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25-679: Official sources state that the city is named after Prince Boris, of Boris and Gleb , two sons of Vladimir the Great , who were both murdered during the internecine wars of 1015–1019. According to Petro Tronko in his History of cities and villages in Ukrainian SSR , the locality where Boryspil is located was named as "Borysove pole" (Borys's field) when in 1015 a son of Vladimir the Great Borys returning from another raid against Pechenegs died from hands of hired assassins. Others state that

50-445: A 2020 reform that merged raions together and integrated the city municipalities into them. Such city municipality was complex and usually combined the city proper and adjacent populated places. The city of regional (oblast) significance was governed by a city council known as mis'krada , which was chaired by a mayor. There were instances where a municipality might have included only the city alone (city proper), while in others instances

75-428: A developed industry, utilities, a considerable amount of state provided housing, and a population of over 50,000, and if for further economic and social development of a city it was appropriate to establish a direct management by regional organizations. In some cases, a city with a population of less than 50,000 could be a city of regional significance if it had industrial, social-cultural, and historical significance, or

100-613: A modernized motorway. In the city also starts another national highway [REDACTED] H 08 which connects Boryspil with Zaporizhzhia . It also hosts Ukrainian Premier League team Arsenal Kyiv at the Kolos Stadium . People born in Boryspil Boris and Gleb Boris and Gleb ( Old East Slavic : Борисъ и Глѣбъ , romanized:  Borisŭ i Glěbŭ ), respective Christian names Roman ( Романъ , Romanŭ ) and David ( Давꙑдъ , Davydŭ ), were

125-401: A municipality might have consisted of its own subdivisions such as districts in city, similarly to the cities with special status or even other cities which carried the designation of cities of district significance. Each region had at least one city of regional significance as its administrative center . A city was usually granted the status for being an economic and cultural center that has

150-575: A propensity for further economical and social development and population increase. These exceptions were usually granted on a decision of the Verkhovna Rada (the Supreme Council of Ukraine). The city could be divided into districts at the city's authorities' discretion. Along with the raions of a region , the cities of regional significance are the second level of administrative-territorial division of Ukraine. Beside having districts,

175-475: A tent. The prince is discovered still breathing in a bodybag being transported to Kiev, but the Varangians end his life with the thrust of a sword. Sent for by Sviatopolk, Gleb believes his father is still alive and rushes to his father's deathbed. On the way, their brother Yaroslav learns of Sviatopolk's treachery and urges Gleb not to meet him. In the middle of praying to his deceased brother and God, Gleb

200-462: Is assassinated by his own cook, Torchin, who cuts his throat with a kitchen knife. The Life contains many picturesque details of Boris and Gleb's last hours, such as their sister's warning about the murderous plans of Sviatopolk. The narrative is a masterpiece of hagiography that weaves together numerous literary traditions. The factual circumstances of Boris and Gleb's lives and deaths cannot, however, be extrapolated from their hagiography. Perhaps

225-831: The Mongol invasion , most of the Ruthenian territory belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . The site of the settlement belonged to the King's translator Soltan Albiyevich who in 1508 sold it to the Kyiv Saint Nicholas Hermitage. It is believed that it was then when the settlement received its modern name. After the Union of Lublin , the southern regions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were passed over to

250-768: The Church of St. Basil in Vyshhorod , later destroyed. Boris and Gleb were glorified (canonized) by the Orthodox church in Rus' in 1071. They were interred at the Vyshhorod Cathedral, which was re consecrated in their name. Many other Ukrainian and Russian churches were later named after them. In 1095, parts of the relics of both saints were moved to Sázava Monastery in Duchy of Bohemia and inserted into one of

275-955: The Polish Crown and in 1590 on decision of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , the settlement was given to Wojtech Czonowicki, a senior of the Registered Cossacks , who later participated in the Kosiński uprising . In 1596 the Polish King Sigismund III Vasa transformed the town into a royal estate and there was formed the Boryspol starostwo. Later the same year it was granted the Magdeburg rights (or possibly Lübeck law ) and in

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300-483: The Rus' army to Alta . Informed of Sviatopolk's accession to the throne and urged to replace him, Boris replies: "Be it not for me to raise my hand against my elder brother. Now that my father has passed away, let him take the place of my father in my heart." Despite Boris' acquiescence, Sviatopolk sends Putsha and the boyars of Vyshegorod to execute his brother. Boris and his manservant are stabbed to death while asleep in

325-570: The Soviet organized Holodomor when between 1 January 1933 to 1 January 1934 only by official data perished 5,739 among which 266 were infants (less than a year old). During World War II , Boryspil was occupied by the German Army from September 23, 1941 to September 23, 1943. Fierce battles were fought around the city during its capture and liberation. During the Nazi occupation, the airfield of

