1500th anniversary of Kiev
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 Soviet postage stamp from 1982 commemorating the anniversary | |
| Native name | Святкування 1500-річчя Києва |
|---|---|
| Date | 1982 |
| Location | Kiev (Kyiv), Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
The 1500th anniversary of Kiev, the capital of the Ukrainian SSR, was commemorated in 1982.[1][2][3] Although archaeologists have found evidence that Kiev (present-day Kyiv) was founded in either the 6th or 7th century, and the settlement may have been mentioned in documents more than two millennia ago, the observance of the 1500th anniversary in 1982 is based on a now traditional founding date of 482 for the city.[4][5]
To celebrate the anniversary, many important monuments were restored, and new monuments, such as the Monument to the Founders of Kyiv and the Monument to Commemorate the Reunification of Ukraine with Russia,[a] were constructed.[3] The people of Kyiv enjoyed the festivities so much that Kyiv Day was established as an official holiday in 1987, commemorated on the last Sunday of May.[1]
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Monument commemorating the anniversary, on Jules Verne Boulevard in Kyiv -
Monument to the Founders of Kyiv, as depicted on a series of Ukrainian banknotes from 1992
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- ^ Official name of the monument in Soviet times: Monument to commemorate the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. After the restoration of Ukraine's independence until May 2022, the monument was renamed the Peoples' Friendship Arch (Ukrainian: Арка дружби народів, romanized: Arka druzhby narodiv), colloquial name was the Yarmo (Ukrainian: Ярмо́, lit. 'Yoke'[6][7]). On 14 May 2022, according to the decision of the Kyiv City Council, it was named the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian people.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Загальноміські свята та пам'ятні дати
- ^ Назад у 1982 рік. Як в Києві вперше відсвяткували День міста — архів
- ^ a b "40 років тому Київ святкував перший ювілей: екскурсія у минуле". Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 1982 рік: як рахували вік Києва BBC
- ^ History of Kyiv
- ^ Арка Дружби народів чи Ярмо? Соцмережі тролять ініціативу головного архітектора Києва//Еспресо, 8 вересня 2015
- ^ Софія Середа. «Арка дружби народів» у Києві та війна з Росією: що зробити з радянським монументом?//Радіо Свобода, 24 січня 2018
- ^ The Arch of Friendship of Peoples, Ukrinform, was renamed in Kyiv on May 14, 2022