KIEVE (Kyiv, Ukraine) : A Short Guide of 1980

Moscow, USSR: Progress Publishers, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. L. Cheltsova (Maps). Text/NEW & Bright. 1980, First English Edition; 1st published 1979 in Russian. Illustrated boards/VG; sound w/rubs to corner tips & lifting laminate. DJ/None as Issued. PO name to fEP verso. COVER ART to boards: Photo of Saint Sophia Eastern Cathedral Bell tower, 11th century UNESO World Heritage Site. This is the 1980 tour guide to Ukraine's capital city Kieve (Kyviv) on the Dnieper River. City dates to the 8th century, and knew destruction in the 13th century by the Huns & World War II. With the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine's declaration of independence in 1991, Kyiv has been the capital. The 2022 bombardment from Putin's Russia renders this copy a historical testimony the city and life prized before this 3rd destruction. 192 pgs, w/archival photos & maps, in 11 chapters: 1, Come to Kiev; 2, The Gateways to Kiev; 3, The Landmarks to the Ancient City; 4, The Ever-Present Past; 5, The Banner of Revolution; 6, Kiev in the 20th Century; 7, War Memorials in the Hero-City; 8, The Seasons in Kiev 9, Cultural Treasures; 10, Sporting Kiev; and 11, Kiev in 24 Hours (4 Tours). A 1980 testimony to Kyiv before Putin's 2022 bombardment.