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Kiev was strongly influenced by the culture of Russia. After the Mongols left in in ruins. Catherine the Great rebuilt the city in Russian style.
Because Kiev is the birthplace of Russian culture and nation. The modern peoples of Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia all claim Kievan Rus' as their cultural inheritance.
Russian-speaking people (whether Ukrainian citizens or others) use the word 'Kiev'. Ukrainian-speaking people use the word 'Kyiv'. Ukrainian is an official language so 'Kyiv' is the official name for the capital of Ukraine.
Kiev is the capital of Ukraine.
Moscow
Moscow
Saint Petersburg (original name restored from the communist-era Leningrad)
Possibly a Russian warship built in the Kiev Shipyards.
Kiev in the 9th century.
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many Russian cities were ravaged (kiev and moscow)
Princess Olga of Kiev was the first Russian leader to convert to Christianity. She was baptized in Constantinople into the Orthodox Church and is considered an equal to the Apostles.
Kiev isn't a Russian city it is the Capitol of Ukraine
Kiev. But the thing is that now Kiev's not in Russia.