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Big Fail: The Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carriers were the Soviet Union’s attempt to counter U.S. naval dominance during the Cold War. Designed with anti-submarine warfare and limited air capabilities ...

An anti-government protester waves the national flag from the top of the monument to the city's founders Reuters Kiev was founded, according to the legend, by three brothers and named after the eldest ...

Kiev was once a city with an identity crisis, but its enlivening spirit and perseverance throughout its recent history and current events have launched it into international recognition as a city with ...

As the Soviet Union disintegrated in May 1990, its leader Mikhail Gorbachev made what was, in effect, a concession speech to assembled dignitaries after a dinner at the Soviet embassy in Washington.

You'd be forgiven for thinking chicken Kiev got its start in the Ukrainian capital. After all, a hearty dish of chicken filled with butter, wrapped in bread crumbs, and deep fried is the perfect meal ...