History of Kiev
Although the year 482 A.D. is considered to be the year of foundation, people inhabit this region for many thousands years. A little more that 100 years ago there were discovered several ancient settlements that belong to the most ancient developed civilization now know as Trypillian culture.
According to the ancient legend, Kiev was founded by the three brothers Kyi, Schek and Khoryv and their sister Lybid, and it was named after the eldest brother Kyi. Kyiv means the city of Kyi (Kyiv is a Ukrainian spelling and Kiev is Russian, more known worldwide since Soviet times).
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