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Kiev: A Walk Through History

May 22, 2015 | 09:01 GMT

The gleaming onion domes of Saint Sophia Cathedral tower over Kiev, Ukraine.
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine.

(EUGENE CHAUSOVSKY/Stratfor)

To walk the streets of Kiev is to walk through layers of history. Once the capital of Kievan Rus, the city has fallen under the control of various empires throughout its history. The confluence of and clash between the city's Eastern and Western influences mirror the country's geopolitical division....

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