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482 - probable date of the foundation of Kyiv
The late 9th-early 10th centuries- foundation of the Kyivan Rus state and its capital city of Kyiv 988 - introduction of Christianity in Kyivan Rus by Prince Volodymyr1017-1037 construction of St. Sophia Cathedral, the centre of the old Rus metropolitan see 1051 - foundation of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) by Saint Anthony 1240 - destruction of Kyiv by the Mongol -Tatars; the end of Kyivan Rus
1362 - Kyiv enters the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1497 - Kyiv is granted the Magdeburg Right 1569 - the Lublin Union, the unification of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crown of Poland; Kyiv goes under the rule of Rzeczpospolita 1632 - foundation of the Kyiv – Mohyla Academy, the oldest institution of higher education in Eastern Europe 1654 - Kyiv joins Moscow tsardom
1749 - 1754 construction of St. Andrew's Church
1834 - foundation of Kyiv University 1901 - construction of the Opera House 1917-1921 revolutionary developments in KyivMarch 1917 - formation of the Central Rada, the first Ukrainian government |
February 1919 - foundation of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences December 1919 - the establishment of Soviet power; Kyiv is deprived of the status of the capital city, giving its place to Kharkiv
June 24, 1934 - Kyiv is the capital city of Soviet Ukraine again
September 19, 1941 -November 6, 1943 - Kyiv is occupied by the troops of Nazi Germany November 6, 1960 - the first line of Kyiv Metro is put into operation May 1982 - celebrations in honor of Kyiv's 1500th anniversaryAugust 24, 1991 - declaration of Ukraine's independence 1992 - the First World Forum of the Ukrainians in Kyiv
November - December 2004 - the Orange Revolution; Viktor Uschenko is elected the President of Ukraine May 2005 - the Eurovision song competition
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