What!? 1530? Are you serious? Well, whatever Wikipedia may claim, Kyiv celebrated their 1530th birthday this weekend, marking its birth at 482 AD. That was just a little before the babushka that sits on the park bench was born (not seriously).
It gives a whole new perspective on old. At least it does for me. Of course, when you walk throughout the city, there are only a few places that are older than 100 years, like the Pechersk Lavra with mummified priests and monks and the golden gate which was the grand entrance into the city.
Of course, throughout the city are statues to heroes of Kyiv’s history, including Bogdan Khmelnytskyy (Cossack leader), Lesia Ukrainka, St Volodymyr, Yaroslav Mudry (Yaroslav the Wise), Princess Olga with Cyril & Methodius (creators of the cyrillic script), Taras Shevchenko and more!
And Kyiv isn’t even near the oldest city in Europe! But when you come visit, expect to learn a little bit of history because its part of the very fabric of Ukrainian society, celebrated with holidays, festivals and monuments.
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