshneve, while cities Boyarka and Boryspil are

neg: BG Capital Ukrainian equity placements in 2009. In March 2010 BG Capital became a full IPO Partner of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. BG Capital BG Capital (established in 2000 as Galt & Taggart Securities and renamed in September 2009 ) is a full-service investment firm in the Frontier Markets of the former Soviet Union with key operations in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus. Headquartered in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, BG Capital offers a range of investment-related services, including equity and fixed income brokerage, research, equity and debt capital-raising, investment banking, and asset management. The company is a member of the Bank of

neg: Concorde Capital Concorde Capital Concorde Capital is a limited liability investment company based in Kiev, Ukraine. Concorde Capital Investment Company offers investment banking, brokerage services and asset management in Ukraine. The company was founded in 2004 by its owner and general director, Igor Mazepa. 2005–08 – Concorde Capital ranks among the top five stock traders, according to the PFTS, and among the leaders on the Ukrainian securities market as a whole. 2009 – Concorde Capital becomes one of the leading participants on the Ukrainian Exchange, in which it’s a shareholder. Concorde Capital is recognized top Ukrainian broker among Emerging EMEAs, based on

neg: National Philharmonic of Ukraine purpose and accommodated the "Proletarian House of Arts", converted to the "House of Political Education", and later to the "Bolshevik Club and Republican Palace of Pioneers". The Merchant's Assembly ceased to exist in 1919. In 1927, the Philharmonic Society moved to Kharkiv when the city became the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. But in 1934 it returned to Kiev when the city regained its status. After the 1941 Nazi invasion, the Philharmonic Society stopped its work, and most of its priceless archives were destroyed. During the German occupation of Kiev, the Society's building was converted to a "German