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Bykivnia (Russian: Bykovnia) is a small village on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. During the Stalinism in the USSR, it was one of the sites where the NKVD had burried thousands of executed, real or alleged enemies of the Soviet power. Kiev (Київ, Kyiv, in Ukrainian; Киев, Kiev, in Russian) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. ... Joseph Stalin. ... The NKVD (Narodnyi Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del )(Russian: ÐÐšÐ’Ð”, ÐÐ°Ñ€Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ ÐºÐ¾Ð¼Ð¸ÑÑÐ°Ñ€Ð¸Ð°Ñ‚ Ð²Ð½ÑƒÑ‚Ñ€ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¸Ñ… Ð´ÐµÐ») or Peoples Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet Unions affairs of state. ...

From the early 1920s through Joseph Stalin's murderous purges, the Soviet government hauled the bodies of tortured and slaughtered political prisoners to the pine forests outside the village of Bykivnia and buried them in a grave that spanned 161,500 square feet. It is estimated that some 100.000 of executed Ukrainian civilians had been burried here in 1920s - early 1940s. Stalin redirects here. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

May 21, 2006 - The Annual Day of Rememberence of Bykivnia victims

In a step toward uncovering Ukraine's dark history, President Viktor Yushchenko became the first Ukrainian president to take part in the annual Day of Remembrance ceremony to honor the estimated 100,000 people buried in the mass grave on the outskirts of Kyiv. Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: ) (born February 23, 1954) is the current President of Ukraine. ...

"We must know the truth," Mr. Yushchenko said May 21, 2006 standing alongside his wife, Kateryna. "Why did our nation lose more than 10 million people without a war?" May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

	Subdivisions of Kiev Oblast, Ukraine

	Raions: Baryshivskyi \| Bilotserkivskyi \| Bohuslavskyi \| Boryspilskyi \| Borodianskyi \| Brovarskyi \| Fastivskyi \| Ivankivskyi \| Kaharlytskyi \| Kyievo-Sviatoshynskyi \| Makarivskyi \| Myronivskyi \| Obukhivskyi \| Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi \| Poliskyi \| Rokytnianskyi \| Skvyrskyi \| Stavyschenskyi \| Taraschanskyi \| Tetiivskyi \| Vasylkivskyi \| Volodarskyi \| Vyshhorodskyi \| Yahotynskyi \| Zgurivskyi Image File history File links Kiew-oblast-COA.PNG File links The following pages link to this file: Kiev Oblast ... Kiev Oblast (also Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian: ) is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Baryshivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Bilotserkivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Bohuslavskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Boryspilskyi Raion (Ukrainian: , translit. ... Borodianskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Brovarskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Fastivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Ivankivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Kaharlytskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Kyievo-Sviatoshynskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Makarivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Myronivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Obukhivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Poliskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Rokytnianskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Skvyrskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Stavyschenskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Taraschanskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Tetiivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Vyshhorodskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Yahotynskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Zgurivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: ) is a raion (district) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ...
	Cities: Berezan \| Bila Tserkva \| Bohuslav \| Boryspil \| Boiarka \| Brovary \| Chornobyl \| Fastiv \| Irpin \| Kaharlyk \| Myronivka \| Obukhiv \| Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi \| Prypiat \| Rzhyschiv \| Skvyra \| Slavutych \| Tarascha \| Tetiiv \| Ukrainka \| Uzyn \| Vasylkiv \| Vyshhorod \| Vyshneve \| Yahotyn Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts (Ukrainian singular: область, oblast; plural області, oblasti), one autonomous republic (автономна республіка, avtonomna respublika), and... Berezan (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Bila Tserkva (Ukrainian Бiла Церква, literally White Church, Polish Biała Cerkiew, Russian Белая Церковь, Belaya Tserkov) is a city in Kyivska oblast of Ukraine. ... Bohuslav (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Boryspil’ (Ukrainian Бориспіль) is a city in northern Ukraine, situated in the left-bank part of Kyivska oblast, close to the capital city of Kyiv. ... Boiarka (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (privince) of Ukraine. ... Brovary (Ukrainian Бровари) is a city in Ukraines Kyivska oblast, close to the capital city of Kyiv. ... Chernobyl area. ... Fastiv (Ukrainian Фастів) is a city in northern Ukraine, a center of the Fastivskyi raion (district) within Kyivska oblast. Population 50,500 (2004). ... Irpen (Ирпень, also known as Irpin or Iрпiнь) is a river in Ukraine, a right tributary to Dnieper. ... Kaharlyk (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Myronivka (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Obukhiv (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi or Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy (Ukrainian: , Pereiaslav-Khmel′nyts′kyi) is a town by the Trubezh River in Ukraines Kiev Oblast, south of Kiev. ... Prypiat Abandoned village near Prypiat View of the Chernobyl power plant from Prypiat Prypiat is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, near the border of Belarus. ... Rzhyschiv (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Skvyra (Ukrainian:Ð¡ÐºÐ²Ð¸Ñ€Ð°) is a town in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. ... Slavutych, named after the Old Slavic name of the near-by Dnieper River, is a Ukrainian small town on the left bank of the river. ... Tarascha is a town near Kiev, Ukraine. ... Tetiiv (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Ukrainka (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Uzyn (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Vasylkiv (Ukrainian: ), also called by its Old Slavic name Vasilkov (Russian: ) is a city at Stugna river in Ukraines Kiev Oblast (province), a center of Vasylkiv Raion (district). ... Vyshhorod is a town in Kiev Oblast, Ukraine. ... Vyshneve (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (privince) of Ukraine. ... Yahotyn (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ...
	Urban-type settlements: Baryshivka \| Borodianka \| Bucha \| Hostomel \| Ivankiv \| Krasiatychi \| Makariv \| Rokytne \| Stavysche \| Volodarka \| Zghurivka \| more... Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ... Baryshivka (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Borodianka (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Bucha (Ukrainian: Ð‘ÑƒÑ‡Ð°, Bucha) is a town in Ukraines Kiev Oblast. ... Hostomel a. ... Ivankiv (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Krasiatychi (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Makariv (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Rokytne (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Stavysche (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Volodarka (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Zghurivka (Ukrainian: ) is a town in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... As of January 1, 2006 there are 886 urban-type settlements (Ukrainian: , translit. ...
	Villages: Dvirkivschyna \| Hornostaypil \| more... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Dvirkivschyna (Ukrainian: Ð”Ð²Ñ–Ñ€ÐºÑ–Ð²Ñ‰Ð¸Ð½Ð°) is a Ukranian village located in the Kiev oblast, 60 miles east of the Ukranian capital. ... Hornostaipil (Ukrainian: ; Russian: , Yiddish: Horensteipl, Hornosteipel) is a village in the Kiev Oblast located on the Teteriv River and the Kiev Reservoir. ...

Coordinates: 50°31′N 30°49′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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