Kiev (TheodoresTomfooleries)

Kyiv Київ · Киев
Capital city and city of republican subordination
From top to bottom, left to right: Kyiv State University with the Kremlin visible, Bolshoi Theatre, the Palace of the Soviets, Moscow State University, Ostankino Tower, and Tsaritsyno Palace.
Flag Coat of arms
Etymology: Kyi
Nickname:  Mother of Rus' Cities
Kyiv's location in the Soviet Union
Coordinates:
Country	Soviet Union
Union republic	Ukrainian SSR
Founded	482 AD (officially)
Government
• Body	Kyiv Soviet
Area
• Total	839 km2 (324 sq mi)
Elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	5,415,375 (city proper)
Demonym	Kyivan
Time zone	UTC+3
ISO 3166 code	SU-KYI
Website	kyivgov.su

Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київ; tr. Kijiv, Russian: Киев; tr. Kijev) is the largest city and capital of Ukraine, and the third largest city in the Soviet Union, with a population of 5.41 million as of the 2019 census. Its nickname, "Mother of Rus' Cities" owes to the fact that it was the center of Rus' culture as the capital of the Kyivan Rus'. After the Mongol invasion wiped the city off of the map, Kyiv was largely superceded by other cities like Moscow and Novgorod. The city was revitalized during the Russian Empire's industrialisation throughout the late 19th and early 20th century. It later became the capital of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918 and after 1934 the capital of Ukraine again (Kharkov was the previous capital)