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Regions at a Glance
Kyiv
Kyivan Rus
One of those places 'where it all started', Kyiv is the cradle of all things Russian, Ukraini-
an and Belarusian. While visiting St Sophia's Cathedral or the Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra,
you'll be stepping on stones that remember the arrival of the Viking princes and Greek
bishops who shaped East Slavic civilisation.
Eclectic Cityscape
Early medieval monasteries, Polish-influenced baroque, Russian Art Nouveau, Stalinist
bombast, drab Soviet constructivism and post-Soviet kitsch - Kyiv's architecture is a
charmingly incongruous cocktail of epochs and styles.
Riverside Promenades
You might feel as if you are flying above the mind- bogglingly wide Dnipro when you ob-
serve it from the hilly right bank. Here, a chain of parks forms a long green belt separating
Kyiv's centre from the river.
