{"slug": "kiev", "label": "Kiev", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 33, "years": 31, "span": [882, 1961], "span_label": ["882 CE", "1961 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 10}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 6}, {"title": "Births", "count": 5}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kievan-rus", "label": "Kievan Rus'", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "vladimir-the-great", "label": "Vladimir the Great", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "yaroslav-the-wise", "label": "Yaroslav the Wise", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "ukraine", "label": "Ukraine", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "veliky-novgorod", "label": "Veliky Novgorod", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "eastern-orthodox-church", "label": "Eastern Orthodox Church", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "greater-poland", "label": "Greater Poland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "arab-muslims", "label": "Arab Muslims", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christianity", "label": "Christianity", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "crimea", "label": "Crimea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "russian-empire", "label": "Russian Empire", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 882, "year_label": "882 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Oleg of Novgorod takes Kiev, and makes it his capital, forming the Kievan Rus'.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345951089#Europe", "title": "882", "revid": 1345951089, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 945, "year_label": "945 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Constantine VII concludes a Rus'–Byzantine treaty in which Rus' merchants are to conduct their trade in Constantinople. While many Rus' make their fortunes in trade with the Arab Muslims, the Rurik Dynasty of Kiev grows rich from Byzantine commerce.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365595392#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "945", "revid": 1365595392, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 965, "year_label": "965 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Boleslaus I (the Cruel), duke of Bohemia, expands his territory into the Polish territories of Upper Silesia and Lesser Poland. By occupying the city of Kraków, he controls important trade routes from Prague to Kiev and Lviv. Prince Mieszko I of Poland makes an alliance with Boleslaus and marries his daughter Dobrawa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371364470#Europe", "title": "965", "revid": 1371364470, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 972, "year_label": "972 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Grand Prince Sviatoslav I is ambushed by the Pechenegs (possibly in the service of the Byzantines) and killed during his attempt to cross the Dnieper rapids (modern Ukraine). His skull is made into a drinking cup. Sviatoslav is succeeded by his eldest son Yaropolk I as ruler of Kiev, which leads to a civil war with his brother Oleg.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365272305#Europe", "title": "972", "revid": 1365272305, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 978, "year_label": "978 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Winter – Vladimir I (the Great), grand prince of Kiev, returns from Norway with a Varangian mercenary army and re-captures Novgorod. On his way to Kiev, he marches against the forces of his brother Yaropolk I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365272344#Europe", "title": "978", "revid": 1365272344, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 980, "year_label": "980 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 11", "text": "June 11 – Vladimir I (the Great), grand prince of Kiev, consolidates the Kievan realm from modern Ukraine to the Baltic Sea. Vladimir is proclaimed ruler (knyaz) of all Kievan Rus'.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364109392#Europe", "title": "980", "revid": 1364109392, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 988, "year_label": "988 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Grand Prince Vladimir the Great, ruler of Kievan Rus', marries Anna Porphyrogenita (sister of Basil II) and converts to Christianity. He is baptized at Cherson in the Crimea, taking the Christian name of Basil (in honor of his brother-in-law). Vladimir returns in triumph to Kiev, and begins the Christianization of Kievan Rus' to the Eastern Orthodox Church.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364920019#Religion", "title": "988", "revid": 1364920019, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1018, "year_label": "1018 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 22", "text": "July 22–23 – Battle of the River Bug: Polish forces under Bolesław I defeat Yaroslav the Wise near the River Bug. Yaroslav retreats to Novgorod, abandoning Kiev.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367470608#Europe", "title": "1018", "revid": 1367470608, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1024, "year_label": "1024 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Iziaslav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1078)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342213215#Births", "title": "1024", "revid": 1342213215, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1027, "year_label": "1027 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Sviatoslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1077)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342215196#Births", "title": "1027", "revid": 1342215196, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1030, "year_label": "1030 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The first mention is made of Tartu, Estonia, as Grand Prince Yaroslav I (the Wise) of Novgorod and Kiev defeats the Estonians and finds a fort named Yuryev (modern-day Tartu). The Rus' will hold the fortress for 30 or 31 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365590959#Europe", "title": "1030", "revid": 1365590959, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1030, "year_label": "1030 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Vsevolod I Yaroslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1093)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365590959#Births", "title": "1030", "revid": 1365590959, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1031, "year_label": "1031 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Mieszko II is forced to escape Poland after an attack of Grand Prince Yaroslav I (\"the Wise\") of Kiev, who installs Mieszko's half-brother Bezprym onto the Polish throne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371210564#Europe", "title": "1031", "revid": 1371210564, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1043, "year_label": "1043 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kiev makes an agreement with Duke Casimir I the Restorer of Poland that recognizes Chervyen as part of Kiev. The agreement is sealed with a double marriage – Casimir to Maria Dobroniega (a daughter of Vladimir the Great), and Iziaslav to Gertrude, Casimir's sister.