Kiev dates to the 600's AD. It prospered as a trading center. In the 800's it became the capital of the Russian State. By the 1000's Kiev was one of Europe's greatest centers of commerce and culture. The Mongols destroyed most of the city in 1240. It lost much of its importance. THe city eas rebuilt in the 1300's. There was Lithinen rule in the 1300's, Polish rule in the 1500's and Russian rule in the 1600's. (KeMn)

capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center

a wonderful city and we enjoyed our visit very much

Kiev, also Kyiv (Ukrainian: , Kyyiv, IPA: ; Russian: , Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. Since 2001, Kiev has officially had 2,660,401 inhabitants, though this figure has likely grown to more than 3.5 million since then.http://www.citypopulation.de/Ukraine-Cities.html Ukraine City Populations. URL accessed July 28, 2006 Administratively, Kiev is a national-level subordinated municipality, independent from surrounding Kiev Oblast.

KIEV was a Los Angeles radio station that first took to the air February, 1933 at 870 kHz.

KIEV (1500 AM) is a radio station licenced to Culver City, California and serving the Los Angeles area. The station is currently owned by Royce International Broadcasting, and is currently silent. A construction permit was issued for this defunct frequency by the FCC on March 27, 2001, but the station has not yet returned to the air.