Kyiv
| Kyiv Київ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Settled | 482 A.D. |
| Population | 2,900,920 |
| Area (sq mi) | 324 sq mi |
| Population density (/sq mi) | 8,540/sq mi |
| Current mayor | Vitali Klitschko |
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital of Ukraine. It was founded in the fifth century as a Slavic trading post. Since 2014, Vitali Klitschko has been the city's mayor. Since the so-called pro-Western (i.e., pro-homosexual agenda) government took over Ukraine in 2014, there have been increasingly promoted gay pride parades in Kyiv.[1]
Kyiv contains nuclear-hardened subway facilities to be used as civilian bomb shelters.
Religion
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is marginalized by the liberal government of Ukraine, but has its strongest cultural presence in Kyiv. (The Ukrainian church gained independence in 2019.) and is also called "Jerusalem of the East." It owns many churches and cathedrals like the St. Sophia's Cathedral, the Vydubychi Monastery, the St. Nicolas Prytysko Church, the St. Nicholas’ Church, the St. Andrew's Church, the Church of the Savior of the Berestovo and the All Saints’ Church.[2]
Name
The city's name was traditionally written "Kiev" in English. This is still the most common spelling. Under a transliteration system adopted by the Ukrainian government in October 1995, the name is "Kyiv." The United States Board on Geographic Names, as well as other authorities on geographic names, adopted the revised spelling in 2019.[3]