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Encyclopedia > Kaniv

Kaniv (Polish: Kaniów) is a town on the Dnipro River in Ukraine where the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko is buried. Important trade route in the middle ages and base for Zaporichian Cossacks. Sacked by the Turks in 1458. Site of World War II battle (spectacularly unsuccessful drop of Soviet paratroopers).


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  • Details about paratroop operations in 1943 that included battle in Kanev (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JAP/is_4_12/ai_112321381)

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Kaniv Four claim provocation, stall on final announcement of candidate (10/24/99) (755 words)
KYIV - Ukraine's law enforcement bodies said on October 19 they had uncovered and squelched unauthorized and possibly violent civil disturbances, which they said were being planned for Kyiv by representatives of the Kaniv Four political coalition, and the coalition claimed the disclosure was yet another provocation by the presidential administration to discredit it.
Yurii Pyvovarov, the leader of the independent trade union, said his group had come to Kyiv to protest against the Kuchma administration and the failure of the government to back wages and pensions.
Moroz, a member of the Kaniv Four, whom the group seemed to endorse last week as its single candidate, has weathered much criticism and political abuse from Mr.
Algae In Terrestrial Ecosystems - Kaniv Natural Reserve (895 words)
Kaniv Natural Reserve is one of the oldest reserves in Ukraine.
The area despite of being located in the densely populated center of Ukraine has retained the uniqueness of the relief, the beauty of the landscape, the immense richness of biodiversity.
The main function of the reserve is to protect standard and unique natural complexes of the Forest-Steppe Zone of Ukraine, protect biodiversity, and monitor the dynamics of natural processes.
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