About Kiev. Part 1

Today,(1) I want to tell you about my own city. As for me It's the most beautiful, interesting and mysterious city in the entire world.  from all overs in the world.

1) В отличие от русского языка, запятая ставится после наречия "Сегодня".

І сan't tell you everything at once.

That`s why will be several part about my favorite city. (Therefore, I will talk about my city in several parts.)
Kiev is one of the oldest cities in the Easten Europe.The main legend says that it was founded around the seventh century AD by three brothers — Kiy, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybid.

Kiev quickly became a (important/strategical) (stronghold/capital) of Kiev Rus with a advantageous position.

At that time Kiev was a powerful and rich city with a highly developed culture.

However, several centuries later, Kiev lost its own independence.

Over a period of six centuries, Kiev was under the control of the Golden Horde, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (or the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), and the Russian Empire.

In the twentienth century, Kiev joined the USSR. (Украина присоединилась к СССР.)

Since 1991, Kiev has been the capital of an independent Ukraine.

Today Kiev is political, administrative, and culture centre of Ukraine.
I will tell you in further installations about life in our city.