Videos tagged with "124"

Kiev, Ukraine - 2012 - Kyiv , Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine - Kiev, Ukraine [04:18]
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions and world-famous historical landmarks. The city has an extensive infrastructure and highly developed system of public transport, including the Kiev Metro. The name Kiev is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of four legendary founders of the city (brothers Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv, and sister Lybid). During its history, Kiev, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of great prominence and relative obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial centre as early as the 5th century. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, Kiev was a tributary of the Khazars, until seized by the Varangians (Vikings) in the mid-9th century. Under Varangians rule, the city became a capital of the Rus', the first East Slavic state. Completely destroyed during the Mongol invasion in 1240, the city lost most of its influence for the centuries to come. It was a provincial capital of marginal importance in the outskirts of the territories controlled by its powerful neighbours; first the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, followed by Poland and Russia. Kiev is one of the oldest cities of Eastern Europe and has played a pivotal role ...
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Cherkasy, Ukraine - Cherkasy State Technological University [03:18]
Cherkasy (Ukrainian: Черкаси, transliterated: Čerkasy, pronounced [tʃerˈkɑsɪ]) or Cherkassy (Russian: Черкасcы), is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of the Cherkasy Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Cherkasky Raion (district) within the oblast. The city itself is also designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. The city is the cultural, educational and industrial center of Cherkasy Oblast and Central Economical Region of Ukraine. Cherkasy is known since the 13th century and played a great role in the history of Ukraine. Cherkasy was the center of Cossacks, citizens took part in Khmelnychchyna and Koliyivschyna (cossacks and peasants rebellions). The city is located on the right bank of Dnieper River (specifically at the Kremenchuk Reservoir), about 200 km (124 mi) south of the nation's capital, Kiev. The city is divided into 2 boroughs (raions) - Sosnivskiy (with Orshanets village) and Pridniprovskiy. The current population of Cherkasy is 287583 (as of 2011). In June 2011, the city celebrated its 725 anniversary. EDUCATION Nowadays there are different types of educational institutions in Cherkasy - pre-school (kindergartens), schools, out-of-school and higher educational institutions. These institutions may be both state-owned and private property. Pre-school education is represented with 50 kindergartens around the city. City-owned schools are 21 general schools, 1 night school, and 14 new-type schools - 2 ...
Tags: Cherkasy, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Черкаси, Čerkasy, Cherkassy, Russian, Черкасcы, city, ciudad, Ucrania, ucraniana, university, universidad, College, Student, Oblast, Province, Campus, Graduation, Students, Education

HalynaMyroslava"To Joseph Brodsky´´/ГалинаМирослава "Й.Бродському" [01:08]
The pictures of the undeground monastery(12century) in Stradch,Страдч, (Lviv region, Ukraine) and the cave monastery(16century) in Krekhiv,Крехів (Lviv region). Now they are places of physical and spiritual healing. The monastery in Stradch was second after the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery in Ukraine underground in Kievan Rus' (Kyivan) and Galicia-Volyn (Halytsko-Volyn)principality.It was stored at a high mountain on the left bank of the river near the village Vereschytsa. Mentioned in the Galicia-Volyn chronicle from 1242 as "Cave Domazhyrova". Archaeological research found that the monastery consisted of incoming gallery (length ca. 40 m), moves the total length of 270 m and a few cells, which are placed at a depth of approx. 20 m. At the top of the mountain there was a fortified hill-fort. The monastery ceased to exist approx. 14 cent. In our time preserved many legends about the monastery, the monks destroy the Mongol Tatars. The monastery in Krekhiv was established in the 16th century by two monks from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Joel and Silvester, who settled in nearby caves. Around 1612 or 1618 the owner of Zhovkva, Stanisław Żółkiewski offered the monks land to build their monastery, later surrounded with fortifications during the second half of the 17th century to defend it from roaming Tatar hordes. In the 18th century the monasteries prosperity rose and wooden buildings were replaced with stone ones which stand there today. At the beginning of the 19th century ...
Tags: cave, Monastery, underground, Kyivan, Rus, Galicia, Volyn, Kievan, 12centuries, Ukrainian, poetry, українська, поезія, 12століття, печерний, монастир, word, ukraine, poem, words

That's our country - Ukraine [02:34]
about ukraine hers nature....technology..........
Tags: culture, nature, Ukraine, an-225, an-124, Kiev, Київ, Мар'янівка, Україна, marianivka

The Worlds Biggest Plane: The Antonov 225 Mriya [04:43]
a short mini documentary on the worlds largest airplane the Ukranian Antonov 225 Mriya. The A380 is the second largest plane BUT the largest passenger plane
Tags: antonov, 225, mriya, 124, ukraine, buran, space, shuttle, discovery, channel