History of Kyiv presented in Paris

Throughout a month, it will be possible to see the exhibits, which are put to view at the Ukrainian Cultural and Information Center of the Embassy of Ukraine in France, a UKRINFORM correspondent reported.

"The exhibition opens in Paris on the occasion of the 1530th anniversary of Kyiv and to present and promote the Ukrainian capital in France," said Olha Hinzburh, head of Ukraine's official delegation and the State Archival Service of Ukraine.

According to her, the exhibition presents documents from the Kyiv State Archives, including text and photographic copies of documents that are under UNESCO protection. Among them there is technical and visual documentation of such monuments as Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Saint Sophia Cathedral and Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

In addition, visitors can learn more about such prominent Ukrainians as Serhiy Koroliov, Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Mykola Amosov and Borys Paton. The exposition also contains photo documents about destruction of Kyiv by the Nazis and its restoration, made by Soviet cameramen.

"We have also brought to France a draft agreement on cooperation with the French archival service, and are looking forward to its conclusion in the near future," Hinzburh said.

According to her, the Ukrainian archives service has such agreements with 40 countries.

"The agreement will allow us to share copies of documents with France, print common publications and collections of documents, organize exchanges of delegations and internships, study the methods of work with archival documents, and the like," the head of the delegation said.

In addition, it is planned to hold an open lesson at the school of the Ukrainian cultural and information center, where pupils, among whom there are about 70 children of Ukrainian diplomats and foreign Ukrainians, will get acquainted with the history of Kyiv.