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Solomianskyi District
The Solomianskyi District is a district in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Located in the western part of the city, in the basin of Lybid river, Dniepr's tributary. Named after village of Solomianka that became part of Kyiv in 1858. Established as a district in 1921. Reogarnized in 2001. An area of the district was settled since the Middle Ages. The so-called mount of Batu Khan who invaded Kyiv in 1240 is located within the district. Population Language Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census: Neighbourhoods * Hrushky (Грушки) — hamlet of the 19th century. During 1871–1902 it belonged to nobleman K. Hrushko (hence got its name). * Karavaievi Dachi (Караваєві Дачі, "Karavaiev's cottages") — area of border outposts outside of Kyiv in the XII—XIII c. In 1872 it was purchased by Russian doctor Vladimir Karavayev. * Vidradnyi Відрадний * Shuliavka (Шулявка) — mentioned under 1146 in the Hypatian C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdivisions Of Kyiv
Subdivisions of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, include formal administrative subdivisions known as Urban districts of Ukraine, urban districts (raions) and also more specific, informal subdivisions referred to as historical neighborhoods. The city is divided in half by the river Dnieper, Dnipro, and therefore creates two important portions of the capital city. The so-called "Left-bank of Kyiv", as in reference to the river Dnieper, Dnipro, and which is the newer half of the city, plus the "Right-bank of Kyiv", which includes the original or historic Kyiv, City of Kyiv. History of subdivision The first known formal subdivisions of Kyiv date back to the year 1810, when the city was subdivided into four sections: Pechersk, Kyiv, Pechersk, Starokyiv (Old Kyiv), and the first and second sections of Podil. In 1833–1834 according to Tsar#Russia, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, Nicholas I's decree, Kyiv was subdivided into six police districts; later being increased to ten. As of 1917, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Language
Ukrainian (, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine. It is the first language, first (native) language of a large majority of Ukrainians. Written Ukrainian uses the Ukrainian alphabet, a variant of the Cyrillic script. The standard language is studied by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Potebnia Institute of Linguistics. Comparisons are often made between Ukrainian and Russian language, Russian, another East Slavic language, yet there is more mutual intelligibility with Belarusian language, Belarusian,Alexander M. Schenker. 1993. "Proto-Slavonic", ''The Slavonic Languages''. (Routledge). pp. 60–121. p. 60: "[The] distinction between dialect and language being blurred, there can be no unanimity on this issue in all instances..."C.F. Voegelin and F.M. Voegelin. 1977. ''Classification and Index of the World's Languages'' (Elsevier). p. 311, "In terms of immediate mutual intelligibility, the East Slavic zone is a sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
The Kyiv Polytechnic Institute ( KPI, ; official full title National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute") is a National university, national public university, public technological university in Kyiv, Ukraine. Name In the long period of existence, the name of the institute has changed several times: * 1898–1918 Kiev Polytechnic Institute of Emperor Alexander II * 1918–1934 Kyiv Polytechnic Institute * 1934–1948 Kyiv Industrial Institute * 1948–1968 Order of Lenin Kyiv Polytechnic Institute * 1968–1992 Order of Lenin Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution * 1992–1995 Kyiv Polytechnic Institute * 1995–2016 National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" * 2016– National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" History Establishment The institute was founded as the Kiev Polytechnic Institute of Emperor Alexan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarubintsy Culture
The Zarubintsy, Zarubyntsi or Zarubinets culture was a culture that, from the 3rd century BC until the 1st century AD, flourished in the area north of the Black Sea along the upper and middle Dnieper and Pripyat Rivers, stretching west towards the Southern Bug river. Zarubintsy sites were particularly dense between the Rivers Desna and Ros as well as along the Pripyat river. It was identified around 1899 by the Czech-Ukrainian archaeologist Vikentiy Khvoyka and is now attested by about 500 sites. The culture was named after finds of cremated remains in the village of on the Dnieper. The Zarubintsy culture is possibly connected to the pre-Slavic ancestors of early Slavs (''proto-Slavs''), with possible links to the peoples of the Dnieper basin. The culture was influenced by the La Tène culture and the nomads of the steppes (the Scythians and the Sarmatians). The Scythian and Sarmatian influence is evident especially in pottery, weaponry, and domestic and personal objects. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batyieva Hora
