In the book a compact history of Kiev is decribed, from the Stoneage till present. Ukraine has a rich and old history and is the cradle of the Indo-European cultures and languages. In the steppes of nowadays Russia and Ukraine the horse was tamed and domesticated, the wheel and carriage were invented and the nomadic tribes of this steppes spread all over Asia and Europe. Ukraine became the corridor between East and West. With help of the Vikings in the 9th century AD Kiev became the centre of...