What language in kyiv?

[james_tesol]

What language do most people speak in Kyiv? Russian or Ukrainian? Would learning russian be enough to survive living there?

Many thanks,

[Serhii]

The ideal situation is if you know both. Kiev is a bilingual city. But most people are very kind and you won't have any problem speaking only Russian.
It depends on what you prefer. You will have problems with reading ( all signs are mainly in Ukrainian).

In general - it isn't a big problem. In a short time you'll understand both great languages and forget that poor English

[+Serbian_girl+]

I recommend learning Russian and learning some basic phrases in Ukrainian (zou can find it in anz travel broshure).