350-559: The altars. The Catholic Church canonized the brothers in 1724, during the papacy of Benedict XIII . In 2011 a monument to Boris and Gleb was erected in Vyshhorod, Ukraine. The authors of the monument are Boris Krylov and Oles Sydoruk. Source: City of regional significance (Ukraine) A city of regional significance ( Ukrainian : місто обласного значення , romanized :  misto oblasnoho znachennia ) in Ukraine

375-478: The city can be divided into various municipal councils ( rada , often considered its extended metropolitan area and suburbs) such as smaller city councils, town councils, or rural councils. A city of regional significance can simply be composed of one settlement itself. In 2012, there were 178 cities of regional significance across the different regions of Ukraine, ranging from the Donetsk Region , which has

400-715: The crucial evidence comes from several unbiased foreign sources, which mention that Boris succeeded his father in Kiev and was not lurking in Rostov as the Russian Primary Chronicle seems to imply. The Norse Eymund's saga relates a tale of the Varangian warriors who were hired by Yaroslav I the Wise to kill his brother Burizleif . Some historians trust the saga more than sources from Rus', claiming that it

425-582: The first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after its Christianization . Their feast day is observed on July 24 (August 6 Gregorian calendar ). According to the two 11th-century Lives of Boris and Gleb , ascribed to Nestor the Chronicler and Jacob the Monk , they were younger children of Vladimir the Great , who favored them over his other children. The Primary Chronicle claims that their mother

450-433: The modern Boryspil International Airport was used as a camp for prisoners of war . In 1956 Boryspil was officially granted the city status . Currently the city is home to the country's main and biggest airport, Boryspil International Airport (international code KBP) and some minor industry. Prior to the country-wide administrative reform of 17 July 2020, Boryspil was incorporated as a city of oblast significance , and

475-607: The name of the city is of the Greek origin; it consists of two parts Borys from Borysthenes (the Greek name for Dnieper ) and Pil from Polis (the Ukrainized version of the Greek word). The city also has a sister city, Hopkins, Minnesota, US. The settlement is first mentioned in 1015 in connection with the internecine wars of 1015–1019, and later, in the 12th century, as part of the Kyivan Rus ( Ruthenia ). Sometime after

500-564: The town in eternal possession to his brother-in-law Kyiv Colonel Yukhym Darahan . On 2 June 1920 at the Battle of Boryspil Polish-Ukrainian Army defeated the Red Army . Later in 1920 in the town was established the Soviet regime . There were created four collective farms ( kolhoz ): "Shevchenko Memorial", "Kirov Memorial", " Sickle and Mallet ", "Victory". The town suffered greatly during

525-581: The town was built a ratusz . The Boryspil town's coat of arms contained an image of Saint Stanislav (see Stanislaus of Szczepanów ). With extinguishing the Nalyvaiko Uprising , the Boryspil starostwo was passed to Stanisław Żółkiewski and stayed as the Żółkiewski's family estate until the 1648 Khmelnytsky Uprising . On 14 January 1752 the Hetman of Little Russia Kyrylo Rozumovsky has given

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550-485: Was Yaroslav and not Sviatopolk who was interested in removing his political rivals and was guilty of his brothers' murder. Others consider " Burizleif " a misreading of Bolesław , the Polish ruler allied to Sviatopolk. Boris and Gleb received the crown of martyrdom in 1015. The brothers became known as "Strastoterptsy" (Passion-Bearers), since they did not resist evil with violence. Boris and Gleb's relics were housed in

575-535: Was a Bulgarian woman. Boris married and ruled the town of Rostov , was probably regarded as heir apparent to the Kievan throne. Gleb, who was still a minor, ruled the easternmost town of Murom . Both brothers were murdered during the internecine wars of 1015–1019. The Primary Chronicle blames Sviatopolk the Accursed for plotting their assassinations. Boris learns of his father's death upon his return with

600-403: Was a type of second-level administrative division or municipality , the other type being raions (districts). In the first-level division of oblasts , they were referred to as cities of oblast significance ; in the first-level autonomous republic of Crimea , they were cities of republican significance . The designation was created with the introduction of oblasts in 1932. It was abolished in

625-573: Was not part of Boryspil Raion , even though the administrative centre of the raion was located there. Aerosvit Airlines had its head office on the grounds of Boryspil International Airport . Around the city detours the main European route [REDACTED] E40 , particularly the Kyiv – Kharkiv highway (part of the national [REDACTED] M 03 route). Along [REDACTED] M 03 between Kyiv and Boryspil International Airport stretches

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