Batyieva Hora () is a former village, and now a neighborhood in the Solomianskyi District of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of the Dnieper, on the side of the hill above the river Lybid. Burial grounds of Zarubintsy culture The Zarubintsy, Zarubyntsi or Zarubinets culture was a culture that, from the 3rd century BC until the 1st century AD, flourished in the area north of the Black Sea along the upper and middle Dnieper and Pripyat Rivers, stretching west towards t ... dated in the 2nd-4th century AD were discovered in Batyieva Hora. The name was first recorded on Kyiv city maps in 1861 and 1874 as "Batyievi graves", named after the Bati burial mound. Until the end of the 19th century, the area belonged to the Sofia Cathedral Metropolitan House and was used as a pasture for livestock. The village was founded at the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century and was populated by railroad workers. The settlement was included within the border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Bishop
In Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), is held by the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a Metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolis. Originally, the term referred to the bishop of the chief city of a historical Roman province, whose authority in relation to the other bishops of the province was recognized by the First Council of Nicaea (AD 325). The bishop of the provincial capital, the metropolitan, enjoyed certain rights over other bishops in the province, later called "suffragan bishops". The term ''metropolitan'' may refer in a similar sense to the bishop of the chief episcopal see (the "metropolitan see") of an ecclesiastical province. The head of such a metropolitan see has the rank of archbishop and is therefore called the metropolitan archbishop of the ecclesiastical province. Metropolitan (arch)bishops preside over synods of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypatian Codex
The ''Hypatian Codex'', also known as Hypatian Letopis or Ipatiev Letopis, is a compendium of three Rus' chronicle, Rus' chronicles: the ''Primary Chronicle'', ''Kievan Chronicle'' and ''Galician-Volhynian Chronicle''. It is the most important source of historical data about Kievan Rus'. The language of this work is Old Church Slavonic with many East Slavic languages, East Slavisms. Provenance The codex was discovered in Ukraine in 1617 by Zacharias Kopystensky, and was then copied by monks in 1621. The codex later known as the ''Hypatian Codex'' was most likely acquired from the Ipatievsky Monastery (Hypatian Monastery) in Kostroma on 15 May 1767. This would have happened during the May–June 1767 Volga voyage of Empress Catherine the Great, Catherine II (), who was highly interested in reading Rus' chronicles, and collecting them all at the capital city of Saint Petersburg (one of the goals of her voyage). Count Vladimir Grigorievich Orlov (1743–1831), then director of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidradnyi
Vidradnyi () is a neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine. It belongs to Solomianskyi Raion (district) of Kyiv. The name ''Vidradnyi'' is derived from the khutor with the same name, that has been one of the Kyiv's suburbs in the beginning of the 20th century. References Neighborhoods in Kyiv Solomianskyi District {{KyivCity-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border Outpost
A border outpost, border out post, border observation post or BOP ; STAFF WRITER; January 8, 2010; Press Trust of India (PTI) is an outpost maintained by a on its , usually one of a series placed at regular intervals, to watch over and safeguard its border with a neighboring state with which it may or may not have friendly relations. Such posts are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language In Ukraine
Russian language, Russian is the most common first language in the Donbas and Crimea regions of Ukraine and the city of Kharkiv, and the predominant language in large cities in the East Ukraine, eastern and South Ukraine, southern portions of the country. The usage and status of the language is the subject of political disputes. Ukrainian language, Ukrainian is the country's sole state language since the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine, 1996 Constitution, which prohibits an official bilingual system at state level but also guarantees the free development, use and protection of Russian and other languages of national minorities. In 2017 a new ''Law on Education'' was passed which restricted the use of Russian as a language of instruction. Nevertheless, Russian remains a widely used language in Ukraine in pop culture and in informal and commerce, business communication. History of the Russian language in Ukraine The East Slavic languages originated in the language spoken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Ukrainian Census
The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.In 2021, there will most likely be no all-Ukrainian census - Minister (21 April 2020) The next Ukrainian census was planned to be held in 2011 but has been repeatedly postponed. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