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365591040#Europe", "title": "1043", "revid": 1365591040, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1051, "year_label": "1051 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Hilarion of Kiev (or Ilarion) becomes the first non-Greek metropolitan bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church, in Kiev.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365260254#Religion", "title": "1051", "revid": 1365260254, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1052, "year_label": "1052 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 4", "text": "October 4 – Vladimir Yaroslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1020)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350127696#Deaths", "title": "1052", "revid": 1350127696, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1068, "year_label": "1068 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Kiev Uprising: The city of Kiev rebels against Iziaslav I, in the aftermath of the Kievan Rus' defeat against the Cumans.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372127712#Europe", "title": "1068", "revid": 1372127712, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1073, "year_label": "1073 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Sviatoslav II and Vsevolod I unite the Kievan forces and expel their brother Iziaslav I. Sviatoslav II becomes Grand Prince of Kiev.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365270579#Europe", "title": "1073", "revid": 1365270579, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1076, "year_label": "1076 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "June 1", "text": "June 1 – Mstislav I \"the Great\"), Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1132)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362789427#Births", "title": "1076", "revid": 1362789427, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1077, "year_label": "1077 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 27", "text": "December 27 – Sviatoslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1027)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1303472978#Deaths", "title": "1077", "revid": 1303472978, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1078, "year_label": "1078 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 3", "text": "October 3 – Grand Prince Iziaslav I dies, and is succeeded by Vsevolod I, who unites the principalities – Kiev, Chernigov and Pereyaslavl – in Kievan Rus'.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329585949#Europe", "title": "1078", "revid": 1329585949, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1078, "year_label": "1078 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 3", "text": "October 3 – Iziaslav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1024)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329585949#Deaths", "title": "1078", "revid": 1329585949, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1093, "year_label": "1093 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 13", "text": "April 13 – Vsevolod I Yaroslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1030)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1291997155#Deaths", "title": "1093", "revid": 1291997155, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1096, "year_label": "1096 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Iziaslav II Mstislavich, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1154)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365266324#Births", "title": "1096", "revid": 1365266324, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1108, "year_label": "1108 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 4", "text": "January 4 – Gertrude, Grand Princess of Kiev", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362166699#Deaths", "title": "1108", "revid": 1362166699, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1165, "year_label": "1165 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Andronikos I Komnenos, a cousin of Manuel I, escapes from prison at Constantinople. After passing through many dangers, he reaches Kiev and seeks refuge at the court of Prince Yaroslav Osmomysl.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362483614#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "1165", "revid": 1362483614, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 1667, "year_label": "1667 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 6", "text": "February 6 (January 27 O.S.) – The Treaty of Andrusovo is signed during the Russo-Polish War. Poland cedes eastern Ukraine, including Kiev and Smolensk, to Russia, ending Poland's status as a major Central European power.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365989201#January–March", "title": "1667", "revid": 1365989201, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1686, "year_label": "1686 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 6", "text": "May 6 – The Treaty of Perpetual Peace (1686) is signed between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, recognizing the former's possession of Left-bank Ukraine and the city of Kiev, as agreed upon in the earlier Treaty of Andrusovo in 1667. The treaty also brings the Tsardom of Russia into the Great Turkish War, on the side of the Holy League of 1684.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368502958#April–June", "title": "1686", "revid": 1368502958, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1811, "year_label": "1811 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – The Great Podil fire breaks out in Kiev, Ukraine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361375672#July–September", "title": "1811", "revid": 1361375672, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1905, "year_label": "1905 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 11", "text": "December 11 – In support of the Moscow Uprising, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kiev stages a mass uprising, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in the city, December 12–16.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373341358#December", "title": "1905", "revid": 1373341358, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1911, "year_label": "1911 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 18", "text": "September 18 – Pyotr Stolypin, third Prime Minister of the Russian Empire is assassinated in Kiev by Leftist revolutionary Dmitry Bogrov and is succeeded by Count Vladimir Kokovtsov.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373497014#September", "title": "1911", "revid": 1373497014, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1913, "year_label": "1913 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "September 9", "text": "September 9 – Imperial Russian Army pilot Pyotr Nesterov becomes the first person to loop an airplane, flying a Nieuport IV monoplane over Syretzk Aerodrome near Kiev.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373505613#September", "title": "1913", "revid": 1373505613, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1961, "year_label": "1961 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "March 13", "text": "March 13 – 1961 Kurenivka mudslide: A dam bursts in Kiev, USSR, killing 145.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372676854#March", "title": "1961", "revid": 1372676854, "section": "Events › March"}}]}