Two rulers of this city led a raid that was legendarily repulsed when Photios put a holy veil into the sea. The history of this city is detailed in Nestor's Primary Chronicle. This city lost the Battle of Kalka River, allowing it to be sacked by Batu Khan. Hilarion was made the archbishop of this city by a ruler who created its legal code, Yaroslav the Wise. After learning that Muslims could not drink alcohol, Vladimir I of this city threw its idols into a river and converted to Christianity. During World War II, the Jewish population of this city was massacred in the Babi Yar ravine. For 10 points, name this city on the Dnieper river that wa
Two rulers of this city led a raid that was legendarily repulsed when Photios put a holy veil into the sea. The history of this city is detailed in Nestor's Primary Chronicle. This city lost the Battle of Kalka River, allowing it to be sacked by Batu Khan. Hilarion was made the archbishop of this city by a ruler who created its legal code, Yaroslav the Wise. After learning that Muslims could not drink alcohol, Vladimir I of this city threw its idols into a river and converted to Christianity. During World War II, the Jewish population of this city was massacred in the Babi Yar ravine. For 10 points, name this city on the Dnieper river that was once the capital of the Rus and is now the capital of Ukraine.
Two rulers of this city led a raid that was legendarily repulsed when Photios put a holy veil into the sea.
Kiev [or Kyiv]